The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-10
CORPORATION TAX WILL NOT BE
PUSHED In COURTS BY COUNCIL
ACTION TAKEN LAST EVENING
DECLINING TO APPEAL CASE.
Ihc npssn Vacancy Filled in Second
6raneh-hueh Routine Work
Was Done.

At a special meeting Of the city
council held last night Il was voted
unanimously not TO appeal the case
CT the City ". Wheeling Ice and Stor-
age Company 20 the state supreme
Court OF Appeals. and to abide By the
ruling OF Judge Charles c. Newman.
IN Part Two OF the local Circuit Court.
This marked the finish OF a friendly
suit to test the constitutionality OF
the corporation tax OF the city. passed
last spring. and which. had II have
held. would have meant az least So.
coo revenue 20 the city, The city aud
itor was also instructed TO pay back
20 those corporations who had already
paid the tax their apportionment OF
$3.50. lie viii issue his vouchers &C
Cordingly
The matter came up on a message
from the Board of Control fancy.
OF the Third ward. moved to receive
end hle the message and instruct the
board TO drop the case. City Solicitor
Brennan informed the council that in
his opinion the city had one chance in
ten TO win II the appeal was taken.
Fill Vacancy.
On motion OF Stillyard. OF the Sec
ond ward, seconded by Richards, OF
the same ward. u. W. Fife, Republi-
can. was nominated for the position
made vacant by the resignation OF
Chester Thompson. Carter Norman,
Democrat. was nominated by Taney.
Of the Third ward. seconded by Ken
non. as the choice of the Democrats.
roll coll .F 4
showed Fife elected. fancy then
moved to elect Fife by reclamation,
and was seconded by Kennon. This
motion prevailed.
Mr.. Fife was introduced by Still
yard and sworn in by Acting Chair.
man Ross Il. Chew. On motion OF
Richards he was placed on all com,
mittees formerly occupied by Thomp
son.
A communication was submitted by
the Business Mems association
through the board of control for
amendments to the traffic ordnance
concerning the time that an alley-way
could be occupied by any one man.
/ This communication was referred 10
! the ordinance committee. that com.
mittee being instructed TO draw an
ordinance TO cover same.
Routine Work
TWO ordinances were submitted by
the ordinance committee granting the
/ National Bank of West Virginia the
right TO construct a cellar-way under
! Twelfth street at the intersection OF
Main. and also a marquise or canopy
ever the entrance to the bank Both
or these ordinances were passed
a request was submitted from the
, board OF control that there be a grade
established at Thirty-third and Chap
line streets at the IS. q o. crossing.
This matter was referred TO the
streets, alleys and grades and ordi,
nance committee Jointly for such &C
ton as these bodies deem expedlent.
City Solicitor Brennan submitted a
communication bearing on the pill
poor gambling in the city by boys.
He informed council that the city mad
no power TO revoke the license OF any
man under the present ordinances. but
asked that council adopt an ordinance
covering this trouble. A similar com.
munication was submitted by Chief
OF Police Thomas Leyland. These
we're accordingly referred TO the OF.
oinance committee.