Oldham Corporation Act 1925
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1925 c. xcvii |
| Year | 1925 |
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5.] Oldham Corporation [Ch. XCvii.]
Act, 1925,
CHAPTER xcvii.
An Act to empower the mayor aldermen and
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burgesses of the county borough of Oldham to
execute street improvements to confer further
powers upon them in connection with their several
undertakings to consolidate with amendments
the local legislation relating to their tramways
undertaking to make better provision for the
health local government and finance of the
borough and the levying of rates therein and
for other purposes. [7th August 1925.]
W
HEREAS the borough of Oldham (in this Act
referred to as " the borough") is a municipal
borough subject to the Acts relating to municipal cor-
porations and is a county borough within the meaning
of the Local Government Act 1888 and the mayor alder-
men and burgesses of the borough (in this Act referred
to as " the Corporation ") acting by the council are the
urban sanitary authority for the borough :
And whereas it is expedient to provide a more con-
venient boundary between a portion of two of the wards
of the borough and that such boundary should be altered
as by this Act provided :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should be empowered to construct street improvements
in the borough and to acquire lands for that purpose and
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Act, 1925.
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1925. for an extension of the town hall and that further powers
should be conferred upon them with respect to the ac-
quisition of lands :
And whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Corporation with respect
to their tramways undertaking including powers in
relation to the running of trolley vehicles and the work-
ing of omnibuses :
And whereas there are in force varying provisions
relating to different portions of the tramways undertaking
of the Corporation and it would be of public and local
advantage if such of the said provisions as it is deemed
expedient to retain were consolidated with certain amend-
ments and additions and made applicable to the whole
of the said undertaking :
And whereas the tramways in the urban districts
of Crompton Roy ton and Lees are leased by the councils
of those districts respectively to and are now worked
by the Corporation and it is contemplated that the
tramways of the urban district council of Chadderton
should when constructed be leased to and worked by the
Corporation and it is expedient that the maximum fares
chargeable on those tramways should be- altered as by
this Act provided :
And whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Corporation with respect
to their water gas electricity and market undertakings :
And whereas it is expedient that further and better
provision should be made with reference to streets and
buildings infectious disease and sanitary matters and
otherwise for the local government health improvement
and finance of the borough and that the powers of the
Corporation in relation thereto should be enlarged and
extended:
And whereas all the expenses of the Corporation
whether as a municipal or sanitary authority or other-
wise are now payable out of the borough fund and borough
rate of the borough subject to provisions for differential
rating in certain cases :
And whereas the township of Oldham is co-ter-
minous with the borough and it is expedient that the
contributions of such township to the borough rate should
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be levied as part and be paid out of the poor rate for the .
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said township and that in relation thereto the provisions —
contained in this Act with respect to differential rating
in certain cases should be enacted :
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the
Corporation in relation to the following purposes in respect
of which they are by this Act authorised to borrow
money and such estimates are as follows :— £
For the purchase of lands and for the
construction of the street improve-
ments by this Act authorised - - 165,700
For the provision and equipment of the
trolley vehicles ----- 318,400
For the provision of omnibuses - - 44,000
For the erection and equipment of a
garage and depots for trolley vehicles
and omnibuses - - - - - 35,100
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 as by this Act provided :
And whereas it is expedient that the other powers
contained in this Act should be conferred upon the
Corporation :
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines
and levels of the works to be authorised by this Act and a
book of reference to the plans containing the names of
the owners or reputed owners and lessees or reputed
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 clerk of the peace
for the county of Lancaster which plans sections and
book of reference are in this Act respectively referred to
as " the deposited plans sections ^nd book of reference " :
And whereas the objects of this Act cannot be attained
without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds
Acts 1872 and 1903 have been observed :
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