Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15


The application OF Pheneas J. Wood, Jr..
1SS Seventeenth street, was granted.
The battle ground was then transferred
to the First Branch chamber. The appli-
cations were separated for individual con-
sideration.
Mr.. kurtz's application was the first
taken up. Mr.. Waterhouse asked Dir.
Kurtz if it were true that he intended to
move his family into the building at No.
15l6 Main street. AIr. Kurt stated that
he could not do SO Immediately. Mr.. Wa
terhouse said he would vote against 1t
under the circumstances. The ayes and
noes were demanded. resulting as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bachman, Chew, Knoke,
Mansbarger. Scalley, Smith, Williams.
Noes4Messrs.- Meyer, waterhouse-2.
When Mr.. BaeHman voted AYE" Mr..
Waterhouse stated that Mr.. Bachman
told him he was paired with Mr.. Hamil-
ton on all license questions. Mr.. Bach
man stated that an exception had been
made in the case of Mr.. kurtz.
j. B. WillSie' application was next TAX
en- up. The motion to grant was made by
Mr.. Chew, who made an appeal for the
members that the saloon would be con-
Quoted along legitimate lines. Mr. Water
house replied that the house was the
worst in the town. He did not approve of
showing charity to violators of the law
He took occasion to censure the Chief of
Police for failing to arrest saloon keep
for selling on Sunday. Mr.. Chew stated
that it was Mr.. Warehouses; duty, if he
knew of the evils of which he complained,
to notify the Chief of Police.
Mr.. Waterhouse arose and replied with
some warmth that he believed the liquor
dealers association was paying brides to
prevent the police from pulling the houses
and stated that if necessary he could
prove this to be true. Mayor Sweeney ad-
vised Mr.. Waterhouse to avoid PERSONAL
tiles.
Mr.. Mansbarger stated that what he
said applied to another applicant. He had
been confused.
Mr.. Chew talked at some length, and
said If the applicants, after being granted
license, did not do as they promised, he
would favor revoking the licenses
Il have no faith In those promises" said
Mr.. Waterhouse. If Mooney and Friday
We're to say they would not kill anybody
if they were released. 1 would not believe
them. 1 place these fake hotels in the
same category
The vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Chew. Knoke, Scally and
Schmidt-4.
Noes-Messrs. Baird, Mansbarger,
Meyer, Williams, Warehouses;.
Minnie Seekers application was reject
ed by a vote of 6 to 3, Mr.. Scally changing.
Others were rejected as follows: Otto
Fish, to 5; VIM. o. Walker to 6; f. J.
Heisel, 8 to g.
Landmesser & Co.'S petition was met
with a motion from Mr.. Waterhouse to
postpone action until the first regular
meeting in January, 1901.
Mr.. Mansbarger-'I am in favor of that.
but I'd like to tear it open a little
Mr.. Knoke suggested that the matter
had not been fully ventilated on the floor,
and that it was useless to discuss it. The
mayor stated that the subject was de-
batable. This gave Mr. Mansbarger the
opportunity he desired, and he took the
floor and made a very vigorous speech
He began by a vigorous denunciation of
the house conducted by Landmesser &
Co., which he said went as far toward Civ
ing Wheeling an awful reputation for i'm
morality as any one cause. He referred
to the action of the committee on Petit
lions and Remonstrances in reversing it.
self, as the 'acrobatic committeeman who
made somersaults on the question" The
fake" hotel licenses had been turned
down repeatedly, but continued to bob
up at every meeting. He thought there
should be a limit to the number of appli-
cations which could be made There
ought to be some way of ending the mat
ter finally.
The particular application was made in
the name of G. A. Landmesser & Co. Mr..
Mansbarger thought it might be interest
ing to know who were included In the "&
Co" that is running a syndicate of i'm
moral fake hotels in Wheeling He refer
red to the publication in the morning pa
pers about woman jumping from win
dow to avoid man who attempted to
break into her room at the White Cloud.
The papers said she was rescued by a col
ored policeman. If that policeman had
done his duty, he would have arrested
the man who attempted to get into the
room, yet no arrests were made In or
der to lay the matter aside and to give
Council a much needed rest on the qaes-
ton, the speaker said he heartily favored
Mr. Warehouses; motion.
MT Chew made the point that the first
branch could not postpone, and cut off
consideration of the question in the Sec
ond, 1t was against the rules. Mr.. Wa
terhouse took issue with him, and the
chair sustained Mr.. Waterhouse s2hii
During the discussion a question arose
about Roberts rules, and their relevancy
to the question, and Mr.. Chew insinuated
that MIR. Mansbarger' was not up on Rob
erts. Mr.. Mansbarger retorted that he
was not in Council to take a course in
parliamentary usage, or a postgraduate
course in Roberts rules, but insisted
that an inspection of the rules would
prove him to be right.
On the vote upon Mr.. Warehouses; mo-
ton 10 postpone, the ayes were Messrs.
Baird, Mansbarger, Meyer and Water
house-4; noes, Messrs Chew, Knoke,
Scalley, Schmidt, Williams
A motion was then made to concur in
the action Of the Second Branch.
Mr.. Waterhouse said he hoped the IL
cense would not be granted. He said the
White Cloud was the worst house in town.
and he hoped the members would stand
up like men and vote Landmesser down
He added. that the members could go up
there while he was speaking and see a