The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-25
SECOND BRANCH OF COUNCIL
REFUSES TO GRANT LICENSE.
While First Branch Favors License
and Council Was Divided-Otn-
er Matters Considered.


After the Second branch Of council
had followed the recommendation of
the finance committee and refused TO
insert a clause in the new city tax
ordinance which would license the
Turf Exchange TO operate. members
Of the First branch inserted the
after much argument and sent
the matter back to the Second branch.
The Second branch Immediately re-
fused TO concur with the action of
the First branch and adjourned. leay-
ing the matter hanging fire and the
city without a new License tax ordi-
nance.
When the clause Of The old lax or.
dinance was read no reference 10 the
iurt Exchange was made. IN compli-
ance with the instructions of the II.
lance committee. which az a meeting
held Monday night decided that the
city did not need S6.C0U Of the money
OF men who might use IL TO better adj.
vantage Councilman Taney. how.
ever. Introduced an ameudmen, TO the
license in the form of a motion tina,
The turf clause contained in the old
tax ordinance De placed in the new
ordinance.
II was Immediately moved by Butts
ana seconded by Chew that the mo.
ton made by fancy be tabled. The
motion was tabled by a vote OF Is 10
~. all Republican members OF the
poo! voting TO table the motion. and
,nereDy deprive the Exchange of a
HCehse. "nile all Democratic members
voted 10 license. Those vo,inc IN
table the motion were Brand Bu,ts
Brinkman. Chew. Drake. Hedges Uaw.
kins. kieldsing. Murray. Peake sin.
yard. Sands. Seabright. Ziecler and
the president. NJ. Alexander Those
voting 10 grant the license were Rar.
nett CoppinSer. Driscoll. Horn. Uabne
nehhen' Riester. fancy. Watson
Wiethe and Wagner.
n matter was then referred -
IN" F1Tst branch. where consIdorablo
asuhent was engaged in C,u,atn
C''o C~ohtending that the civ mich,
y" wei 10 receive the $4,000 tax from
,ne Inrf Exchange when other par,'
o'ihS houses are allowed 10 nm Win.
"u' paving q IAN. n VAS then moved
nv ltaberstick that a CLAUSE. he insor,.
% In the nov tax ordinance which
VIII permit The exchange Ia onera,o
upon me payment OF a tax Of az Oon
ana after the motion Was seconded n,
Miller. the First trancb monbsrs
voted to insert the clause Q IN 2
those voting against Inserting tho
clause were Greene. Nolte and Nosr,U
Whil" Haberstick. Miller. Ritter vaae
o'ldler. 'isvinger. Otto. Conrad and
huti"r voted 10 grant the license
Refused to Concur.
as IN" hcens" can he granted onl,
when both branches Of ouncil agree
me action OF the First branch was sant
back 70 tho Second branch. whore
upon the motion Of Chew. the second
branch members refused 10 concur in
me decision OF the FIRST branch nv a
vot" Of - TO 10.
Those voting 20 concur with the
FIRST branch and thus gran, the Tur,
Exchange a license we're Brand con.
pinser. priscoll. Horn. Kennen. Rios.
ter. watson. Murray. Wieihe and Nag.
ner Those voting 20 refuse the Il
cense were Butts. Brinkman. Chew
Drake. Hedges. HahuC. Hawkins
ki"ldsing. P"ake. St!liyard. Sands
Seabrieht. Tan"y. Ziegler and Al.yan
der.
Immediately after 'ho vote had
been taken. Tho second branch nd-
l"Hrr"1. leaving tho matter hanrirr
hr". A. 50 s probable tha, 70 spr,i,l
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appointments 81 fh- Board ~ ,',u-
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as "'t"tm net as those opposed A
-" matter s'srfs 20 rho rr.S..s sim.
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