Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-11

or the CITY Council Held Last Evening
licenses Granted


Licenses Granted.
Council met in regular session last
evening, a quorum appearing with
reasonable promptnsas in each Branch.
In the Second Branch the first bust
ness taken up was the report OF the
Committee on Petitions and Remon-
strances, recommending that license
be granted Henry Neuhardt, at the
Farmers Home, formerly kept by
Trusch & Briery. This license was
granted. The report of the Committee,
recommending that licenses be not
granted Nick Asselta, Trusch & Briery,
George Watson, Jr., and Andrew Fisher,
was then taken up. Notwithstanding
the Committee had spent two hours and
a half in Investigating the matter, the
Branch was very largely In favor OF
granting the licenses. When the re-
port came up Mr.. Irwin moved TO amend
so as to grant license to Andrew
Fisher and George Watson, Jr.
Mr.. Hadlich moved to lay the motion
on the table and take up the appllca-
tions for licenses separately.
The Chair ruled that Mr.. Hadlich
was out of order.
Mr.. Robertson thought the committee
had only reported after careful In
yestigatioD.
Mr.. Bailey thought that nothing
more had been alleged against the four
men named than could be said against
many who had been given license
without question.
The Chair said upon reflection he
would reverse his ruling as regards Mr..
Hadlich's motion, and would entertain
it. Mr.. Hadlich thereupon renewed
his motion, and there were several
seconds.
The Trusch & Briery application was
laid aside, as the firm had gone out OF
existence, and license had been grant
ed to Mr.. Neuhardt.
The Nick Asselta application was
then taken up, and after some discus
sion, mainly directed towards giving the
place a good reputation, the application
was granted by vote Of IA to 4.
The applications Of Fisher and Wat
son were then granted.
When the report got into the First
Branch there was a fine racket, Messrs.
Emsheimer and Wilson favoring the re-
port OF the Committee, while Messrs.
Pollock and Horstman opposed 1t. Mr..
Wilson said he protested against the
granting of the licenses and particular
~ the license to Nick Asselta. The
matter OF licensing saloons needed regu-
lating, and not to do so was working an
injury not only to the people, but to the
saloon keepers themselves. They would
regret it in years to come. As 1t was
to-day, il Satan himself would come to
Wheeling with horns and hoofs, he
could get license to keep a saloon.
Mr.. Pollock thought it was the duty
Of the city to license saloons, and of the
police to see that they were run right.
Mr.. EmSheimer defended the action
of the Committee, which, he said, had
made careful investigation.
When vote was reached, on motion
to non-uoncur in the action of the Sec
ond Branch, it stood: Ayes, Messrs.
Dobbins, Emsheimer, Farrell, O'hane
and Wilson; noes, MesSrs. Caldwell, Hap
DIV, Horstman, Pollock and Wiedebusch.
The Mayor decided the motion lost, and
then the licenses were then all granted,
Mr.. Wilson being recorded, at his re-
quest, as protesting.
In the Second Branch, Mr.. Freese
rendered his resignation as a member OF
the Committee on Petitions and Remon-
strances, but il was not accepted.
The report of the City Clerk, showing
balances of $50, S3S.65, was made and
ordered filed.
The report of the Collector, showing
collections on account OF fifty cent levy
of 9,9149S and on account Of ten cent
levy OF SIC, 74O.16, was made and filed.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Fire Department, S571,67; Police, $1,000.
A telephone was ordered placed in
the residence of Chief McNichols.
An ordinance reported by the Com
mittee on Railroads, authorizing Ed
ward Westwood to construct railroad
switch on McCulloch street, and across
alley %, near Forty-frst street, was
read three times and passed by both
branches.
A telephone was ordered placed in
the residence Of Chief Healy, and
another at the city electric light plant.
The action of the First Branch at the
last meeting, in giving the City Hospi-
tai free gas, was concurred in.
The resolution, likewise passed by
the First Branch at the last session, di-
recting the Board Ct Public Works to
forthwith remove the fence enclosed
across alley Z, was also concurred in.
A petition to have South Broadway
curbed as far south as Fink street, was
referred to the Board of Public Works.