N o 3243.
An Act to authorize the Construction by
the Melbourne and Metropolitan
Trarmyays Board of an Electric 1 ramway from Melbourne to West Brunswick.
[915^ December, 1922]
W
H E R E i S under the Melbourne and Metropolitan
Tramways Acts a special construction scheme for
the construction of the tramway hereinalter referred to
has been prepared: And whereas it is expedient to
authorize the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways
Board to construct the said tramway in the line and upon
the lands described in the First Schedule to this Act: And
whereas the land described in the Second Schedule to this
,
,
preamble.
NOS. 2995,802s,
First.schedule.
^°" d ,
Schedule.
Act was permanently reserved by Order in Council of the
twentieth day of November One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six as a site for a public park (hereinafter Government
referred to as the u Royal Park " ) and was by Crown grant p.^iss.b
bearing date the sixth day of November ()ne thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six (registered in register book in
the office of titles volume y09 folium 181743) granted
to trustees to be at all times maintained and used as and
for a public park and offices and conveniences connected
therewith: And whereas the land described in the Third Third schedule.
Schedule
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' Schedule to this Act forms part of the land described in
the Second Schedule to this Act: And whereas it is
expedient to provide that so far only as relates to so much
of the land described in the Second Schedule to this Act
as is described in the Third Schedule to this Act and
is defined as hereinafter provided, the construction on such
land and the maintenance and operation of the tramway by
this Act authorized to be constructed and of all proper
works and conveniences in connexion therewith may be
carried out and effected notwithstanding anything in the
hereinbefore recited Crown erant: Be it therefore enacted
by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the
Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament
assembled and by the authority of the same as follows
(that is to say) :—
short title
1 . This A c t m a y be cited as t h e Melbourne to West
and citation.
Brunswick Tramway Construction Act 1922 and shall be read
and construed as one with the Melbourne and Metropolitan
NOS. 2995,3023, Tramways Act 1918 (hereinafter called the Principal Act)
3074,
and any Act amending the same all of which Acts and this
Act may be cited together as the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Acts.
Authority to
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2 . The Board is hereby authorized under and subject
to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Acts to
construct the following electric tramway in the line and
rirst schedule, upon the lands described in the First Schedule to this
Act, and all proper works and conveniences in connexion
therewith, that is to sav:—
A double track electric tranway commencing in
William-street in the city of Melbourne on the
north side of Collins-street and terminating at
Moreland-road the boundary between the city of
Brunswick and the citv of Coburff.
provisions as to
construction.
3 . (1) The following provisions shall apply to the
construction of the permanent way of the said tramway:—
(a) In Peel-street and Flemington-road in the city of
Melbourne the tracks may be laid in any portion
of such street or road set aside bv the council
of
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of the city of Melbourne to be used exclusively
for tramway purposes which portion the said
council is hereby authorized to set apart ; and
(b) Through the Royal Park the tracks may be constructed of open ballast railway design and shall
be fenced and provision shall be made for all
openings required for access to the tramway
or for cross thoroughfares together with the
necessary protection therefor and all necessary
culverts subways and other works ; and all
crossings under over or on any line of railway
shall be made by arrangement with the
Victorian Railways Commissioners.
(2) Except as provided in this Act and in paragraph (c)
of sub-section (2) of section fifty-two of the Principal Act
the tramway shall be constructed laid and maintained in
such a manner that the uppermost surface of the rails shall
be on a level with the surface of the road.
4 . (1) So far only as relates to so much of the laud Provision for
described in the Second Schedule to this Act as is described order incouncii
in the Third Schedule to this Act and is defined as grant and
hereinafter provided the construction on such land arid Boardthe maintenance and operation of the tramway by this
Act authorized to be constructed and of all proper works
and conveniences in connexion therewith may be carried
out and effected notwithstanding anything in the hereinbefore recited Crown grant.
(2) The Governor in Council may by Order define uponi
what land described in the Third Schedule to this Act
such tramwav works and conveniences are to be constructed.
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SCHEDULES.
