Order Confirmation.

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Confirm a Provisional Order under the Private A.D. 1927.
Legislation Procedure
Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899
relating to Glasgow Corporation.

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HEREAS the Provisional Order set forth in the

schedule hereunto annexed has after inquiry held before Commissioners been made by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State under the provisions of the

5 Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 as 62 & 63 Vict. read with the Secretaries of State Act 1926 and it is c. 47. requisite that the said Order should be confirmed by 16 & 17 Parliament:

Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent 10 Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:

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c. 18.

1. The Provisional Order contained in the schedule Confirma15 hereunto annexed shall be and the same is hereby tion of confirmed.

Order in schedule.

2. This Act may be cited as the Glasgow Corporation Short title. Order Confirmation Act 1927.

A.D. 1927.

Order Confirmation.

SCHEDULE.

GLASGOW CORPORATION.

Provisional Order to authorise the Corporation of the City
of Glasgow to construct a Bridge over the River Clyde
at Finnieston to construct Tramways and other Works 5
to abandon their River Supply Works and confer
further powers on them in connection with their Water
Undertaking to borrow money to extend the time for
the construction of Tramways and other Works and
for other purposes.

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WHEREAS the construction of a high-level bridge over
the river Clyde and approaches thereto at Finnieston in
the city and royal burgh of Glasgow (hereinafter referred
to as "the city") would be of public and local advantage
and it is expedient that the Corporation of the city of 15
Glasgow (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation ")
should be empowered to construct the bridge and
approaches by this Order authorised:

And whereas under the Glasgow Tramways Acts, 1905 to 1925 the Corporation have constructed and main- 20 tain tramways in and in the neighbourhood of the city and it is expedient that they should be authorised to construct and maintain the additional tramways in the city hereinafter in this Order described:

And whereas the Corporation were authorised by the 25 Glasgow Corporation Waterworks Amendment Act 1866 to construct works (hereinafter referred to as "river supply works ") and to take and supply water from the river Clyde for trading or manufacturing purposes and were required by that Act to supply water from such 30 works to the owners, lessees and occupiers of certain manufactories and other works named in that Act:

And whereas the revenue derived from such supply has not been sufficient to meet the cost of working and maintaining the river supply works:

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And whereas the Corporation have arranged to A.D. 1927. supply water from their other sources of supply to the said owners lessees and occupiers of such manufactories and works and it is expedient that the Corporation 5 should be authorised to abandon the river supply works and that the further powers in connection with the river supply works and their water undertaking in this Order mentioned should be conferred on the Corporation :

And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation 10 should be authorised to borrow further moneys for the purposes of the Glasgow Parks Acts 1878 to 1925 the Glasgow Police Acts 1866 to 1925 the Glasgow Sewage Acts 1891 to 1925 and the Glasgow Tramways Acts 1905 to 1925:

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And whereas it is expedient that the time limited for the completion of the tramway and street works authorised by the Glasgow Corporation Order 1919 in this Order mentioned should be extended and that the powers for the construction of certain tramways autho20 rised by the Glasgow (Tramways Bridges &c.) Act 1914 in this Order mentioned should be revived and that the time limited for the completion thereof should be extended:

And whereas it is expedient that the further powers 25 in this Order mentioned should be conferred on the Corporation :

And whereas an estimate has been prepared by the Corporation in relation to the following purposes in respect of which they are by this Order authorised to 30 borrow money and such estimate is as follows

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For the provision and erection of

electrical equipment in connection

with tramways

9,498

And whereas the works included in such estimate 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 plans and sections showing the lines and levels of the works authorised by this Order and also a book of reference to those plans containing the names of the owners and lessees or reputed owners and lessees and of the occupiers of the lands required or 5 which may be taken for the purposes or under the powers of this Order were duly deposited with the sheriff-clerk of the county of Lanark and with the town clerk of the city and such plans sections and book of reference are hereinafter respectively referred to as the deposited plans 10 sections and book of reference :

And whereas the purposes aforesaid cannot be effected without an Order confirmed by Parliament under the provisions of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899:

Now therefore in pursuance of the powers contained in the last-mentioned Act as read with the Secretaries of State Act 1926 the Secretary of State Orders as follows:

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Short title and citations.

1. This Order may be cited as the Glasgow Corporation Order 1927.

This Order and the Glasgow Boundaries Acts 1872 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Boundaries 25 Acts 1872 to 1927.

This Order and the Glasgow Building Regulations Acts 1900 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Building Regulations Acts 1900 to 1927.

This Order the Glasgow Gas Acts 1910 to 1925 and 30 the Glasgow Gas (Charges) Amending Order 1926 may be cited together as the Glasgow Gas Acts 1910 to 1927. This Order and the Glasgow Loans Acts 1883 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Loans Acts 1883 to 1927.

This Order and the Glasgow Markets Acts 1865 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Markets Acts 1865 to 1927.

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This Order and the Glasgow Parks Acts 1878 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Parks Acts 1878 40 to 1927.

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This Order and the Glasgow Police Acts 1866 to A.D. 1927. 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Police Acts 1866 to 1927.

This Order and the Glasgow Sewage Acts 1891 to 5 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Sewage Acts 1891 to 1927.

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This Order and the Glasgow Tramways Acts 1905 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Tramways Acts 1905 to 1927.

This Order and the Glasgow Water Acts 1855 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Water Acts 1855 to 1927.

This Order and the Glasgow Corporation Acts 1855 to 1925 may be cited together as the Glasgow Corporation 15 Acts 1855 to 1927.

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Part VI.-Parks.

Part VII.-Sewage.

Part VIII.-Extensions of time.

Part

IX.-Miscellaneous.

3. The following words and expressions in this Order Interprehave unless there be something in the subject or context tation. repugnant to such construction the meanings hereby assigned to them (that is to say)—

"Act of 1866" means the Glasgow Police Act 1866;
"Act of 1912" means the Glasgow Boundaries Act
1912;

Act of 1914" means the Glasgow (Tramways
Bridges &c.) Act 1914;

"City means the city and royal burgh of Glasgow;

"Clyde Navigation Acts" means the Clyde Naviga-
tion Acts 1858 to 1919;