An Act for enabling the Mayor, Alderman & Burgesses of the Borough of Oldham in the...

An Act for enabling the Mayor, Alderman & Burgesses of the Borough of Oldham in the County Palatine of Lancaster to purchase and maintain Gas works and Water Works; and for other purposes.

GAS & WATERWORKS ACT, 1853

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Draft Bill

Clauses and related correspondence

Proposed Bill (2 copies)

Bill (2 copies, 1 annotated

Bill (as amended in committee)

Act (4 copies)

Act (final copy after Royal Assent) (2 copies)

Articles of Association

Details of Share Capital

Company Accounts

Report of the Select Committee of Oldham Police Commissioners

Enquiry into the purchase of Oldham Gas & Waterworks Company 1845

Requisition from Council to call public meeting 8 Oct.1852

Public Meeting 11 Oct.1852

Resolution of Committee of Gas Company 8 Dec.1852

Petition for Bill

Instructions to Counsel

Draft contract

Copy of final contract

Draft notice to shareholders

Notice to shareholders

Draft letter to annuitants

Instructions to settle deed of transfer

Draft deed of transfer and copy of deed of transfer

Various accounts relating to passage of Bill

Meetings of Gas & Waterworks Committee 3 Aug.1852 - 9 Apr.1953

Draft advice to newspapers

Draft proofs before Standing Orders Committee

Draft proofs before Examiner

Draft affidavits proving locality of lands

Poor rate assessments

Petition of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co. - Against

Petition of the London & North Western Railway Co. - Against

Petition of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lancashire Railway Co. - Against

Council resolutions 9 Nov.1952 - 9 Apr.1953

Mr. Emmett's notes and miscellaneous

Correspondence