Coventry Corporation Act 1920
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1920 c. lxxxviii |
| Year | 1920 |
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GEO.
5.1
Coventi-y
Coi.po?*crtiot,
[Ch.
lxxxviii.]
acr,
1920.
CHAPTER
lxxxviii.
,411
Act
to
empower
the
mavor
alderincn
arid citizens of
A.D.
1920.
-
the city
of
Coventry
to
coiistruct strcet improvements
and additional tramways
to
exteiid
their
powers
for
the running
of
motor
omnibuses
to
rriake
further
provision ivith regard
to
the tramvay gas electricity
and water undertakings
of
the
Corporation
and
with
regard
to
tlie health
local
government and improve-
ment
of
the citv
to
provide for the consolidation
of
rates and for oiher purposes.
[4th
August
1920.1
HEl'LEI\S
the
city
of
Co~-t~ntrg
(hereinafter
called
"
the
of
the
mayor
aldermen
and
citizens
of
the citx (in this
Act
callcd
"
the Corporation
")
:
Anti
whereas
it
is
expedient
to
autlioriht: the Corporation
to
construct
the
new streets
ant1
htreet
improveinerits mentioned in
this Act
:
And
vliereas
the
Corporatioil
arc tlie owners
of
the tram-
way
1mt1ert:tliing
in
tlir city
ad
it is eupeclient
to
empower
tlierii
to coii4rnct the ndclitional
tramways
referred to in this
Act
and
to
confer
Curilier
pov
pry
upon
the Corporation
with
regard
to their
tr2iniwtiy
iint1ert:tkiiig
:
liereas
the
Corporni
io11
are
en~pov
ered
to
provide
aid
I\
orli
motor
omnibuses within
tlie
city
aiitl
it is eq)edient to
autliorihe
thein
to provide
arid
work
motor
omiiibuses
1)eyoncl
tlie
city
;mi
to
coiifer
further
po\rers
~tpoii the
C'orporntion
with
rrgartl
to
niotor omni1)nscs
:
,hiti
wherens
the
Corpornt ioli
hiipply
gas
electricity
aid
v
ateis in tli~ city
and
neiglil~o~ii~liootl
and
it
is
expedient
to
A\nd
[
PI'I'CP
3s.
3d.]
*\
1
A.D.
I')"o.
extend
the limits
of
the
Corporation
for
the
supply
of
gas
as
provided
by
this
.let
and
to
mnlce
fnrthpr provision with regard
ricity antl mitter
iultlcrtakings
of
the
Corporation
coiitainetl in this
Act
:
.-
-\lid
whereas
it
is
expedient tlint lletter provision
shoiild
be
made with reference
to
strcwt
s
1)uildiiig.s sewers drains and
.cvatercourscs within
tlic
city
and
that
the powers
oC the
Corporation
in relation to the health local go\-erninelit and
improvement
of
the city
shoiild
be
enlarged
:is
piwvided
by
this
Act
:
,Ind
whereas
all
the
expenses
of
the Col-portition whether
as
a
municip:tl
or
sanitnyy authority or otherwise
are
payahle
out
of
tlie
borough
fund and l)orougli rate
or
oiit
of
the district
fund antl
general
district rate
of
tlie
city
sii1)jec.t
so
far
as
tlie
latter rate is
iiirttle
€or
the
pwposes
of
the
Pu1)lic Health Acts
to
provisioiis
for
tliit-'erential rating
in
certain
cases
:
And
diereas
the
parish
of
Coventry
is
coterminous with
the
city and
it
is expedient that the
contribution
oi
such
parish
to the
boim~gh
rate
~lioultl
be
levied
as
part and
be
paid out
of'
the poor
rate
for
the wid parish
ant1
that
in
relation thereto
tlie
provisions
contained
in
this
for
differential rating in
certain
cases
in lieu of
the
existing procisions
for
differential
rating
as
hereinllefore recited
should
be
enacted
:
And
whereas
it
is
expedient
that
the other
provisions
con-
And
whereas tlie
purposes
of
this Act cannot
be
elfected
without the authority
of
Yarlianieiit
:
And
whereas estimates
ha\-e
been prepared
by
the
Corpora-
tion for the
purposes
herein-af ter nientioned and
such
estimates
are
as
follows
:-
tained
in
this Act
be
enacted:
For
and in colinexion with the
purchase
of
land
;E
for the street improyeiiieiits
aittliorisetl by
tliis
For
and
in
comexion
with
tlie
construction
of
the
street
improvements authorised
hy
this
For
the construction
of
the tramways authorised
,4c
t
-
515,900
Act
-
Sl,Ci40
by
this
Act
-
-
117,883
2
For
the provision
of
said tramways
-
For
the provision
of
For
the provision
of
For
the erection
of
in connexion with
For
plant
for
motor
electrical equipment
for
the
‘t;
A.1,.
1920.
I
-_
-
35,386
trammamy rolling stock
-
12,000
motor
omnibuses
- -
18,000
dep5ts
and
other buildings
the motor oninibr~ses
-
15,130
oninibuses
-
-
5,000
For
the purchase
of
land
for
and
in
coiinexion
with the gasworks undertaking
of
the Corpo-
For
the erection
of
buildings ancl plant for
For the erectioii
of
the electrical generating
Por
electrical machinery
-
-
373,000
And whereas the several
works
included in such estimates
are perinanent works ancl 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
the Borough Funds Acts
1872
aiid
1903
have been observed
and
the
approval
of
the Ninister
of
Health has been obtained
:
And
whereas plans ancl sections showing the lines and
levels
of
the
works
authorised
bj7
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 niay be tal\en for the purposes or under
the powers of this Act were cluly depohited with the clerk of
the peace for the county
of
Warwick which plans sections and
book
ol
reference are
in
this
Act
respectively rePerred to
as
the deposited plans sectioiis ant1 book
of
reference
:
May
it
theveforc please Your
Majesty
that
it
may
be enacted
and lie it eiiacted
by
the
King’>
most Excellent Majesty
hy
and
with the advice and consent
of
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
and Commons in this present Parlianient assembled and
by
the
authority
of
the same
as
follows
:-
ration authorised
by
this
Act
-
-
1,800
gasworks
purposes
-
3;i0,000
station
-
-
125,000
PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This
Act
may lie cited as the Coventry Corporation
Short
title.
Act
1920.
AX
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