Hay Gas Act of 1886 50 Vic (NSW)

An Act to enable Alfred George Stanger and = ™15* Arthur Budden to construct Gas-works within the Municipal District and Suburbs of Hay. [80th July, 1886.]

THEREAS it is expedient that the Municipal District of Hay and Preamb--.

suburbs in the Colony of New South Wales should be supplied and lighted with gas And w 'hereas Alfred George Stanger and Arthur Budden hereinafter designated "the promoters " desire to establish carry out and maintain wi rorks for the purpose of supplying and light- ing the said Municipal District and suburbs with gas and for other purposes incidental thereto And whereas the Municipal Council of the said Municipal District have at the request of the said promoters and in consideration of the benetits to arise from the establishment and

carrying

Authority to erect gasometers break up streets roads &ec.

Power to make contracts for supply of gas.

And carry out works f'

for that purpose.

50° VIC. 1886. Hay Gas.

carrying out of such works consenting to the vesting in the said pro- moters 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 hy the authority of the same as follows :—

1. The promoters are hereby fully authorized and empowered themselves or by their servants contractors agents workmen and others from time to time to make erect sink lay place fit maintain and repair such retorts gasometers meters receivers cisterns engines machincs cuts drains sewers watercourses pipes reservoirs buildings and other works and devices in addition to those already in existence of such construction and in such manner as the promoters shall think necessary or proper for the purpose of carrying out the operations of the promoters in respect of and incidental to the making and supplying and lighting the Municipal District of Hay and the suburbs thereof with gas in conformity with this ct and also for all such purposes to open. and break up the soil pavements and floors of the several streets and bridges within the limits of the Municipal District and suburbs aforesaid and to open and break up any sewers drains or tunnels within or under such streets or bridges 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 syphons 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 altcr repair replace and relay such main pipes stop-cocks syphons plugs branches or other apparatus Provided always that nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to authorize the promoters their servants contractors agents or workmen to enter into or upon any private lands buildings or places for any of the purposes aforesaid or thercon to carry out any of the operations of the promoters without the previous consent in writing of the occupiers thereof except that the promoters may at any reasonable time by themselves their servants agents or workmen enter upon any land or place wherein any pipe hath already been lawfully laid down or placed or may be 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 And provided also that the promoters shall unless in case of accident give forty-cight hours notice in writing to the Council Clerk of the Municipality prior to the opening or breaking wp as aforesaid of any strect road pavement sewer drain or tunnel within the said Municipality and in the case of opening or breaking up of any strect road pavement sewer drain or tunnel outside of the said Municipality such notice shall be given to the officer of the Roads Department or other officer in charge of such street road pavement sewer drain or tunncl.