New South Wales: Oxford-street Improvement Act 57 Vic (NSW)

1894. 57° VIC. 33 Oxford-street Improvement. An Act to enable the Council of the Borough oso. IMPROVEMENT. of Paddington to close certain portions = — of Marshall-street, a public street in the said Borough, and a certain right-of-way le: ading therefrom; and to vest the fee- simple of part of the land comprised in the closed portion of the said street and said right-of-way in the Marshall's Padding- ton Brewery (Limited), a Company duly registered under the "Companies Act"; and to vest in the said Borough for the improvement of Oxford-street certain pieces and parcels of land owned by the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited), fronting Oxford-street ; and for other purposes in furtherance of or conse- quent on the aforesaid objects. [23rd May, 1894. | ILEREAS it is expedient that certain portions of Oxford- Preamble. street, in the Borough of Paddington, should be improved and widened: And whereas the land required for that purpose is vested in the Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) : And whereas the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) is willing to dedicate the said land for the said purpose in consideration of a certain street known as Marshall-street in the said Borough being closed and portion of the land thereof being vested in the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited): And whereas it is expedient. to close the said Marshall-street for the purpose aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— 1. This Act maybe cited as the "Oxford-strect Improvement Act." short title. 2. From and after the passing of this Act it shall be lawful for Marshatt-strect to be the Municipal Council of the Borough of Paddington, for the puxposes ¢!s¢. of this Act, to close and stop up certain portions of a road or street in the said Borough known as Marshall-strect, more particularly described in the First Schedule hereto, and thereupon, all the rights, easements, and privileges of any person or persons therein or thereover shall cease and determine. 3. The directors of the Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) Dedication of lard are hereby empowered to dedicate all that piece or parcel of land for improvement of described in the Second Schedule hereto to the Borough of Paddington, for the purpose of the widening and improvement of Oxford-street ; and thereupon the fee-simple of the said land shall vest in the Municipal Council of the said Borough for the purpose aforesaid, and the said land shall, subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned, be formed into and kept as a public street or road by the Municipal Council of the said Borough. c 4. Upon dedication of land, portion of Marshall-street to vest in brewery. On default of brewery removing erections, Borough may do 30 at brewery's expense. Act to be evidence under general issue. ov VIC. 1894. Oxford-street Improvement. 4+. Upon the dedication of the said land by the Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited), all that piece or parcel of land described in the First Schedule hereto shall vest in the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited), for an estate in fee-simple free from all rights, easements, and privileges of any person or persons therein or thereover. 5. The said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) shall, within two years from the passing of this Act, remove or cause to be removed from the parcels of land described in the said Second Schedule all buildings and materials erected or placed on the said land, and in default of their so doing the Municipal Council of the said Borough may enter upon the said land and may remove or cause to be removed all such buildings and materials at the cost and expense of the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited), and may recover the said cost and expense from the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) in any Court of competent jurisdiction as money paid by the Municipal Council of the said Borough at the request of the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited). 6. Tf any action, suit, or other legal proceedings be instituted or brought by any person or persons against the said Marshall's Padding- ton Brewery (Limited) or its assigns, in respect of the parcel of land described in the First Schedule hereto, or of any right, case- ment, or privilege in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for the said Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) or its assigns to plead the general issuc and give this Act in evidence thereunder. THE FIRST SCHEDULE REFERRED TO. All that piece or parcel of land situated in the parish of Alexaniria, county of Cumberland, Colony of New South Wales, be the hereinafter mentioned dimensions a little more or less, containing by admeasurement five thousand two hundred and twenty- eight square feet: Commencing at a point on the south-east boundary line of block L of the subdivision of the Sydney Common, at its intersection with the new building line on the south-west side of Oxford-street ; and bounded thence on the north-east