Canowindra to Eugowra Railway Act 1915 (NSW)

CANOWINDKA TO ETOOWRA

RAILWAY ACT.

Act No. 48, 1915.

An Act to sanction the construction of a line of rail- way from Canowindrato Eugowra ; to provide for the use of the line by the Constructing' Authority, or bv ])ersons authorised by him ; to amend the Public Works Act, 1012 ; and for other purposes consequent thereon or incidental thereto. [Assented to, 21st Decem- ber, 1015.]

Assembly did, by resolution, declare that it was expedient to

\ 17 HE RE AS in accordance with t'ue provisions of VV tlio Public Works Act, 1912, the Legislative

to carry out a certain work, namely, the construction of
a railway from Canowindra to Eugowra : And whereas,
on the passing of the said resolution, a statutory duty was by the said Act imposed upon the Secretary for Public Works to introduce a Bil l into the said Assembly to sanction the carrying out of the said work : Be it there­
fore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by
and with the advice and corsent of the Legislative
Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows :—
1 . This Act may be cited as the "Canowindra to Eugowra Railway Act, 1915 ."
2 . The carrying out of the work (more particularly described in the Schedule to this Act) is hereby sanctioned, and the Secretary for Public Works, or the member of the Executive Council for the time being performing the duties of the said Secretary,
is hereby authorised to undertake and carry out the
said work, subject to the provisions of this Act, and
for that purpose shall be and shall have the powers of a Constructing Authority within the meaning of
the Public Works Act, 1912.
3 . The plan of the said work is the plan marked "Canowindra to Eugowra," signed by the Secretary for
Public Works, and countersigned by the Chief Engineer
for Railway Construction, and deposited in the public
office of the said Secretary.
4 . The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated at ninety-nine thousand seven hundred and twenty pounds thirteen shillings and seven pence, may be defrayed from such loan votes as are now, or may
hereafter be, applicable to that purpose, or from
appropriations of the Public Works Fund, or partly
from such votes and partly from the said appropriations, and shall not under any circumstances exceed the estimated cost by more than ten per centum.
5 . The said line of railway may be constructed on or along or by the side of any public road or highway.
6 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section ninety- one of the Public Works Act, 1912, the Constructing Authority shall not be conrpelled, nor shall it be the duty of the said Authority to make or maintain any

fence

fence along the said line of railway for the accommoda­
tion of any person or for any purpose whatsoever ; but the said authority may, in his discretion, make and maintain such fences in connection with the said line

of railway as he may think fit.

7 . The Constructing Authority, and any person authorised by him, may use the said line, or any part thereof, before it is transferred to the Chief Commis­ sioner for Railways and Tramways, and for that purpose may run thereon any carriages or waggons propelled or drawn by any motive power.

S C H E D U L E .

This railway commences at the terminus of the existing line at Canowindra at 246 miles 44 chains 56 links from Sydney vid Blayney, and proceeds westerly and crosses Nyrang Creek at 254 1/ 2 miles; at

256 1/ 2 miles it bears southerly and descends that creek about a mile on

its right or western side to 258 miles; thence the westerly direction is again taken and Goolagong is passed about 4 miles on the north ; at

262 1/ 2 miles on the eastern side of the Lachlan River the line curves, a

north-easterly bearing takes it for 9 miles along that river and onward to Eugowra, where the railway ends, parallel to Loftus street on the eastern or left hank of Mandagery Creek, at 273 miles 20 chains 56 links from Sydney, being a total distance of 26 miles 56 chains, and subject to such deviations and modifications as may he considered desirable by the Constructing Authority.

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