FIKST SCHEDULE.
MELBOURNE TO WEST BRUNSWICK ELECTRIC TRAMWAY.
DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE.
Commencing in William-street in the city of Melbourne on the north
side of Collins-street; thence northerly along William-street to Peel-street;
thence north along that street to Flemington-road; thence north-westerly
along Fleminaton-road to Abbotsford-strcet; thence turning north-westerly
and entering Royal Park at a pointon its south-west boundary one thousand
five hundred and twenty-nine feet two inches from the intersection of the
said boundary with the north-west side of Gatehouse-street; thence bearing N. 37° 12' E. one hundred and seventy feet two inches ; thence two
hundred and nineteen feet in an arc of a circle the chord of which bears
N. 30° 56' E. two hundred and eighteen feet six inches and whose centre
lies westerly one thousand feet; thence N. 24° 40' E. one hundred and
fourteen feet nine inches ; thence one hundred and nine feet ten inches in an
arc of a circle the chord of wjiich bears N. 23° 5' 30" E. one hundred and
nine feet nine inches and the centre of which lies westerly two thousand
feet; thence bearing N. 21 ° 31' E. two hundred and forty-two feet four inches;
thence ninety-nine feet in an arc of a circle the chord of which bears N. 18°
41' E. ninety-eight feet eleven inches and the centre of which lies westerly
one thousand feet; thence bearing N. 15° 50' E. two hundred and
four feet six inches; thence two hundred and eleven feet ten inches in
an arc of a circle the chord of which bears N. 1° 29' 30" W. two hundred
and eight feet eight inches and the centre of which lies westerly three
hundred and fifty feet; thence bearing N. 18° 50' W thirty-seven feet"
two inches ; thence two hundred and forty-four feet in an arc of a circle the
chord of which bears N. 8° 51' W\ two hundred and forty-two feet ten
inches and the centre of which lies easterly seven hundred feet, thence
bearing N. 1° 9' E. sixty-one feet eight inches; thence two hundred
and fiftv-three feet eight inches in an arc of a circle the chord of which
bears N. 9° 14' 30" W. two hundred and fifty-two feet four inches and the
centre of which lies westerly seven hundred feet; thence bearing N. 19°
37' 30" W. one thousand five hundred and sixty-three feet five inches;
thence six hundred and six feet six inches in an arc of a circle the chord
of which bears N. 2° 47' 30" E. five hundred and ninety-one feet two inches
and the centre of which lies easterly seven hundred and seventy-five feet;
thence bearing N. 25° 13' E. one hundred and sixty-four feet seven inches ;
thence forty feet in an arc of a transition curve the chord of which bears
N. 23° 17' E. forty feet; thence eighty-one feet in an arc of a circle the
chord of which bears N. 7° 48' 30" E. eighty feet six inches and the centre
of which lies westerly two hundred feet; thence forty feet in an arc of a
transition curve the chord of which bears N. 7° 40' W. forty feet; thence
bearing N. 9° 36' W. thirty-four feet two inches to the south boundary
fence of the Royal Park Railway ; thence one hundred and sixty-five feet
eight inches on the same bearing and passing under the said railway ; thence
to the northern boundary of the said railway a distance of seventeen feet
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FIRST SCHEDULE—continued.
four inches in an arc of a transition curve the chord of which bears N. 6°
38' W. thirty feet; thence twelve feet eight inches along the remainder of
the arc of the said transition curve the chord of which bears N. 6° 38' W.
thirty feet; thence one hundred and seventeen feet eight inches in an arc
of a circle the chord of which bears N. 32° 56' E. one hundred and eleven
feet and the centre of which lies south-easterly one hundred feet; thence
thirty feet in an arc of a transition curve the chord of which bears N. 72°
30' E. thirty feet; thence bearing N. 75° 28' E. three hundred and fifteen
feet nine inches; thence thirty feet in an arc of a transition curve the chord
of which bears N. 72° 30' E. thirty feet; thence one hundred and seven
feet one inch in an arc of a circle the chord of which bears N. 35° 57' 30" E.
