Wakefield Corporation Act 1938
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WakeJield Corporation
[Ch.
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Act,
1938.
CHAPTER
xl.
An
Act
to
empower the mayor aldermen and
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citizens
of
the city
of
Wakefield
to
construct
new streets street improvements and waterworks
and to acquire land for those and other purposes
to
make further provision with regard
to
their
water electricity and markets undertakings and
to
make further provision with regard
to
the
health local government and improvement
of
the city and
for
other purposes.
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1938.1
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HEREAS
it
is expedient to empower the mayor
w
aldermen and citizens
of
the city of Wakefield
(in
this Act called “the Corporation
”)
to construct
new streets and street improvements and to acquire
and use lands for the purposes mentioned in this Act
:
And whereas the Corporation are the owners
of
the
water undertaking
of
the city and supply water within
the city
:
1916
the Corporation were empowered to construct the
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waterworks therein described
:
And whereas the period limited by the said Act
for
the completion
of
the
said
works has expired and
certain
of
those works have not been constructed:
And whereas it is expedient
to
empower the
Corporation to construct the waterworks authorised
And whereas by the Wakefield Corporation Act
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1938.
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1938.
by this Act and to extend the period for the completion
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of the waterworks authorised by the Wakefield
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Corporation Act
1924
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And whereas the Corporation have entered into
agreements for the supply of water
in
bulk and
it
ia
expedient that such agreements should be varied
in
manner provided by this Act
:
And whereas
it
is expedient to make further
provision in regard to the water undertaking:
And
whereas the Corporation are the owners
of the undertaking for supplying electricity to the city
and
it
is expedient to make further provision in regard
to the said undertaking
:
And
whereas
it
is
expedient
to
make further
provision in relation to the health local government
and improvement
of
the
city
and to confer upon the
Corporation the further powers contained in this Act:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the provisions
with regard to the finances of the Corporation which
are contained
in
this Act should be made:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the other
provisions contained in this Act be enacted
:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot
be effected without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the
Corporation for the purposes hereinafter mentioned
and such estimates are as follows
:-
The purchase of lands and easements
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The construction of the street
The construction of Waterwork
No.
1
The construction of Waterworks
Nos.
2
The construction of Waterwork
No.
4
The extension improvement and
renewal of mains and the general
purposes of the water undertaking
under the powers of this Act
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372,890
improvements
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94,300
authorised by this Act
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165,670
3
5
and
6
authorised by this Act
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10,280
authorised by this Act
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14,550
20,000
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Corporation
[Ch.
xl.]
Act,
1938.
And whereas the works included in such estimates
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1938.
are permanent works and
it
is
expedient that the cost
-
thereof should be spread over a term
of
years:
And whereas in relation to the promotion
of
the
Bill
for this Act the requirements of Part XI11
of
the
have been observed:
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And whereas plans and sections showing the lines
and levels
of
the works authorised by this Act and
also a book
of
reference containing the names
of
the
owners and lessees
or
reputed owners and lessees and
of
the occupiers of the lands required
or
which may be
taken
for
the purposes
or
under the powers
of
this
Act
were duly deposited with the town clerk of the
city and with the clerk of the county council of the
administrative county of the west, riding
of
York
and
are hereinafter respectively referred to as the deposited
plans sections and book of reference:
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)
:-
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PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.-(1)
This Act may be cited
as
the Wakefield
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collective
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Corporation Act
1938.
(2)
The unrepealed provisions of the local Acts and
khis Act may be cited as the Wakefield Corporation
Acts and Orders
1848
to
1938.
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to say)
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows (that
Divisionof
Act into
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Part 1.-Preliminary.
Part 11.-Lands.
Part 111.-Street improvements.
Part 1V.-Waterworks and water supply.
Part V.-Electricity.
Part V1.-Streets and buildings.
Part VI1.-Sewers and drains.
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