JAX CURIOSITIES: MUNICIPAL TRUCKS

(Source of picture: Florida State Archives)

In 1917, these trucks served the water department for the City of Jacksonville.  The front vehicle doesn't look much different than a modified buggy.  Apparently, the men were working with pipes, as shown by the digging in the foreground.  For more info, see below.

CLICK HERE for a photo of street paving trucks.

CLICK HERE for an old street sweeper.

JAX ON THE HOOF -- A year before this photo, Jacksonville could boast of 28 public drinking fountains for animals.  A fair number of residents still relied on real horsepower. 

Among other responsibilities, the water department maintained the public animal fountains.  The department inspected & cleaned each trough three times per month.  Here are the intersections where some of the public animal fountains were located: 

State & Main streets

Forsyth & Market streets

Ocean & Bay

Broad & Forsyth

Main & 11th

Spearing & 8th

Jessie Street & Florida Avenue

Myrtle Avenue & Kings Road

Dora Street & Riverside Avenue

Herschell & King streets (A private well supplied the water for this one.)

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