Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-27
REJECTED ONCE MORE.
TO HAVE THEIR EFFECT on
FIRST BRANCH MEMBERS.
LICENSE FIGHT IN COUNCIL
Attracted d Large Lobby-App1icants
Won in the Second, BUT Were
Turned Down by the First-A
New Member Eected to Each
Observation-Disclosures Business
Transacted


The most interesting matter under
consideration at last nights meeting
of Council, was the license fight by re-
jected applicants, which attracted a
large lobby of spectators and which
ended in another defeat for the pro-
p~rietors of the alleged questionable re-
sorts. 1t was expected that a member
of the Water Board would be chosen
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Aug. Weidebusch, ST., but this mat
ter was not brought up. There was a
resignation in each branch, and two
new Republican members were chosen.
The report of the committee on petit
tons and remonstrances was read, rec
ommending favorable action upon the
following applicants: Howard Hastings,
J. B. Wilkie, VIM. o. Walker, Otto
Fish, Allan A. Smith Q516 Main street,,
Richard Wilkie, C. F. Biery, G. A. Land
messer & Co., and Minnie Seeker.
The report was accompanied by a
statement that the committee had taken
favorable action, because of evidence
that all the applicants had removed
their stalls and satisfied the commit
tee that hereafter they intend to COM
! ply with the provisions of the city or
d%inances.
MI. Fair moved to lay on the table,
and Mr.. Miller seconded the motion.
It failed by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Beckett, Bloomfield,
Chew, Fair, Kalbitzer, Megrail. Miller,
McMechen, Radcliffe, Mr.. President
10.
Noes-Messrs. Bradbury, Burke,
Fitzsimmons, Fox, Kindelberger, Korn,
Kurtz, Long, Marschner, Maurer, Ritter,
Weisgerber, Zeigler-13.
Mr.. Chew then offered as a substi-
tute for the report of the committee,
a resolution reciting the fact that the
city has been put to the expense of $40
in calling special meetings of Council
to consider applications for license;
and p%ostponing further action until the
amount shall have been paid to the
city.
The ayes and noes were called, and
the motion was defeated by a vote of
IA to 8.
Mr.. Chew moved to adjourn, and
Messrs. Burke and Kindelberger en-
gagged in a controversy with the chair
because the motion was not put. The
chair stated that the motion was out
of order as the vote upon the previous
motion had not yet been announced.
When the vote was announced, the
motion was not renewed, but the re-
port of the committee, recommending
separately upon the different applica-
tons, was taken up.
The first application was that of
Howard Hastings. 1t went through
by a vote of IA to 10.
Mr.. Bradbury took the floor and call
ed attention to the articles published in
the daily papers rejecting upon the
members of the committee on petitions
and remonstrances. He read from an
article in the Evening News, charging
that the members of the committee
were unfit to hold public Office because
of -their repeated favorable reports
upon the petitions. He wanted the
members of Council who criticized the
1 COIuLllILCC " otdIC IlCIl OPAllOlo OPOA
ly, and not hide behind newspapers.
The application of J.. B. Wilkie, of
Nos. Z and 9 Sixteenth street, was next
taken up and granted by a vote OF
Is to 9. Mr.. Bradbury explained his
vote, stating that he had been %convinc-
ed that the applicants intend to com
ply with the provisions of the ordin-
ance. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bradbury, Burke, Fitz-
| simmons, Fox, Kalbitzer, Kindelberger,
Korn, Kurtz, Marschner, Maurer, Rat
cliffe, Ritter, Watson, Weisgerber,
| Zeigler-15.
Noes-Messrs. Beckett, Bloomfield,
Chew, Fair, Long, Megrail, Miller, Nc
Mechen, Mr.. President-9.
The applications were taken up in
the order named above, and granted
by a viva VOC vote, until the Land
messer petition was reached, when the
ayes and noes were demanded, and Mr..
Chew said he desired to give any mem
Der who desired to make an explana-
ton on this one an opportunity to do
so. 1t went through with but n
change in the vote on the Wilkie ap-
p~lication, Mr.. Radcliffe voting mo"
The fight was then transferred to the
First Branch, the Second Branch vir-
tually ~suspending business while it was
under consideration.
When the action of the Second
Branch was communicated to the First,
Mr.. Warehouse took the floor and
blamed the Chief of Police for the ex-
listing state of affairs. He moved to
n%on-concur in the action of the Second
Branch, Mr.. Williams seconding the
motion. Later the motion was with
drawn.
The roll was called on concurrence
in the action of the Second Branch, re-
sulting as follows:
.Ayes-Messrs. Bachman, fGartley,
Knoke, Scalley, Schmidt, Zwicker-6.
Noes-Messrs. Baird, Caldwell, Ham
ilton, Meyer. Mansbarger, Strobel,
| Waterhouse, Williams.
While the vote was being taken Mr..
| Scalley called the chairs attention to
the fact that Mr.. NJ. A Chew had left
| the chamber, and the Mayor directed
| the officer to bring him back ii he
| could find him. Mr.. Chew did not vote
| on the question.
Mr.. Scalley moved to reconsider, in
order to take up the application of
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