Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-26

month. Passed.
Mr.. Donaldson introduced the following
which were passed:
A resolution directing the City Civi
Engineer to prepare the necessary pla
and estimate for grading and paving tn,
unpaved cutters and crossings and grading
and graveling the roadway of Medary al
ley from Sixth street to Eighth street
Passed.
A resolution directing the City Civi
Engineer to prepare the necessary plat ant
estimate for building a double row fias
stone crossing on the east side of Fiitf
street across Broad street.
A resolution directing the City Civil En-
gineer to prepare the necessary plat ant
estimate for grading to the depth of thre'
inches the roadway of State street from
High street to Sixth street.
Mr.. Donaldson, on leave, introduced thu
following ordinances, which were read
first time:
An ordinance to grade and pave on Gay
street from High to Fifth street.
An ordinance to grade and pave will
boulders the first alley east OF Seventh
street from Oak street to Converse alley.
Mr.. Janney introduced the following
which were passed:
A resolution directing the City Civil En-
gineer to prepare the necessary plat ant
estimate for building a double row flas
stone crossing on the east side of Fiftf
street across Broad street.
A resolution directing the City Civil En-
gineer to prepare the necessary plat ant
estimate for building double row flas
stone crossing on the west side of Seventh
street across Broad street.
A resolution directing the City Clerk to
certify to the County Auditor, to be placed
upon the duplicate and collected as other
taxes, the amounts unpaid on the accom-.
panying certificate of the City Clerk.
Mr.. Reinhard introduced resolution to
contract with Werz, Schwartz & Co. for
grading the unpaved sidewalks on South
street from Seventh street to Erfert street
Passed.
On motion of Mr.. McAlister the Council
proceeded to an election of six citizens to
serve as a Board of Equalization. Messrs.
L. Hoster, John G.. Thompson, Michael Nc
Alister, +. L. Hinman, Theo. Butler and
Thomas Lough were chosen as such Board.
On motion the Council adjourned.
The LAST DoDGE.-Residents in the
eastern part of the city have been waited
upon during the past week by stout boy
some fourteen years of age, who has been
representing himself as an orphan, travel
ing on foot from Pittsburgh to Urbana. in
search of his uncle, who would care for and
support him. (He had walked from Pitts
burgh to this city in three days, and as the
shortest route measures nearly two hun
dred miles, he rivaled Weston, by averag-
ing sixty-four miles per day, consecutive
ly) His story has been uniformly pitiful
and long drawn, and has ended in appeals
for money. Calling on resident of Cleve-
land avenue, near Broadway, on Friday
last, his usual story and appeal was pre-
sented, at which time he told of his WON
derful pedestrian accomplishment of walk
ing from Pittsburgh to Columbus in three
days. The gentleman of the house (who
had just given the boy liberal quantities of
food) was somewhat incredulous of the
boys statement, and expressed doubts
"How far is it from here to Pittsburgh P"
asked the gentleman. 81 don't know, but
walked it in three days, sure" said the
boy. The gentleman then remarked that
a family lived next door who had just come
from Pittsburgh, and he would inquire
from them concerning the distance. AS
soon as the boy heard this he manifested
decided symptoms of uneasiness, and on
the gentleman calling to the occupants of
the adjoining house, the boy broke and
run through the alley like quarter
horse.
A short time afterwards member of the
gentleman's family saw the boy sitting on
the curb stone in front of Mr.. Kelley's res
idence on Broadway, sharing the food
given him with an Unlocking man, with
whom he was in low and earnest conversa-
tion. 1t may be dodge to learn the loca-
tion of doors and windows in the rear OF
dwelling houses, in order that burglars
may be more sure of success; at all events,
something is wrong, and our citizens
should tell the spedestrian'' to travel on,
lock and bolt their doors in the evening,
trust in the Lord, and be sure TO keep their
poaoder dry.