The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-23
IT STRIKES A SNAG.
Council Refuses to Grant License,
for Good Reasons.
THE new POLICE ORDINANCES
Are Delayed In the First Branch...hn
Attempt to Cut or tho Fees of the
Chicfof Police Tor calling Council
and its Committees.

For the first time in many day n
liquor license last night failed to slide
smoothly through Council. G. +.
Wharton made application for Il license
TO keep liquor saloon at tho Dennis
house, and the license was granted and
tho bond approved. AR. Capps arose
and said that he had heard that an
application had been handed to the
city clerk for license for q saloon at
927 Market street, the place at present
run by Wharton. Mr.. Capps had been
informed on good authority, that
Wharton had sold out his place to a
keeper of 4 house OF prostitution, who
proposed to run saloon in connection
with her regular business, andhe asked
why the application had not been pre-
scented to Council. Clerk Thoner re-
piled that the applicant had withdrawn
his application, having heard that there
would be kick in Council. While Mr..
Capps had nothing TO say against
Wharton personally, he did know that
DISREPUTABLE WOMAN
had bought the mans saloon out, as the
same woman had ordered tho occupant
OF the second story OF the building to
vacatc the premises within ten days.
On motion OF Mr.. Bailey the granting
OF the license to Wharton and OF re-
bate to Ed. Dennis was reConsidered,
though not without u long discussion
whether Council had u right TO recon-
slider an action OF that kind. Mr..
Wharton's application was then re-
icrred to the committee on petitions
and circumstances, and before this
committee he will have n chance to
clear his skirts OF any collision with the
woman who bought out his saloon. 1t
appeared to some members OF Council
from the fact that Wharton had asked
for no rebate on his old license, that he
intended TO own both saloons in his
name and allow the woman 10 operate
one OF them.
a license to keep saloon at 170l
Woods street was granted to Stoehr &
kelts without trouble.
THE NEW POLICE ORDINANCES
were brought up in the first branch,
where they had been laid on the table
at the previous session OF Council. Sec
ton 80 OF the police ordinance did not
suit and was amended. This section
iorbids any officer to enter saloon
while in the discharge OF his duty, and
10 be consistent the police committee
had added the words ''or while on duty
drink any malt or Intoxicating liquors
OF any kind" In its wisdom Council
thought that it would be too great 4
hardship to the men. not to be allowed
to take drink occasionally, and order
ed the objectionable words stricken out.
AS the ordinance now stands no officer
shall enter saloon to geta drink, but
there is nothing to prevent him from
standing outside and having one reach
cd 10 him through tho door or window.
Under section IS no dangerously sick
or wounded prisoners shall be locked up
in the lookup, until the city health
officer shall have first passed upon their
condition.
THE POLICE RULES AND REGULATIONS
were amended in several particulars.
The hours OF duty ior the night force
are in future from p. IN. until 7 Il. M,
instead OF MS formerly from p. III. I'M
til 5 4. III.
Rule 81 has caused good deal OF dis
satisfaction and was amended. The
rule provided that all policcmc were
TO report to the city sergeant the names
OF all persons entering houses OF prosti-
tuition, and gambling houses, and was
amended TO read all suspicious charac-
ters."
When rule AZ was reached the first
branch got no farther Mr.. Dobbins
wanted the rule amended so that the
city sergeant should be required to sum
mon Council and its committees with
ont compensation. Mr.. Farrell did not
think it was fair to deprive the new
city sergeantof these fees. after his pre-
dccessors for years back had been re-
cciving them. Mr.. Dobbins stated
there was no ordinance granting fees
Tor doing the work, and that il they
We're allowed Council should pAssan or
dinance allowing them. The hour be-
ing late the rule was passed over, to be
brought up Mt the next meeting OF
Council, and tho rest OF tho ordinance
was read.
TIE ROUTINE BUSINESS
Two petitions OF Mr.. OLcary were re.
ferrcd to the board OF public works, one
asking that stone be hauled and placed
on allcy2, between Market street and
the National road, and ono that tho
grades in the Henderson additionbe cs-
tablishcd. 81.
The report OF the commissioners Of