
“Is it not the duty of the township trustees of Washington township, to remove a number of those family boats as they are termed, lying at the far end of the suspension bridge, both in the Scioto river and canal, which a number of lewd characters inhabit? It is quite frequent for passers-by to witness disturbances between parties residing on the above mentioned boats, and they are a nuisance to the traveling public, both city and country. They have the bulge on the trustees, and it is now time to pull them.”1