. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition. n of the city. It has fine grounds, and an imposingstructure with an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,200. It hastwelve class rooms and can accommodate 500 pupils. It is a boysschool and is open to all. Boys desiring an education will be receivedand taught without compensation if unable to pay tuition. The build-ing and equipment represent an expenditure of around $100, hwas dedicated October 30th, 1921. CHAPTER XLV11IPUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Water Supply Id the early days water for domestic purposes was supplied
. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition. n of the city. It has fine grounds, and an imposingstructure with an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,200. It hastwelve class rooms and can accommodate 500 pupils. It is a boysschool and is open to all. Boys desiring an education will be receivedand taught without compensation if unable to pay tuition. The build-ing and equipment represent an expenditure of around $100, hwas dedicated October 30th, 1921. CHAPTER XLV11IPUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Water Supply Id the early days water for domestic purposes was supplied fromshallow wells and delivered by wagons from cold springs on the Birdville Road and the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, and kept in barrels,a very primitive and unsatisfactory method. There was no water forprotection from fire or for sprinkling streets. The necessity for fireprotection was imperative, as the city was composed almost exclusivelyof wooden buildings. Cisterns were sunk in the middle of the streetsand kept filled with rainwater when it Lake Worth Dam. Fort Worth In May. 1878. Mr. J. J. Peters made the announcement that artesianwater could be had in abundance under the city. He sunk a well inthe southwestern part of the city, near the corner of Florence and SixthStreets. His prediction was verified by an abundant flow of pure, softwater. He proceeded at once to sink a second well, on PeachStreet,near Hampton, on the property of John Nichols. This solved the ques-tion of a water supply for domestic purposes. Over 200 wells weresunk in the city, and at one time it was thought that sufficient artesianwater could be had for all purposes; and in 1892 and for several yearsthereafter the city endeavored to develop the artesian system and spentmany hundreds of thousands of dollars in a fruitless and unavailingeffort to furnish artesian water for all purposes. Numerous propositions were submitted to the city from time totime to install a water works system, which
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