The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-30
TURF EXCHANGE
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nj the fair grounds provides that each
betting stand shall pay a license OF
S-OO and as at least three such stands
: operate the fair grounds license will
N reality lie nearer 81 600 than $500
Meeting Was Spirited.
The meeting of council last night
was the most lengthy and spirited of
any that have yet been held. The
hsht was opened in the second branch
when Butts moved that the license
Tax ordinance as amended. providing
"a license of $50 900 for a Turf Ex-
! change. $500 for betting on the fair
grounds and $500 for the operation OF
bucket shops. be adopted This mo-
B tlon carried by vote of Is 10 .. only
/ Coppinger. Driscoll Horn. Riester and
B Wiethe voting no
/ The bucket shop proprirtOrs made
p night against the claus. Of the new
I ordinance which provides a $500 tax
TOT all such businesses. they being rep
resented by Attorney Ben Rosenbloom
VINO made quite "A lengthy speech on
! the subject. He stated that all of
the shops conducted in this city do
/ 4 legitimate business and that they
cannot AFFORD TO pay 4 license Of $500
However. the majority OF members Of
Lcouncil seemed 10 consider that the
/ fact that the state assesses them 5000
y sufficient evidence that they should
Iay III" city the same amount a mo-
fion 10 quash the bucket shop clause
vas brought I'm the second branch but
vas defeated by vote Of II to 10.
/ In the first branch. Vaas moved N
concur with the action Of the second
md adopt tho license tax ordinance.
/ This motion was lost by a vote of 8
: =" : Otto. Mcgrail. Vass. Greene Ken
rey. Sweeney and Nolte favoring con.
/ currcnc" in the action of the second
I Will" Habcrstick. Ritter. Soldier. Nc.
, kown. Ruiter. BeiswinCcr. Conrad
I and Mile favored the Turf
Adjournment Lost.
Al this juncturo Councilman Seid-
Ter. warm champion % the Turf.
! attempted 20 defer action on the mat
ter and hold up the license ordnance
/ for another week nv moving 10 ad-
[ iourn. bur This motion WAS lost. only
: Iiabors'ick. Rut'er and Ritter voting
| with Soldier
Captain otto then moved that a com
/ rniitce hc appointed TO confer with Il
Z committee from the second branch
IN an eTort 20 reach a settlement.
NV .'flN N..N If.Na ana sweeney. on
+ cad and Hiill"r were appointed 20
r"pres' Mt 'he first branch In the con
| ference. Butts SeabriEhi and Wat
son were appointed IN represent the
Second branch and the committee -.
! tired 70 q private room After being
; cut for about half hour. tho com.
/ mifio" reported. first In the First
branch. that they had agreed upon
placing the Turf license a. So On. and
. The fair grounds license az goo. a
3 reduction of 5000 on the latter r.
ccnse
Then came tho great surprise. as
/ q motion 10 adopt tho report ~ the
J c"iufnif'"" actually passed tho First
branch when NcKoVn and ReisV niger
/ switched Following This tho license
taN ordinanc" was adopted a. amend
3 ed. amid Tho cheers ~ over hun
Cr'd c?rcscu'aflre cifizena who have
I attended nearly Hll ~ the meeting. 10
. ascertain whether or not the mem
/ hors from their wards are represent
I irg or miorerr" scutlug the residents
, 81 those wards
u th" Second branch slight oproei
D 'ion was ~ PLAYED ~ ~. motion 20
I adopt fh" report of tho conference
. cornmlf'". only Coppinrer. Driscon
. Torn. Ifhu1 and Hcie'cr voting no
. However. when fr" last roll cali for
I fh" adoption ~ fho ucc1sr tax ora.
nance wHa made. over, member ~ fhe
p Nnrch save Horn yofcI ,rs ami
Horn. Hahn" and Rrfsfor voting nv
making ih" vote unanimous
Difficulty bverted
tn" fr.f rnsrrr. - The U.rre. faV
7 "rdirru'. fpe ...rfrd O. very s,r.oltq
D. condition ~ aTIr. ae 'ho CITY treas.
Hrr ir rra.ii.aUr empty anI Friday
is pa 'r' f.r members 90 Tho t.aii.e
anil 'rr frurrfr1,rts JUST what
mirh .'t. Happened had thc ,.tv
fiisd '" Iar fH' mrrni,,rs p o. -s. t..-
rHrtmrff 8. o. question. Ilt 90 o. core
tain 'hn' many Df 'hc mon ,ouiI not
NHfr afforded 90 work Ionrrr rpr no
'.'' Sow however chat tlo ordinance
a. passed fh' CO.. ,orers viii soon h.,
1I'f ani th" ,its employees will not o.,
disnrp"irfsi when fh,y apply for 90.
Ii w''t.f ptN friday.
$50 d'uht mtors ~ council VIII
Dbl" '"rrrrfi Dos frw fpr th. unnu,r
IN vhi fh" tex ofdintnsr has been
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