In 1889–90 the Knoxville Register reported that the university had a complete system of drains and sewers. It also reported that a system of underground cisterns that collected the rain from slate roofs “supplies the purest drinking water.”
In 1889–90 the Knoxville Register reported that the university had a complete system of drains and sewers. It also reported that a system of underground cisterns that collected the rain from slate roofs “supplies the purest drinking water.”