Edinburgh Tramways Act, 1871
WHEREAS the laying down in certain streets in this Act mentioned in the royal burgh, city, county of the city, and county of Edinburgh, town and port of Leith, and burgh of Portobello, and their respective suburbs, of tramways to be worked by animal power only, and constructed so as not to impede or injure the ordinary traffic of the streets, 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 ...