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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JUNE, 1883.

Tramways to be in middle of road, &c.

Gauge of Tramways Nos, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Gauge of Tramway No. 6.

Power to break up roads.

Completion of works, and remuntertent

Further pro- visions as to construction

of Tramways.

10. Every Tramway running over and along any road shall be constructed and maintained as nearly as may be in the middle of such road, and no Tramway shall be so laid that, for a distance of thirty feet or upwards, a less space than 8 feet shall intervene between the outside of the footpath on either side of the road and the nearest side of any carriage (and any projection thereof), except in the case of bridges, streets, or other places where the width may not be sufficient to allow a space of 8 feet on either side, and except where it may be necessary to construct and maintain loops for enabling the carriages to pass each other, or to construct sidings and curves, all which exceptions shall be subject to the approval in writing of the Surveyor General.

11. The Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be constructed on a gauge not exceeding three feet six inches in width, and with two steel grooved rails, which said rails shall, before being laid down, be approved of by the Sur- veyor 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 substructure 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.

12. The Tramway No. 6 shall be constructed on a gauge not exceeding five feet in width, and with steel rails, which said rails shall, before being laid down, be approved of by the Surveyor General.

13. The Company from time to time for the purpose of making, 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 re-. gulations:-

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 pro- posed to be opened or broken up, such notice to be given seven days at least before the commen- cement 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.

14. When the Company have opened or broken up any portion of any road, they shall be under the following further obligations, namely:-

T. They shall, with all convenient speed, complete the work on account of which they opened or broke

up

the same, and (subject to the formation, main- tenance, renewal, or alteration of, addition to, or removal of the Tramway) fill in the ground, and make good the surface, and, to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, restore the road to as good condition as that in which it was before it was opened or broken up.

2. They shall in the meantinie cause the place where the road is opened or broken up to be fenced and watched, and to be properly lighted at night. If the Company fail to comply with this section, they shall, for every offence (without prejudice to the enforce- ment of specific performance of the requirement of this Ordinance, or to any other remedy against them) be liable to a penalty, not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to a further penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each day during which any such failure continues after the first day on which such penalty is incurred.

15. In addition to the requirements of the preceding Section, the Company shall, when they give notice as afore- said to the Surveyor General of their intention to open or break up any road for any of the purposes aforesaid, lay before the Surveyor General a plan showing the proposed mode of constructing, laying down, maintaining, renewing,