Bathurst Gas Act of 1872 36 Vic (NSW)

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An Act to enable John Newlands Wark to Basmess ass. construct Gas Works within the City and Suburbs of Bathurst. [26th July, 1872.]

IEREAS it is expedient that the city and suburbs of Bathurst Preamble. in the Colony of New South Wales should be supplied and

lighted with gas And whereas John Newlands Wark hereinafter designated the promoter desires to establish and carry out works for such purposes and other purposes incidental thereto in the said city and suburbs And whereas the Municipal Council of the said city have at the request of the said John Newlands Wark and in consideration of the benefits to arise from the establishment and carrying out of such works consented to the vesting in the said John Newlands Wark of all necessary powers and authorities so far as the rights and interests of the said Municipal Council are concerned 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. The promoter is hereby fully authorized and empowered Authority to erect

himself or by his servants contractors agents workmen and others Ssometers break up

from time to time to make erect sink lay place fit maintain and repair such retorts gasometers meters reccivers cisterns engines machines cuts drains sewers watercourses pipes reservoirs buildings and other

works

Power to make con- tracts for supply of gas.

And carry out works for that purpose.

Oceupier obstructing removal of apparatus.

36° VIC. 1872.

Bathurst Gas.

works and devices of such construction and in such manner as the pro- moter shall think necessary or proper for the purpose of carrying out the operations of the promoter in respect of and incidental to the making and supplying of gas in conformity with this Act and also for all such purposes to open and break up the soil and pavement of the several streets and bridges within the limits of the city and suburbs aforesaid and to open and break up any sewers drains or tunnels within or under such streets and bridges and to erect posts pillars lamps lamp- irons and other apparatus in or upon the same streets and bridges or 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 siphons plugs or branches from such mains or pipes in under across or along such streets and bridges and also with such consent as hereinafter mentioned to do the like in under across or along any private roads ways lanes passages buildings and places and from time to time to cut stop remove alter repair replace and relay such main-pipes stop-cocks siphons plugs branches or other apparatus Provided always that nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to authorize the promoter his servants contractors agents or workmen to enter into or upon any private lands buildings or places for any of the purposes aforesaid or thereon to carry out any of the operations of the promoter without the previous consent in writing of the occupiers thereof except that the promoter may at any reasonable time by himself his servants agents or workmen enter upon any jand or place wherein any pipe hath already been lawfully laid down or placed in pursuance of this Act and repair or alter the existing pipe or lay or place any new pipe in the stead thereof.