Cremorne Tramway Act 1909 (NSW)

Act No. 12, 1909.

An Act to sanction the construction of an
Electric Tramway from the Military-road,

North Sydney, to Cremorne Point; and for other purposes consequent thereon or inci­

dental thereto. [7th December, 1909.]

W H E R E A S in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works

Act, 1900, the Legis la t ive Assembly did, by resolution, declare

that it was expedient to carry out a certain work, namely, the

construction of an electric t ramway, from the Mili tary-road, North Sydney, to Cremorne Point : And whereas, on the passing of the said resolution, a statutory duty was by the said Act imposed on the Secretary for Public Works to introduce a Bi l l into the said Assembly to sanction the carrying out of the said work : Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislat ive Council and Legis la t ive 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 " Cremorne Tramway Act,

Construction, and deposited in the public office of the said Secretary.

1909."

2. The carrying out the said work, more part icularly described in the Schedule to this Act, is hereby sanctioned; and the Secretary for Publ ic 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 tin; said work, subject to the provisions of this Act, and for that purpose shall be and shall have the powers and duties of Constructing Authority within the meaning of the Public Works Act, 1900.
3. The plan of the said work is the plan marked " Mil i tary -
road to Cremorne Point,"' signed by the Secretary for Public Works,
and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Ra i lway and Tramway

4. The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated at twenty-

seven thousand eight hundred and fourteen pounds, shall be defrayed from such Loan Votes as are now, or may hereafter be, applicable to that purpose, and shall not, under any circumstances, exceed the estimated cost by more than ten per centum.

S C H E D U L E .

T H E proposed t r a m w a y , one mile th i r ty- four cha ins in length , s ing le t r a c k , w i th g r a d e s

of one in fifteen in both d i rec t ions , commences a t a point on the Nor th S y d n e y to

Mosman t r a m w a y , near the corner of Glover and SpoiTorth s t ree ts , where, pass ing

sou the r ly for about half a mi le a long the l a t t e r s t ree t , i t curves wes te r ly , a n d proceeding

a long p a r t of F lorence-s t ree t , t u r n s sou th -wes te r ly , crossing Re id - s t r ee t , and , con t inu ing

in t h a t d i rec t ion , passes through p r iva te proper ty , a n d reaches M u r d o c h - s t r e e t ; thence

the l ine cont inues in a sou ther ly di rect ion, t r ave r s ing pa r t of Murdoch-s t ree t and a short

l eng th of p r i v a t e proper ty , to the nor thern side of Su the r l and-s t r ee t , where , bend ing

south-eas ter ly , i t en te r s Milson-road, and , a l t e r descending a long t h a t road, the l ine

t e r m i n a t e s a t the end of Milson-road at i t s j unc t ion w i th Cremorne-road, in the direct ion

of Robertson 's Po in t n e a r the western s ide of Mosman B a y , — a n d subject to such

dev ia t i ons	a n d	modifications	as	may	be	considered	des i rab le	by	the	Cons t ruc t ing
A u t h o r i t y .