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A.D. 1924.

Expenses of
Order.

(Tramways, &c.) Order Confirmation.

52. All costs charges and expenses of and incident to the preparing for obtaining and confirming this Order and otherwise in relation thereto shall be paid by the Corporation out of moneys borrowed or assessments imposed by the Corporation under the powers of this 5 Order and if paid out of borrowed money shall be repaid within five years from the commencement of this Order.

The SCHEDULES referred to in the foregoing

Order.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

(Referred to in the section of this Order of which the marginal note is "Application of sections of Corporation Tramways Acts.")

Act or Order and Marginal Note of Section.

The Edinburgh Improvement and Tramways Act 1896-
Tramways to be kept on level of surface of road
Further provisions as to construction of tramways
Penalty for not maintaining rails and roads
Sanitary authority to have access to sewers
Level of rails

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Temporary tramways

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Number of
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Application of road materials excavated in construction
of tramways

Power to use lands for tramway purposes

Power to use animal or mechanical power

Byelaws

Penalties for offences against byelaws

Byelaws to remain in force till altered

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As to notices delivered under Tramways Act 1870 &c. -
Tramways on streets not yet formed -

Tolls

Fares on Sunday or public holidays not to be raised
Approval of Board of Trade of mechanical power
system

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Byelaws

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The Edinburgh Corporation Tramways Order 1905–
Amendment of existing speed limit on tramways
Byelaws of local authority

10 The Edinburgh Corporation Act 1906

Gauge of tramways

Corporation may lop trees overhanging public high-
ways

Adaptation of existing tramways and construction of
tramways and works

Rails of tramways

Special provisions as to use of electrical power
For protection of Post Office telegraph lines

Alteration of telegraph lines of Postmaster-General

Apparatus used for mechanical power to be deemed

part of tramways

Attachment of brackets &c. to buildings &c.

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Provisions as to motive power

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Penalty for malicious damage
Power to acquire patent rights

Provision as to general Tramway Acts

The Edinburgh Corporation Order 1910-
Use of tramway posts by Postmaster-General

30 The Edinburgh Corporation Order 1916

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Cross-overs to be constructed in certain cases
Power to make additional cross-overs and to double
tramway lines

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New tramways to be inspected before being opened - 12
Corporation may reduce footpath for constructing

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new tramways

Shelters or waiting rooms

As to removal of snow &c.

As to licensing carriages &c.

For protection of Blackford Hill Observatory

The Edinburgh Boundaries Extension and Tramways
Act 1920-

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A.D. 1924.

(Tramways, &c.) Order Confirmation.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

(Referred to in the section of this Order of which
the marginal note is "Owners may be required to sell
parts only of certain lands and buildings.")

PROPERTIES OF WHICH PORTIONS ONLY MAY BE TAKEN 5

WITHOUT TAKING THE WHOLE.

City and Parish

Numbers on Deposited Plans.

City and
and royal 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 36
burgh of Edin- 128 128 131 131 131 131 131 132 133 133
burgh and city 133 135 135 143 144 145 146 147 151 151 10
parish of Edin- 152 152 152 163 163 163 163 164 165 165
burgh.
165 165 165 166 167 168 169 170 170 171
179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188
189 190 191 193 193 193 193 194 194 194
194 195 195 196 197 197 197.

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THE THIRD SCHEDULE.

(Referred to in the section of this Order of which
the marginal note is
note is "Confirmation of Agreement
between Brigadier-General Robert Gordon
Gordon Gordon
Gilmour and the Corporation.")

MINUTE OF AGREEMENT between Brigadier-General

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ROBERT GORDON GORDON GILMOUR of Liberton and
Craigmillar C.B. C.V.O. D.S.O. of the first part
(hereinafter called "the First Party ") and THE
LORD PROVOST MAGISTRATES AND COUNCIL OF THE 25
CITY OF EDINBURGH of the second part (hereinafter
called "the Second Parties").

Whereas the First Party is heir of entail in possession of the
entailed lands and barony of Liberton and the Second Parties
are the road authority within the city of Edinburgh :

Whereas it is expedient that parts of the roads known as
Penicuik Road Alnwickhill Road and Braid Hills Road in the
city of Edinburgh should be widened as aftermentioned and that
the portion of the said Braid Hills Road between Liberton Tower
and Howe Dean should be diverted:

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(Tramways, &c.) Order Confirmation.

