Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-27

rofos. When sec. H. imposing q tax
IF 5000 on brewers peddling beer in
bottles. was read. Mr.. Butts moved 10
strike out and Mr.. Halter seconded
IT. II was adopted unanimously. The
ordinance was then passed, ana was
sent back TO the Second Branch Tor
occurrence in the amendments.
At 1O15 o'clock the Second Branch
reassembled. and the ordinance, as
amended. was reported Mr.. Frew
moved TO strike out 81 as the base ball
and foot ball licenses, and insert s..
There was no second, and the amend
ment of the First Branch was con-
crured in. Frew and Waterhouse Vot-
inc no. The amendment by the First
Pronch. dropping out the section i'm
0rsing q 5000 tax on brewers for ped
ding beer was ignored. so 1t stands
adopted by the Second Branch and re
iected by the First.
The First Branch was at once noti-
fed that the Second was ready 20 go
INFO Joint session for the election Of
CITY weighers. The attention OF the
Mayor was called to the language OF
the ordinance and Mr.. Farrell added
mat the City Solicitor had looked at
the ordinance. and had said an cleo
zion undey the circumstance would not
be proper. After some discussion
vote was had on a motion to refuse TO
90 into Joint session. and 1t stood Z
avos and 6 noes. The Mayor made
miscount. however, and before he
could take the vote over again polit-
icaI influence was brought to bear by
the Republicans, a vote was changed,
and the motion declining to go into
Joint session was lost, ayes g, noes Z.
A resolution to so into such session
was then adopted. and the JOINT SEES
sion was convened at 1850 p. m. IN
taking the chair, the Mayor called at
tention TO the existing doubts, and re-
Drstei what the City Solicitor had said
respecting the legality Of the session.
To test the sense Of Council Mr..
Farrell moved the joint session dis
solve. On a viva voce vote, the Mayor
s9id "the noes seem to have 1t,
wbercupon Mr.. Warehouse said the
LANGUAGE of the ordinance was plain,
and TO so against it was "a plain case
of buudoze.' He wanted the Mayor TO
decide.
Mr.. Richards asked Mr.. Waterhouse
what DE meant.
Mr.. Watcrhouse said he meant the
majority were going ahead, in the face
of the ordinance, simply because they
had the power. The language of the
ordinance was plain.
CITY Solicitor Boyce was called on,
and after reading over the section, he
said the election could not be held
at the present meeting. He quoted
the language Of the ordinance, review
ed the omission at the last regular seS-
sion TO elect, and said in his opinion
the time for an election, under the or
diuauCe. had gone by.
MIR. Dawson asked if the Office of
weigher would not be vacant on May
1st
The solicitor said that would be the
case. and that then Council could nil
the vacancies.
Mr.. Farrell then moved to adjourn.
DR. StatherS moved TO amend by adj
j0urning until 1880 p. m. on May lst
Ii was pointed out that that would
he an adjourned meeting of a special
session. and would be of no avail. DR..
Stathcrs then withdrew his motion.
lIr. Richards then took the floor and
was ruled off. and i'm response to a
shrewd appeal from him, the Repubh
cans voted down the motion TO dis
solve the session.
AIR. Richards then took the floor and
after virtually disCiaimiug partisan
ship. m made plea TO go ahead with
the election. in defiance of the Solic-
iJor's opinion
Mr. Britt endorsed Mr.. Richards
views. and Mr. WaterhOUse said if
Council expected the public TO live up
90 on ordinance, it ought TO set the eN-
ample itself
t-r Dawson said he would abso-
lure'y refuse TO vote. in view of the
statement Of the Solicitor.
by request, the Solicitor stated his
opinion over again with some detail
r-it5gatiug what he had previously
SAID.
The Mayor said Council had refused
90 adjourn. and the only other thing to
DO was 70 go ahead
-.-. Richards again took the floor to
urge al election, and was answered by
E-. Warehouse with the ordinance
and TIE opinion OF the Solicitor. Mr..
E---a called out 20 Mr.. WaterhOuse 10
-s.- down. which Mr. Waterhouse
very property refused 10 do.
The Mayor attempted TO force mat
rers 80 q climax. by calling for nomina-
lions or gl adjournment
Capt Onto moved TO adjourn. and
. the Ezyoc being unable 70 decide.
DIP. S-atlsrs called for the ayes and
noes. The call was not sustained, and
the Mayor called for a division The
result was II 10 H.. and the Mayor
called for nominations.
N-r. Davidson asked TO be excused
from voting on The election, and Mr..
Wat5rhouse followed suit, saying he
would not vote in defiance of an ordi-
nance. ar. Farrell followed suit. \
very mixed up situation resulted, dur
! irg which 1Ir. WaterhOuse appealed
4 10 the Mayor 10 dissolve the session
and not compel members 10 vote Ia
violate am ordinance.
AR. Richards asked If that was true
and the Solicitor said if they elected
+ weiElers they would violate an ordi-
/ nance of the city
/ lIr. Richards then moved TO adjourn
and IL was carried. az II p. m.