The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-10
CHIEF OF POLICE AND MAYOR
TO Enforce the Ordinance Relating T.
oRenses in General and Slot
Machines Was
TABLEDBYAV VOTE OF 10 TO II
After Having Been Passed 2 to 8 in
First Branch-The Ministers
Not Surprised.

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Ministers, slot macnines' eounclllnen ,
and many spectators were leatulss " y,
the regular meeting OF the clIy eounci !,
last night II naa Deeu "n,spet Gu
around town IN the afternoon tuat 'ie
Church Federation would nave peu-
tlon before council relating 70 'ne en-
toFcement Oh tae ordinances p'e.'u1t
ing gaming ana as result .ne ena nan,
bers OF council were wen hlleu WIN
spectators when the two branches were ,
called to order shorty aIIer . oSiO y, :.
No one seemed 70 know wno n1u tne
ministers petition. Mr. Water .al.
was said 70 nave Deen lnltusssS W.
It's presentation Dut ne usnis9 s IayisS
the paper put many ne S. LES !.
that the petltlon "oulu come ~ :
Delegation OF ministers eApsSsSN 800
rive ABOUT y O'CLOCK afteF '"e S"NtSN
meetings. ,,.,.
the ministers arrived On ST'euets
time. ana niea INTO the ntst pt4 r'-
chamber In the aelesatl0n wele rev
J. L. sooS FouFtn street y. = S TuutSn'
REV. y a. bistell' Flrst plt,'s : 800
terrain church; Kew satluel 9e't" anu
First English Lutheran church; Rev.
w I Hardness Cbapline Street M. e.
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church; Kew. Y. u. AustlnI vance heH'
orinI PRESBYTERIAN church: Mr.. John c.
go = ~, n NF
Lynch, OF the Y. M. Z. As rev Y. NJ
OItDhsnt First Christian church; Rev.
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D. A. Cunningham Flrst FresOy':
church. Rev. A. Moore. presiding elder,
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Wheeling district' NJ H. cHurcn' rev
e n. MolonY. Zane Street NJ. p.
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church, ana TWO or three otners'
The Petition.
AS the ministers came IN the pEanch
500, about ~ conoI5sr +ba ordinance of
~. 1890, E,oIo,,I,o,o Comronv hut
this was shelved ternporarily. and the
''t40 ''S ~, $500, A..
ministers petition was hanueo u
Councilman Waterhouse, who took 1t
up to the presiding officers desk,Whence
a. ,,,,s ,.oo5 NV c,Iorlr JUorIs Mr. Wa
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terhouse said he would follow up the
rotitInn with n resolution bearing on
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the same subject. The petition was as
eo,,o,ya
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To the Honorable Mayor ana me Souhcll
OF the City OF wheeling w. va.
Gentlemen:-Yourp petitioners, the UNDER
signed citizens Of said city. beg leave to
call your attention to a matter OF far-
reaching and vital Importance to the vel
fare Of this city. It is an undeniable fact
that a gambling device, known as the
''slot machine" has been and, we have
reason to believe, Is now In operation In
our city. The city ordinances against
gambling suficlentlY cover this device In
the following language:
at shall be unlawful for any person
whatsoever TO keep or exhibit within this
cIty any table, Instrument, device or thing,
used for the purpose Of gaming. or on.
BY or with which money or other articles
NAV be lost or won; or to keep within the
city any games OF chance or skin by or at
which any money or other article Of value
may be lost or won; nor shall It be lawful
for any person 10 keep a room, building,
arbor. booth, stand, shed, tenement, water
craft or float, or to rent the same to be
used or occupied for the exhibition or
Keeping OF any such table, instrument,
device or thing, or for the playing therein,
Hances on offenses, section IS.
Now, no one can deny that this ordi-
E 1sari device. Furthermore, the police
department SO interprets the law in the
case, ana mas Deeh IN Lns nhDIS " PuIi5