The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-10
EFFoRT WADE TO nave TAXES
- RAISED EQUAL TO STATE
ASSESSMENT
nat CITY Funds Might B- Benefited
futration election Favored
Other Business

FNNFatog election Fasorrc
Other Business
Council az IT, regular meeting Lac,
night deadlOcked on the city license
tar ordnance. and although confer.
snce committees were named IN An 81
Tort 10 get the measure passed the
body recessed until June-i6 when N
vii &ain take up the license ques
ION he session lasted until mid
h4Aht Tue main hEht wac on tbs.
question % raising the automobile taX
al on ciEars. tobacco. vehicles and
pool tables 40 they would be equal TO
The State tax.
councilman Chew made an EFFORT 10
set = resolution through the body that
would ALLOW the present ordinance 10
hold over until next wear ~ make
me Few changes that are in the pres
ent one. This was lost. and the regr,-
lar FORM OF reading the ordinance was
gone through.
The proposed license changes the
toilow1ng articles TO the same anount
as the State. show houses nooi "a.
pies. automobiles. bowling alleys. res
saurahts hotels. cigars and tobacco.
wagon licenses NM
he original ordinance was amended
~ Snahslng the amount OF the tax for
A aNN1'AaNNNu IOf MAKING
DOCKS and selling pools during fair
week from $1,000 TO 5000 DriscoU's
motion TO change the license FOR the
operation OF a turf exchange from $50
wv 10 $4,000 was declared out OF or.
uer, as II was not seconded until an.
other notion had been put.
Councilman Chew stated the finance
commission had paid attention TO spe-
cal interests and allowed others 70
70 Iree on the question OF finance
II. >. sands stood up for the commits
SION IN a lively debate. He also said
.uht the council had not even recoR.
MED the report. as II was never road
before the body.
Councllman fancy moved 10 strike
OUT section % OF the ordinance which
required a corporation tax This va
,ost by the vote Of 2 70 10. The FOL
lowing IS the vote.
Nyes-Butts. Chew. Drfscou
Hedges, McCahon. Riestpr T,,ar
watson and Wiethe.
Noes-Brinkman. C%oppinRer Drakc
kennen, Richards. Stiliyard San6s
der. vi A'eAah-
Favor Election.
n ordinance committee filed Co..
report requiring a special praferar.
tial election on the systems OF fItra.
uon. Sands moved TO Law the matts-
on the table. which was lost nv :
wore OF Il 20 8. When put TO adopt
Tor the ordinance. =
councilman Charles +. BRAND fan
aerd his RESIGNATION 10 take effect
a. once. councilman Butts then mn
the name OF H.. w. Fair in nominal ~,
Ior me place. Councilman NcCahop
mufsd 10 defer action on the election
~ ~ h'Nt meeting. but on Mr.
~Nl'Nahuers explanation that n Urs
customary FOR thp man i'm tho ward
Mnose seat had been made vacant 10
suggest The nominee. bfg
MOTION. lie was then elected by the
Hol" or u 10 >. Driscoll. Risst.r
na.'S' watson and Wipthe. Demo
CIIl9' Nollng against him. Several
ton. MS eltc
The report OF the committee on real
estate was read and approved and tba
meeting Wall Plaster company was
sLanteu PERMISSION TO place "A road
uo"h 10 the waters edge at the wharf
by a unanimous vote. The report al
me streets. alleys n grades COM
nll,tee reporting u~nfayorably Tho.
SIlllyard resolution for improvements
between Eoff street and the Crema-
tory was adopted.
Routine Business.
A resolution by Councilman Drs+e
WIN reference TO h holding OF th,
street by the West Virginia Traction
ana Electric Company's cars at EIeV.
enth and Market streets was referred
70 the ordinance committee. A COM
munlcattOn by a number Of tax paw
ers on T~wenty-ninth street regardinr
the placing Of a switch between stops
nNe and six on the Mozart division
Was referred to the streets, alleys
and grades committee.
william Parrish addressed a COM
munlcatlOn TO the body in which ~
stated he had lost a deed for Il GENE.
terry lot ana wished a new one draft
90. D request was granted II.
/ hunter was appointed as plant ten
Ger al the gas works TO take thc place
OF \ \. Hunter resigned. by Supcun-
tendent Miller. The appointment
was confirmed.
The claim OF Miss Sarah Jump for
the sum Of 5000 for injuries sustain
"a July 3. 1913. when she fell through
an excavation on Zane street was re-
terrcd To Do committee on claims.
a message from the Board OF Con
troll asking for the erection of a dog
pound and the election Of a dog
the table
The board Of control also presented
a message iu which DO asked that the
city treasurer De Instructed 10 compel
persons VINO had not paid their share
or th" street Improvement bills TO do
The report Of the loan commission
ers was read. received and filed II
related FOB drafting of certain funds
Tor Improvements during the past
year. Councilman SeahriEht also fu.
iroeICed "a resolution wherein hs ask.
"a Tor a Waterman or gates a. Forty.
miro street This was referred 90 the
ordinance committee
Those Ou The conference committee
mat worked upon tho license ordI.
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