Barrow-in-Furness Corporation Act 1901
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1901 c. ccxviii |
| Year | 1901 |
CHAPTER
ccxviii.
An
Act
to
empower tlie Corporation
of
Barrow-in-Furiiess
AD.
190~.
to
make additional waterworks
to
inske certain street
works
and
to
inttke
better provision
for
tlie health local
government and iniprovenieiit
of
tlie borough
and
for
other purposes. [9tli
August
1901.1
-
4
RE
AS
the county borough
of
Barrow-in-Furiiess
in
the
government
of
the
iiinyor
aldermen and
burgesses
of
the
l~orougli
of
Barrow-in-Furness (in this Act called
I'
the Corporation
")
:
And
whereas
the Corporation are the
owiiers
of
waterworks
and supply matcr witliiu
thc
borough
and neighbourhoocl
under
and
subject to various Acts
of
:Parliament:
And whereas the supply
of
water froni the present vaterworks
of
the
Corporation
is
inadequate
to
meet the present and growing
demands
of
the inhabitants within the water liinits
of
the
Corporation and
it
is
expedient
that
the Corporation should be
empowered to
make
and maintain the additional waterworks by
this Act
authorised
:
And
whereas
it
is
expedient that
thc
Corporation should be
empowered to make the street
works
in this Sct described
:
And
whereas
it
is
expedient that i'nrt1ic.r and better provision
should be
made
(as
in
this Act mentioned)
in
regard to the health
local governmelit and improvement
of
the borough and that the
further powers
in
this Act cortainecl should
be
conferred
upon
the Corporation
:
And whereas the
purposes
of this
Act
cannot
be
effected without
the authority
of
Parliament
:
WAC
county
palatinc
of
I,ancastei* is
a
niunicipl borough under the
[Price
3s.
6~1.1
.!!
1
AB.
1901.
,hd whereas estimates
have
been
prepared
by the Corporation
for
the
purposes
herein-after mentioned and such estimates are
as
folloms
:-
-
;E
For
and in coniiesion with tlie purchase
of
land
for
aid
the construction
of
the waterworks
by
this Act
authorised and other waterworlis pnrposes
- -
175,000
For
mid
in conncxion
with
the purchase of land for
ancl
the constxction
of
the street
\rorks
by
this
For
gas
maim
gas
plant
and
otiier
gasworks
purposes
And
whereas tlie
n
orlis included in
such
estimates are permaaent
\\
orks
11
itliin
the meaning
of
section 234
of
the
Yublic
J
lealtli
Act
1875
:
Ancl
wliereas
an
absolute majority
of
tlie whole number of thc
council
at
a
meeting held
on
tlie third
clas
of
December
one
thousand nine hundred after ten clear days' notice by public
advertisement
of
such meeting ancl
of
the purpose thereof in the
Barrow
Herald
a
local newspaper published and circulating
in
the
boiougli
such
notice
being
in
addition to
the
ordinary notices
required
for
siuiimoniiig such meeting resolvecl
that
the expense in
relation
tc!
1)runioting the Bill
for
this Act should be charged
on
the
lmrough
fund
and borough rate
:
And whereas such resolution
was
published twice in the said
Barrow
Herald and
has
receivcd the approval
of
the Local
Government
Board
:
Act authoriscd
-
-
83,000
25,000
ilncl whereas the propriety
of
the pronioticn
of
the Bill for this
Act
was
confirmed by an absolute majority
of
the whole numlJer
of
tlie Council
at
a
further
si
&a1 meeting held in pursuance
of
a
similar notice
on
tlie semntli day
of
January me tliousaiicl nine
h~uidrecl
and
one being not leas
than
fourteen
clays
after the deposit
of
the Bill in Parliament
:
And whereas tlie owners
and
ratepayers
of
tlie borough by
resolution
in
the
maiincr
provided
in
the Third Bchodule
of
the
cousentecl to t!ic promotion
of
the
Bill
for
this Act
:
And
vhereas
plaris
ant1
stctions
shon
in? the liires ancl levels
of
tlie
works
authorised
by
this Act
anti
also
books
of
reference
containing the i~arnes
of
tlie
owGers and lersees
or
reputed
owners
and
lessees
and
of
tlie occupiers
of
tlie lands required
or
wliicii may
be
taken
for
the purposes
or
under
the
powers
of
this
Act
were
2
duly
deyositcd
vith
tlie
cle1.k
of
tlie
peace
fnr
tliv
county palatine
A.D.
1901.
of
Lancaster
and
with
the
clerk
of
the
pcncc for
the
county
of
Cumberlaiitl
and
are
in
tliis
Act
respectivelj7 referrecl
to
as
the
deposited plaiis scctioiis
and
book
of
ieference
:
AIay
it
thercfore
1)lensc
Yoiir
Jtajcsty
tliat
it
imp
be eiiaetecl and
be
it
cir:!ctccl
by
11iv
King’s
iiost Excell(.i11
1I:ijt:stT
by
aiid
with
tlic
atlvicc
aiid
coiiscn~
of
the
Lurtls
Spiritual
and
r!’mipord
antl
Coii~i~~oi~s
in
this
1)iw‘;ciit
I’arlitiment
as~~~iiil~l~~l
;wd
1)y
tlic
:iutlrority
01’
the
s:ii.uc
a,?
I’ollon-s
(that,
ib
to
1.
This
Act
111ay
bcs
cited
as
the
Hr=rro.ir-in-Fnriiess Corporation
Sliort
title.
2.
This
Act
is
dividecl
into
I’xl~s
a:,
follo-cvs:--
Act
1001.
Subciivision
Part
I.
--Prcliiiiiiiary.
Part
11.-Water.
of
Act
into
Parts.
rart
m.-strect
Trorics.
Part
I\-.-Laiicls.
Part
TT.-J4ilk pro\-isions (tuberculosis).
Part
VI.-Financial provisioiis.
Part
VI1
.-
Supcrxiiiiiia
t
ion.
Yart VlII.-Jliscellmieous proTisions.
3.
The
folloviiig Acts
aiid
parts
of
Acts
so
€ar
as
tlie saine
Iacorpo-
ration
of
Clauses
Acts.
are applicable
for
the
purposes
antl
are
not inconsistent with
the
provisions
of
this
,kt
are
liercbp
incorporatcd
with
this
Act
:-
The
Lands
Clauses
Acts
(except
;
The
Waternorks
C:lauses
Act
18
h7
(except the provisions with
respect to tlic amount of
profit
to
be
received
by
the under-
takers
vhen
tlic
wa-lc~~orks
are
carried
on
for
their benefit
aid
cxcept
section
83
relatiq
to
accounts)
but
that
Act
shall
be
read
antl
ha\-c
cffcst
as
if
the
worcls
‘‘
vith
the
‘‘
consent
in
\:-rit,ing
of
the
onriier
or
reputeii
owiier
of
any
‘‘
sach
ho~sc
or
of’
tlic
azeiit
of
sucli
orner”
we~e
omitted
from
section
14
;
The
Watcrn~oilcs
Clauhcs
Act
IS63
;
The provisions
of
the:
4:
ailways Clauses Consolicla
tion
Act
It345
with
resixet
to
tho
tcinl)orary
occuliatioii
of
lmiis
mar
the
ra8iiway
during tlie construction
thereof
and in
such
]>revisions
A2
3
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