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FIRE AND WATER 1857 a tank was built beside the Town Hall, to be filled with water from the roof. In 1856, a sixth company was formed. After the organizational meeting, George Angus, the captain elect, appeared before the council to ask that his brigade be officially incorporated and be supplied with the following equipment: 6 small hooks and poles 2 large axes 12 small axes 2 saws 2 forks for raising ladders 6 ladders 50 feet of inch rope 1 carriage with box, ropes, etc. Total cost, $183. The request was gladly granted. Most of the young bloods who could run, climb, or pump, were eager to join one of the volunteer companies. The rewards of being a member were considerable. There was the club house where, among the fire-fighting equipment, the members had gay times with boon companions. There were the precision drills on the main street, during which, dressed in a natty uniform, they could glow under the admiring eyes of voung boys, old boys, and young ladies. And there was keen and exciting rivalry with other clubs, and dan- gers under fire, when they could plav the hero. At the sound of the alarm, all the local companies would try to arrive first at the fire and go first into action. Each member would run to his club house, hastily don a colorful shirt and a great leather- helmet, seize one of the hand-grips on the wagon tongue, and then, together with his mates, speed off towards the fire. II Old-Time Fire Brigade 121