Darlington Local Board Act 1854
WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, Chapter 3, intituled An Act for lighting, cleansing, watching, and otherwise improving the Town and Borough of Darlington in the County of Durham, (herein-after called the Improvement Act,) whereby certain Commissioners were appointed to put in force the Powers thereby granted for lighting, cleansing, watching, and improving the said Town, and were empowered to construct Gasworks, and to light with Gas the pu...