The importance of the wells(aljibes) in Mazatlán in the S.XlX

The city of Mazatlán was no running water until 1890.Before this date residents have to over their needs have buying the liquid by hawkers,which was supplied with the nearby lagoons,from artesian wells or publics wells several that where in the city.
The lot of property those that could onwner so do,which was supplied with rain water,channeled from the rooftops.
When introduced piped drinking water,the vast majority of existing wells where covered.
From the fourth decade of S.XlX,the council had three publics wells (aljibes) resevoirs annual sales to the highest bidder,with the oblation have free water to two hospitals,that were in Mazatlán,schools,and council offices: One of them belonged to a french merchant,named Piter Fort was later Melchers house in the Venus street.Un second in what was the Colorado headquaters,now a health certer in Juarez with Genaro Estrada streets and the third, The cister of San Pedro called El Aljibe de San Pedro,located between Benito Juarez and Aquiles Serdan streets