Whereas the ground necessary for said road widenings A.D. 1924. and diversion belongs to the First Party as heir of entail foresaid and he has agreed (subject to the authority of Parliament being obtained as hereinafter provided) to sell the same to the 5 Second Parties for the purpose of said road widenings and diversion: Therefore the parties hereby agree as follows:

First-Subject to the conditions after written the First Party binds himself and so far as he is able to do so the heirs. of entail succeeding to him in the said lands and barony of 10 Liberton to sell to the Second Parties (First) a strip of ground on the west side of Penicuik Road commencing at the north side of the strip of ground (Fifth) hereinafter described and extending northwards therefrom a distance of 334 yards or thereby and containing 1,155 superficial yards or thereby which strip of 15 ground is shown in pink and marked A A upon the plan annexed and signed as relative hereto (Second) a strip of ground on the east side of said Penicuik Road commencing at or near the north west corner of Liberton Cemetery and extending northwards to the property known as Langley House and containing 628 20 superficial yards or thereby as the said strip of ground is shown in pink and marked B B upon the said plan (Third) a strip of ground also on the east side of said Penicuik Road commencing at the north boundary of said Langley House and extending northwards a distance of 83 feet or thereby and containing 149 25 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked C upon the said plan (Fourth) a strip of ground on the west side of Alnwickhill Road commencing at the northern boundary of the area of ground feued to John Affleck and John Grigor Roddick builders Edinburgh and extending northwards 154 30 yards or thereby and containing 620 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked DD upon the said plan (Fifth) a strip of ground on the north side of Braid Hills Road commencing at the junction of that road with Penicuik Road and extending westwards to the junction of said 35 Braid Hills Road with said Alnwickhill Road and containing 3,479 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked E E upon the said plan (Sixth) a piece of ground on the west side of said Alnwickhill Road and on the south side of said Braid Hills Road at the junction of said roads and containing 40 144 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked F upon the said plan (Seventh) a strip of ground on the north side of said Braid Hills Road and on the west side of said Alnwickhill Road commencing at the southern boundary of the ground on Alnwickhill Road feued to the said 45 John Affleck and John Grigor Roddick and running southwards along said road to its junction with Braid Hills Road and then westwards along said Braid Hills Road to the service road leading to Liberton Tower and containing 6,127 superficial yards or

(Tramways, &c.) Order Confirmation.

A.D. 1924. thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked G G upon the said plan (Eighth) a strip of ground on the south side of said Braid Hills Road immediately to the west of the access road leading to Liberton House and running westwards therefrom and containing 84 superficial yards or thereby which strip 5 of ground is shown in pink and marked H upon the said plan (Ninth) a strip of ground also on the south side of said Braid Hills Road at or near the thatched cottage and containing 37 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked I upon the said plan (Tenth) a strip of ground 10 on the south side of said Braid Hills Road and on the east side of the service road running south-westwards leading to Meadowhead at the junction of said roads and containing 60 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked J upon the said plan (Eleventh) a strip of ground on 15 the south side of said Braid Hills Road and on the west side of said service road leading to Meadowhead at the junction of said roads and containing 34 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and marked K upon the said plan and (Twelfth) a strip of ground commencing on the north side 20 of said Braid Hills Road at the western extremity of the strip of ground (Seventh) hereinbefore described and running in a north-westerly direction to the western boundary of the First Party's lands at Howe Dean and containing 9,117 superficial yards or thereby which strip of ground is shown in pink and 25 marked L L upon the said plan.

Second. The price to be paid by the Second Parties to the First Party or his foresaids for the said strips and piece of ground shall be 1,0117. which sum the Second Parties shall deposit in bank (as if it were purchase money fixed in terms of section 9 of the 30 Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845) one month after parliamentary sanction has been obtained as aftermentioned in exchange for a valid disposition of the said strips and piece of ground by the First Party or his foresaids in favour of the Second Parties The said strips and piece of ground shall be conveyed 35 free of all feu duties casualties or compensation in lieu thereof but not of ministers stipend and other similar burdens The Second Parties shall pay to the First Party interest on the said price at the rate of 5 per centum per annum from the expiry of the said period of one month until payment.

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Third-The Second Parties shall be entitled where necessary to utilise for the formation of the embankments and slopes for the support of the said widened roads and diverted road the portions of ground delineated and coloured brown on said plans and the First Party in the disposition to be granted by him 45 shall undertake that neither he nor his foresaids nor his or their feuars or disponees shall remove or interfere with such embankments or slopes so as to endanger the stability of the said widened

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