Dundee Sea Wall, Esplanade and Street Act 1868

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
VICT
Cup.
cxii.
An
Act
to
authorize
the
Provost, Magistrates,
and
Town Council
of
the
Royal
Burgh
of
Dundee
to
coiistruct
a
Sea
Wall
so
as
to
enclose a Portion
of the
Alveus
of
the
Frith of
Tay
opposite
to
the
Burgh,
and
to forni an Esplanade
and
a
Road
OF
Street. on
and
wit,hin
such
Sea
Wall
;
and
for
other
Purposes.
[13th
JuZy
1868.1
'HEREAS
a Portion
of
the Alveus
of
the River
or
Fritli
of
Tay
opposite
to
the Burgh
of
Dundee,
and
now
covered
by the
Sea
at High Water, the greater Part of which is
claimed by the Provost, Magistrates, and
Town
Council of that
Burgh, might be reclaimed, embanked, and enclwed
if
a
Bulwark
OF
Sea Wall were constructed extending Westward from near
to
the
Point
of
the
Craig
Pier
or
Ferry Harbour
of
Dundee
to
Bzccki~zgl~mr~
Point
on
the
Magclalen
Yard
or
Magdalen
Grema
:
And whereas such
Land when reclaimed, embanked, and enclosed would afford valuable
additional Accommodation
to
the Railway Companies hereinafter
mentioned,
and
also to the Community
and
Inhabitants
of
the said
Burgh, and the
Bulwark
or
Sea Wall
would
greatly
improve
the
[Local.]
17
Y
Harbour
31"
&
32"
VICTORIA$
Cap.cxii.
~~ ~
--
L_-
___
~-
~~
The
Dundee
Sea
Wall,
Esplanade,
and
Street
Act,
1568.
Harbour of
Dumlee
:
And whereas certain Agreements (set forth in
the Schedule hereunto annexed) have becn made
ancl
executed by
and between the following Parties,
eix.,
tlie Magistrates and
Towu
Council of
Dudee
and the Trustees of the
ICarrbour
of
Dundee
and
thc
Caledonian
Railway Company, the said Magistrates and
Town
Council and the
Caledonia~~
Railway Company, tlie
Trustees
of the
Harbour of
Dzcu,clee
and the said Magistratcs and
Town
Council, the
said Magistrates and Town Council
ancl
the
ATortlb
British
Railway
Company, and the Board
of
Trade and the Provost, JIagistrates,
and Town Couiicil
of
Dmdec,
whcreby
it
was,
itzteie
crlin,
agreed
that Power should be obtained by the said Provost, Magistrates,
and
Town
Council of Dzcnclec (herein-after called
"
the
Town
Council")
to
construct such
BLI~TV~~IZ
or
Sca
Wall,
and on the
Korth
or
Inside ancl along the
Top
Xdge
of
tlie said Bulwarlc or
Sea
Wall
to
form
a
public Esplanade
or
public Footway
for
the Use
of
the Inhabitants
of
BzincZee,
Fifty Feet in Width, ancl on the
Nortli
or
Inside of such Esplanade
to
form
a
public
Road
or
Street, also
Fifty Feet in Width,
to
beconic Oiic
of
tlac
ordinary public Streets
of
the said Town
of
Dzcnclee,
ancl
that the Portion
of
the snid Alveus
enclosed by the said Bulwark or
Sea
Wall
on the North
or
Inside
of
such Road
or
Street shonld bccome the Property of the said Railway
Companies respectively in tlic Proportions and on the Terms men-
.m
A
31
Vict.
tioned in the said respective Agreements
:
And
whereas by
('
Tlie
v.
clxsvi.
Caledonian
Eailway
(2;"orfn?*shire
Works)
Act,
ISS'i,"
the
Cule-
domiccn
Railway Company were authorizcd
to
form an Embankment
or
Sea Wall
Four
Furlongs and One hundred ancl fifty Yards
01-
thereabout in Length, commencing about Ten Chains Eastward from
the IIouse in
the
Town of
Dzcizclee
called
"
The
Vine,"
and
termi-
nating about One Chain North-westn-arc1 from
Craig
Pier
Honse
in the said
Town,
as
shovn
on
the dcposited Plans referrecl
to
in
the
said Act, by which a Portion of tlic said Alveus mould
have
been
enclosed and used by the said Company for Station Purposes, and
.io
cy.
31
vict.
to raise Blloney for such Object
:
And whereas by
''
Tlie
ATorth
Byitish
Railway (General Powers) Act,
1SG7,"
the
Zorth
British
Railway
Company were autliorizcd
to
take
2nd
purchase for Station Purposes
the Alveus and Solum of the River or Frith
of
Tuy,
and tlic House
called
Crccig
Pier House,
or
other Propcrtp at or
near
Dzcnclee,
as
shovn
on the deposited Plans referred
to
in the
said
Act (except
so
much of the said A~~CLIS and Solum
or
other Property
as
w-as pro-
posed
to
be taken by the said
C~Zccloizicriz
Railway Company under
the
Authority of the said first-recited Act,
and
except also
so
much
of
the said Alveus
or
Solum
and other Property as is shown upon
a
Plan signed by the Honourable
7TiZZinnz
Ozceia
Stcdey,
referred to
in
the said second-recited Act, and is therein described
as
Ground
on vhich the Magistrates and
TOT^
Council of
Dzmdee
propose to
form
a
Sea Wall, Esplanade, and Street), such Alveus
or
Solum
authorized
~~
.__
~-
___
.
dr.

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT