Morphett St Bridge Act 1881 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO QUARTO ET QUADRAGESIMC)

QUINTU

A.D. 1881.

8 No. 222.

An Act to enable the Commissioner of Railways to erect

a Bridge over North-terrace and across the Adelaide City and Port Railway at Morphett-

street crossing, in the City of Adelaidc, and for

other purposes.

[Aswzted to, November r8th, r88r.l

HEREAS the construction of a bridge over North-terrace and Preumble.

end or termination of Morphett-street, in the City of Adelaide,	W across the Adclaidc City and Port Railway at the northern
would be of great benefit to the inhabitants of the said city, and to the community at large: And whereas in order to construct the said bridge it will be necessztry to use portion of the said street, called Morphett-street, at its northern end: And whereas it has been found necessary for public purposes, that the level of n portion
of the public street called No]-th-terrace should be altered, and a
retaining wall erected, and such dteration has been made accord- ingly: And whereas it is expedient that the said alteration
should be validated and its continnance l~zwfully authorised: And
whcreas a plan showing the position of the said bridge, ~ n d the roads and streets, and also the portion of the streets the level of which has been altered, signed H. C. &is, Engineer-in-Chief, 10/8/81," together with ,z book of reference, has been deposited in the office of the SurvcyoliGeneral, at Adelaide-Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Coullcil and House of Assembly of the said Province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 1 of the Act P?~verto enctbl.idge, No. pleis,ard other worka.

44' & 4 5 O VICTORIW, No. 222.

The Morphett-street Bridge Act.-1881.

No, 1% of 1878, intituled '' An Act to authorise the Commissioner of Railways to take possession of portion of the Adelaide Park Lands, and for other purposes," the Commissioner of Railways, hereinafter called the said Commissioner," is hereby anthorised and empowered to make, erect, and const~uct, out of any moneys whicli

have been or hereafter may be voted by Parliament for such

purpose, a good and substantial bridge over North-terrace and across the Adelaide City and Port Railway at the northern end or termination of Morphett-street in a line with the bridge over the River Torrens known as the Victoria Bridge, and may form and

make all necesswy embankments, roads, ways, approaches, piers,

buildings, works, and conveniences for the completion of the said

works.

Power to use atreeta

2, The said Commissioner may enter upon and use the roads or streets in the said city called Morphett-street and North-terrace, and the road leading to the said Victoria Bridge, as delineated and referred to in the said plan, showing the line of the said bridge and works in connection therewith, signed '' H. C. M&, Engineer- &Chief, 10/8/81," and deposited in the office of the Surveyor- General, at Adelaide as aforesaid, or so much thereof as shall

be or be deemed necessary, and may make and maintain upon the said streets, the bridge and approaches the gradients whereof are shown upon the said plan, and all embankments, erections,

works, and conveniences aforesaid connected therewith as shall be

or be deemed necessary for such purposes or any of them.

Bweyor-Gene:al to

receive plans, and 3. The Surveyor-General shall keep the said plan and book of

aUowintrpection. reference and all other docunzents deposited with him for the purposes of this Act, and shall allow all persons interested to inspect and copy any of the documents aforesaid.

m g e be p h e d 4. Upon the completion of the said bridge and w o ~ k s authorised

under control of City

Corporation.	by this Act, the said. Commissioner shall place the said bridge and
works aforesaid under the care, control, and management of the
&id Corporation of the City of Adelaide, and thereupon the said
Commissioner's liability to keep and maintain the said bridge shall cease and determine.
E-ptimfrommtea

md taxea. 6. The bridge and works by this Act authorised to be constructed

shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, exempt from all and

all manner of rates and taxes whatsoever, local or otherwise.

Exemption from

liability to actions. 6. The Commissiorler of Railways and all persons colweriled

therein are hereby released from all causes of action or liabilities incurred by him or them, by reason of the alteration by him or them of the level of that portion of the public road or street known as North-terrace, shown on the said plan, and the erection of the said wall, and the said Commissioner is hereby authorised to keep and continue the said portion of the said street at the same or any other level .which may seem to him from time to time expedient; and to

erect

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The Morphett-street Bridge Act.-188 1.

erect or complete the erection of, and f roa timc to time to repair

and renew, any retaining walls that may be necessary in conscquencc

of the alteration of the said level: Provided always, that except as aforesaid, the said portion of the said public road or street shall only be used for the purposes of, or in connection with the said bridge, or for traffic purposes, and no buildings or other erections shall be placed thereon.

7. This Act may be cited for all purposes as The Morphett- short title.

street Bridge Act."

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

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Adelaide : By authority, E. SPILLBR, Goyorument Printer, North-tclmcer