Singleton Gas Act of 1884 47 Vic (NSW)

1884. 47° VIC, 27

Singleton Gas.

An Act to enable Alexander Munro to erect 8% Gas. Gas-works in the Borough of Singleton and to regulate the establishment and carrying out of Gas-works in Singleton aforesaid and to regulate the sale supply and quality of the Gas to be supplied and for other purposes. [16th May, 1884. |

7UWEREAS it is expedient that the Borough of Singleton in the Preamble.

Colony of New South Wales should be supplied and lighted with gas And whereas Alexander Munro of Greenwood Singleton 'here- inafter designated the promoter desires to establish and carry out works for such purposes and other purposes incidental thereto in the said borough And whereas the Municipal Council of the said borough have at the request of the promoter and in consideration of the benefits to arisc from the establishment and carrying out of such works consented to the vesting in the said promoter of all necessary powers and authoritics 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 :—

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. The promoter is hereby authorized and empowered Dy Authority to erect himself his servants contractors agents and workmen from time to zasometors break "P time to make ercet sink lay place fit maintain and repair such retorts gasometers meters yeecivers cisterns engines machines euts drains sewers watercourses pipes reservoirs buildings and other works and devices of such construction and in such manner as the promoter 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 borough 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 crected 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 strects 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 authorise 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 to carry out thereon any work authorised by this Act without the previous consent in writing of the occupiers thereof but the promoter may at any reasonable time by himself his servants agents or workmen enter upon any land or place wherein any pipe has already been laid down or placed in pursuance of this Act and repair or alter the existing pipe or lay or place any new pipc in its stead And provided also that the promoter shall give forty-cight