Maitland Gas Light Act 1860 23 Vic (NSW)

MAITLAND Gas Lieut.

Preamble.

Definition of business,

Power to erect

gasometers break up roads and streets &.

but not to enter on

private lands &c. or on those under con- trol of any munici- pality without con-

sent.

23° VIC. 1860. Maitland Gas Light.

An Act for enabling John Warn Tuck to light with Gas the Towns of East Maitland and West Maitland in the Colony of New South Wales. [22nd February, 1860.]

HEREAS the towns of East Maitland and West Maitland in the Colony of New South Wales are large and populous and it would be a great advantage to all the inhabitants thereof if such towns were lighted with gas And whereas John Warn Tuck of West Maitland aforesaid having purchased in England all the apparatus pipes gear fittings and other necessary appliances for making and using gas for the purpose aforesaid it would be of great public advan- tage "and convenience if power were given to him to erect works lay down pipes and to doall lawful and reasonable acts necessary to enable him to light with gas the towns aforesaid Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows—

1. It shall be lawful for the said John Warn Tuck to create establish and exercise a business for the purpose of producing inflam- mable air or gas from coal oil tar pitch or other material and for lighting and supplying with gas all public and private places roads streets and buildings within the said towns of East Maitland and West Maitland and also for manufacturing selling and disposing of all and every product refuse or residuum to be obtained from the material used by him in such business.

2. The said John Warn Tuck is hereby fully authorized and empowered subject to the provisions and restrictions hereinafter contained by his servants contractors agents workmen or others from time to time to make erect sink lay place and fix such retorts gasometers meters receivers cisterns engines machines cuts drains sewers water- courses pipes reservoirs and buildings of such construction and in such manner as he shall think necessary or proper for the purpose of carrying the objects of this Act into execution And also to break up the soil and pavement of any highway street road or other public place or thoroughfare or of any road or place dedicated to or used by the public as a roadway or thoroughfare or any part or parts thereof and to erect posts pillars lamps lamp-irons and other apparatus in the same highways streets roads public places or thoroughfares and places dedicated or used as aforesaid against any wall or walls erected on or adjoining to any of them and to dig and sink trenches and drains and to lay mains and pipes and put stop- -cocks syphons plugs or branches from such mains or pipes in under across or along such highways streets roads public places or thoroughfares and places dedicated or used as aforesaid and also with consent as hereinafter mentioned to do the like in under across or along any private place And from time to time to cut stop remove altcr repair replace and relay such mains pipes stop-cocks syphons plugs branches or other apparatus Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the said John Warn Tuck his contractors agents or workmen to enter into or upon any private lands buildings or places for any of the purposes aforesaid without the previous consent of the owners and occupiers thereof nor for the like. purposes to enter into or upon break up or disturb any highway street road or other public place or thoroughfare or place dedicated or used as