Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-18
REFUSED 70 TEN
AND THREE OTHER APPLICATIONS
WE'RE REFERRED BACK
FOR INVESTIGATION
BY CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.

A Lively Fight Over the Matter. and
Some Trouble Experienced in Get
ting the Two Branches to Agree.
Lowest Bidder Fails to Secure the
Garbage Contract-Mr. Beuter Re-
signs-Other Business Transacted.
The opposition to the granting OF
liquor licenses to applicants who con-
duct their places of business as resorts
for both sexes, scored a victory in the
skirmish in Council last night. The
term "skirmish' is used advisedly, in
asmuch as the real fight is yet to come.
The members were very much mud
died over parliamentary points while
the applications were under considera-
ton, and it is altogether likely that
some members did not understand the
purport of some of the motions upon
which they voted.
The lobby was very large, most OF
the applicants for license being pres
ent with their bondsmen. Before
Council was called to order there was
a very animated discussion between A.
l.. White and Councilman VIM. Nc
Cormack, and it is understood that the
contention resulted from the charge
that the disputants had been Saying
things about each other. There was
also a delay of about a quarter OF an
hour, caused by the Republican mem
bers holding a caucus on the question
of awarding the contract for hauling
garbage.
When the license matter was brought
up in the Second Branch that body re-
fused to adopt the recommendation of
the committee on petitions and re-
m-onstrances that license be refused to
ten applicants who were named. The
First Branch approved the action OF
the committee, and the Second Branch
concured. The First Branch also Sc
lected three other applicants to be sent
back to the committee for investiga-
ton, the Second Branch concurring.
This was done after President Max
we'll had stated that the effect of a re-
fusal to concur in the action of the
First Branch would be a deadlock,
while the rejection of the applications
of the ten would enable them to again
petition for license.
AS the matter o stands ten ap-
plications have been rejected, three go
back to the committee for investiga-
ton and the remainder have been
granted.
MT. Chew asked for a conference on
his resolution providing for a joint
committee to investigate applicants for
liquor licenses in which the First
Branch refused to concur at the last
meeting. The committee of the Sec
ond Branch was composed of Messrs.
Chew, Healy and Miller. The First
Branch did not consider the matter be-
fore adjournment.
Liz 1lSIh IOdu lnO lOPOA Va AN
Committee on Petitions and Remon-
strances, recommending the granting
of applications with the exception of
the following, namely: w. o. Walker,
j. B. Wilkie, Harding & Smith, John
G.. Kline, Valentine Leibold, John Nc
Nance, G.. A. Landmesser & Co.,
Wilkie & Tyson, Trosch & Hadorn,
JOS. Barum.
The applications reported favorably
by the committee were granted with
out any opposition. Mr.. Marschner
moved to grant the licenses recon-
mended unfavorably by the committee.
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Healy. The yes and noes were de-
manded, the vote resulting as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Fox, Healy, Kalbitzer,
Kindelberger, Kurtz, Marschner, Maur-
err, Ritter, Watson, Weisgerber-10.
Noes-Messrs. Beckett, Bloomfield,
Bradbury, Chew, Caldwell, Fair, Kill
leen, Korn, Megrail, Miller, Ratcliffe,
Zeigler Mr.. P~resident-13.
A motion was made by Mr.. Brad
bury to- adopt the report of the ON
mittee. Mr.. Chew took the floor, and
advocated granting a hearing to the
applicants who were recommended I'M
favorably. There might be some in
the number who are entitled to license.
Several members took the same view
of the matter. Mr.. Killeen said the
matter ought to be settled on the floor
of Council. He called attention to the
fact that men who have tried to con-
duct their saloons properly are OPP
posed to those which are improperly
conducted. He said complaints from
saloon-keepers had reached his ears.
He added that he had heard from some
of the rejected applicants that it had
been intimated to them that they
would have to "divy" in order to get
a license again. He thought it was a
subject which demanded an investiga-
ton.
The recommendation of the com
mfttea rejecting the annlieantS was