The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-24
FORMER STAND RFAFFlRHED
By the Committee, With the Recon-
mendatiOn That Licenses be
Granted the Fourteen"
IF A PROPER BOND IS GIVEN
Providing That the Applicants win
Not in Future HarbOr Women
of III Fame.

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lonists-not to mention newspaper
men. attorneys and police officers
mixed up in the interesting proceeds
ings relative to the granting of license
to the fourteen saloonlsts whose apple
atoms were turned down at the last
meeting Of council,
The committee heard from each APP
pllcant his reasons why license should
be granted. and the delegation OF cler-
Eymen present stated their reasons, for
the Withholding OF license. Some OF the
saloonists were represented by attor-
neys.
After n two hours session the com
mlttee invited the saloon men, attor-
neys ana clergymen TO retire, ana after
a lengthy discussion, the motion OF NIT.
NJ. A, Chew. that the former stand OF
tbr COMMITTEES be re-afiirmed, with the
proviso that license be granted to any
of the fourteen who would enter IN
Ia a bonded agreement with the city
that in the future they would run de-
cent places, and exclude women OF Ill
fame. was passed.
The action Of the committee goes to
council for confirmation or rejection
The Meeting Opens.
The meeting was attended by Chair
mnu Bradbury, CounCilman Bloomfield,
NJ. A. Chew, Zwicker, Ritter and VIII
Jams, Of the committee, and by Councli-
man Maxwell. X. Il. Chew. Fox. Scalley,
Caldwell. McMechen and several
others. Others present Included Rvs.
Graham, Clarke. Schwarm and Moore,
OF the Church Federation and Com
mlttee OF one Hundred
The new coffee house application cI
Jaob wilhelm, at No. 1891 Main street,
was recommended favorably to council.
without objection.
Joseph Kraus and H. L. Wheat an
piled for an Ordinary" license ut NO.
1901 Market street but in the absence
of sureties being named the application
was laid over until the next meeting OF
the committee.
The Robert Clark application, at No.
. lO4g Market street, was called up, but
Clark was not yet on hand and 1t was
passed.
otto Fish's application for an "ordi-
nary" license at No. 80 Eighteenth
street. rejected by the first branch at
the last meeting OF council was
brought up on motion by Mr. Rlttnc,
seconded by Mr.. wicker. Mr. Fish
was heard In his own behalf. lie dlunt
know why license should not be grant
ed. Sporting women OF the East END
district had been in the habit Of get-
ting LIQUOR at his place, but this has
BEEN "cut out" and he would now run
n straight place He admitted lewd
women had been in the saloon within
the past ton days The only Buaran-
tee he could offer for the future was
his "own word, which wouldn't amount
to anything unless 1t was kept. ME-
ZwlcSer had known Fish since he came
to Wheeling, and everything he ever
saw there was respectable. He hau
been there twice Il week, ana every
thing was regular and right.
rs this place where citizen can
speak," asked Mr., Clark.
yes, sir" said Chairman Bradbury.
well. then. ! vii object TO this man
being granted a license, because there
Is a city ordinance which provides that
license shall not be granted In cases ieWi
women are allowed TO visit the saloon.
This man has admitted that lewd ~o-
men visited his place
The Fish application was lau aside
until there had been a hearing on all
the applications,
The Paul Bery application came up
next, but Blery was not on hand. Tho
application was tabled temporarily.
Robert Clark cnlorpd, VINO applied for
license at No. 1913 Market street, was
heard lie had never conducted a sa-
lon befort, and was willing to run
proper place. There Is enough business
for at least one colored saloon. He
promised to run u decent place. Ho
had formerly run n barber shop. He
could not BE- charged with what had
been done by the former proprietors OF
the place hp now occupies
John McNamae's new application for
nm Ordinary" at No. 1913 Market
street. was brought In. McNamee had
ben turned down by the committee BE-
fore. and It's action was sustained by
council MCNamcc was called. but did
not respond The application was laid
The application Of Harding & Smith
for an "nrdIuary" ut No. 1910 Main
street. was next brought up. Neither
Harding nor Smith responded, and the
application was laid aside.
Leibold Evoked a Smile.
Valentine Ielbold's application for an
"ordinary" nj Nos i02S-i03O Market
street. was brought M. Mr. Williams
moved rejection: the past and present
conduct Of the place Is sufficient
Messrs Zwickcr and Bloomfield pre-
fertcd giving the man hearing. L9i-
bold clmr In. and In response to the
question: why should the committee
grant llcanse2' h. said:
We'll. would like TO have EN-" a
general smile ensured.
Continuing. Mr. Lcibold said h had
conducted hotel for Ave years and
must have n liquor license to continue
In business,
Vim. o. walkers application for a
coffee house license Mt No. ll2S Water
street, ,yas brought Attorney $. o.
Boycc. for Walker, asked that consider.
ntion be deferred until the next meet
ing Of the committee. on motion OF
NJ. A. Chew this action was taken.
Gottnab Harding, Of Harding &
Smith. appeared ut this juncture, He
believed he was entitled 10 license, and
would answer any questions No ques-
lions were asked, and Mr. Harding re-
tired.
j. u. WILKES application for coffee
house license ut No 10 Sixteenth street,
was brought up. Attorney j. u, Hand
Ian appeared FOR Wilkia. and said this
latter would appear later.
Joseph Blrum applied for llccnse nj
No. 2O0G Main street. lie appeared.
nni said h. ought TO have license In
connection with his hotel Of fnrty.1vg
rooms tn Ind 5000 or 10000 Invested
H. would keep lrwd women out Of tha
place.
rev. 4. Moore said the reputation Of
the house was that certain women visit
II ana ar harborrd there,
Mr. Blrum said, In reply hr was ap-
plying Tor llcrna" at a new house, not
nc place recently kept by Mudoon
You acknowledge you kept a
Nous. frequ'nted by womcn?" said Mi
AS far as that's concerned women