The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-25

fourteen" saloOnkeepers turned down
at the preceding meeting OF council
was received. The committee recon-
mends tina. license be not granted un.-
less the applicants agree with bonded
security TO keep decent places, BE-
fore taking Up the applications. Mr.. 4.
4. Chew demanded that a letter which
ne had tust received, be read In open
council. Some Of the Democrats object
cd. but on vote OF the branch the clerk
was Instructed 10 read the letter, which
was as follows: -. ,,.o
Mr. Ross T. Chew, member OF the city
council OF Wheeling;
MY DEAR sIR:+It IS with q heart OF
pity that SIT down TO pen YOU, these few
lines but feeling as DO, and knowing
from what learn through the papers that
you are and mean TO be fearless TeRrs-
sentative OF the people, trust you VIII IN
support OF every parent IN TINS elly Bite
this epIstle the widest circulation In the
way that Il may have the most enect
Now, as 10 the facts: ! unfortunately am
the mother OF two daughters Doth o.
whom; II pains me 20 say, are lel NJ 81 u
enteen years OF age) who frequent some
OF the drinking houses Of the city where
they meet the lowest az men and drink
and God knows what else they DO, and my
llfe Is NOT my own n / take them to task
about IL / am glad to see that the city
council made Il step In the way OF sup
pressing them; and again fear after
reading the account In this mornings pa,
pers OF the committee that the big red
brutes, with their roll and their diamond
studs gotten at an enormous cost OF some
one like my own, are going TO nave nIl tne
good that has been done set aside and they
once again granted llcense, In the name
OF humanity especially every mother IN
Wheeling, don't allow this: encourage
your brother members TO not do II. These
r,1n a tarFfhln hlOf the fair name
OF Wheeling. No one knows Il better than
n do. as on my rounds looking up my own
/ could see young bits OF girls and older
ones. OF course. In the company OF Vaga
bonds. entering and lOungilB about the
entrances TO these places. Trusting yol
will use this ms ! said above, and that the
same may accomplish some good al least
and that members OF council may be
strong and resist this awful temntatlnn. /
am A HEART BROKEN MOTHER.
Mr.. Maxwell spoke OF seeing Il young
man and a girl on the street near his
office early Tuesday morning, who had
evidently spent the night In some sa-
loon-bawdy house. He hOred conn n
would move slowly and not grant IL
cense to any applicant who keeps dis
reputable place.
Mr. Kindelberger moved to grant IL
cense to Robert Clark, at 1888 Market
street. The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Marschner moved that all the
others be granted license.
Mr.. Heaiy moved that license be
granted 10 John G. Kline, OF Market
street. Second ward. The motion pre-
vailed with few dissenting votes.
Mr.. Radcliffe objected to license being
granted because these people have been
raided by the police department. which
was not upheld in the courts Rejec
tlon OF license is the only way to stoR
the evil.
Mr.. Marschner's motion that licenses
be granted all the twelve" was defeat
ed on the following vote
Aye-Burke Fox. Murschner Maur-
er. Ritter: total 5.
Nay--Beckett. Bloomfield. Bradbury.
Chew, Caldwell, Fair. Healy, Kalbitzar.
Kindclbergcr, Long. McMechen, Rat
cliffe, Watson, Zelgler, MaXwelli total,
Is.
Mr.. Marschner then moved that the
applications OF the twelve" he taken
up separately but President Maxwell
ruled that these applications could not
be taken up unless the defeat Of the
Marschner motion was raconsidered.
This practically ended the matter.
II move we proceed to the regular
order of business said Mr.. Chew.
II second the motion" said Mr.. Ritz
I'VE will SO proceed" said President
Maxwell
The twelve who did not secure license
are the following:
Otto Fish. 80 Eighteenth street: Paul
Biary, Market street, Second ward;
John McNamee. 22l3 Market street;
Harding q Smith 1910 Main street;
Val. LeiboldI lO2S-3O Market street: w.
o. Walker, 1928 Water street: ]. b. VIII
kle. az Sixteenth street; Joseph Barum,
2OO6 Main street; Trosch & HndOrn, 1910
Market street: G. A. Landmesser,
White Cloud. Market street; Wilkie &
Tyson. 1928 Min street.
The first branch nOn-concurred In
the action OF the second branch in
granting license to Kline. and Clark, on
the following vote:
Aye-Gartley. Hamilton. Knoke. Mey-
or. Scalley. stroebal waterhouse, Will
Jams: total, s.
Nay-chew, Schmidt. zwlcker; total,
3,
The first branch then concurred IN the
action OF the second branch In refusing
license to the twelve" on the follow
ing vote:
Gartley. Hamilton. Knoke. Meyer,
Scalley, stroebel Wnterhouse, Will
Jams: total II.
Nay-Schmldt, Zwlcker; total, 2.
In the second branch n conference
committee, Councilman Kindelberger
chew and McMechen. was named to
adjust the stand Of the two branches
on the Kline and Clark license appll-
cations. Council adjourned before the
first branch had acted.