The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-29
OF City CouncilAdopts the Annual
License Ordinance.
FEW AMENDMENTS WERE MADE.
Wholesale Malt Liquor Dealers, Lie
ensc put Rack to old Figures, and
snloonists' may Conduct Bowling
Alleys on Their Premises : City
Clerk Watkins not Prepared to Re:
sign yct-Art of Rcpartce In Second
Branch.
Branch.

Aspeclal meeting of council was held
last night for the adoption of the an
nual license ordinance and general bust
ness. The session was brief. and there
was good attendance In both
branches. There was q slight repetition
of the hilarity that characterized the
proceedings In the second branch
Tuesday night, but 1t was slight. being
confined to harmless antics on the part
Of one member In particular.
K Some changes were made In the II
cense ordinance In the first branch. and
concurred in by the second. The license
for wholesale malt liquor dealers. cover
Ing Harry Wheat. agent for Pabst's
beer, and E. Ball, agent for Goebel's,
wns reduced from $500 to 500. which
Is the same as last year, and the license
was removed from the local brewerIes,
which is also no change from former
years. Another change, and an inno-
walton, was giving saloon keepers the
privilege to maintain a bowling alley on
their premises.
Mr.. Miller caused come merriment In
the second branch, and there was quite
laugh at his expense, when, probably
becoming embarrassed In his efforts to
object to some procedure, he strayed
over to the other side of the house and
took seat among the Democrats.
Mr.. Healy promptly told him to Shin
ny on his own side" Again. in lull,
Mr.. korn moved that Mr.. Miller favor
the body with q speech. The Eighth
warder Is an adept at repartee." II
move" said he. that Mr.. Korn talk on
little pop corn balls" At which there
was laugh
Aside from the license ordinance the
business transacted included the APP
proval Of the bond OF James K. Hall,
city collector, In the sum of 100000;
sureties,. Messrs. John Frew and J. ].
Jones.
a resolution by Mr.. Korn asking that
residents on the city's property on AL
ley C. between Seventh and Ninth
streets. be taxed an annual rental of
forty cents per foot frontage. he claim
Ing the new method recommended by
the real estate committee would impose
hardships upon certain rentors. The
resolution was referred to the Commit
tee.
Mr.. Fox made gallant effort 10 get
- '~" siN%"iih Aoi NHS ttlsl plIe VI MILL u
street. above Jonnthan's Ravine. He
wanted prompt action, and the finance
committee was given the resolution.
Mr.. Healy introduced a resolution
providing no liquor license be given to
applicants other than citizens Of Wheel
ing: referred to ordinance committee.
The attendance OF spectators was
small. and the announcement In the
1ntelligence- that Mr.. Watkins wa:: not
yet ready to hand In his resignation ac-'
counted In n degree for the lack of pub
lie interest as manifested when there is
an official to elect. A resignation that,
will be filed next month Is that Of Mr..
Louis Horkhelmer. member OF the first
branch from the Second ward. Mr..
Horkheimer Is going TO change his resi-
dence to the First ward.
The Democrats were In the majority
last night. and were all primei for
elccting some of the brethren to the
positions of city weighers, but unfor-
tunatelE for them the election didn't
materialize.
Mems Genuine Sc Binck or Tim Dress
H..