The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-01
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only two. Beckett and Sweeney. were
absent from the First branch. A mes
sage from Mayor Kirk, urging the ca
treme Importance OF passing somN
form OF license ordinance. was first
heard and ordered received and filed.
Councilman Ross T. Chew then ad-
dressed the chair. stating that he I'M
deTstood that City Auditor Geiger had
already accepted license fees from
several saloonists. and called upon the
City Solicitor To explain whether or
not the acceptance OF the money
would permit the saloons to remain
open while the city has no license or
dinance.
The City Solicitor replied in the
negative. and the matter was dropped.
as the saloonkeepers have received no
receipts for the license fees which
they have deposited.
" was then moved by Sands and
seconded by Butts that the license tax
ordinance. as submitted by the finance
committee. which struck out the
clause granting the Turf a license, be
adopted. This question was immedi-
ately brought TO a vote and carried.
20 10 Z. Brand. Butts. Brinkmau.
Chew. Drake. Hedges. Hawkins. Ken
Atlis hAtFlSlub, IfdNfs sun
yard. Sands. Seabright. Thompson.
fancy. Watson. Wagner. Ziegler and
Alexander voting 10 put the Turf out
of business. Coppinger. Driscoll,
Horn. Hahne. Murray. Riester and
Wiethe favored the Turf
The fight was then carried into the
First branch. whore Megrail offered a
resolution TO the effect that the city
license tax ordinance be passed with
out the clause granting the Turf a
license. and that the matter OF the
Turf license be considered later.
Seidler moved To table this resolu-
ton. and the motion carried. 10 TO s
Beiswinger. Conrad. Haberstick. Nc
Kown. Miller. Otto. Rutter. Rittd
Soldier and Vaas voted TO table. while
Greene. Megrail. Kenney and Nolte
opposed It
At this time the action Of the Sec
ond Branch in passing the license ordi
nance without the Turf clause. was
reported TO the First Branch. and II
was moved by Megrail that the First
Branch concur with the action OF the
Second. This motion was voted down.
10 TO !. the members voting the same
as on the Megrail resolution.
Captain otto then introduced q reso.
luton setting forth the fact that al
saloonkeepers in the city have already
/ been granted license by the CITY IT,
censc court and that several OF them
have already deposited their license
with the city auditor. He asked that
council grant all saloons permission
20 remain open during the time that
the fight on the Turf Is being made
and while the city license ordinance
i being held up. City Solicitor Bren-
nan was called 20 render an opinion
IN the matter and stated that no reso-
luton OF council could give permits
sion 10 saloons 20 remain open. and
the resolution was ruled out of order
by President Note.
Captain otto then took an appeal
from the chair and won by a vote OF
10 10 .. The resolution was then Of
Tered 10 the members Of the branch
Vho adopted Il by vote OF 10 20 :.
the members voting the same as they
did on the first ballot.
Captain Otto's resolution was then
submitted IN the Second Branch.
where President Alexander ruled that
II was Illegal and out % order. say
ing THAT council has no right TO grant
q license when there IS no ordinance.
This sealed the fate Of saloons. and
II any operate tO,la, or any other time
before license ordinance Is passed.
the proprietor is subject 10 arrest.
II was then moved 10y Sands that
the meeting Dc adjourned. but this
motion was voted down. % 10 O.. the
majority Of The members seeming anxi-
Gus % settle the matter before he
old license expired
Turf Withdrsws Application.
II was a. this iuucture that sfr-
prise Vas sprung 90 tho Second
BranCh. when "a message from Claude
NarncU, proprietor ~ The TURF TX
change. was received. in which D..
withdrew IFS application for license
20 conduO' %" business Tho message
stated thar The Turf bad operated IN
This city for a number ~ years past
and had paid about s., 0Dp !u taxes
INTO 'h' treasury az Oh. cts. but fH1.
f "a- not th" wish of 'ho management
81 rho Turf 20 hold up flo rrlrttr.,