Military-road to Edwards Bay Tramway Act 1919 (NSW)

MILITARY-ROAD TO EDWARDS

BAY TRAMWAY ACT.

Act No. 35, 1919.

An Act to sanct ion t h e cons t ruc t ion of a t r aml ine

from t h e Mil i ta ry- road, Mosman, to E d w a r d s

Bay ; to au thor i se t h e cons t ruc t ion of t h e said l ine on roads ; to provide for t h e use of t h e said l ine d u r i n g cons t ruc t ion ; to a m e n d t h e

Pub l i c W o r k s Act , 1 9 1 2 ; and for purposes

consequen t t h e r e o n or inc iden ta l t h e r e t o .

[Assented to , 16th December , 1919.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South	BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­
Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the "Mili tary-road to Edwards Pay Tramway Act, 1910."
2 . The work described in the Schedule to this Act is hereby sanctioned, and shall be deemed to be an authorised work within the meaning of the Public Works Act, 1912, but the provisions of sections thirty- four, thirty-five, thirty-six, and thirty-seven of that Act shall net apply to the said work, and the provisions of section thirty-eight of that Act shall apply to any contracts for carrying out such work.
3 . The plan of the said work is the plan marked "Military-road to Edwards Bay Tramway," signed by the Railway Commissioners for New South Wales, and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construction, and deposited in the public
office of the said Railway Commissioners.

4 . The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated at forty-nine thousand five hundred and sixty-seven pounds (exclusive of land resumptions), may be defrayed from such Loan Votes as are now or may hereafter he applicable to the purpose, or from appropriations of the Public Works Fund, or partly from such votes and partly from such appropriations, and shall not under any circumstances exceed the estimated cost by more than ten per centum.

5 . The said line of tramway may be constructed on or along or by the side of any road or highway.

6 . The Railway Commissioners for New South Wales and any persons authorised by them may during con­ struction use the said line or any part thereof, 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 .

C O M M E N C I N G f r o m t h e e x i s t i n g t r a m w a y , M o s i n a n t o G e o r g e ' s H e i g h t s ,

a t 4 0 c h a i n s f r o m t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t , b e i n g a p o i n t b e t w e e n G o r d o n -

s t r e e t	a n d	B e a c o n s f i e l d - s t r e e t ;	t h e n c e	t h e	l i n e	r u n s . i n	a	n o r t b - f a s t e r l y
d i r e c t i o n	t h r o u g h	p r i v a t e	p r o p e r t y	t o	B e a c o n s f i e l d - s t r e e t	:	t h e n c e	a l o n g

t h a t s t r e e t t o l a n d r e c e n t l y a c q u i r e d b y t h e C r o w n ; t h e n c e t h r o u g h

t h a t l a n d , t u r n i n g in a s o u t h - w e s t e r l y d i r e c t i o n , c r o s s i n g t h e e n d of

G o r d o n - s t r e e t ,	a n d	t h r o u g h	p r i v a t e	p r o p e r t y	;	t h e n c e	a g a i n	t u r n i n g
i n t o	M u l b r i n g - s t r e e t ,	a n d	r u n n i n g	in	a	n o r t h - e a s t e r l y	d i r e c t i o n	t o

H u n t e r ' s B a y ; t h e n c e a l o n g t h e f o r e s h o r e s of H u n t e r ' s B a y a n d

E d w a r d s B e a c h , t e r m i n a t i n g a t E d w a r d s B a y r o a d .

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