Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-19

was Raised
The Council Committee on Petitions
and Remonstrances met last night to
consider applications for liquor license.
Contrary to the usual custom, the com
mittee decided to go into executive ses-
sion, and asked the newspapermen who
were present to leave the room. Pros
ecuting Attorney Frank w. Nesbitt was
also present. Chairman Chew inquired
whom he represented.
81 appear for the State" said Mr..
Nesbitt.
After some decultory talk, it was re-
marked that Mr.. Nesbitt might be per-
mitted to remain, with the understand
ing, of course, that he would be bound
to secrecy concerning what took place.
Il cannot consent to bind myself to
any such agreement" he said. If my
mouth is ito be closed, you will have
to refuse to allow me to stay"
The committee was placed in an
awkward position, but decided not to
eject Mr.. Nesbitt.
Members of the committee present
were Messrs. M. A. Chew, Chas. Kron-
jaeger, VIM. Ritz, Philip Maurer, Her.
man Zwicker and Otto Kalbitzer. The
absentees were Messrs Hamilton and
Burke.
The Prosecuting Attorney stated his
position in a few words, as it is general
ly understood. He said it was his pur-
pose to prosecute the proprietors of
fake" hotels. He would not be con
tent with the administration of fines,
but would ask the court to send them
to Jail.
The committee sent for City Sergeant
concerning the applicants for license
at fake" hotels. The White Cloud, on
Market square, Robert Bartollis, pro-
| prietor; the National, 1910 Main street,
Ed. Kurtz proprietor; J. B. Wilkes
place on Sixteenth street; Mrs. Mary
! Kleves' place on Market street, below
Sixteenth; Michael O'Neil's place, cor
ner Main and Twentieth; and the I'm
perial, zoos Main, for which Mr.. Oris
applies for license were designated as
fake" hotels. The applicants for all
these places were rejected.
Action upon applications for one or
two oLner places OF doubtful character,
was deferred until the meeting of the
committee next Monday night.
Prosecuting Attorney Nesbitt called
attention to another important matter
the sufficiency of the bond offered by
many applicants. The committee was
advised to ascertain whether the bonds
men were worth the aggregate amount
for which they offered themselves as
sureties. The law contemplates that the
'bondsman must be worth the specified
sum, after all debts have been paid,
and after all obligations which he has,
or may have incurred either as prin-
cipal OF surety, have been discharged.
The aggregate of the bond required
for each license is $4,000. An investi-
cation of the applicants revealed the
fact that one mar was surety for 81 APP
plicants. The applications in which
the sufficiency of the bond was ques-
toned numbered about Is. Action upon
all of these was postponed until next
Monday night. In the meantime an
investigation will be made, and the
sureties will be given the opportunity
to prove that they are competent for
all the applicants for whom they have
offered themselves.
c. D. Thompson and Bader & Maurer
made application for license at the
place at present conducted by the lat
ter. The committee could not recon-
mend favorable action upon both APP
plications. Bader & Maurer were rec
commended, and Thompson rejected.
With the exception of the fake" no.
tells. and the applicants whose sureties
were questioned. all applications were
recommended %favorably.
Following is a full list of the appli-
cants for license:
John W. Kindleberger, 100 McCol-
loch street.
Fred Knuth, corner Fortieth and ia
cob.
H. w. Comstock, 1402 Market.
Aug. Huseman, 2900 McColloch.
OLeary & Hefner, 954 Market.
Henrietta Zwicker, 20 Sixteenth.
John Thoner, 2240 Market.
Michael & Wood, 1888 Water.
Arthur & Tyson, 1881 Market.
John Arthur, 1900 MeColloch.
III. l.. Carenbauer, 2301 Main.
Merkle Bros, 1918 Market.
John G. Beuter, 1926 Water.
Julius Hohse, 2132 Main.
W~interhalter Bros, 40 Sixteenth.
B. F. Stubs, 2125 Main.
Jacob ~Steurnagle, T~hirty-irst and
Chapline.
Mcclure Bros, 1908 Market.
Andrew Bischof, 935 Market.
P. J.. Wood, 1SS Nineteenth.
Richard Wilkie. Pas Market.
Otto Fish. % Eighteenth.
Chas. Bauer. 1915 Market.