one hundred and two feet and the centre of which lies north-westerly one
hundred feet; thence thirty feet in an arc of a transition curve the chord
of which bears N. 25' W. thirty feet; thence bearing N. 3° 33' W. fortyeight feet eleven inches ; thence one thousand and three feet five inches
in an arc of a circle the chord of which bears N. 23° 22' 30" W. nine hundred
and eighty-three feet six inches and the centre of which lies westerly one
thousand four hundred and fifty feet; thence bearing N. 43° 12' W. four
hundred and thirty-five feet eight inches to a point on the north boundary
of Royal Park such point being three thousand and six feet eight inches
from the intersection of the said boundary with the west side of Sydneyroad ; thence along the same line bearing N. 43° 12' W. across Park-street;
thence through the land described in Certificate of Title registered in the
Office of Titles, Volume 4334, Folium 866768 and Certificate of Title so
registered, Volume 209, Folium 41670 and northerly by a curve of approximately 300 feet radius; thence N. along Grantham-street to Dawson-street;
thence westerly along Dawson-street to a point approximately one chain
west of Daly-street; thence turning north by a curve of approximately
225 feet radius through the land described as lots 19 and 20 of the Hoffman
v..
Estate as shown on plan of subd vision No. 7^13 lodged at the Offce of
Ti les and being part of Crown Section 98 parish of Jika Jika, city of
Brunswick, and part of land in Certif.cate of Title, Volume 2115, Folium
422948, and Crown Allotments 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Secfon C
parish of Jika Jika (Phoenix Estate); thence northerly along Melvilleroad to a point approximately seven chains north of Albion-street;
thence northerly through the land described in Certificate of Title
registered in the Office of Titles, Volume 3351, Folium 670078 and
Certificate of Title so registered, Volume 3682, Folium 736302 to Howiestreet and along Howie-street to Moreland-road.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
SITE FOR PUBLIC PARK, AT ROYAL PARK, permanently reserved by
Order in Council of 20th November, 1876. Vide Government Gazette
1876, pp. 1934-2158.
Four hundred and twenty-four acres twenty-one perches, county of
Bourke, city of Melbourne: Commencing at a point on the left bank of
the.Moonee Ponds where the north-east side of Emu-street abuts thereon ;
bounded thence by that street bearing S. 47° 18' E. six chains forty-nine
links and S. 14° 45' E. six chains seventy-seven links ; thence by section
98 bearing S. 25° 31' E.four chains thirty-two links and S. 44° 50' E. eleven
chains two links, and by that section and Southgate-street bearing S. 21°
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SECOND SCHEDULE—continued.
36' W. nine chains sixty-six links; thence by the Flcmington-road bearing S. 52° 49' E. forty chains thirty-two links ; thence by lines bearing
respectively N. 37° 17' B. fourteen chains fifty-six links, and S. 52° 49' E.
thirteen chains seventy-four links; thence by a street bearing N. 37° 17'
E. nine chains sixty-one links ; thence five chains seventy-five links in an
arc of a circle whose chord boars N. 51° 52' E. five chains sixty-nine links,
and whose centre lies south-easterly eleven chains thirty links, and by that
street and Park-street bearing N. 66° 27' E. seven chains four links ; thence
by the one-chain road from the Sydney-road to the Zoological Gardens
ten chains seventeen links in an arc of a circle whose chord bears N. 30° 22'
W. ten chains five links, and whose centre lies north-easterly nineteen
chains fifty-nine links ; thence bearing 1ST. 15° 30' W. five chains nine links ;
thence nine chains ten links and a half in an arc of a circle whose chord
bears N. 42° 19' W. eight chains seventy-seven links, and whose centre
lies south-westerly nine chains seventy-two links; thence five chains
two links and a half in an arc of a circle whose chord bears N. 79° 50' W.
