Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Tramways Act 1872
WHEREAS the laying down, with the consent of the Scotswood Bridge Company, upon roads belonging to or owned by that company, (herein-after called the Scotswood Company,) of a tramway to be worked by animal power only, and constructed so as not to impede or injure the ordinary traffic of the roads, would be of great local and public advantage:

And whereas it is expedient that the persons herein-after named, with others, should be incorporated into a Company, and should be empowered to lay dow...