Kensington and Norwood Boundaries Act 1878 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO PRIM0 ET QUADRAGESIMO

SECUNDO

VICTORIE REGINZ.

A.D. 1878.

Private Act (No. 98).

An Act to enlarge the bouridaries of the Town of Kensinayton and

Norwood, and fbr other purposes.

[Assented to, 2211d October, 18'78.1

HEREAS a certain road dividing the Town of Kensington Preambe.

W and Norwood from the Eastern Park Lands of the City of Adelaide, commonly known as " Dequetteville-terrace," has since

the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six been made, maintained, and repaired by the Corporation of the Town of Ihnsington and Norwood, but doubts are entertained whether such road is legally within the limits of the said Corporate Town: And whereas the Main Road numbered 31 in the Third Schedule to the a Main Roads Act, 1574," abuts on and runs and extends along the whole of the northerly boundary of Section No. 255, situate in the Hundred of Sdelaide, which said Section forms that portion of Kensington and Norwood called Kent Ward: And whereas the Main Road numbered 37 in the Third Schcdulc to the said Main Roads Act, 1874," abuts on and runs and extends along the whole of the northern boundaries of the Sections numbered respectively 260 and 277, which said Sections respectively form part of that portion of the Town of Kensington and Norwood called East Norwood Ward and West Norwood Ward respectively: And whereas in consequence of the said Main Roads numbered 31 and 37 not being under the care, management, and control of the said Corporation, or within the limits of thc said Town of Kensington and Norwood, the said Corporation are unable to expend the rates

or other moneys of the said town in the improvements of the foot- I 4

98 paths

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paths extending along the whole of the said northen1 boundary of the said Sections numbered 255, 260, and 277, and in consequence thereof the owners and occupiers of the land fronting such roads are put to considerable trouble, and suffer great hardships: And whereas i t is expedient to settle such doubts and to include the said strip of land, called Dequetteville-terrace, within the limits of the said town, and also to confer upon the said Corporation the power to lay out and expend money arising from municipal rates, or other moneys, in

the formation and repairing of the said footpaths and the watertables

on portions of the said Main Xoads numbers 31 and 37, so far as they abut on the boundaies of the said town-Re i t therefore Enactcd by thc Governor of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of .I\.sscmbly of the said province, in this present Parliament assembletl, as follows:

B~OI-t title. l. This Act may be cited as the Kensington and Norwood

Boundaries Act,, 1878."

Strip of land known	2.	That all that piece of land situate batwem the w~sterly	boundary
as Dequetteville-

terrace to vest in	of that portion of the Town of Kensingtoll and Xorwood called
Corporation of Kec-
sinttton and Norwood.	Kent Ward and the East Park Lands of the City of Adelaide, and

mdv to form part of ' heretofore called or known as Dcquettevilk-terrace, and being a piece

Kent Tard. of land of the width throughout of two hundred links, or thereabouts, commencing at the junction of Dequeiteville-terrace aforesaid, and Brownhill Creek Road, Kcnt Town, with the Main Road numbered 39 in the Third Schedule to the "Mah Roads Act, 1874," and running along the south-westerly and WC st side of Dequetteville- terrace nforcsaid throughout its entire length to the juliction of Deqnetteville- terrace at the northerly end therlof with the southerly side of the goad numbered 28 in thc said Third Schedule of the said Main Roads Act, 1874, shall be I ested in the said Corporation of' the Town of ICeusinpton and Norwood, and shall be within the limits and boundaries oP and shall form pm-t of Kent Ward in the said Town of Kerising ton and Norwood,

coqOration

t o mako and maintain 3. That it shall be laa ful for the said Corporation of the Town

northern boundary of footpath along of Kensington and Norwood from time to time, and at all times Ken%, East Norwood, hereafter, out of the municipal rates, or other fimds of the said town

and West Norwood applicable for thc purpose of works within the respective wards of

Wards.

the said town, to make, maintain, repair, snd keep in repair the footpath forming che eouth side of the Main Roarh, riumbered wspectively 31 and 37, extending from the north-westerly corner of 'Kent Ward aforesaid along the whole of the northerly boundary of the said Section numbered 255, forming Kent Ward aforesaid, ancl also cxtcnding along the whole length of the north side of the Sections numbered respectively 260 and 27% in the Hundred of Adelaide aforesaid, and which said last-mentioned Sections form portion of East Norwood Ward and V'cst Norwood Ward respec-

A n d d ~ o to makeand tively, in the said Town of Kensington and Norwood. And also

tables along northerly that it shall be lrt\+ful for thc said Corporation, in manner aforesaid,	maintain the water-
side of said footpath, to make, maintain, repair, and keep in repair the watertables along the

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the whole of the northerly side of the said footpaths: Provided cortsent Provim of that B O U ~ of

nevertheless, that no such works to be made or entered into in the Main ROMLS be

making, maintaining, and repairing of the said footpaths and water- obtained to works.

tables shall be made without the previous consent in writing and approbation of the Local Board of Main Roads for the Central District, or other District Board or authority acting under or by virtue of the said "Main Roads i4ct, 1874," in whom, for the time being, the said roads numbers 31 and 37 in the said 'I'hird Schedule to the said in part recited Act are or shall be vested.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I here by assent to this

Bill.

WM. F. DRUMMONI) JERVOI S, Governor,

ent Printer, North-terrace.