Warrington Corporation Act 1911
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1911 c. x |
| Year | 1911 |
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5.] Warrington Corporation Acti 1911. [Ch.. X.]
CHAPTER x.
An Act to empower the Corporation of Warrington to
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construct bridges street improvements and other works
to make further and better provision with regard to
the gas and electricity undertakings of the Corporation
and the improvement health and local government of
the borough and for other purposes. [2nd June 1911.]
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HEREAS the borough of Warrington (herein-after called
"the borough") is a municipal and county borough and
the mayor aldermen and burgesses thereof acting by the town
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council (in this Act called "the Corporation") are the municipal
and urban sanitary authority within the borough.:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should
be authorised to construct the bridges and the river works and
street works by this Act authorised:
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of the gas-
works by which the borough and the neighbourhood thereof are
supplied with gas and it is expedient that further powers should
be conferred upon them with reference to their gas undertaking :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be
empowered to acquire hold and dispose of certain lands and to
borrow money in the manner and for the purposes in this Act
specified:
And whereas the Corporation have incurred capital expen-
diture which has not been authorised and capital expenditure
in excess of their authorised borrowing powers for the following
purposes (that is to say) :-
For the purposes of their water undertaking (up to the
thirtieth of September one thousand nine hundred and
nine) the sum of twenty-two thousand one hundred and
twenty-one pounds eight shillings and one penny;
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A.D.
1911, For the purchase of land for gasworks purposes at Winwick
Road (advanced out of the gasworks reserve fund) the
sum of two thousand 'and-eighty-three pounds sixteen
shillings and sixpence; '.-. -'
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For the purchase of No. 78 Sail key Street and the lands
adjacent thereto the surn•
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four thousand one hundred
and ninety-five "pounds; .'•:'•
For the purchase of certain lands referred to in .the Third
• Schedule to this Act and other capital expenditure
incurred in connexion, therewith the sum of twenty-
five thousand nine hundred. and thirty-two pounds and
hvepence ; r
and it is expedient that the said expenditure should be'
sanctioned and confirmed and that the Corporation should be
empowered to borrow the amount thereof :
And whereas the Local Acts and Provisional Orders confirmed
by Act of Parliament whereof the short titles are set forth in
the.
First Schedule to this Act are. in force within, the borough:
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And whereas the following Acts have been adopted by
the Corporation and are in force within the borough (that is
to say) :
The Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act 1890 ;
Parts II. IIP IV. and V. of the Public Health Acts Amend-
ment Act 1890;-
The Private Street Works Act 1892 ;
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The Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891 (so far as it relates
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to, Museums only) ;:. .
The .Notification of Births Act 1907:
, -And whereas the Public Libraries Acts 1892 to 1901 are in
force' in
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the borough :
And whereas it is expedient that further powers in relation
to the supply of electricity and to the health good government
improvement and finance of the borough be conferred upon the
Corporation and that such other provisions be made as are
contained in this Act:
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And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be effected without
the authority of Parliament:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corpora-
tion in relation to the following purposes. in respect of which
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thev are by this Act authorised to borrow monev and such A.D. lmi.
estimates are as follows :—
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For and in relation to the construction of the £
bridge works and other works incidental thereto 31,568
For and in relation to the purchase of land for '
and the construction of the street works and
other works incidental thereto - 54,882
And whereas the several works included in such estimates
r are permanent works and. it is expedient that the cost thereof
should be spread over a term of years :
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And whereas an absolute majority of the whole number of
the council at a meeting held on the twenty-third day of
December one thousand nine hundred and nine after ten clear
days'
notice by public advertisement of the meeting and of the
purposes thereof in the Warrington Examiner a local newspaper
circulating in the borough such notice being in addition to the
ordinary notices required for summoning such,, meeting resolved
that the expense in relation to promoting the Bill for this Act
should be paid out of the borough fund and borough rate and
the improvement fund and improvement rate in equal proportions:
And whereas such resolution was published twice in the
Warrington Examiner a local newspaper circulating in the
borough and has received the approval of the Local Government
Board :
And whereas the propriety of the promotion of the Bill for
this Act was confirmed by an absolute majority of the whole
number of the council at a further special meeting held, in
pursuance of a similar notice on the first day of March one
thousand nine hundred and ten being not less than fourteen days
after the. deposit of the Bill in Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill for this
Act the requirements contained in the First Schedule to the
Borough Funds Act 1903 have been observed:
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And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and levels
oi the works.by this Act authorised and also showing the lands
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authorised by this Act to be purchased compulsorily together
ivith a book of reference containing the names of the owners
md lessees' or reputed owners and lessees and of the occupiers
)f the lands
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required or which may be taken for the purposes
3r under the powers cf this Act were. duly deposited with the
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