1684 ORDINANCE No. 6 or 1883 .
Tramways.
Gauge of 11. The tramways Nos. 1 , 2 , 3, 4 and 5 shall be constructed on a
tramwayS
Nos. 1 , 2, 3 , 4 gauge not exceeding three feet six inches in width, and with two steel
and 5
grooved rails, which said rails shall, before being laid down, be approved
of by the Surveyor General, and shall be laid and maintained in such
manner that the uppermost surface thereof shall be on a level with the
surface of the road .
Provided , that the Governor in Council may, from
time to time , require the company to adopt and apply such improvements
in the last-mentioned tramways , including their rails, sleepers and sub
structure as experience may suggest, having regard to the greater security
of the public and advantage to the ordinary traffic, and the company
shall with all reasonable despatch comply with any order made by the
Governor in Council for the purpose of carrying out any such improve
ments .
Gauge of 12. The tramway No. 6 shall be constructed on a gauge not exceed
tramway
No. 6. ing five feet in width, and with steel rails, which said rails shall, before
being laid down, be approved of by the Surveyor General.
Power to
break up 13. The company from time to time for the purpose of making ,
roads. forming, laying down, maintaining, renewing, altering, adding to , or
removing, any tramway under this Ordinance, or any part or parts
thereof respectively, may open and break up any road subject to the
following regulations :
1. They shall give to the Surveyor General notice of their
intention , specifying the time at which they will begin to
do so , and the portion of road proposed to be opened or
broken up, such notice to be given seven days at least
before the commencement of the work.
2. They shall not open or break up or alter the level of any
road except with the authority, under the superintendence ,
and to the satisfaction , of the Surveyor General.
3. They shall leave an interval of at least a quarter of a mile
between any two places at which they may open or break
up the road, and they shall not open or break up at any
such place a greater length than one hundred yards.
Completion 14. When the company have opened or broken up any portion of
of works, and ――
reinstatement ony road, they shall be under the following further obligations , namely :
of road .
1. They shall , with all convenient speed , complete the work on
account of which they opened or broke up the same, and