The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-16
LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE FAILS
TO PASS BUT OTHER MAT
TIERS ACTED ON.
Ned Light District and Wine Rooms
race Observation-Disclosures Charges
to Be investigated.

II -. ~ @otA(h may hOt Ot HOle
70 pass the license ordinance but II
matters are just left to them and or.
oers OF council are obeyed. Wheeling
viii be so clean inside OF a month
that Il will resemble a flake OF snow
in a pile OF SCOT. The gamblers have
gone. the Turf Is closed. and now. IL
the orders OF council are carried out.
all music will be prohibited In sa-
looms and houses o: nl-fame. wo-
men will be prohibited from lettering
In wine rooms or bars that are con-
Quoted In connection with a hotel.
and the charges against members OF
the police department will be investi-
gated.
The license tax ordinance was the
nrst matter considered last night.
when upon motion of Butts. the or.
was passed as amended. the
amendments providing that the Turf
De licensed at 100000. pool selling on
the fair grounds at 5000 and that vio-
lators be fined from SO { o $50 and
De required to serve from thirty DAYS
10 one year In jail. This ordinance
passed the Second branch by a vote
OF Il to 3. only Coppinger. Driscoll.
Horn. Riester and Wiethe voting no..
When referred to the First branch,
however. that branch acted in the
usual ann and ion-concurred, Q TO
Z. Beiswinger. Conrad. Haberstick Nc
Kown. Miller. Ritter. Rutter, Otto and
Seidler voted to nonconcur and there
by favored the Turf while Beckett.
Greene. Kenney. Megrail. Sweeney.
Vaas and Nolte voted to concur. Due
10 an oversight the amendment to
the license ordinance recently made.
providing that all bucket shops be
required TO pay a city license OF $500
had been left out OF the ordinance In
b Second branch and this was order
ed replaced by the First branch.
Hahne Gets Busy.
At this point Dan Hahne. Demo-
cratic member from the Fifth ward.
got busy. by moving that the CITY
place a ban on the use of pianos or
other musical instruments 10 the Tai
cum Powder district and saloons. He
also moved that the police be ordered
TO sustain the ordinance and that all
yiolators of the same be fined from
$40 to 800. The majority OF the
Second branch members approved the
motion and il was referred to the
ordinance committee.
Will Investigate Charges.
a message from the chief OF police
was men read. the CHIEF requesting
mat the charges made b. ex-PoIice-
man Miller against Captain OF De-
tectives Hastings and Detective Nc
Connell be Investigated for he good
or the police department. This re-
quest was granted and upon motion
OF Hahne II was decided in both
branches That a joint meeting OF
council be called within n few DAYS.
that Miller. Hastings and Mcconnell
and all OF their witnesses be sum
moned before the BODY and that a
complete investigation be conducted.
The date Tor calling the meeting will
Dc decided by the mayor. and will
likely be within "A few DAYS, as the
Charges have given the police depart
ment a very black eye.
Hshne Again.
immediately after this matter had
been settled. Hahne broke loose
asaIn and moved that the police be
Instructed to prohibit the sale OF
booze in all houses Of m-fame. pro-
viding the persons who operate tho
mousse do not pay the city license.
while making his motion. Mr.. Hahnc
pointed out that every TX
II assessed $500 TO sell liquor at =
reasonable price. while the houses of
the red light pay no license and
charge several times the prices
charged In saloons. The motion was
adopted and the police will be notf-
hed OF the resolution today
Keep Women Out.
A resolution by James Richards to
prohibit women from lettering I'm
wine rooms. cafes or bars or rooms
conducted in connection with a hotel
vas adopted and referred TO the or.
finance committee. II passed. this
resolution will prohibit such places
as kurutz Bros. and DOlnics from
operating. they escaping being fined
during a recent investigation for the
reason that the proprietors had TAX
en- out hotel licenses. With this
amendment TO the ordinance the hotel
license would have no effect and sale
70 women would be absolutely pro
hibited. ~
Wanted Conference COMMITTEE.
At his ~juncture the First branch
was again heard from when they re-
quested that the Second appoint tbrea
members TO a conference committee
The Second branch refused this. how.
ever. saying that two conference com.
mittees had been appointed. had 70.
W. hthlbIlNN OF inc mem
bers OF the First had refused 10 abide
by the report Butts spoke agains,
appointing a conference committee
saying that he had been
YESTERDAY b. a man evidently repre-.
s-hung The Turf Exchange. Who ask.
"a MIN 10 vote 10 place the old penal
~ provided against The Turf In he
ne~ charter This penalty provided
only that a fine be- paid and ala NO,
PROVIDE a jail sentence. 30 that were
~ IN force the Turf might operst,
Nlthout license. pay a fine every dav
End stiil not pay the city an ~nreas
able sum.
The lat matter considered vas tbe
application OF attorneys for 7. 3 Nc.
IeauEhlin. bankrupt salounisf ASKING
tbat h sum ~ 5000 paid the cifv as
= license 70 sell liquor for the ensring
year. b. returned This gas granted
and council adjourned
H1QHOD