The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-23
EXCHANGE QUESTION
AGAIN IS A BUG A B00'
ALTHOUGH A CHANGE IN FIRST
BRANCH NOTE is
NOTED,
Councilmen Butts and Weithe Have
Argument and Threats
Are Made.

by TAR the stormiest session OF coun-
Gil that has g held since the new
body organized was that Of last even
ing when. in the first round. following
a speech by William Weithp. Demo
cratic member from the sixth ward.
Councilman Butts walked across the
room and threatened To smash"
Witches face. The meeting opened
when Butts again offered his amend
ineut To the license tax ordinance, this
time lowering the turf license To So
100 per year n increasing the fair
grounds Incense To $1,000 per year..
thereby charging the turf the samc
amount each week for one year
as The fair grounds for one week.
Nh"u this amendment was a~huOu.CcI
Neithe was given the ilOor aud stated
that there had been too much secrecy
about Ia" ordinance. referring 20 ths
conference held between the MAYOR
and The leaders OF opposing forces in
council Yesterday morning. lie hen
stated that he Was not there t. do
tn" work Of q thief and Just a. this
point Butts ran across the room Shak-
iu@ mis- iist and asking II N,ithe meant
20 imply that he tButtsJ Vas a thief.
saying thar II he utd he would get
his face smashed. Order was finally
secured When Writhc answered .ha
D." intended TO call no one p-rsou a
thi't and when me amendment was.
hndlly brought To a vote u passed.
IL io o. I%'arnctt. Coppinger. DriScjll,
0 Horn. Murray and Ricster voted no.
lr the First branch. upon the mo.
ton o. Miller. that body non concurred
IN the entire ordinance. the author Of.
in" motion probably not knowing cN.I
I attly what he wished 10 ACCOMPLISH.
as his motion struck out the entire or
utudH'r. However. The motion was
'e'onSider"d. but not until after Cap.
tam O'to had announced that he was
+ Tired voting Tor The measures cham.
pinncd by the majority in the First
branch. u would thereafter vote for
any proposition made by the members
OF The Second branch.
N'"r the ordinance had been recon.
-idsrcd in the First branch 10 WAS dis
covered that the clause recently intro
dvced by Captain ono. taxing each
bucket shop in the city 5000 per wear
Instead Of 80. had been left on OF
ju- idihdn,.. aud the entire measure
was returned 20 The Second branch
hat This might bc inserted Nff.ri
" -' "N AINNA NffNI NN 4
serted boo the ordinance iu the second
branch. IN" measure passed that body
ht q vote az o. 20 %. Driscoll refusing
tu vote.
Change in Vote.
When the ordinance was returned
fu fho First branch. flabcr-iiob moved
10 uon.roucur. but the motion WAS lost.
y 10 = Those voting 10 u%pn-COncur
and thereby iayoring the Turf Ex.
rhau-p Werc iiaher-tisL. Ritter. Con.
rad. Entter. Miller. Scidler. McKovn
and B~ci-wiugcr Those voting 10 con.
cur and place q license of g., 0uo on
'h" Turf we're OTTO. Negrail Greene.
k'uH"t. Beckett. NaJs and Nolte
EdVarl Naas. the champion OF low
license for pool selling ON Tho state
i1'r grounds. then moi Cd 10 amend
Oh" ordinance" Dos assessing the fair
o. "' alton a ta' OF 500. Instead ~
$1,000" This motion va aifo lost hv
900 e. FOO g. vote. 30. Niusrr. Ecrkrtt
OTTO Nocral Greene. Kcnnrt W.,
ko'u aud Noitc voting arain.f tho
amendment. vhilo Sv"cnct. Itahcr
ttirh. Nas- Vitfcr. Ruror. Miller
Soldier 4nd conrad voted ,c-
ST. both ~ Tho above motion. had
lr"n lost. ~ vas fhon moved D., Nic
Gratl that fhr license ~orItnarrr al.
ra god o. Tho second branch be-
passed 100 Tho hr.t branch This drca
% tot" ~ . against to for. Was
making plain his stand Boo tho matter
when ho sWttched frum The reform
rIio and voted with the TURF cham
pi"us. because The fair ground license
been Increased from $500 10
$1,000
Other Matters
Ih" report Of IN" ordinance com
miitc". 10 the effect that there are
now city laws governing the opera.
ton ~ wine rooms whore women
might loiter. was returned 90 tho
committee with instructions fo frame
an ordinance which viii prohibit
Them from lettering IN such places
The present laws permit women ~
loitor in wine rooms when tho prD
prlcfor has aiken out a hotel license
The message from rho board NJ con.
frnl. asking that bills Tor street nav
ink hr paid out OF tho bond issue az
zoos. was returned To- tho board with
tho Instructions that Tho Issue az tlsg4
WHs mad" Tor water and ras improve
U.Unfs and not frr street improve
mont. This places fhr tltt iu Il bad
huIr a- the tu|ufral.O f. fufrr tho
Nurt Ou Tho streets 90 tho present
fW" trr demanding their money. and
nu p OF Doc failure OF council
foo rIse fN" license fIN ~urIfr4rt. ro
'fud ffe 'nm.u. ir.p fU. ,ft trr4.
ur
Several ,rm,f,rt transfer. gsr,
} EAa,cI 49, council adjourned