No. XXII.
An Act to sanction the erection of Offices for the accommodation of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage. [26th November, 1890.]
| WH E R E A S , | cer ta in | proposed | P u b l i c | W o r k , | namely , | " T h e | Erec t ion | of |
| p u r s u a n t | to | t h e | " P u b l i c | W o r k s | A c t | of | 1 8 8 8 , " | a |
Offices for t h e Accommoda t ion of t h e Board of W a t e r Supp ly and Sewerage ," was, on t h e first day of October, in t h e year one t housand e igh t h u n d r e d and e igh ty-n ine , duly submi t t ed and expla ined
| b y t h e Secre ta ry | for Pub l i c W o r k s | in | t he | Legis la t ive Assembly , | and |
such w o r k was t he r eupon referred, on t h e mot ion of t he said Minis ter , to t he P a r l i a m e n t a r y S tand ing Commi t t ee on P u b l i c W o r k s , which Commi t t ee reported thereon to t he said Assembly pu r suan t to t he said Ac t . A n d whereas on t h e e igh teen th day of J u n e , in t h e year one thousand e ight hund red and n ine ty , t he said Assembly by resolut ion declared " t h a t it is expedient t h a t t h e erection of offices for the Board of W a t e r Supply and Sewerage, as referred by t h e Legislat ive Assembly to t he Pa r l i amen ta ry S tand ing Commit tee on P u b l i c W o r k s , be carried
| o u t . " | A n d t h e | said resolut ion was notified in t h e | Gazette | on | the |
t w e n t i e t h day of -Tune, in t he said year. Be i t therefore enacted by the Queen ' s Most Excel len t Majes ty , by and wi th the advice and consent of t he Legislat ive Council and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w
| Sou th | Wales in P a r l i a m e n t | assembled, and by the au thor i ty | of | t h e |
same, as follows :—
1. This A c t may be cited as t he " Board of W a t e r Supp ly and
Sewerage Offices Erec t ion A c t of 1890 , " and shall be read wi th the
| " | Publ ic W o r k s A c t | of | 1888 . " |
| 2. | The Pub l ic W o r k more par t icu lar ly described in the | Schedule |
| to this A c t shall be carried | out by t h e Secretary for Pub l i c W o r k s , or |
| t he M e m b e r of t he Execu t i ve Council for the t ime being charged | wi th |
| t he dut ies of t h e said Minis ter . | A n d | such | Minis te r or M e m b e r | shal l |
| for the purposes of this A c t and the " Publ ic W o r k s | A c t of | 1888 " be |
deemed and t aken to be t h e " Cons t ruc t ing A u t h o r i t y " author ized to en te r in to contrac ts , and to exercise all powers, do all ac ts and th ings , and be responsible in respect of all obl igat ions and liabilities which can be done or incur red by a " Cons t ruc t ing A u t h o r i t y " unde r or pu r
| suan t to th is A c t or t h e said | Pub l i c W o r k s | Act , so far | as m a y | be |
| necessary for the ca r ry ing out of t he work hereby sanctioned. | The |
P l a n of such W o r k , here inaf ter referred to, is t he P l a n m a r k e d " Offices for the Accommodat ion of t he Board of "Water Supply a n d Sewerage , " signed by the Secretary for Pub l i c W o r k s and counter signed by t h e Pres ident of t he said Board and deposited in t he office of the said Secretary.
3. T h e cost of car ry ing out the work hereby sanctioned, es t i - 1
| mated a t t he sum of th i r ty t housand pounds , shall be defrayed | from |
| moneys to be provided by Pa r l i amen t by loan. |
| Offices for | the Accommodation | of the Board | of Water | Supply | and | Sewerage. |
| T h e | b u i l d i n g | f o r t i u s | p u r p o s e | w i l l | b e | i n | the | I t a l i a n | R e n a i s s a n c e | s t y l e ; | w i l l | b e |
| c o n s t r u c t e d | p r i n c i p a l l y | of | b r i c k , | w i t h | f r e e s t o n e | d r e s s i n g s | ; w i l l | h a v e | five | floors | a n d | a |
| b a s e m e n t ; | a n d | h a v e | a | h e i g h t | f r o m | p a r a p e t | t o | g r o u n d | l i n e | of | e i g h t y - s e v e n | f ee t . | I t | w i l l |
| b e | b u i l t | o n | a | s i t e | a t | t h e | n o r t h - w e s t | c o r n e r | of | P i t t | a n d | " W i l m o t t | S t r e e t s , | a n d | w i l l | h a v e |
| a | f r o n t a g e | of | s e v e n t y - t w o | f e e t | t o | P i t t - s t r e e t | a n d | e i g h t y - t h r e e | f ee t | e i g h t | i n c h e s | t o |
| W i l m o t t - s t r e e t , | a n d | w i l l | c o v e r | a n | a r e a | of | s ix | h u n d r e d | a n d | s i x t y - n i n e | a n d | o n e - t h i r d |
| s q u a r e | y a r d s | o r | t h e r e a b o u t . |