Bradford Corporation Act 1910
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1910 c. cxvii |
| Year | 1910 |
Bradford Corporation Act, 1910. [Oh, CXVii.]
CHAPTER cxvii.
An Act to confer powers upon the lord mayor aldermen A.D. 1910.
and citizens of the city of Bradford for the construction
of tramways and street works to authorise the use of
trolley vehicles to alter the style and title of the Cor-
poration and to make provisions with respect to various
matters of local administration and management.
[3rd August 1910.]
W
HEKEAS the city of Bradford is a county borough subject
to the Acts relating to municipal corporations and under
the government of the lord mayor aldermen and citizens of
the city (hereinafter called "the Corporation") acting by the
council:
And whereas the Acts and Orders specified in the First
Schedule to this Act (save so far as any of them is amended
by any later Act or Order among the same) are now in force
in the city and elsewhere conferring various powers upon the
Corporation and are hereinafter referred to collectively as "the
former Acts" and each of them separately as an Act or Order
of the year in which the same was passed or made and such
of the Orders as relate to tramways are collectively referred to
as " the Tramway Orders " :
And whereas by the Tramway Orders and by the Acts of
1897 1899 1900 1901 1902 and 1903 the Corporation were
authorised to make maintain and work tramways within and
without the city and to borrow money for that purpose:
And whereas the Corporation have constructed and are
working the tramways authorised by the foririer Acts and it is
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1910. expedient that the Corporation should be authorised to construct
additional tramways within and without the city and themselves
to work the same by electrical power:
And whereas it is expedient that the provisions should be
made as in this Act contained with respect to the provision and
use by the Corporation of trolley vehicles:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should he
authorised to construct the street improvements and the new
street by this Act'authorised-:
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And whereas it is expedient that power should he conferred
upon the Corporation with respect to the taking of lands as in
this Act set forth:
And whereas it is expedient that further powers as in this
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Act contained should be conferred upon the Corporation with
respect to their water gas and electrical undertakings:
And whereas the Corporation are authorised by certain of the
former Acts to supply and are supplying gas within certain parts
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of the city:
And whereas within the area supplied with gas by the
Corporation there are existing gasworks belonging or reputed to
belong to the trustees under
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the will of the late Sir Henry
William Ripley deceased and- the Corporation have agreed with
the said trustees for the acquisition by the Corporation of such
gasworks and it is expedient that the Corporation should be
authorised to acquire the same and that the agreement with
respect thereto set forth in the Third Schedule to this Act should
be confirmed:
And whereas it is expedient that further powers should be
conferred upon the Corporation with respect to the laying out
of streets and the construction and erection of buildings and
that the ®provisions of this Act with respect to the sanitation
good government and management of the city should be made:
And whereas it is desirable that the official style of the
Corporation should be
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the lord mayor aldermen and citizens of
the city of Bradford
And whereas by letters patent by warrant under His Majesty's
sign manual dated the seventeenth day of September one thousand
nine hundred
and.
seven it, was > declared and ordained that from and
after the date thereof the: chief magistrate : then and for the time
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being of the city of Bradford should be styled entitled and called A-.D. 1910
lord mayor of Bradford and thenceforth at all times should be
entitled to assume and use and to be called and named by the
style title and appellation of lord mayor of Bradford and to enjoy
and use all and singular the rights privileges pre-eminences and
advantages to the degree of a lord mayor in all things duly and
of right belonging:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be
enabled to raise moneys for the purposes of this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions in this
Act contained should be sanctioned:
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 proposed tramways and street works and plans of the
lands which may be taken compulsorily under the powers 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 those lands respectively have been duly
deposited with the clerk of the peace for the West Biding of the
county of York which plans sections and book of reference are
hereinafter referred to as "the deposited plans sections and book
of reference ":
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corpora-
tion for the purchase of lands for and for the execution of the
estimates
follows:
For and in connection with the tramways and the tramway
undertaking ninety-nine thousand seven hundred and
forty-two pounds;
For street improvements and new street fifty-six thousand
nine hundred pounds;
For lands for waterworks purposes fifteen thousand
pounds;
Eor extending the town hall thirty-five thousand pounds :
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 an absolute majority of the whole number of
the council at a meeting held on the fifteenth day of November
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