four chains ninety-nine links, and whose centre lies southerly thirteen
chains sixty-five links ; thence bearing S. 89° 38' W. one chain thirty links ;
thence six chains sixteen links and a half in an arc of a circle whose chord
bears N. 68° 14' W. six chains and half a link, and whose centre lies northeasterly seven chains ninety-seven links ; thence seven chains eighty-four
links in an arc of a circle whose chord bears N. 19° 56' W. seven chains fiftyseven links, and whose centre lies north-easterly eight chains fifty-nine
links ; thence one chain thirty-five links in an arc of a circle whose chord
bears N. 22° 2' E. one chain thirty-three links and whose centre lies easterly
two chains forty-nine links ; thence bearing N. 37° 34' E. two chains eightyseven links, and N. 52° 23' W. one chain sixty-seven links and a half;
thence by the Zoological Gardens bearing S. 37° 37' W. fifteen chains ten
links, N. 52° 6' W. six chains thirty-four links, N. 23° 34' W. twelve chains
forty-one links; thence twenty-nine chains five links in an arc of a circle
whose centre bears N. 66° 26' E. eleven chains one link from the commencement of the arc ; thence bearing S. 52° 1' E. eleven chains ninety-one links,
and S. 37° 37' W. ten chains forty-nine links ; thence by the road one chain
wide from the Zoological Gardens to the Sydney-road in a series of straight
lines and curves respectively parallel to and concentric with those on the
western side of that road as hereinbefore described to a point on the
western side of the Sydney-road bearing N. 66° 27' E. seventy-nine links and
N. 2° 40' W. thirty-nine links from the intersection of the western side of
the said road from the Zoological Gardens with the north-western side of
Park-street aforesaid ; thence by the Sydney-road bearing N. 2° 20' W.
four chains sixteen links ; thence by Park-road bearing N. 57° 55' W.
one chain sixty-seven links; thence five chains ninety-eight links in an
arc of a circle whose chord bears N. 36° 43' W. five chains eighty-four
links and whose centre lies north-easterly eight chains eight links ; thence
bearing N. 15° 30' W. ten chains five links ; thence twenty-seven chains
sixty links in an arc of a circle whose chord bears N. 8° 30' W. twentyseven chains fifty-one links, and whose centre lies easterly one hundred mid
twelve chains thirty links ; thence bearing N. 1° 26' W. eight chains ten
links ; thence nine chains ten links in an arc of a circle whose chord bears
N. 5° 52' E. nine chains seven links and whose centre lies easterly thirtyfive chains seventy links ; thence eleven chains forty-three links in an arc
of a circle whose chord bears N. 22° 25' E . eleven chains thirty-eight links
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and whose centre lies south-easterly thirty-five chains forty-one links ;
thence four chains sixty-four links in an arc of a circle whose chord bears
N. 53° 49' E. four chains fifty-two links, and whose centre lies south-easterly
six chains ; thence again by the Sydney-road bearing N. 2° 20' W. one
chain sixteen links; thence by Park-street west bearing N. 89° 14' W.
twenty-six chains twenty-eight links ; thence by lines bearing respectively
south eleven chains ninety-nine links, east two chains seventy links, south
ten chains forty-two links, east six chains five links, south one chain, west
nine chains fifty links, and north twenty-three chains forty-two links ;
thence again by Park-street west bearing N. 89° 14' W. nineteen chains
fifteen links ; thence by a line bearing S. 0° 40' W. twenty-four chains fifty
links ; thence seven chains twenty-seven links in an arc of a circle whose
chord bears S. 32° 2' W. six chains fifty links, and whose centre lies northwesterly six chains twelve links and a half; thence by lines bearing respectively N. 89° 15' W. twelve chains forty-six links S. 66° 35' W. six chains
S. 83° 30' W. four chains, S. 3° 35' W. three chains, S. 77° W. three chains
N. 42° 40' W. three chains thirty-five links, and N. 32° 40' W. three chains
to a gully ; thence by that gully to the Moonee Ponds ; and thence by
the Moonee Ponds downwards to the point of commencement.
THIKD SCHEDULE.
section 4.
