Bill 56 (Legislature 3, Session 1)

L3 S1 10568

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 56 of 1913 (Second Session).

An Act to Amend The Edmonton Charter. (Assented to ' 1913.)

WHEREAS a petition has been presented by the City of Edmonton praying for the amendment of The Edmonton Charter; And

whereas, it is reasonable that the prayer of the said petition should be granted; Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Edmonton Charter is hereby amended as follows: 1. By correcting the following misprints therein:

(1) By striking out the word "said" in line eight of subsection (6) of

section 131, and by substituting therefor the word ''same''.

(2) By striking out the word "selected" in line one of

section 157, and by substituting therefor the word" elected".

(3) By striking out the word "polls" in line one of paragraph (2) of

section 138, and by substituting therefor the word "poll". ( 4) By striking out the word "or" in line nine of

section 226, and by substituting therefor the word "on," and by striking out the word "hoardings" in line eleven of eaid

section 226, and by substituting therefor the word "hoardings".

(5) By striking out the word "that" in line four of

section 248, and by substituting therefor the word "the".

(6) By striking out the word "nay" in line four of

section 249, and by substituting the word "may"; and by striking out the word "every" in line seventeen of said

section 249, and by substituting therefor the word "ever".

(7) By striking out the word "residing" in line two of

section 270, and by substituting therefor the word "presiding".

(8) By striking out the word "the" where it first occurs in line four of

section 290, and by substituting therefor the word "an".

(9) By striking out the word "effect" in line six of subsection (2) of

section 300, and by substituting therefor the word "affect".

(10) By striking out the word "Assessor" whereever it appears in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of

section 347, and by substituting therefor in each case the words "city clerk".

(11) By striking out the word "new" in line five of

section 412, and by substituting therefor the word "next".

(12) By striking out the word "to" in line three of

section 428, and by substituting therefor the word "by". Correcting misprints.

(13) By changing the sections numbered a446" and "447" "rere they occur after

section 435, and by sub stituting therefor the

section numbers a436" and "437" respectively.

(14) By striking out the word "after" in line four of

section 438, and by substituting therefor the word "alter".

(15) By striking out the word "in" in line nine of

section 442, and by substituting therefor the word "or". ( 16) By striking out the word "or" after the word "appertaining" in line three of

section 455.

(17) By striking out the word "of" in line twelve of

section 457, and by substituting therefor the word "or".

(18) By striking out the words "when constituted" in line eleven of

section 469, and by substituting therefor the words "which substituted".

(19) By strikinp: out the word "connected" in line two of subparagraph (5) of

section 473, and by substituting therefor the word "connection".

(20) By inserting the word "and" between the word "lands" and the word "appurtenances" in line nine of

section 4 78.

(21) By striking out the word "these" in line five of

section 489, and by substituting therefor the word "those". ( 22) By striking out the word " of " in line four of

section 491, and by substituting therefor the word "or".

(23) By striking out the word "negligent" in line six of

section 509, and by substituting therefor the word ''neglect''.

(24) By striking out the word "thereof" in line nineteen of

section 526, and by substituting therefor the word "thereon".

(25) By inserting the word "shall" between the word "them" and the word "upon" in line seven of

section three of

schedule B of said charter.

(26) Ey inserting the word "the" between the word "upon" and the word "coming" in line two of

section 8 of said

schedule B.

(27) By striking out the word "resident" in line six of

section 16 of said

schedule B, and by substituting there for the word "residents".

(28) By striking out the word "in titled" in line three of

section 38 of said

schedule B, and by substituting there for the word "intituled". 2. By inserting the words "of said

section twenty-three Boundaries. and" between the word "boundaries" in line five, and the word " of" in line six of

section 8. 3. By r~pealing

section 41 and by substituting therefor ~!~~f~!l.atiog the followmg: to the poY'er• "41. Subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the council of comm••••on. there shall be vested in commissioners to be appointed as hereinafter provided, and to be called 'The Commissioners of the City of Edmonton', a general executive jurisdiction over the affairs of the city, including the care, management and control of the police force, fire brigade and other public services, and of the public works, and utilities of

3 the city, and of all property, works, improvement-s, roads, streets and public pla~es owned or controlled by the city or over which its jurisdiction extends, and such other powerH mul dut.ieH aR may lH~ dcsip;nnted to them by the eounnil. "

(2) Nothing herein contnincd shall be construed to divest the council of its authority with reference to the providing of moneys required in respect of any matters under the jurisdiction and control of the commissioners, · uor of the right of the council to demand further plans, :-;pecifieations, information and partieulars regarding any matter, and with power to the council to compel the carrying out of its instructions, and reserving to the council the right to direct and control the administrative policy of the . . " COll1miSS10llers. 4. ~y repealing

section 43, and by substituting the ~.::::::ing followmg: appointment " .. 3 I dd't' t t} h h 11 b ,n; . and discharge '± • ll a I lOll 0 Je mayor, W 0 S a e ex O.v•ctO of Commission- a commissioner, there shall be one or more commissioners, ers. who shall be nppointed by and hold office during the pleasure of the majority of the wbole council." 5 •.

