No. LX.
An Act to remove an Obstruction in a certain
Street called Bourke-street within the City of
Sydney. [17 th June, 1848.]
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H E R E A S a c e r t a i n street called B o u r k e - s t r e e t s i t u a t e in t h a t
p a r t of t h e C i t y of Sydney k n o w n as t h e S u r r y H i l l s e x t e n d i n g
from Woolloomooloo B a y t o w a r d s Cleveland-street w a s duly notified
i n t h e New South Wales Government Gazette t o h e a p u b l i c s t r e e t a n d
t h o r o u g h f a r e A n d w h e r e a s t h e line of t h e said street r u n s t h r o u g h a
c e r t a i n piece or parcel of l a n d originally g r a n t e d by t h e C r o w n t o
one J o h n P a l m e r A n d w h e r e a s t h e deed of g r a n t of t h e said l a n d
does n o t c o n t a i n a n y r e s e r v a t i o n for t h e m a k i n g of roads or s t r e e t s
a n d a n obstruction h a s been placed across t h e line of t h e said street
c a u s i n g great inconvenience to t h e p u b l i c r e s o r t i n g t o a n d u s i n g
s u c h street a n d i t is expedient a n d necessary t h a t t h e said o b s t r u c t i o n
should be r e m o v e d B e it enacted by H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r of
N e w S o u t h W a l e s w i t h t h e advice a n d c o n s e n t of t h e Legislative
Council thereof T h a t it shall be lawful for t h e S u r v e y o r G e n e r a l of t h e
said Colony or s u c h o t h e r officer of t h e G o v e r n m e n t thereof as m a y
be a p p o i n t e d for t h a t p u r p o s e by t h e said G o v e r n o r t o e n t e r u p o n as
m u c h of t h e said l a n d so g r a n t e d t o t h e said J o h n P a l m e r or a n y other
l a n d as is r e q u i r e d a n d necessary for t h e o p e n i n g a n d c o n t i n u a t i o n of
t h e said street called B o u r k e - s t r e e t a n d t h e footways thereof t h r o u g h
t h e said piece or p a r c e l of l a n d g r a n t e d as aforesaid a n d t h a t t h e said
S u r v e y o r G e n e r a l or o t h e r officer as aforesaid shall have full power a n d
a u t h o r i t y b y himself or his deputies w o r k m e n a n d s e r v a n t s t o set o u t
a s c e r t a i n a n d a p p r o p r i a t e such p a r t of t h e said piece of l a n d or a n y
o t h e r l a n d as shall be necessary a n d p r o p e r for t h e c o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e
said street a n d for t h e full u s e a n d e n j o y m e n t thereof b y t h e public.
2. A n d be it enacted T h a t t h e said l a n d or soil w h e n so set
o u t ascertained a n d a p p r o p r i a t e d shall bo a n d be t a k e n t o be t h e
p r o p e r t y of H e r Majesty H e r H e i r s a n d Successors for t h e p u r p o s e
aforesaid a n d shall thenceforth be dedicated t o t h e p u b l i c as a n d for a
public street and thoroughfare.
3. A n d w h e r e a s it is j u s t t h a t t h e owner or owners p r o p r i e t o r
or p r o p r i e t o r s of t h e l a n d so r e q u i r e d for t h e p u r p o s e aforesaid
s h o u l d receive reasonable c o m p e n s a t i o n for t h e s a m e a n d in case t h e
G o v e r n m e n t of t h e said Colony a n d t h e said owners or p r o p r i e t o r s
c a n n o t otherwise a g r e e on t h e a m o u n t of such c o m p e n s a t i o n B e it
enacted T h a t t h e said owner or owners p r o p r i e t o r or p r o p r i e t o r s m a y
w i t h i n t w o m o n t h s from t h e p a s s i n g of t h i s A c t serve a notice o n t h e
Colonial Secretary of t h e said Colony s e t t i n g forth t h e p a r t i c u l a r s of
h i s or t h e i r claim for c o m p e n s a t i o n a n d also n a m i n g t h e r e i n s u c h
p e r s o n as h e or t h e y m a y desire t o act as a n a r b i t r a t o r for assessing
a n d fixing s u c h c o m p e n s a t i o n w h e r e u p o n a n o t h e r a r b i t r a t o r shall b e
n o m i n a t e d a n d a p p o i n t e d b y t h e G o v e r n o r of t h e said Colony a n d t h e
a r b i t r a t o r s so n o m i n a t e d a n d a p p o i n t e d shall h a v e power a n d a u t h o r i t y
t o a p p o i n t a n u m p i r e t o decide in case of difference between t h e m ­
selves a n d t h e a m o u n t of c o m p e n s a t i o n w h i c h shall b e fixed b y t h e
said a r b i t r a t o r s or u m p i r e (as t h e case m a y be) shall be held t o be
t h e s u m to w h i c h t h e said owner or owners p r o p r i e t o r or proprietors
shall be entitled a n d paid.
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