. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. reportsas Fall River. THE WATER BOARD. The Reservoir Commission or Water Board as it is now^ calledwas first elected about the year 1871 and water w^orks were builtin 1873, at a cost in round numbers, of about two millions of dol-lars, on 48 acres of land purchased at the head of Bedford street,upon the west shore of North Watuppa Lake. Tanks were erect-ed in various parts of the city to insure more even pressure andsupply. The laying of pipes through our granite foundation com-menced with the bu
. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. reportsas Fall River. THE WATER BOARD. The Reservoir Commission or Water Board as it is now^ calledwas first elected about the year 1871 and water w^orks were builtin 1873, at a cost in round numbers, of about two millions of dol-lars, on 48 acres of land purchased at the head of Bedford street,upon the west shore of North Watuppa Lake. Tanks were erect-ed in various parts of the city to insure more even pressure andsupply. The laying of pipes through our granite foundation com-menced with the building of the pumping station and has been anexpensive work. Now we have three fine engines installed with a daily pumpingcapacity of twenty-four million gallons of water and considerablymore than a hundred miles of piping laid to supply the needs ofcitizens. We have a daily consumption of about 5,300,000 gallonsand 8,200 meters to measure the supply. The cost was great, butthe people had to have it, and today this branch of the city ser-vice is probably the most remunerated and important. 60. a O The purity of Fall River drinking water is the pride and boast ofthe people,and as the cit} has developed it has been deemed neces-sary to provide for its continued purity. Hence about 2800 acresof land around the borders of North Watuppa lake have beenpurchased within the past five years, at a cost of about $213,000,which will ultimately be converted into an immense park, withinw^hose center will forever be found the placid lake of North Wa-tuppa, the citys pure water supply. PARK COMMISSION. The Park Commission is not of very ancient date, the first com-mission having been appointed by the Mayor in 1902. Fall Riverpossesses three small parks in as many locations. The largestand most important is South Park of 108 acres, extending fromSouth Main Street to Mount Hope Bay. This is a beautiful loca-tion with trees, shrubbery, small lakes and playgrounds for thechildren, as well as a fie
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