Birkenhead Corporation Act 1891
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1891 c. lxxxvii |
| Year | 1891 |
[!>4 & 55 VICT.] Birkenhead
Corporation
Ad, 1891. [Ch. IXXXvii.j
CHAPTER lxxxviu
An Act to extend the Eastern Boundary of the borough of
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Birkenhead to the centre of the River Mersey to make
further provisions for Street Improvements and as to the
Public Libraries Ferries and Markets of the borough and
for other purposes relating to the Local Government of
the borough. [3rd July 1891.]
W
HEREAS the borough of Birkenhead (in this Act called the
borough) is a municipal borough under and subject to the
Municipal Corporations Act 1882 and the mayor aldermen and 45&46Vict.
burgesses (in this Act called the Corporation) acting by the council c. 50.
are the urban sanitary authority for the district of the borough
under the Public Health Act 1875 :
38 & 39
Vict.
And whereas the borough is a county borough under the Local c- 55,
Government Act 1888 :
51 &52
Vict.
And whereas the parochial boundary of the borough on the eastern c. 41.
side thereof is believed to extend to the centre of the River Mersey
while the municipal boundary extends to high-water mark and it is
expedient to adopt the parochial boundary as the municipal boundary
so that the boundaries shall be uniform for parochial and municipal
purposes:
And whereas it is expedient to authorise the Corporation to acquire
lands for the purposes of street improvements:
And whereas on or shortly' after the incorporation of the borough
in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven all the
powers property and liabilities of the Birkenhead Improvement
Commissioners were transferred to the Corporation and the Corpora-
tion as their successors are the owners of ancient ferry rights and
carry on the ferry between Birkenhead and Liverpool known as
"Woo'
I side Ferry :
And whereas the Corporation and the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Board have entered into a memorandum of agreement a copy of
which is set forth in Schedule B to this Act for limiting during the
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[Oil, IxxXVli.] Birkenhead
Corporation
Act, 1891, [54 & 55 Vici,]
A.D.
1891. period therein mentioned the maximum amount to be paid by the
Corporation to the said board under an agreement between the
Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners and the board which is
23 & 24
Vict,
scheduled to the Mersey Boots J*eivy Accommodation-Act 1860 and
c- cl- it is expedient that the said memorandum of agreement be confirmed
and effect given thereto :
And whereas it is expedient te* authorise the Corporation to make
charges for services rendered by them in respect of goods carried
by the Woodside ferry steamers :
And whereas the Corporation have established a public library
18 & 19
Vict,
under the provisions .of the Public Libraries Act 1855 and it is
c- 70, desirable to authorise them to; establish lending libraries branch
libraries and reading roams :
And whereas it is expedient to enact that the "Wallasey Local
Board shall not be entitled without the consent of the Corporation
to supply gas or water within the gas and water limits respectively
of the Corporation :
And whereas it is expedient to authorise the Corporation to close
unnecessary markets and to make other provisions in. relation to
their markets and fairs :
And whereas the Corporation have recently acquired the tramways
undertaking of the Birkenhead Tramways Company Limited in
liquidation and it is expedient to authorise the Corporation to
discontinue portions of such tramways and to sell and dispose of the
materials thereof :
And whereas it is expedient to amend in various particulars the
Birkenhead Corporation Act 1881 and the Birkenhead Improvement
Act 1884 and to confer further powers on the Corporation in relation
to buildings streets and the local government of the borough :
And whereas the objects of this Act cannot be attained without
the authority of Parliament:
And whereas plans showing the lands which may be taken com-
pulsorily for the purposes of this Act with a book of reference to
those plans containing the names of the owners or reputed owners
lessees or reputed lessees and of the occupiers of such lands have
been deposited with the clerk of the peace for the county of Chester
and are in this Act respectively referred to as the deposited plans
and book of reference:
And whereas an absolute majority of the whole number of the
council at a meeting convened for the thirtieth day of October one
thousand eight hundred' and ninety after ten clear days notice by
public advertisement of sueh meeting and of the purposes thereof
in the Birkenhead News and the Birkenhead Advertiser local news-
papers. published or circulating in the borough (such notice being in
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