Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Act 1855
WHEREAS the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne have the Control and Management of the Streets and Thoroughfares within such Borough: And whereas, in the Month of October One thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, numerous Houses and Buildings within the said Borough, situate in certain narrow Streets and Lanes adjoining and near to the public Quay, were destroyed by Fire, and it would be of public and local Advantage if the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses...