Sheffield Corporation Act 1914

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1914 c. clxxxix
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5.] Sheffield
Corporation
Act, 1914. [Ch. Clxxxix.]
CHAPTER clxxxix.
An Act to authorise the Corporation of the city of
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Sheffield to execute certain street improvements and to
construct an additional tramway to confer on the
Corporation further powers with respect to their
markets undertaking to extend the boundaries of the
city and for other purposes. [10th August 1914.]
W
HEREAS the city of Sheffield (in this Act called "the
city") is a municipal borough subject to the Acts
relating to municipal corporations and is a county borough within
the meaning of the Local Government Act 1888 and the lord
mayor aldermen and citizens of the city (in this Act called " the
Corporation") acting by the council are the urban sanitary
authority for the city:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be
empowered to construct the street improvements and to acquire
the lands in this Act respectively mentioned or referred to:
And whereas it is expedient that a new tramway should be
constructed for the purpose of extending and improving the
existing tramways of the Corporation and that further powers
should be conferred upon the Corporation with respect to the
running of motor omnibuses :
And whereas under and in pursuance of the Sheffield Cor-
poration (Markets) Act 1899 certain markets therein referred to
were vested in the Corporation :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should
be empowered to transfer certain of their markets and their
slaughter-houses to more convenient situations and thereat to
establish new markets slaughter-houses and abattoirs as in this
Act provided:
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A.D.
1914. And whereas it is also expedient that the other powers in
this Act contained with reference to the markets undertaking
should be conferred upon the Corporation:
And whereas it is expedient that the boundaries of the city
should be extended so as to include a portion of the parish of
Bradfield as by this Act provided:
And whereas it is expedient that further provision should
be made for the good government and improvement of the city
and that the powers of the Corporation in relation thereto
should be enlarged and extended .-
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be
empowered to establish and maintain a fire insurance fund:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corpora-
tion in relation to the following purposes in respect of which
they are by this Act authorised to borrow money and such
estimates are as follows:
For the purchase of lands for and for the con- £
struction of the street improvements by t,his
Act authorised - - - . - - -, ' - 163,248
For the construction and equipment of the tram-
way by this Act authorised and for the general
purposes of the tramway undertaking - .. - 122,456
For the provision of motor omnibuses - - 18,944
For the purchase of lands for and for the con-
struction of markets and abattoirs and the
railways by this Act authorised and for the
provision of refrigerators and the general
purposes of the markets undertaking - - 156,428
And whereas the several works included in such estimates
respectively are permanent works and it is expedient that the
cost thereof should be spread over a term of years:
And whereas it is expedient that
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other powers contained
in this Act should be conferred upon the Corporation:
And whereas the objects of this Act cannot be attained
without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and
levels of the works authorised by this Act and a book of
reference to such plans containing the names of the owners or
reputed owners and lessees or reputed lessees and of the occupiers
of the lands required or which may be taken for .the purposes
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or under the powers of this Act were duly deposited with the A.D. 1914.
clerk of the peace for the west riding of the county of York
which plans sections and book of reference are in this Act
respectively referred to as the deposited plans sections and book
of reference:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill for
this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds Acts 1872
and 1903 have been observed and the approval of the Local
Government Board has been obtained:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted
and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty by and
with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the
authority of the same as follows (that is to say):
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Sheffield Corporation Short title.
Act 1914.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows: Division of
Part I.—Preliminary. . p^ts"*0
Part II.—Street Improvements.
Part III.—Tramways.
Part IV.—Markets and Abattoirs.
Part V.—General Provisions as to Works and Land's.
Part VI.—Extension of City.
Part VII—Police.
Part VIII.—Financial Provisions.
Part IX.—Miscellaneous.
3.
The following Acts and parts of Act so far as they are incorpora-
applicable to the purposes of and are not inconsistent with the
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provisions of this Act are hereby incorporated with and form
part of this Act (that is to say):
The Lands Clauses Acts (except section 127 of the Lands
Clauses Consolidation Act 1845);
Section 3 (Interpretation of terms) section 19 (Local
authority may lease or take tolls) and Parts II. and III.
of the Tramways Act 1870; and -
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