The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-05
COUNCILMAN HABIG WANTS TO ASK
CHIEF OF POLICE SOME
QUESTIONS
Declares He Wishes to Ascertain II Ger
tain Privileges Are Granted
Those Arrested

City council. nj the regular meeting
las, night revoked the Nicely hotel H.
ccnsc zoos Water street. upon n writ-
ten request Of council from city Man
agcr 6. .. Magic Councilman Hlum
moved that the motion be adopted. SER
ionded by Harc and passed unanimously.
! Mr Magic in requesting that the IL
ccnsr be revoked stated that guests wore
permitted to register at the hotel with
out baggage and to assemble in rooms
+ for Immoral purposes. He Hrcfhrcd
his communication by citing the raid
; mndc 4 few nights ago ut tn" hotci ana
! gavc tho names or tho six mon and w"-
mon who were arrested
Tron passage Of the motion rerokinE
! The license Councilman Ambrose HatiE
asked Mr.. Maggie why II wns that nero
! tutnrc all couples arrested on charges
, nr immoral conduct in other hotels or
( rrnminE houses were locked up III the
city prison and compelled IL appear
! in police court Tho following morning
! Mr.. Magic stated that he WINS not aware
Of such procedure.
We're Exceptions Made
IT want la know II the. Nicely house.
was made an exception when til" o"U-
rlcs were arrested. They simply put
/ up bond money and did not appear in
police court" declared Mr.. HahlE.
; Mayor NcaIcr informed Mr.. HahiS
! that Chief VI Police Sill could probably
better answer TINT question than anyone
: else.
! Then I wish 10 have him here 10
answer some questions" said Mr.. Ha-
! big Tho srrGcant-Rt-arm was dis
patched for the chief. Lieutenant
Sandy Ericmsnn appeared and stated
; that tho chief had gone 10 Triadclrhia
to Investigate the shooting among som"
negroes
! Mr.. IIah!g ,hcn made q motion. which
was passed. ordering that the chief II"
officially noTIhrd IL appear before m"
regular meeting Of council next TurSdhH
night as he wished 10 ask him som"
questions.
| DR. r.. l.. Armhrrcht. councilman from
: tho Eighth wnrd. At this juncturc arose
and asked why It was that man who
was not drunk. but had been drinking.
! was arrested and locked up. brought III
! to police court an Il Saturday evening
! aud fined. which he promptly paid nnd
: inter paying his line WAS rcmandcd 10
j his coll for several hours.
Councilman Thompson In reply to DR..
! Armbrccht said that he believed that II
was the custom Ia lock up nm offender
nftcr he had raid his fine If he were not
sufficiently sober I" 20 into TN" str"riS
i This man | refer to-" declared DR.
Armhrccht. was not drunk lie had been
drinking. hut was not drunk
Speed Of Coal Trucks
| City Manager Magic stated that John
n. Garden had extended All invitation
TO tho members of council To visit
| Moundsvillr this week I" inspect IN"
dcmonstr atIon If tho now street lights
: that will he placed In Wheeling. II APP
proved by the Wheeling Electric com
many. Council decided tn await until
! The lights were DEMONSTRATED here With
, in the next few weeks.
I'pon motion Of Mayor N"stcr.
check FOR sl6G".O@ from the Wheeling
. Pittsburgh md baltimore Railroad COM
many. was ordered accepted for its pay
ing and curh!uc assessments in Nc''"l-
loch street. IN the vicinity Of Baker
strcrt. Tho assessment wns Incorrect
" made against tho Contra! Glass conf
pany.
! An ordinance was presented prepared
BY CITY Solicitor NJ. J. Cull!nnn rfEu-
latins the speed of heavy coal trucks
operating through III" streets between
the Richlnnd district mines and Rem
wood industrial plants. Mr.. tullinan
stated that he had written the Stntc
rood commissioner relative IL tho heavy
trucks tearing up the streets by their
large loads and rapid running. 1t APP
pears that the only remedy Is I" reduce
the speed rf thu trucks.
The ordrnanrr Will come UP for the
. second reading next Tuesday. M Mr..
! Cullinnn expects /" hear further from
the rnnd commissioner relative 10 the
matter.
Permission was granted tho Wheeling
Tile company To place two pipes ""r"S*
Alley +.