PORTION OF THE EOYAL PARK INCLUDED IN EOUTE OF TRAMWAY.
Land to be defined by Order in Council having a breadth of forty
feet, or of more than forty-feet at special points where required, the
centre line of which is as follows :—Commencing at a point on the southwest boundary of the land described in Certificate of Title, Volume 909
Folium 181743 being the Eoyal Park Reserve bearing S. 52° 49' E.
thirty chains eighty-nine links from the ntersection of the north-eastern
side of Flemington-road and the south eastern side of Southgate-street;
thence by lines bearing respectively N.37° 12' E. two chains fifty-seven links
and eight-tenths of a link, north-easterly three chains thirty-one links in the
tangential arc of a circle with centre lying fifteen chains and fifteen links
north-westerly, N. 24° 40' E. one chain seventy-four links, north-easterly
one chain sixty-six links and three-tenths of a link in the tangential arc
of a circle with centre lying thirty chains thirty links and three-tenths of a
link north-westerly, N. 21° 31' E. three chains sixty-seven links and twotenths of a link, north-easterly one chain fifty links in the tangential arc
of a circle with centre lying fifteen chains fifteen links north-westerly,
N. 15° 50' E. three chains ten links, northerly three chains twenty-one links
in the tangential arc of a circle with centre lying five chains thirty links
and three-tenths of a link westerly, N. 18° 50' W. fifty-six links and threetenths of a link, north-westerly three chains sixty-nine links and six-tenths of
a link in the tangential arc of a circle with centre lying ten chains sixty links
and six-tenths of a link, north-easterly N. 1° 9' E. ninety-three links and
four-tenths of a link, northerly three chains eighty-four links and fourtenths of a link in the tangential arc of a circle with centre lying ten
chains sixty links and six-tenths of a link westerly, N. 19° 37¥ W. twentythree chains sixty-eight links and eight-tenths of a link, northerly nine
chains nineteen links in the tangential arc of a circle with centre lying
eleven chains seventy-four links and two-tenths of a link, easterly N. 25°
13' E. two chains fifty links and four-tenths of a link, north-easterly
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THTRD SCHEDULE—continued.
in a transition curve with chord bearing N. 23° 17' E. sixty links and
six-tenths of a link, north-easterly one chain twenty-two links and eighttenths of a link in the arc of a circle with centre lying three chains three
links north-westerly and chord bearing N. 7° 49' E. one chain twenty-two
links; north-westerly in a transition curve with chord bearingN. 7° 40' W.
sixtv links and six-tenths of a link; N. 9° 36' W. three chains two links
and eight-tenths of a link, north-westerly in a transition curve with chord
bearing N. 6° 38' W. forty-five links and four-tenths of a link, northeasterly one chain seventy-eight links and three-tenths of a link in
the arc of a circle with centre lying one chain fifty-one links and one-half
of a link south-easterly, and chord bearing N. 32° 56' E. one chain sixtyeight links and two-tenths of a link, north-easterly in a transition curve
with chord bearing N. 72° 30' E. forty-five links and four-tenths of a link,
N. 75° 28' E. four chains seventy-eight links and four-tenths of a link, northeasterly in a transition curve with chord bearing N. 72° 30' E. forty-five
links and four-tenths of a link, north-eastcrlv one chain sixtv-two links and
two-tenths of a link in the arc of a circle with centre lying one chain
fifty-one links and one-half of a link north-westerly and chord bearing
N. 35° 57' E. one chain fifty-four links and one-half of a link, northerly in
a transition curve with chord bearing N. 0° 25' W. forty-five links and
four-tenths of a link, N. 3° 33' W. seventy-four links, north-westerly
fifteen chains twenty links and three-tenths of a link in the tangential arc
of a circle with centre lying twenty-one chains ninety-seven links southwesterly, and N. 43° 12' W. six chains sixty links to a point on the south
side of Park-street bearing S. 89° 14' E. sixty-one links and seven-tenths
of a link from the north-west angle of the Eoyal Park:
Except so much of such land as forms part of any line of railway.