Romford and District Tramways Act 1903
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1903 c. clxxv |
| Year | 1903 |
CHAPTER
clxxv.
An
Act
to
authorise the Empire Electric Light and
Power
A.D.
1903.
Company
Limited
to
construct tramways in Roinford
and
the adjoining districts
in
iihe county of Essex and for ather
purposes.
[11
th
August
1903.1
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HEREAS
the construction of the tramways which are herein-
W
after described will be of piiblic and local advantRge
:
And whereas the Empire Electric Light and Power Company
Limited (hereinafter cal!ecl
(‘
the Company
”)
are willing at their
own expense to cotistruct tho said traniways and
it
is expedient
that powers be conferred upon then1 for that purpose
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the Company be authorised
to
purchase lands compulsorily and to exercise the other poverp
hereinafter contained
:
And whereas the council for the urban district
of
Roinford in
the county
of
Essex are by the Roinford Electric Lighting Order
1900
authorised to supply electricity within the said urban district
:
And whereas the said urban district council
and
the Company
have entered into an indenture d&ed the twentieth
dav
of
April
one thousnnd iiine hundred
aid
three for the transfer to the
Company
of
the undertaking powers rights
and
privileges
of
the
said council under the said Order and
it
is expedient that mch
indenture
as
set forth in the Second Schedule to
this
Act be
confirmed
and that provision be inade as hereinafter coiitained
wit11 respect to such transfer
:
And whereas plans and sections showing the situation lilies and
levels
of
the tramways by this Act authorised such plans
s1101\
ing
the lands to be talien compulsorily under the powers
of
this
Act
and
zl
book
of reference to those plans containing the naines of the
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2s.
Gd.]
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[Ch.
C~XXV.]
Ron!fo.d
aiid
District
Tt*amioays
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EDW.
7.1
Act,
1903.
A.D.
1903.
owners
or
reputed owiiers and lessees
or
reputed lessees and of the
occupiers of those lands
haw
been deposited with the clerk of
the peace for the county of Ihex and
are
in this Act referred
to
respectively
as
‘!the deposited
plans
sections
nnct
book
of
reference
”
:
And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be attained without
the authority of Parliainent
:
Itay
it
therefore please Your Majesty that
it
may be enacted
and be
it
enacted by the King’s
inoat
Excellent Majesty by and
with the advice and consent
of
the
L(jrds
Spiritual and Temporal
and
CO~~IIOIIS
in this present Parliainent nsseinbled and by the
authority
OP
the
same
as
follows (tlint is to say)
1.
lhis Act may
be
cited
for
all
purposes
as
the Romford and
District Tramvays Act
1903.
2.
The
Lands
Clauses Acts
and
section
3
(Interpretation
of
terms) and Parts
11.
and
111.
of the Trainways Act
I570
8re except
where expressly
varied
by this Act incorporated
with
and form part
of
this Act.
3.
Tn
this
Act the several words and expressions to which
meanings are assigned by the
+4cts
wholly
or
partially incorporated
with this Act have the same respective meanings unless there
be
something
in
the
subject
or
context repugnant to such construction
:
L;
The tramways
”
and
“
the undertaking
”
111e~11 respectively
the tramways
and
the undertaking by this Act authorised
;
‘(
Eiigine
”
includes motor
;
;‘
The Romford Council
”
means the council
for
the urban
And
in this Act and for the purposes
of
this
Act in the Tramways
the expression
“
local authority
”
shall mean
with
reference
to
a
rural
district the district council of that district.
4.
If
there be any omission misstatement
or
wrong description
in
of
any lands
or
of the owners lessees or occupiers of any lands
sl~o~n
upon the deposited plans
or
specified
in
the deposited
book
of
reference the Company after giving ten days’ notice to the
oailers lessees
and
occupiers of
khe
lands in question may apply
to two justices acting for the county of
Essex
for the correction
t,liereof and
if
it appear to the justices
that
tlie omission misstate-
ment
or
wrong description arose from mistake tbey shall certify
the same accordingly and they shall
in
their aertificate state the
particulars of the c.mission and in what respect
any
such matter
is
inisstated or wrongly described and such certificate
sh:tll
be deposited
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Short title.
Incorpora-
tion
of
Acts.
1nterpr:ta-
tion.
district
of
Romford in the county
of
Essex
:
Correction
of
plaus
nlld
1)03kof
depxitecl
refercore.
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EDW.
7.1
Ronfoo,d
and
District
Tram
wcys
[Ch.
C~XXV.]
14ct,
1903.
with the clerk of the peace
for
the said county aiid
a
duplicate
A.D.
1903.
thereof shall also be deposited
with
the clerk to the council
of
the
urban district
of
Roniforci and such certificate and duplicate respec-
tively shall be kept by such clerks respectively with the other
clocuinentd to which the same relate and thereupon the deposited
plniis and hook of reference shall be deeined
to
be corrected according
to such certificate and it shall be lawful for the Company to take
the lands and esecute the works
in
accordance with such certificate.
inake forin lay clom711 work
us;
and inaintain in the lines and according
~~‘~.tlal’l-
to the levels shown
on
the deposited plans
and
sections the tramways
hereinafter described with all proper rails plates sleepers stables
offices carriage houses works and conveniences connected therewith.
The tramways hereinbefore referred to and authorised by this
Act are situate
in
the county of Essex and are-
A
Tramway
(No.
1)
(2
miles
3
furlongs and
8.3
chains
or
thereabouts in length of which
2
miles and
4.3
chains are
single and
8
furlongs and
4
chains are do.uble line) com-
mencing in the portion of the main road from London to
Chelmsford which
is
known as the ltomford Road and
terminating in the urban district of Romford in the portion
of
the said main road
known
there as Market Place at
a
point
1
furlong
4.6
chains
or
thereabouts east of the junction
of
South Street with
that
part
of
the said main rod known
there as High Street Romford
:
-4
Tramway
(No.
2)
(6
furlongs and
6-75
chains
or
there-
abouts in length of which
5
furlongs and
7.75
chains are
single and
9
chains are double line) situate wholly in
the
urban district of Roinford cominencing
hy
a
junction with
Tr:iinway
No.
1
at its terniination and terminating in the
said main road at the junction vith that
road
of
the lane
known
as
Smart’s Lane or Balgores
Lane
:
A
Tramway
(No.
3)
(4
furlongs
I>
and
C.23
chains or there-
abouts in’ length of which
3
furlongs
and
7-73
chains
are
single and
8
5
chains are double line) situate wholly in the
urban district of Iioniford cominencing
in
High Street afore-
said by
a
junction with Tramway
No.
1
at
a
point
0.75
chain or thereabouts west
of
the junction
of
South
Street
with High Street and terminating in the Oldchurch Itoad
at
a
point
6
chains
or
thereabouts
west
of
the juiiction of
Oldchurch Road with Hornchurch
Road
:
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5.
Subject to the provisions of this Act the Coinpany may
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