The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

ordinance was read without amendment
being made.
Captain Dawson addressed council Ion
the subject. He felt the city was placed
in peculiar position. Citizens Of the
city have to pay $1,000 per year. and by
this ordinance a monthly rate Is made.
II this ordinance is passed, the annual
appropriation ordinance ought to be
amended, giving home people the game
concessions.
on the suggestion Of Councilman Nc
Kelvey Mr.. ]. ]. ConIfE was given the
privilege OF the floor. He was repre-
sentlng persons who operated under the
annual license ordinance. He was not
fighting the new ordinance. but would
call attention to provisions that are I'M
fair to the home people who are engaged
In the pool selling business. They have
not the opportunity to take out a month
iy license at a pro rata price. He claim
ed the Wheeling Jockey Club would be-
come a competitor Of the local pool
room, and for that reason they desired
to have the same CONCESSIONS He also
entered an objection to the Jockey Club
being allowed to conduct foreign
book" on the grounds.
Captain Dawson desired to offer an
amendment to section 9, to the enect
that the passage of this ordinance does
change the annual appropriation ordi-
nance in that persons having annual
pool selling linpenses be given the came
concessions granted the new ordinance.
His amendment was prepared and Of
fered and seconded by Mr.. wicker.
An amendment was offered by MT.
McKelvey, making the rate $1,000, II for
eign pools were sold, and S. per day It
local pools only are sold.
Secretary George Hook, Of the fair
association was called upon. As he I'M
deerstood It only local pools are 10 be
sold by the wheeling Jockey Club.
In order to learn Just what the Jockey
Club wants, the ATst branch took Q re-
cess OF ten minutes, an effort being
made at the came time to secure the
presence Of the Jockey Clubs officers.
Mr.. Meddan appeared for the Jockey
Club, and he was asked whether for
elgn book would be run. He said the
club desired to run the foreign book.
Mr.. NIcKelvey's amendment for a
81, 900 license for foreign books, was de-
feated as follows:
Aye-Baird, Dawson, Boellng, Nc
Kelvey; total, =.
Noes-Bachman Halter. Hazlett
Schmidt, stroebel, weidebusch, zwicker;
total, Z.
Mr.. Halter then introduced an amend
ment providing that the rate shall be
$s3 30 per month for all stands or
books" conducted.
Mr.. Dawson objected to such an
amendment as Il would knock the CITY
out of considerable revenue. The Hal
Ter amendment was defeated, 10 B.
The ordinance was then read by us
title and passed on the following Vote'
Aye-Bachman, Dawson, Halter, haz-
lett, Schmidt, Stroebel, Wetdeouscn'
Zwicker; total, s.
The ordinance having received two
thirds majority, It was declared adopted
in the first branch.
the ordinance was then sent over to
the second branch, where It was read
by Clerk Watkins.
To section 2 Mr.. Higgins introduced
nm amendment providing for a Sl'VsS
annual license II n foreign book IS con-
dlroted. and IS a day II only local pool
seIlIng Is conducted. The $50 50 q month
rate. he declared, TO be the rankest OF
class Hesitation. It's proposed to make
nc Island a Guttenburg race track. tor
one. ne didn't care to have wheeling
given a notorious name.
The vote on the amendment was over
whelmiugly against It.
The ordinance was then brought 10 n
vote and passed, l3 TO :, two-thlrus
majority, making the ordinance a law
The ordinance as amended and passed
as as follows; -
And ordinance fixing a license tax Ior
Dnni selling and book making on the EhiI
Grounds OF the West Virginia STATE ar
AssocIntlon during the period endlng on
! certain offenses and prescribing penalues
'h Be- Il Ordained by the Council of the City
Of Wheeling: o,1t,,, nm
the first Monday In May, lS9, y shhii " ~,
unlawful for any person 70 sell pools ~
make books at the Fair Grounds OF tne
West Virginia state Fair ASs9clh!!iiun VIZ ~,
out having first obtained CITY "ee"S' ~
" Section q Upon license to sell pools
or make hooks at tho Fair GROUNDS on 'ne
West Virginia State Fair ASSASSINATION ,I an Nv
any time during the period onnlng oh n wv ~
| drst Monday In May, 1899, there, shall o.
ievIed and collected before said license
shall issue n tax, as follows: A.. -,
Upon the first license grasinteu 70 ,, my
person uUUlglIk AAltANA " g'ss'N"'
and no such license shall be granted i9T ,
| less than ono month. Said license snhi'
| only be given for one stand or plAco VS.
IVnntcd therein, to be operated IN per-
son by the party to whom the license Is
| Granted. and shall in no wise nuthorlIe
the party licensed 10 sell pools or make
I hooks al any other place or STAND man
that designated In tho license. nor TO sen
pools or mako books by nm agent. -, 4,
Upon each additional license granted "
nny nerson having obtained the aforesaid
| license, s. per day, each Of sald huul,
| ttonni licenses phnh authorize one 9BehS
| or said principal party 70 sell pools oT
mike books at n stand or place deslghhteu
! therein, and shall In no wise nuthpIlL.
said agent to sell pools or make books az
any other place or stand that that deslE
| mated in the license. Said license Sn i,
state the name OF said principal ana ilso
| AZ said agent, and no other person than
| the agent named therein shall be autnoI
kiEcd 10 soil pools or make books. No spch
additional license shall be granted Tor my
| day or days not included IN the period
| for which the principal hcense was
Section g. No license granted by virtue
OF this ordinance shall he for both pool
selling and book making, nor shan any
| principal license granted for pool ac,liuN
| authorize any license TO issue for mnWnr
| books by agent. nor any principal hccnW
| granted for hook mntirC authorize my
| license In issue FOR selling pools by agent.
Section I. II shall he unlnwful for any
person or agent, authorized by virtue or
| This ordinance. to make books or sou pollN
| % 10 to unless ne shall have hin hetn y
pontCd cOnFplcunualy ON hlH stand, pat
| FORM or other ulacr OF huginogs.
Section g. Any person violating any pre-
t,laion of this ordnance shall for each