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ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1882 . 1601


Tramways.


Surveyor General, and may alter or deviate such other and further lines of tramway
and sidings (either as extensions to all or any of the said lines of tramway hereinbefore
more particularly described or otherwise) between such places within the Colony of
Hongkong, and in upon and along such roads as the Governor in Council shall, from
time to time, approve of, with all proper works, and conveniences, connected therewith
or for the purposes thereof, and may work and use the same.

7. The plans hereinbefore referred to as having been deposited , are the plans Nos. Plans,
1 to 6, 6a, and 7 to 20 inclusive, deposited by the company in the office of the Surveyor
General.

8. Every tramway running over and along any road shall be constructed and Tramways to be
in middle ofroad,
&c.
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 nine feet shall
intervene between the outside of the footpath on either side of the road and the nearest
rail of the tramway, except in the case of bridges, streets, or other places where the
width may not be sufficient to allow a space of nine feet on either side, and except
where it may be necessary to construct and maintain loops for enabling the cars,
carriages, and trucks, to pass each other, or to construct sidings and curves, all which
exceptions shall be subject to the reasonable approval in writing of the Surveyor
General.

9. The tramways Nos. 1 , 2 , 3, 4 and 5 shall be constructed on a gauge not exceeding Guage of
tramways Nos. 1.
three feet six inches in width, and with two steel grooved rails, which said rails shall , 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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, 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 improvements.

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

11. The company from time to time for the purpose of making, forming, laying Power to break
up roads.
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
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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.