Cook's River Bridge Act 1854 18 Vic (NSW)

Cooxr's River Brings.

Preamble.

An Act to form and make a Dam or Bridge or both combined across the River called Cook's River in the County of Cumberland in the Colony of New South Wales. [80th Novem- ber, 1854. ]

HEREAS it would be of advantage as well to the inhabitants

of the parishes of Petersham and St. George both in the

county of Cumberland in the Colony of New South Wales and places adjacent thereto as to the inhabitants of the district of Iawarra and also to the public at large if a bridge or dam or both combined were erected across the river called Cook's River in the county aforesaid at

or near a certain place called Undercliff in the parish of St. George aforesaid

1854. 18' VIC. 405 Cook's River Bridge.

aforesaid and certain roads made thereto and therefrom connecting the said parishes of Petersham and St. George and rendering to the public at large a more direct way to and from Sydney and the principal roads ways and avenues leading thereto and the adjacent lands here- ditaments and premises and also for rendering the roads more perfect and good and for facilitating communication with [lawarra and more distant places And whereas Thomas Joln Fisher Esquire of the town of St. Leonard's in the parish of Willoughby in the county aforesaid and Piddocke Arthur Tompson Esquire of Bexley in the parish of St. George aforesaid are the owners of the land where the said dam or bridge is intended to be creeted and they are willing and desirous to make such bridge or dam and the roads from the Cook's tiver Road and the Newtown Road both in the parish of Petersham aforesaid to the Mlawarra Road in the parish of St. George aforesaid thereby connecting the Parramatta Toad and the Newtown Road with the INawarra Road over George's River in the parish of St. George aforesaid and it is deemed advisable to grant them full powers jo do and make the said bridge or dam or both combined and the approaches thereto Be it therefore enacted by ILis Execllency the Governor of New South Wales by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows— J. From and after the passing of this Act it shall and may be riterty to Thomas Jawful for the said Thomas John Fisher and Piddocke Arthur Tompson 32h ¥ 'Athos Loni their executors administrators and assigns and their agents servants son Esquires to erect workmen and assistants and they are her chy authorized and empowered Ridge or dant over to construct and build or cause to be constructed and built and to complete a bridge or dam or both combined whichever shall seem to the said Thomas John. Fisher and the said Piddocke Arthur 'Tompson most expedient over or on the said river opposite to Undercliff afore- said in the said parish of St. George and also to dig and make proper foundations in the said river and to cut remove take and carry away all trees roots of trees beds of gravel sand mud or any other impedi- ment whatsoever which may in anywise hinder the erecting and completing the said bridge or dam and gencrally to do and execute all and every other acts matters and things requisite and necessary useful or convenient for erecting building preserving and protecting and repairing the said bridge or dam and the course and channel of the said river and making such proper cmbankments roads ways avenues and approaches thercto as aforesaid according to the tenor and true intent and meaning of this Act.