Sydenham to Botany Railway Act 1913 (NSW)

Act No. 16, 1913. 281

Sydenham to Botany Railway.

Act No. U), 1913.

A ll	Act	to	sanction the	construction	s v o k n h a m
TO B o t a .nv

of a line of railway from Sydenham to B otany; to provide for the use of the said line by the C^onstrncting

. Authority, or ]>y persons authorised by him ; and for purposes con­ sequent thereon and incidental thereto. [15th October, 1913.]

T T T lIE llE A S in accordance ivitli the provisions of I’rcambie.

VV the Public Works Act, 1912, the Legislative

Assembly did by resolution declare that it was expedient to carry out a certain work, namely, the construction of a line of railway from Svdenham to Botany; And whereas, on the passing of the said resolution, a statutory duty was by the said Act imposed on the Minister to introduce a Bill into the said Assembly to sanction the carrying out of the said work : Be it therefore enacted by the King’s Alost Excellent Majesty by and with the adyice and consent of the Lcgislatiye Council and Legis- latiye Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 . Tills Act may be cited as the “ Sydenham to siiort title.

Botany Railway Act, 1913.”

2 . The carrying out of the said work (more particu­ larly described in the Schedule to this Act) is hereby sanctioned; and the Secretary for Public "Works, or the member of the Executiye Council for the time being performing tbe duties of the said Secretary, is hereby authorised to undertake and carry out the said work, subjeet to the proyisions of this Act, and for that purpose shall be, and shall haye the powers of a Con­ structing Authority within the meaning of the Public Works Act, 1912.

3. The plan of the said work is the plan marked The plan.

“ Schedule Plan, Sydenham to Botany,” signed by the

Secretary for Public Works, and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construction, and deposited in the public office of the said Secretary.

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Sydenham to Botany Railway.

Cost, and	4. The cost of carrying out the said work, estimated
how to be

defrayed. at one hundred and thirty-six thousand one hundred and fourteen pounds (exclusive of land resumptions), may be defrayed from such Loan Votes as are now or may hereafter be applicable to tho 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.

Line may he	5. The said line of railway may be constructed on or
constructed

on road. along or by the side of any public road or highway.

Constructing 6 . Tlic Constructing Authority, and any person

Authority

authorised by him, may use the said line, or any part

may use hue.

before it is transferred to tbe Chief Commissioner

for Railways and Tramways, and for that purpose may

run thereon any carriages or waggons propelled or drawn

by any motive power. '

SCHEDULE.

T his railway commences at 2 miles 67 chains from Sydney, and about

25 chains northerly from Sydenham Station, and proceeds in a south­ westerly direction across Garden-street and Sydenham-road, a few chains beyond which the line curves south-easterly, and crosses Marrickville-road and the Illawarra railway about 15 chains south of Sydenham Station, and after crossing Unwin’s Bridge road it runs north of and parallel to Belmore-street, crosses Henry and Stuart streets, also Cook’s River tramway in King-street; it passes about 10 chains north of St. Peters Park, crosses Alexandra Canal and the Intermediate streets between it and the Old Botany-road, crosses that road and passes Ascot Racecourse, a short distance north of Park-road, crosses Lord and Park roads ; the line then takes a southerly bearing, and proceeds for about 30 chains on the western side of Botany-road, crosses that road and the Botany tramway, also Lord and Daniel streets, and passes Borallie Park on its northern boundary ; thence a south easterly direction is taken across Myrtle, Bay, Banksia, Stephens, and Swinbourne streets, and it takes a more southerly bearing acro.ss Hdl-street, Banks Terrace; the tramway and Botany-road are again crossed, and the line terminates at Botany Pier.

The southern fork of this line commences on the Sydenham to Bankstown railway about a quarter of a mile easterly from Marrick- ville Station ; it proceeds north-easterly a short distance from and on the northern side of that railway, it crosses Meeks road, Geraldine and Maude streets, and junctions with the main line immediately before it crosses the Illawarra railway, being a total distance of 6 miles 5 chains .30 links, viz., main line 5 miles 54 chains, southern fork 31 chains 30 links, and subject to such deviations and modi6cations as may be' considered desirable by the Constructing Authority.

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