South Shields Corporation Act 1896
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[59 & 60 VICT.] South
Shields Corporation
Act, 1896. [Oh. L]
CHAPTER 1.
An Act to empower the Corporation of the Borough
A.D.
1896.
of South Shields to apply for an increase of Aldermen
and Councillors to construct Street Tramway Quay and
other Works to make better provision for the health
and good government of the Borough and for other
purposes. [2nd July 189*6.]
W
HEREAS the borough of South Shields in the county of
Durham
is
a municipal borough subject to the Acts relating to
municipal corporations and a county borough within the meaning
of the Local Government Act 1888 and is under the government
of the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough (herein-after
referred to as " the Corporation") who acting by the council are
also the urban sanitary authority for the district of the borough:
And whereas certain Local Acts and Orders mentioned in the
First Schedule to this Act have from time to time been passed
made and confirmed and are still wholly or partially in force within
the borough which Acts and Orders are in this Act referred to
collectively as " the former Acts " and each of them separately as
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an Act or Order of the year in which the same was passed:
And whereas it is expedient to empower the Corporation to
apply to Her Majesty in Council for an increase of the numbers of
the aldermen and councillors of the borough and the said council to
make such increase:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be empowered
to make and maintain the new streets and street extensions
widenings and improvements herein-after mentioned:
And whereas by the Order of 1881 the Corporation were
authorised to construct and maintain wholly within the borough
the street tramways therein described and under the Orders of 1881
and 1883 have constructed certain of such tramways and it is
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1896.
expedient that the Corporation be authorised to construct and
— maintain the additional street tramways herein-after mentioned:
And whereas the said existing tramways are used with animal
power only but subject to certain conditions may with the consent
of the Board of Trade be used with steam or mechanical power and
it is expedient that provision be made for the user thereof (subject
as aforesaid and with the like consent) with cable or electrical
power and that the provisions as to motive power be the same with
respect to both the existing tramways and the tramways constructed
under the authority of this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be authorised
in certain events and under certain conditions to run carriages on
their tramways and to take tolls therefor:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be authorised
to construct a new quay as in this Act appears:
And whereas the Corporation pursuant to the Act of 1861
acquired the quay therein mentioned and it is expedient that they
be empowered to extend such quay (herein-after referred to as " the
Mill Dam Quay "):
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be authorised
to acquire and establish fish and other quays:
And whereas the Corporation are owners of part of certain lands
occupied and used by them for the purpose of a staith and for the
collection of and dealing with refuse but are lessees only of the
residue of such lands and it is expedient that they be empowered to
acquire the freehold or reversion of the lands so held by them on
lease:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be authorised
to acquire the sea water baths of the Victoria Sea "Water Baths
Company (South Shields) Limited:
And whereas it is expedient that the powers of the Corporation
with respect to the spread of infectious diseases and sanitary matters
be amended and extended and that better provision be made with
reference to streets buildings drains and recreation grounds within
and generally for the good government and improvement of the
borough:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be authorised
to borrow as in this Act provided and that further powers be
conferred upon them with respect to the repayment of loans and
to other matters connected with the finances of the borough:
And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be attained without the
authority of Parliament:
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And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corporation A.D. 1896.
of the cost of executing the powers of this Act in connexion with the rTrrr
following matters and such estimates are as follows :-<-
£
For and in connexion with street works - - 132,000
For and in connexion with tramways - - 24,054
For and in connexion with the new quay - - 2,500
For and in connexion with the Mill Dam Quay - 7,000
And whereas the works included in such estimates are permanent
works within the meaning of section 234 of the Public Health Act
1875:
And whereas an absolute majority of the whole number of the
council at a meeting held on the twelfth day of September one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-four after ten clear days notice
by public advertisement of the meeting and of the purpose thereof
in the Shields Daily Gazette and Shipping Telegraph a local
newspaper published and circulating in the borough such notice
being in addition to the ordinary notices required for summoning
that meeting resolved that the expense in relation to promoting
the Bill for this Act should be charged on the borough fund borough
rate and other funds and rates under the control of the council:
And whereas that resolution was published twice in the said
Shields Daily Gazette and Shipping Telegraph and has received
the approval of the Local Government Board:
And whereas the propriety of the promotion of the Bill for this
Act was confirmed by an absolute majority of the whole number of
the council at a further special meeting held in pursuance of a
similar notice on the fourth day of February one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five being not less than fourteen days after the
deposit of the Bill for this Act in the Offices of the Houses of
Parliament:
And whereas the owners and ratepayers of the borough by resolu-
tion in the manner provided in the Third Schedule of the Public
Health Act 1875 consented to the promotion of the Bill for this Act:
And whereas plans and sections describing the lines situations
and levels of the works authorised by this Act and plans showing the
lands to be acquired under the powers of this Act and a book of
reference to those plans containing the names of the owners or
reputed owners lessees or reputed lessees and of the occupier^ of
lands required or which may be taken for the purposes or under the
powers of this Act were duly deposited with the clerk of the peace
for,the county of Dnrham and are in this Act respectively referred
to as the deposited plans sections and book of reference:
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