Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-11
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Trials of a Chief Clerk of Water
Department.


in the office of the Water Service
department in the Water Users AS
ISOLATION building This is an ordi-
nary occurrence. Phones were made
to ring, and when the little bell. COW
cred with nickel after the fashion
of such bells, tinkles, buzzes, and
rings, no surprise is manifested one
of the office men merely goes and
answers il.
1t should have been said that or
dinarily no surprise is manifested be-
fore call is answered, but it ought
to be added that every now and then
little surprise is manifested after a
call. As for instance: The phone
bell rang the other day. Mr.. ] F.
Sprague, chief clerk of the DEPART
ment, man with multifarious duties
and innumerable tasks, found time to
respond in person.
Hello said Sprague:
Hello" said an irrascible, aciduI-
Gus voice at the other end of the
line. is this the water depart
ment?'
Yes" replied Sprague.
What did you say?"
Il said that il is"
is what Speak up. 1 can't hear
you"
That it is the water department"
ON. 1t is, is it? Well why didn't
you say so when l asked you. I've
spent about ten minutes at this
phone already, and I'm just beginning
to find out who l have on the 9TH
er end of the line. You must think
my time isn't worth much. l think
the service I've are getting here Gs
outrageous, and l intend to have you
if you"
VERY WELL" broke in Sprague. TN
get ready to leave in the morning.
but what can 1 do for you now?"
Send me five gallon bottle of
water"
"A bottle of wateri"
Certainly, certainly, certainly!
That's what / said. You said Won
we're in the water business DEPART
nent, and 1 ask YOU for a five gal
on bottle of distilled water. What is
here strange about that. / tell YOU.
'oung man, you had better be care
ul. l am sick of this. My uncles.
nonther-in-law has a cousin who is
personally acquainted with Mayor
and if there is such a thing
Is getting courteous treatment in |
his city l intend to have il | want |
five gallon bottle of distilled wa
er, and 1 want it right away If 1 |
Iont get it, YOU will hear from me. |
won't be sighted by every person in
he city. / may look easy. but"
Never having seen yon, don't
now how you look" said the ex- |
sperated Sprague Il only hone |
our face is a little more progresses
lg than your conversation. You H
ave the wrong number l think"
The wrong number" the other
arty screamed into the receiver.
'idn't you say that was the water
apartment, and didn't / ask for
ottle Of water?'
Certainly. but there is more than
ne water department in this city II
his is the water department of the
Water Users Association, and we
ont sell by the bottle. You want
ne city water department. unless
on want a five gallon jug of ditch
ater, in which case, ="
BIZ
Bing.
Smash
Bangi
The receiver at the other end of
lie line was hung up with a vicious
after, and the line was closed.
Sprague wiped the perspiration
ON his forehead.
On't wor cmfwyp shrdlu etaoinjse
And yet some people say we don't
ork hard enough i'm here" he said
} bystander Want to try il for
while?'
No, thank you. It's all yours.
ANY returns of the day." rejoined
lie other person. Il work out at
lie insane asylum, and have got
ysef into such a condition that | Il
ant stand a half baked lunatic.
ich as you had on the line just now.
like 'em ripe and rardng. None of
lis fer mine