Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-27

OF TIE CIT COUNCIL HELD LAST
NIGHT
Il Lasts Until Midnight Liquor Licenses Granisd.
A Whrl Over Free Gas-The Subway Ord
nanee-Stons Bridge Money Available.

aud corridors. largely made up OF appli-
cants and their securities. These gen.
tlemen were on hand early, and with
them came the caucus nominees for
Assessors and their friends, number
OF gentlemen interested in the ap-
plicatlon Of an auctiOneer's license for
Mr. Briggs, the Silyerware man, and
the usual attendants upon meetings OF
the city legislative body.
In the First Branch business was
commenced by swearing in Mr.. Nler-
heller, the member-elect from the
Second ward, who fills the place vacated
by Mr.. Capps.
On motion Of Mr.. Hadlich, the report
OF the Committee on Petitions and Re
mOnstrances, transmitting the LIQUOR
licenses, was taken up and the report
read. Ii covered s ordinaries, whole
salers. and ZIG retailers. The Committee
also recommended that six licenses be
refused, The report was received
and fled, and licenses were at once
taken up, commencing with whole
salers. and the work Of rushing
them through began at eight o'clock.
The licenses were sent 10 the First
Branch in patches OF thirty or forty, as
fast as acted upon, and az 9;45, the list
OF six licenses recommended to be re-
jected By the Committee was struck.
Then came the application OF August
Fisher. When the question was put,
no one voted either aye or nay. The
Chair asked for vote, and on second
attempt, there were two ayes and three
nays.
The members looked at each other
for few moments, and then the Presi-
dent said the nays seemed TO have IL.
Then Mr.. Bailey took the floor, and
wanted to know il Mr.. Fishers name
was not among those recommended TO
be rejected.
The Chair said il was.
Mr.. Baily-I am astOnished. These
licenses were referred TO a committee
'or investigation. They reported that
some licenses should be refused. / see
four members of that committee on this
floor. and yet they sit here like oysters
and allow this Council 10 give license
10 men whom they themselves thought
should be refused. l am astonished
that such a thing should happen. / do
know there ought not to be a saloon at
MIR. Fishers place. l have nothing
against Mr.. Fisher, but l have against
his location. / would not be willing TO
give the best man in Wheeling license
at that house.
Messrs. Freese and Mckinley said
thew did not know much about the Com
mittee report, although they were on
the Committee.
A motion was made TO refer back 10
the Committee, and it was moved this
be laid on the table. This motion was
lost. ayes 5. noes IL.
A long debate then ensued, during
which Mr. Maxwell cOntended that the
Committee report was not In proper
shape, and Mr.. Mckinley said some Of
the Committee were not present at the
meeting, and those present had simply
done the best they could.
Mr.. O'Leary said he would give no
unworthy man a license. He knew
nothing about Mr.. Fisher, and he
thought the members frOm the ward in
which his saloon was located knew more
about him than any one else.
At the same time he did not
see any nse in sending II
back To the Committee. Three mem
bers OF that body had rose 10 their feet
bat no information had been extracted
from them, and they held out no hope
IF knowing any more In the future.
The applications OF George Watson
aad TruSch g. BierY went back 70 the
Committee.
When the application Of Frank Al |
iAlnger, No. $50 Main street, came up, /
n. OLeary moved 90 grant. Mr.. Max /
eli moved 20 refer back. Mr.. O'Leary !
id the thing was a scheme to throw
It Mr.. Alblnger and give some one else |
q place. 10 was not fair to turn an |
sbllcation Ike that down.
Mr.. jefferson said 10 was not fair TO /
the Others sent back. III one went back, /
all should 60 back.
Mr. EeHney also cOTrobOrated all that /
SIR. O'Lary had said, and said Mr.. Al |
blnger yas a perfect gentleman. He /
submitted q petition from people in the I
ieighbonood. giving Mr.. Albinger and .
IS manaser credit for running an or /
- lrly plaie. One trouble about grant |
z licenses was that some OF the mem
Jers woulin't tell all they knew about /
applicants
After some further discussion, the /
license was granted, ayes II, nays 5.
Bailey then took the floor, ana SAID /
hat inasmnch as Council had turned F.
wn the Committee and gone back on I
cir report, he would move that George /
tson ana Andrew Fisher be granted /
use. This was seconded, but no /
on patd TO il, the Clerk calling mp /
,Bcation OF Nick AsSelts, another /
ps reb ported against by the Com
ton N Mr.. Irwin 1t went back
mmhttee.
70 Ahen enQuired what had
motion, and the Chair
3 not in order.
then moved to reconsider I
lch theFisher and Watson /
ent 20 the committee.
INQUIRED how Mr.. Bailey
luld not recollect, and
he motion out.
nses were thus finished I
anch at 1880, and went
uch, where the names
and all were passed
ELY EPISODE.
racket in the First
iestion Of free gas.
lught up on report
tees, Ia which they
the petition of the
IN, to be allowed 70
rye, which petition
ago and referred 20