The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
EAST sIDf, WEST SIDE ALL AROUND TOWN

which do you belong to, the hose wagon or the engine?" this was the question asked by a fire commissioner of a fireman a. few years ago In local fire engine house. The con- missioner had been a member of the fire board a year and then he let down the bars and gave away the secret that he did not know the or ganization of the fire department. The commissioner will go down in fire department because of this one ques- ton. The fireman belonged to a company and both the engine and the hose wagon were the equipment Of the company.
 But the commissioner was not alone There are many men who pose as leading citizens who know less about the fire and police departments than people give them credit for. one ing his house at o'clock in the morning and said. tsYou fellows have it easy-regular banking hours-5ust
 going to work and I, have to be in at o'clock.
 The fremen had been out twice that
 nigh. to fire and had come home to his breakfast. His neighbor thought
 fire fighting a lazy mans job
 The most wearing of a foot race is the tiTre that runners are on their marhs and the starter is holding them for the word. Many a fleet sprsnser does not run well if the starter calls the contestants back several times ana has trouble getting the race underway
 How would you like to be in a busi-
 ness where you were toeing the mark and constantly waiting for the crack
 of the pistol like the runners Asleep
 or awake it is always the thought that
 the next instant will put you on your toes and in action. That is the life
 of the firepran. Instead of the crack of the pistol it is the clane Of the
 bell that he waits for 365 days year, A mans nerves have to be in good condition to live and sleep under a bell and he has to keep himself in good physical condition for the times when there are series of bad hres n succession. It is roueh on the ire men when people say, They lead lazy lives'
 Many people, think that when they
 raise their right hand and take ca before the board of assessors that | they have sworn their property is worth the value they have placed on the list. Naturally they are. ina g. nant when the assessors boost the price They think the assessors have taken it for granted that they lied under oath. As matter of fact the oath administered by the assessors is to the effect that the taxpayer mas listed all of his or her property. Prop
  property thev choose and the chang ing of the value by the assessors means that the assessors differ with the owner on the question of the worth of the property. The place for the property owner to fresh out differ ences with the assessors is before the board of relief or before the Superior court.
 A well known business man who re- centIy built a new house for hinse'f and family made a protest to the arch itect against the snallness Of the kitchen. He said, How are we go- ing to get in there to eat after we get a ranee a table and chairs in the room?" "Wty. you are to have your meals in the dining room which IS twice as large as the kitchen" replied the architect. What. Eat in a dfn- i ing room" snapped the new noose owner. I have spent lot Of money | on this place. but it aint going 70 seem like home bit, if cant sl. | in the kitchen in my shirts'eeves.
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