London County Council (General Powers) Act 1892
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1892 c. ccxxxviii |
| Year | 1892 |
[55
&
56
VICT.]
London
Coz~nty
Cou~zcil
[Ch.
ccxxxviii.]
(GeizemZ
POZUCYS)
Act,
1892.
OHAPTER
ccxxxviii.
An
Act
to
eiirpower
the
Loiidoii
County
Coiliicil
to
riiakc
a
Street
Iinproveinent
at
Sandy’s
Row
Spitnlfields
to
acquire
aiid
inanage
laiiti
for
various
purposes
in
tlrc
Administra-
tive County
of
Loiidon
to
extend
the
time
for
purchase
of‘
1:tntl
for
tlie
Tliaiiies
Tiinnel
(Blnclmdl)
ancl
for
otlicr
-
1t(92*
1””poscs.
pstil
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I
SD~.
1
it
is expwlient
to
confer
on
tlie London County
WHEREAS
Couiicil (herein-after called
“
the Coiiiicil
”)
powers
to
make
the improvement
at
Sandy’s
Row Whitechapel
as
herein-after
described
:
And whereas the Council require for the eiilargemeiit
of
their
Fire
Brigade station
at
Clerkenmell certain land
ad
joiriiiig
that
station and
it
is
expedient
that they should be empowered to
purchase
the
saiiie
:
Ancl
wliereas
the
time
limited
by
tho Thames Tnnnel
(Black-
sock
51
Vict.
mall)
Act
1857
and
the
Thames
Tuiiiiel
(Blackwnll)
Act
1888
ilck;i+ict,
for
the
coiiipulsory purchase
of
land
for the
purposc
of
the works
c
Ivii.
thereby authorised
will
expire on the eighth clay of
August
one
thousand
eight hundred
and
ninety-two and
it
is expeclieiit
that
the
Council
should
have further time
for
tlie purchase of
the
said lmcls
:
And Tvhereas
it
is
expedient
in
the circunistances heronfter
dcscrihod that further poT-rers
should
be conferred on the
Coiiiicil
with regard
to
certain ope:] spaces viz.
:-
(a)
Open spaces kiiomii as Peckham Rye Goose Green and
Nunliead Green in
the
parish of Saiiit Giles Caiiiberwell are
vested in the Council for mniiiteiiance
as
open
spaces
under
the
powers
of
ilie
Metropolitan
Board
of
Works
(Various
Powers)
15
L~
‘IG
Vict*
Act
1S82
ancl the Council have entered into
a
provisional
arrangeiiieiit for exchanging
a
small piece
of
land part of such
open spaces
for
aiiotlier piecs of
land
in
the
immediate neigh-
bourhoocl thereof which exchange will
effect
an
improvement
of
the said open space
and
it
is
expedient that
they
should
be
empowered
to
give effect to such arrangement
;
c.
lvi.
[PI~c~
IS.
3tl.I
A
1
[Ch.
ccxxxviii.]
Londo,iL
Comity
Couiicil
[55
&
56
VICT.]
(Ge~crnl
Yoiocm)
Act,
1892.
A.1).
1892.
(b) There
arc
certain pieces
of
land on either side of Highgate
Road
in tlic parish
of
Saint Pancras the acquisition of which
by
the Comicil or the vestry
of
the said parish would be convenient
in
order
to
s~ciirc the maintenance of the said pieces of land
as
gartleiis or otlieiwiac as in this Act providccl
:
Ant1
whereas
the Couiicil arc desirous
of
acquiring the Victoria
Fork
Ceiiiotery in
tlic
parish
of
Saint Matthew Bethnal Green in
the comty of
London
(liereiii-after cnllcd
"
the Victoria
Park
Ceinetciay
''1
for
the
piirposes for which they
may
acquire cemeteries
or
burial
grounds situate within
tho
metropolis under the Metro-
politaii Open Spaces Act
1881
and the Open Spaces Act
188'7
but sireh ceiiietery having been excepted
from
the provisions as to
the discoiitinuanco
of
liurials contaiiied in the Burial Act 1552
has not beeii
and
cannot
bo
closed for burials by an order
of
Her
Majesty in Council under such last-mentioned Act
:
And whereas
110
burial
has
taken place in the Victoria
Perk
Cemetery since the year 1876
:
And whereas it
is
expedient that provision shoul(1 be inade
as
in
this
Act
set forth for the enforcement of byelaws inade by the
Council in relation
to
their ferries ancl that the existing powers
of
tlic Council
a3
to
byeliiws with re-pect
io
brlclges
should be
extended subject
to
the provisions
of
this Act
to
other bridges
belonging to the Couiicil and
to
bridges
belonging jointly
to
the
Council and tlic councils of adjoining counties
:
Ancl
whcreas the Council
have
caused to
be
deposited with the
clerk
of
the peace for the county
of
London plans and sectioiis
describing the line and levels of
the
x-orks
by
this Act authorisecl
a:id
thr
lands which inay be taken
for
the purposes thereof and
a
book
of
reference to such plans containing the riames of the owners
ancl
lessees
or
reputed omiiers arid lesrees and
of
the occupiers of
thote
lnncls and
such
plans
sections and book of reference are
respectiveiy referred
lo
in
this Act as
the
deposited plan# section3
and book of reference
:
Ancl
whereas estimates have been prepared by the Council
as
to
tlic amount which tliey will require to expend
out
of
borroF\red
money or inoney raised by the creation and is3ue
of
stock for the
purposes
of
this Act and such estimates are
as
follows
:-
-
Sandy's
Row
Iinprorement
-
-
-
3111,375
viz.
:-
For
the portion to be made
by
the
For
ihc contribution to be made in respect of
the continuation
of
the said improvement to
Council
-
-
S81,500
Bishopsgaie Street Without
-
-
&29,875
2
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