541206-1905-Tramway-Bill — Page 4

1414

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1905.

Director of Public Works shall, before such tramway or any part thereof shall be temporarily removed, or the use thereof discontinued, give to the Promoter fourteen days' notice at least of the necessity or expediency of such tem- porary removal or discontinuance, and immediately on re- ceipt of any such notice the Promoter may, subject to such conditions and rules as the Governor in Council may from time to time make, construct in any adjacent place, and, subject as aforesaid, maintain so long as necessary a Temporary tramway in lieu of the tramway or part thereof so removed or discontinued, and the track on which such temporary tramway is laid, shall subject as aforesaid, be maintained so long as necessary by the Director of Public Works at the expense of the Promoter.]

Application

of road materials excavated in construction of works.

Promoter and person.

[14.] Any paving, metalling, or material excavated by the [11.] Promoter in the construction of his works from any road under the control of the Director of Public Works may be applied by him, so far as may be necessary, in or towards the reinstating of such road, provided such paving, metal- ling or material arc, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, fit and proper to be used in the reinstating of such road, and all surplus paving, metalling or material not used for any of the purposes in this section mentioned shall be the property of the Promoter, and shall be removed by him with all reasonable diligence.

Protection of [15.] For the purpose of making, forming, laying down, [12.] Departments, maintaining, renewing, altering, adding to, or removing the tramway or any parts or part thereof, the Promoter may, from time to time where it is necessary or appears expedient for the purpose of preventing frequent interruption of the traffic by repairs or works in connection with the same, alter the position of any maius or pipes for the supply of gas or water, or any tubes, wires, standards, poles, or ap- paratus for telegraphic, telephonic, electric lighting, or any other purposes, subject to the following restrictions, that is

To say -

any

(1.) Before the Promoter shall alter the position of

such mains or pipes, tubes, wires, standards, poles, or apparatus he shall obtain the written assent of the Director of Public Works to such alteration.

(2.) Before laying down the tramway in any place in which any mains or pipes, tubes, wires, stand- ards, poles or apparatus may be laid, the Pro- moter shall, whether he contemplates altering the positions of any such mains or pipes, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, or not, give seven days' notice to the Deparment, Company, persons or person to whom such mains, or pipes, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparu- tus may belong of his intention to lay down or alter the tramway, and shall at the same time deliver a plan of the proposed work. If it shall appear to such Department, company, persons or person that the construction of the tramway as proposed would endanger any such main or pipe, tube, wire, standard, pole or ap- parains, or interfere with or impede the supply of water or gas, or the telegraphic, telephonie, electric lighting, or other communication, such Department, Company, persons or persou may give notice to the Promoter to lower or other- wise alter the position of the said mains or pipes, tubes, wires, standards poles or appara- tus in such manner as may be considered ne- cessary; and any difference as to the necessity of

any such lowering or alteration shall be settled in mamer provided by this Ordinance for the settlement of differences between the Promoter and Departments, companies or per-

sous.

(3.) The Promoter shall not remove or displace any of the mains or pipes, valves, syphous, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, or other works belonging to any such Department, Company, persons or person, or do anything to impede the passage of water or gas, or the telegraphic, telephonic, electric lighting, or other communication into or through such maius or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, without