The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-10
OF Limited Assets Going on Bonds Of
saloonists, the Committee Of
One Hundred Stands.
A DELEGATION APPEARED
Before the Council Committee Last
Night-Applicatiop on License
Applications Deferred.

Wheeling saloOnists for the ensuing
year, but no action was taken, APP
pearing before the committee was
committee of the Committee of One
Hundred Judge L. L. cranmer and
Rev. DR.. A. Moore. who protested
against brewery collectors and others
OF limited assets being accepted as
bondsmen for many saloon men. The
committee requested Judge cranmer u
place his views in writing, and then adj
iourned to meet again, when action
will be taken on the applications for
license.
Al the outset of the meeting
Chairman Bradbury asked whether
the procedure on the liquor license APP
piIcatlons would be as customary-pass
on those unobJected to in bunch ana
later take up those objected to singly
for discussion. This step was de-
clded on.
Judge Cranmer then arose. and said
he appeared on behalf OF many citizens
He objected to all the applications. and
not to any particular one. HIS objec-
ton was TO the manner OF granting che
licenses-he objected to the securities
rather than the applicants. In some
cases, 1--WE or six individuals wen; on
the bonds Of many licenses. The Judge
named one man WIN was surety for
amounts aggregating $4,000, who, the
Judge didn't think, was worth that OF
near that amount The Judge had
list OF the sureties. mos: Of whom we're
brewery officials. A brewery collector
ASSESSED for 5000 had gone or bonds for
100000 In support of his contentious.
Judge Cranme. produced transcripts
from the assessors books. He sug-
Gested that the committee take a
stand for more rigid bonds, and reject
those license applications which had In
sufficient bonds, that Is, suretIes that
are not worth the sum they are surety
for.
After his statement, Judge CranmsF
and Rev. DR.. Moore were about to re-
tire. but Committeeman NJ. a Chez
asked them to stay and offer suggestions
by which the fault spoken OF could be
remedied. The committee, he said, was
governed by ordinances. The law pre-
scribed that council had the power
which many supposed its committees
possessed. Mr.. Chew lnstanced the
Angie Strong controversy, and how the
committee was generally turned down
by council He sald the committee
knew OF three or four places that should
not be granted licenses. but council
didn't delegate 1t veto. the commit.
tee could only recommend the passage
or rejection OF a petition. Mr. Chew
said the committee would entertain any
suggestion, but council would still hive
to decide the question raised. To ~:
Moore. Mr. Chew explained how bonds
for iicens4 were approved by council,
the acknowledgements being taken be-
fore the president OF the second branch.
or. in his absence. by the mayor
Judge Cranmer said he recognized the
limited province OF the committee, bu-
he thought II should take steps to ask
council to exercise more care in the
matter of sureties, and he thought it
strange that 4 man should take the
oath Of acknowledgment: and not be
worth the money he swore he was
For the judges enlightenment City
Clerk o'Brlen stated that the brewery
collectors were UNIDENTIFIED by the
schmulbach and Reymann breweries.
This was an evasion OF the law. re-
torted Judge Cranmer,
Mr.. Chew then said that he would rec
ommend the ideas advanced by Judge
Cranmer If he would present them in
writing. The committee would pre-
sent the judges document to council
with the licenses. This was satistac-
tory to Judge Cranmer and DR.. Moore,
and they retired. thanking the commit
tee for the hearing.
Then the committee adjourned, 70
meet ut the, call OF thr chairman, post
poning action on the license applIca-
lions, which number I2S, ana are as
follows:
Wholesalers, Malt-Pabst Brewing
Company. f. Ball.
Wholesale llquor-Krau7 ~ Co.,
Welty & Co.. Schaefcr & Drlehorst
Coffee houses-M. Agnic II. Amick, j.
G. Birchop. John Arthur. NJ, Beuter Fl,
Bcnrley. l. Bischoff. Charles Bauer.
G. f. Biery, a. BisChop. j. s Beuter
Joseph Buch j. Bartolis. II. BicbersOn
II. Coss, j. Corcoran, Robert Clark.
Gus Deuker, j, Detwe'lcr. L, z, Frobe,
NJ Flynn, j, Finnegan, a. Il. Gold
strOhm. oscar Gardner, II. GoctZe. /. A..
Garee, j, II. Gavin, y. Husemnn C. Hin
KEENAN,, w. HOrstmnn. r. j. Healy,
Mrs. D. Hans, H. Hoffrcutcr. Joseph
Haziett. a. G. HadHeh, w Hartenstein.
f. Hcnnes r. Halpin, II. Hartman, G..
HarbuCk q Son, +, j. Han. jr,, j.
Hoose, j. Hack H. Joyce Il. ,TunEnlck-
el. Mrs. NJ. Klicvcs, s. y. Klein. a.
Keltz. ]. J. Klllcen. +. Hochcrt. J. w.
Kindelbcrger Joseph Korn. NJ, Kelly.
William Knoke., Mrs. NJ. Lctzkus.
william Mccormick, William Nc
Laughlln, A. Mckinley, Thomns Me-
j Morgan, Mrs. NJ Miller a. Mat
thews. A. G. Meyer, w. Mitchell. -.
Merhen. G. Obcrmhn. John PrZClenskl,
Neil quinn. l., Ray. j. j. Reilly, ir., A..
A. Rust, Ed Ratcliffc, f. D. Run. NJ.
Schwah. W. e. Smith. J. J. Sheckey,
i, Stcuruaglc, A, A. Schramm, ~ Som
ncfelt J. c. Stein. w, j. scroggIns, ].
SigYard, Il. f. Stubbs. w. L. SchempR.
John Thoncr. ]. Vogler. Fred Wcldle,
j. y. Wnltlp. West Virginia State Fair
Association W. o, Walker Joseph
wcisgcrber Potter Zimmer, Herman
ZwIckcr. Mrs Henrietta Zwicker, Bur.
ltlc Bros. Boadwlng & Schneider. Ila e
der g. Maurer. Gundliug q Cnrcnbauur,
Hoe Sc McKacver, Mclaughlin Bros,
wnder q Parker, Trabcrt e. Vdgt,