The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-26
INIT BEING REFERRED.

The saloons which have been popn.
larly credited with not being the best
conducted In the city, especially rc-
gardlng their moral a~tmospheres, were
given some consideration last night by
the council committee on petitions and
circumstances, their applications for
the renewal of their licenses being on
the table. whence they were laid at q
peryious meeting. All were finally rec
commended tavorably with n ex-
ceptioh The "Hotela Clementine" was
transmitted to council without recom-
mendation for or against.
The clamor aroused against certain
saloons was given due recognition, but
no protests In any shape or form were
received from those people supposed to
be opposed to granting the licenses.
The committee was therefore helpless
to do other than pass on them favora.
bly,, stating, however, that they would
vote to turn down any license which
was opposed by neIghbors living in the
vicinity OF the saloon, when the license
comes up before council. 1t would ap-
pear that the people opposing the IL
.censes do not care to protest before the
proper body, or are not aware OF the
course they should pursue. Without
protest, q license bids fair to be granted.
The meeting lasted from 8 to 1880
o'clock, and while It lasted the mem-
bers had their hands full, trying to see
through Acknowledgements, worrying even
to q board OF inquiry or q court OF APP
peals. The members present were:
Chairman Hazlett, and Messrs. Ali,
Bachmann, Paul. Williams, Mcclure.
Kindleberger. The first application
was that Of McFadden & Smith, pro-
prietors OF THE ~Clementine," near the
upper market house.
Hon. 7. S. Riley. attorney for the
neighbours who protest against the IL
ccnse, read several strong afidavits as
to the persons who frequent the place,
and general remarks pertaining to the
saloon. Mr.. Riley said that the IL
cense would be fought to the bitter
end. and animated that the courts
might have to listen to q request for
an Injunction. Mr.. McFadden was then
summoned. the committee holding an
executive session. Mr.. McFadden de-
MED the allegations made.
Captain Bennett. the next witness.
said that last Saturday he followed
three women and a man into the sa-
loon, and promptly ordered the women
out. In reply as to the ordinance coy
ering the practice Of prostitutes lolter-
ing In saloons, Captain Bennett stated
that the ordinance vas lame. and not
sufficiently specific.
This concluded the testimony. The
afldavits presented by Mr.. Riley took
considerable time 10 read, SO that with
the discussion nearly two hours were
Consumed on the .Clementine" applic-
alton, which, eventually, was referred
to council without recommendation.
The aGidavits will accompany the COM
mIttee's report. The committee remem-
bered the former occasion when 1t rec
ommending the annulling OF this IL
cense, and how council turned the COM
mittee down, hence didn't care to try
It again. But the committees senti-
ment was fairly we'll expressed by one
member, who remarked that he didn't
think they were appointed a body OF
Judges. It was to hear petitions and
circumstances, and not to shoulder all
the responsibility OF final action.
The next muddle was OF a different
and more elevating tone. John Ro-
OFeCnt anu t1tIiy 1sobtSSht r.
piled for q license for the st. Charles
Hotel. The license has been granted
for fifteen years to Henry Robrecht,
and the committee granted 1t to him
again. The hotel property Is now In
dispute by Henry and John Robrecht,
the latter being the formers father,
and the courts will have to decide the
proper, owner. This view Of 1t was Ia
ken by the committee after being sub
iected to learned disqulsltlons as to
whom was the proper person. For
Henry Robrecht appeared Guy r. c:
Allan, and Frank Robrecht appeared
for his father. their attorney, William
P. Hubbard, being unable to appear.
AS the discussion progressed, the legal
knots increased, so with o sudden
start one member advised q cessation
of words, and q few minutes later the
present grantee, Henry Robrecht. was
given the license. Then came another
whirl at some Second and Fifth ward
saloons. While their applications were
granted, 1t must not be supposed thai
the committee granted them out OF
pure willingness OF heart. There APP
reared no other course since there were
no protests. The licenses In dispute,
If SO termed, were those applied Tor by
Joseph Barum, William Sherry, Valen-
tine Leybold, the white Cloud"