by said building line of Oxford-street bearing south fifty-five degrees forty-one minutes thirty seconds east forty-two fect seven and three quarter inches to land formerly granted to Maria Zouch, and now the property of Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited); thence on the south-east, north-east, and again on the south-east by the boundary lines of that land bearing south fifty-four degrees thirty-five minutes thirty seconds west sixty-four fect four and a quarter inehes, south forty-five degrees thirty-seven minutes east fifty-six feet, south forty-three degrees twenty-five minutes east thirty feet nine inches, and south forty-five degrees forty-one minutes west twenty-seven feet and a half inch to land formerly the property of George Brereton; thence on the south-west, north-west, and again on the south-west by the boundary lines of that land bearing north forty- three degrees thirteen minutes west twelve feet six inches, north forty-five degrees forty-one minutes cast fourteen feet seven inches, and north forty-three degrees twenty- five minutes west cighteen feet and two and a half inches to other land now the property of Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) ; thence again on the south-west, south-east, and south-west by the boundary lines of last-mentioned property bearing north forty-five degrees thirty-seven minutes west twenty-six fect eleven inches, south forty-five degrees west four feet six inches, and north forty-six degrees forty-eight minutes west thirty-one feet cleven and a half inches ; thence on remainder of the south- cast by the north-west boundary line of said property, and the north-west boundary line of land before referred to, formerly the property of George Brereton, bearing south fifty-four degrees thirty-five minutes thirty seconds west, in all twenty-seven feet four inches to the westernmost corner of last-mentioned land; thence on remainder of the south-west by the north-eastern termination of Marshall-street bearing north forty-six degrees twenty-three minutes west thirty-seven feet eight and a half inches to block L of the subdivision of the Sydney Common aforesaid, now the property of Marshall's Paddington Brewery (Limited) ; and thence on remainder of the north-west by part of the south-east boundary line of that land bearing north fifty-four degrees thirty-five minutes thirty seconds east ninety-five feet seven and a half inches, to the point of commencement. The 1894. 57' VIC. Parranatta Street Watering. THE SECOND SCHEDULE REFERRED TO. All that piece or parce] of land situated in the parish of Alexandria, county of Cumberland, Colony of New South Wales, be the hereinafter mentioned dimensions a little more or less, Soniacats by admeasurement three hundred and twelve square feet, and being part of the land eomprising block L of the subdivision of the Sydney Common : Commencing at the interseetion of the present building line on the south-west side of Oxford-street with the east building line of Dowling-street ; and bounded thence on the north-east by said building line of Oxford-street, being the north-east boundary line of said block L bearing south sixty-nine degrees forty-six minutes thirty seconds east ninety feet eight inches to the easternmost corner of said block L; ; thence on the south- east by part 'of the south-cast boundary line of said block L bearing south fifty-four degrees thirty-five minutes thirty seconds svest eight feet four inches to the new building line in Oxford-street; and thence on the south-west by that building line hearing ; north fifty-five degrees forty-one minutes thirty seconds west eighty-six feet two and three-quarter inches, 10 the point of commencement. And also all that piece or parcel of land situated in the parish of Alexandria, county of Cumberland, Colony of New South Wales, be the hereinafter mentioned dimensions a little more or less, containing by admeasurement one thousand three hundred and forty-five square fect, mud being part of the land granted to Maria Zouch, by Crown grant dated thirticth April. one # Fousand eight hundred and forty : Com- mencing at the intersection of the present building line on 'the south-west side of Oxford- street with the south-east building line of Marshall- street ; and bounded thence on the north-east by said building line of Oxford-street bearing south sixty-nine degrees forty- six minutes thirty seconds cast thirty-two feet five and a half inches and south forty- seven degrees thirty-seven minutes forty seconds east one hundred and forty feet seven inches to the northernmost corner of laud now the property of H. E. Castle ; thence on the south-west by the new building line of Oxford-street bearing north forty-three degrees thirty-six minutes thirty seconds west one hundred and thirty-eight feet six inches and north fifty-five degrees forty-ouc minutes thirty seconds west thirty-seven fect. one and a half inch to Marshallstreet sforesaid; and thence on the north-west by the south-east building line of said Marshall-street bearing north fifty-four degrees thirty-five minutes thirty seconds east twelve feet five and three-quarter inches, to the point of commencement.