Students at the Jackson Training School are not dependent now on wells for their water supply. The wells have served the school well in the past, but with 400 students in the school now a more adequate supply had to be secured.
This supply is being secured from the city of Concord. Under an agreement reached between the school and city officials some time ago, and 18-inch pipe line was laid from Concord to the school, a distance of three miles.
The line was completed on March 13th and on that day the new system was put in operation for the first time. It is believed by officials of the school that the city will always be in position to supply the water needs of the schools, which of necessity grow as the personnel of the school grows.
The well water which supplied the school in the past weas very fine, coming from the rock beds which infest the Rocky Ridge section, but with 400 students to be cared for, it was practically impossible to get a sufficient supply from the wells except at great cost.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, March 21, 1926
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