Show U Feeling His Oats When the horse for the fire department de-partment was purchased in October last he weighed 1113 pounds and the hose cart with men hose and al appurtenances ready to dash to afire a-fire weighed 2180 pounds Under the treatment which he has received re-ceived at Firemans Hall the noble steed has increased in avoirdupois till he weighs l16u and the weight he has to draw by the purchase of a lighter hose has been diminished to 1963 pounds This Is what Chief Ottinger calls reducing the friction and increasing the motive power a I s |