The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-28
Sensational Fight Over
Turf Exchange License
Councilmen WrangIe for Over IN
Hour on Licensing Wheel
ing Pool Rooms.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE To
FIGHT WITH INJUNCTION
Efforts to Increase Tax From
$4,000 to $4,000 Meet
With Failure.

Sensational incidents marked the
fight over the licensing or the Wheel
ing Turf Exchange. which ragged last
night for over an hour in the Second
pranch of council. Following a heated
discussion, IL was decided by vote
OF fourteen TO ten 10 grant the license.
Immediately representatives Of the
Municipal league presented n notice Of
application for an Injunction 70 pre-
vent City Treasurer johnson from re-
ceiving the license money. city Audi
tor Geiger from issuing the license and
Claude Narnell from making applica-
ton for the license The hearing will
be held before Judge Neshitt on Fri
day morning AZ 10 o'clock. and Hub
bard and Hubbard. attorneys for the
league. will contend that the iniunc-
ton should he granted on account of
he state law passed May % against
all such institutions.
After the vote in favor of licensing
had been announced Mr.. Haden moved
moved TO raise the amount Of tho IL
cense from $4,000 q year to 800. 600
This was defeated by a vote ~ eleven
% thirteen. Mr.. Haden then moved 10
make the amount $4,000. hut this and
two successive motions OF S12 600 and
$4,000 were also defeated BY tho
same vote. In disgust. Nr Haden
then moved 70 cut the license to 81 600
year but this was not taken seriously
and was defeated by vote of twenty
one 70 three. Messrs Haden. KieIdsinr
and Seabright voting in the afirma-
tive
Municipal League Active.
When the section Of the license or
dinance relating 20 the Turf Exchange
vas read by the clerk, q communica
ton was presented by tho Municipal
league. IN which reference was made
20 the state law. and the statement
made that in case the license were
granted the league would proceed 10
take legal action.
G II Miller was the first speaker
and asked II other persons were not
-elling pools in the city without IL
cense
Mr. Taney replied that he knew of
~ least three hand books being con
Quoted
CRY License Officer Ingram stated
hat he had heard Of such books being
conducted. bur that they never r-v.
any tickets and that all attempts 90
set evidence had failed.
Mr. Blum declared that the communi-
cation ~ the league deserved respect
'ul consideration and made a strong
protest against granting the license.
-tating that the pool room had done
much injury and vas demOralizing 10
rhe young men Of the city.
Speaking on behalf of the Municipal
'eaEue. Mr. 4 " PAUL stated that
ae would rather see tho corporation
TAX passed than 20 have tho pool room
retained iIo said that be that the
$4,000 looked big bur believed that tho
city really lost more than that by hay.
ing the pool room
Mr. Kirk expressed himself as being
opposed 10 the pool room. but pointed
out that according 10 court decision
% could operate anyhow and that if Do
we're 10 continue ~ would be far bot.
ter for the cify 20 receive the revenue.
Mr PAUL stated that ln tho opinion
, " Prosecuting Attorney Haudan tho
POOL room could not operate.
CRY Solicitor Addioman was thcu
ked for an opinion and told oi 900 a-.
rest made l1 tho case two years ago.
no which time fho criminal court o.,
-h.s county decided that uo Iaw bad
"nrn violated To stated fNIf while
'rn last legislature bad passed lau.
.' was so defective that tho chances
7ere about rur's-rine in % hundred
'eaf there would boz ro onscton
Mr Sands then made a. motion 20
r'r.kc ont tho section OF fhe ord.n-
e1ce applying fo ttr pool room license
and 'he notion was seconded hy Mr.
H'Im
Wallace speaks
speaking ae a raproarrflN Uf fho
Municipal League John Wallace
lated fraf fho League rcpreerrfs
practically ovrrs business house from
Tenth street. to fDrFr.ehth .-rarf-.
fftf fne condition. of fao. rrars ago
-ad boon changed hs fho law passed
f1s 1-r1 and fn1f fro granting rf
Coouenusd on Second PavsJ