Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-27


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In the First Branch the following
ordinance licensing the racing meet at
the State Fair Grounds, was read
IAN ORDINANCE fixing a license tax
Fair Grounds of the West Virginia
State Fair Association during the per
iod ending on the first Monday in May,
1885, and defining certain offenseS and
prescribing penalties therefor.
BE it ordained by the Council of the
City of Wheeling:
the first Monday in May, 1899, it shall be
unlawful for any person to sell pools or
make books at the Fair Grounds of the
West Virginia Fair Association without
having first obtained a city license so to
do.
Sec q Upon a license to sell pools or
make books at the Fair Grounds of the
West Virginia State Fair Associauon at
any time during the period ending on the
first Monday i'm May, 1889, there shall be
shall issue, a tax as follows: Upon the
first license granted to any person apply
ing therefor, 1894 per month, and no
than one month Said license shall only
be given for one stand or place designated
therein, to be operated in person by the
party to whom the license Is granted, and
censed to sell pools or make books at any
other place or stand than that designated
in the license, nor to sell pools nor make
books by an agent. Upon each additional
license granted to any person having OBJ
tanned the aforesaid license five dollars
per day. Each of said additional licenses
shall authorize one agent of said principal
party to sell pools or make books at a
stand or place designated therein and
shall in no wise authorize said agent, to
sell pools or. make books at any other
place or stand than that designated in the
license. Said license shall state the name
of said principal and also Of said agent,
named therein shall be authorized to sell
pools or make books. No such additional
license shall be granted for any day, or
the principal license was granted.
Sec g. No license granted by virtue
Of this ordinance shall be for both pool
principal license granted for pool selling
authorize any license to issue for, making
books by agent. nor any principal license
fG issue er eng poos by
Sec 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or agent, authorized by virtue OF
pools to to do unless ne. shall have his
license posted consp!icuously on his stand.
platform or other place Of business. !.
Any person violating any provision 90 OF
felt and pay to the city of Wheeling a fine
of not less than FIVE dollars nor more than
twenty dollars and the costs OF prosecn,,
upon rendition of the Judgment. such per.
son NAV IN the discretion OF the Judge or
Police Court. be sentenced to imorison.
ment. with hard labor, for a period not
exceeding thirty days.
Sec e. This ordinance shall in no wise
be corst rued as affecting or changing the
aonuQl license ordinance passed April 1e.
1898 excepting "a to nakfg hooks and cell
ing noofs at +he Fair Grounds of the West
Virginia State Fair Association, at times
H. NtntA nsp ~ q
"scc !. This ordinance shall be in force
from the date Of its passage.
Mr.. George Hook, Secretary Of the
State Fair Association, obtained the
privilege of the floor and addressed
Council, showing the great advantages
OF the meeting in the way of putting
money in circulation here, and stating
there we're about one hundred horses
and one hundred and fifty men here in
connection with the races, all or the
latter spending money as long as they
were in town. He asked that Council
grant a moderate license.
Mr.. Baird objected to the second
reading of the ordinance, and it went
over under the rules. The First
Branch agreed to adjourn until to-
night to take the matter up, but the
Second refused, under a misapprehen-
sion, by a vote Of IL to Z. A special
will be held under call.
The ordinance in relation tc the To-
cation of telephone poles at street cor
ners was read in the First Branch and
defeated, ayes 3, noes 6. The ordl-
nance is as follows
IAN ORDINANCE concerning poles
posts and electric wires, and defining
BE it ordained by the Council of the
City of Wheeling:
person, firm or corporation to erect or
place any telegraph pole, telephone pole,
electric light pole, pole. used for the SUP
port of any electric street car wire, or
any other pole or post on any sidewalk at
any point nearer the point of intersection
of the curb or outside line of sald side
sidewalk ilytersecting herewith. than
where the front line of the property fac
ing such other sidewalk, would. II pro
duced across such first mentioned side
walk. intersect the curb or outside. line
thereof And this section shall apply TO
the erection of any such pole, or post in
lieu of any pole or post erected before the
passage of this ordinance, and to the. re-
setting of any pole or post now standing,
as we'll as to the erection of new poles
Sec 3 It shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation 10 cut down.
or in any other manner to fell any such
mole or post as is mentioned in the first
section of this ordinance and leave any
stur-o or pert Of saf po,e OF oost re-
raining. or to erect or cause TO be ereCt-
such pole or post which has been fe7led.
I, until the stump of said felled pole or post
has been entirely removed.
''Sec. 3. II shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation 10 place or
string any wire, to be used as conductor
| Of electricity. over any street or sidewalk
at a height of less than thirty feet above
| ton shall not apply to any wire strung
| from any point of support 70 any place
where use is to be made of such wire:
nor to the trolley wires of any electric
railway
"Sec. i. Any person. firr, or corpora ton
violating any provision of this ordinance
| shall upon conviction. forfeit and pay tc
| the city of Wheeling a fine of not less
| than FIVE dollars nor more than twenty
| dollars. and the costs of prosecution: and
| in the case of any natural person. II he
! shall foil to pay said fne and costs Of
conviction. he may. at the discretion
| of the Judge of the Police Court be sen-
| with hard labor. for a period not exceed
| ing thirtv DAYS"
| City Solicitor Nesbitt submitted &
written opinion in regard to the iuris
diction Of the city over ferries, as fol
! 1ows.-
ITO the Honorable Council of the City OF
! Wheeling.
| "Gentlemen:-Tr RESPONSE to vour re-
| r,,e<+ fo- an onininr as to the jurisdiction
Of the city over conflicting ferry rights. OF