Lockhart to Clear Hills, via Boree Creek, Railway Act 1907 (NSW)

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A c t No. 14, 1907.

A n A c t to s anc t ion t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of a l ine of
r a i l w a y from L o c k h a r t t o (Hear Hi l l s , via
B o r e e Creek ; t o a u t h o r i s e t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n
of t h e said l ine on p u b l i c r o a d s ; t o a m e n d
t h e P u b l i c W o r k s Ac t , 1900, so far as i t
r e l a t e s t o t h e m a k i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g of
fences a l o n g t h e said l ine ; t o p r o v i d e for
t h e u s e of t h e said l ine b y t h e C o n s t r u c t i n g
A u t h o r i t y or by p e r s o n s a u t h o r i s e d b y h i m ;
a n d for o t h e r p u r p o s e s c o n s e q u e n t t h e r e o n
or i n c i d e n t a l t h e r e t o . [23rd December, 1907.]
declare t h a t it was expedient to ca r ry out a cer ta in work, namely , the WH E R E A S , in accordance wi th the provisions of t he W o r k s Act , 1900, t he Legis la t ive Assembly did, by resolut ion,

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cons t ruc t ion of a l ine of rai lway from L o c k h a r t to Clear Hi l l s , via

Boree Creek : A n d whereas , on the pass ing of t he said resolution, a s t a tu to ry d u t y was by the said A c t imposed on the Secretary for Publ ic W o r k s to in t roduce a Pi l l into t he said Assembly to sanct ion

t h e ca r ry ing out of t he said work : Be it therefore enacted by the
K i n g ' s Most Exce l l en t  Majesty, by and wi th t he advice and consent
of t he Legis la t ive  Counci l and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w South
W a l e s 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
fo l lows :—

1. This Ac t may be cited as the " Lockha r t to Clear Hi l l s , via

Boree Creek, Railway Act , 1907 ."

2. The car ry ing out t he said work (more par t i cu la r ly described

in t he Schedule to this Act) is hereby sanctioned ; and the Secre tary for Pub l i c W o r k s , or t h e M e m b e r of t he Execu t ive Counci l for the t ime being per forming the dut ies of the said Secre tary , is hereby author ised to unde r t ake and carry out the said work, subject to the provisions of this Act , and for t h a t purpose shall be, and shall have t he powers and dut ies of, a Cons t ruc t ing A u t h o r i t y wi th in the

mean ing of the Pub l i c W o r k s Act , 1900.

3. The p lan of the said work is the p lan marked " L o c k h a r t to

Clear Hi l l s , via Boree Creek, Rai lway," signed by the Secretary for

I? Pub l i c
P u b l i c W o r k s , and counters igned by the Chief Engineer for Rai lway
and T r a m w a y Construct ion, and deposited in the publ ic office of t h e
said Secretary.

4 , The cost of car ry ing out the said work, es t imated a t one

hund red and for ty-nine thousand six hund red and e ighty-one pounds shall be defrayed from such Loan Votes as are now or may hereafter bo appl icable to t h a t purpose, or from appropr ia t ions of the P u b l i c W o r k s Fund, or par t ly from such votes and par t ly from the said

appropr ia t ions , and shall not under any c i rcumstances exceed the

es t imated cost by more t h a n ten per c e n t u m .

• 5 . The said l ine of ra i lway may be const ructed on or a long or by t h e side of any publ ic road or h ighway.

6.    No tw i th s t and ing the provisions of section e ighty-four of the

Pub l i c W o r k s Act , 1900, t h e Cons t ruc t i ng A u t h o r i t y shal l not be requi red or compelled, nor shall it be t he du ty of the said Author i ty to m a k e or ma in t a in any fence a long the said line of railway for t h e accommodat ion of any person, or for any purpose wha t soeve r ; b u t the said A u t h o r i t y may, in his discretion, m a k e and ma in t a in such fences in connect ion wi th the said line of ra i lway as he may t h i n k fit.

7 . The Cons t ruc t ing A u t h o r i t y , and any person author ised by

h im, may use the said line, or any par t thereof, before it is t ransferred to t he Chief Commissioner for Rai lways and Tramways , and for t h a t purpose m a y run thereon any carriages or waggons propel led or d rawn by any motive power.

S C H E D U L E .

T h i s e x t e n s i o n of T h e R o c k t o L o c k h a r t r a i l w a y c o m m e n c e s a t t h e w e s t e r n e n d of t h e
r a i l w a y s t a t i o n g r o u n d in t h e l a t t e r t o w n s h i p , a n d i m m e d i a t e l y c r o s s e s B r o o k o n g C r e e k ;
i t p r o c e e d s i n a n o r t h - w e s t e r l y d i r e c t i o n t o n e a r B o r e e v i l l a g e r e s e r v e , c u r v e s t o t h e lef t ,
a n d c r o s s e s B o r e e C r e e k ; t h e n c e b e a r i n g s o u t h - w e s t e r l y p a s s e s L a k e C u l l i v e l , a n d r e a c h e s
a p o i n t t w o m i l e s n o r t h of U r a n a : t h e n c e a s o u t h e r l y c o u r s e is t a k e n t o t h e e a s t of t h a t
t o w n s h i p , a n d t h r o u g h w a t e r r e s e r v e 3 , 0 1 9 A t o a p o i n t i n i t a b o u t t w o m i l e s b e y o n d
w h e r e t h e l i n e c r o s s e s B i l l a b o n g C r e e k ; t h e n c e a s o u t h - w e s t e r l y b e a r i n g for a b o u t l i ve
m i l e s is f o l l o w e d t o C l e a r H i l l s ( O a k l a n d s ) , w h e r e t h e l i ne e n d s o n t h e n o r t h e r n s i d e of
M u r r a y - s t r e e t , b e i n g a t o t a l d i s t a n c e of f o r t y - n i n e a n d o n e - q u a r t e r mi l e s ;— a n d s u b j e c t t o
s u c h d e v i a t i o n s a n d m o d i f i c a t i o n s a s m a y b e c o n s i d e r e d d e s i r a b l e b y t h e C o n s t r u c t i n g

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