Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-25
|SONE City AFFAIRS.
THE COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS AND RRNoN-
STRANCES FINISHES UP ITS WORK.
ALI the Licenses Reported Upon FaTcrably-Ihs
Stone Bridge Commission Msst-Rsal Is
tate Sub-COmmittss-COuncil
This Evening.

The Council Committee on Petitions
and circumstances, which has especial
charge Of the applications for liquor
licenses under the new ordinance, met
again last evening, to hear the evidence
regarding the charges made q few days
ago by Mrs. II. C. Hahne against Mr..
Jacob Steurnagle's application, In the
Eighth ward. In her original protest
against the granting of the license,
Mrs. Hahne alleged that the saloon in
question was disorderly, especially on
Saturday nights and Sunday mornings,
that liquor was sold on Sunday, and
that she believed gambling was allowed
on the premises. The Clerk OF the
Committee sent her . summons to ap-
pear last evening, and in reply she sent
q letter, refusing to come and testify,
but saying her charges were true, that
members OF Council knew IL, and she
believed a member OF the Committee
also knew il. Mr.. Steurnagle was
present, and stated he kept an orderly
house, that he had tried to improve
over the sort OF place kept by his prede-
cessor, and was sure he had done so,
and said there was never any disorder
there, except, two or three times year,
Singing Society might serenade him.
He closed up promptly on Saturday
nights at midnight. William Bottles,
Christ. Rlnshart, Mr.. Hildebrand, and
others OF his neighbors, living on either
side Of him and right across the street,
testified that the saloon was very or
derby, and that they had never known
OF any cause for complaint. The Com
mittee adopted resolution recon-
mendlng that the license be granted.
This finished up the list before the
Committee, and 1t adjourned.
The Stone Bridge Commission held a
meeting in the Office Of the City Engi-
neer to take action on little bill OF
S5l1.95, due Contractor George Lem
mons for paving between the car track
and the stone bridge. This bill has
been dragging along ever since the
bridge was completed, and IL was stated
during the session last evening that the
Company didn't settle because the
Board Of Public Works owned the Com
pany. The Commission adopted rec
ommendation that Council give the
Company ten days in which to settle,
and that suit be brought IL not paid
within that time.
There was meeting OF the sub-com-
mittee of the Council Committee on
Real Estate with the Board OF Commits
sioners' Committee on Court House aud
Jail, yesterday afternoon, to consider
the plans for laying out the ground
around the Public Building. City En-
gineer Hoge had caused to be prepared
a handsome design for laying oil the
ground, showing number OF curved
walks OF graceful shape. Some OF the
Commissioners objected TO this on the
ground that II would involve trimming
some of the flag stones In order to get
the curves TO the walks, and thought
this would add several hundred dollars
TO the cost. The Engineer was instruct
ed to draw new design with straight
walks. The Committees have power TO
act from Conncll and the Board Of Com
missioners.
Council will meet this evening In
regular session, and the first order OF
the day will be the granting OF annual
LIQUOR licenses. About one hundred
and thirty licenses are ready to be acted
upon, and there are several others
which struggled In at the last and which
will likely be referred TO the Committee
on Petitions and Remonstrances. All
applicants and their bonds are expected
to be present in the Second Branch OF
Council tonight. Clerk Thoner was
busy yesterday fixing up bonds. etc.
The Committee on Real Estate is to
meet tonight before the session OF
Council.
REAL ESTATE MARKET.