U~less i~ shall be otherwise pr?vided by special by-lawJffi~~r~1of appomtmg him, every officer, official, servant or employee officials of the corporation shall hold his office or employment generally. at the pleasure of the council or at the pleasure of the commissioners or such departmental head as the council may by general or special by-law provide, and every such person shall in addition to the duties assigned to him by this Act or the general law of the province, perform such other duties as may be required of him by by-law of the city. 6. By striking out the word "prepare" in line two of Sec~Jled

section 73, and by substituting therefor the following am . words: "Cause to be prepared by the proper officer." 7. By repealing subsection (5) of

section 404. 8. By repealing

section 416. Repeal

(5) Sec. 404. Repeal

Sec. 416. 9. By striking out the words "them for the purpose

sec. 469 of this part of this Act" in lines two and three of

section amended. 469, and by substituting therefor the words "it for any of its utilities." 10. By adding to

section 484 the following subsection: Widening ''

(2) Provided that when a street or any part thereof streets. has been or is being widened by means of an equal con tribution from the lots thereon abutting, no compensation shall be payable to the owners or other persons interested therein, nor shall they be entitled to damages except for the value of buildings and improvements demolished or the cost of removal of the same; and in order to provide for a uniform assessment of damages only one arbitration shall be held in respect of the street or part thereof to be widened and the judge or arbitrator dealing with the matter shall have power to make one or more awards as he shall see fit."

4 11. By adding after

section 503 the following section: Ardea wh~ysh, etc. . unertg- ''508a.

Ir.. any case where the City has or shall hereafterways. grant the right to the owner of an abutting property to excavate under any street or lane for the purpose of a cellar or area way, the same shall be held to be a work carried out by the property owner for his benefit and upon his liability, and the cost of putting a proper flooring or roof or covering or other protection over such area way or cellar shall be paid and borne by such property owner, and the rental, if any, chargeable therefor, may be by way of providing for the benefit of the city a way or tunnel or passage wherein may be carried such utilities of the city as water or gas pipes or electric light, telephone wires, fire or burglar alarm wires, and any rental or the cost of maintaining such area way or the covering or flooring or protection thereof or any damages that may occur to any person by reason of the construction or maintenance ~~:V~~:i,,. or existence of such area way or cellar shall be paid and as taxes· borne by the owner, and as to damages or costs or charges which may be entailed upon or recoverable by the city by reason thereof shaH be added to and become taxes due to the city for the then current year." 12.

By striking out the words "The council may pass See. sg6d by-laws for- amen e "

(1) The closing and selling, leasing or holding of any public highway, provided that no such by-law" at the beginn'ng of

section 506, and by substituting therefor the following: "No by-law for the closing and selling, leasing or holding of any public highway." 13. By adding after the word "any" at the end of line ~:~~J!,. B ten in

section 19 of

schedule B to said charter the words amended. "paving, boulevarding or sidewalks." 14.

In every case where any local improvement has !}"t,~i~•[:_•nt heretofore been undertaken by the city or council in 1rovemen\ such manner that a portion of the cost thereof was to '"'""""men· be paid by the city at large and the term over the assess- ment therefor has not yet expired, the council may by by-law readjust the assessment for the purpose of assessing the whole of the cost thereof (including such portion of the cost as £as already been paid by the city at large) against the property affected and for the purpose of readjusting the assessment in such manner that no part of the cost thereof (including street and lane intersection) shall te borne by the city at large. 15. \Vbereas, the former Town of Strathcona, by By-law c.~ E.

Ry. No. 163, passed on the 27th day of November, 1906, fors?r~~:c!~~~nds the purpose of carrying out the terms of a certain agreement made between the said Town of the First Part, The Canadian Pacific Railway Company of the Second Part, and the Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company of the Third Part, closed and authorized the transfer to the said Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company parts of the following highways, namely: (

a) Carey Avenue from the easterly limit of West Rail way Street to the westerly limit of Grandin Street; (

b) Fast Railway Street from the southerly limit of Mill A venue to the northerly limit of South A venue; (

c) South Avenue from the easterly limit of West Rail way Street to the westerly limit of Grandin Street;

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d) Roy Avenue from the easterly limit of East Railway Etreet to the westerly limit of Grandin Street; (

e) Alberta Avenue from the easterly limit of East Railway Street to the westerly limit of Grandin Street; (

f) Poplar A venue from the easterly limit of east Rail way Street to the westerly limit of Grandin Street; (

g) Hardisty Street from the southerly limit of Mill A venue to the northerly limit of South A venue; (

h) All of Spruce Avenue going west of the west limit of Grandin Street; And the former City of Strathcona for said purpose by By-law No. 451 passed on the 30th day of .January, 1912, closed and authorized the transfer to the said Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company of the following parts of highways within the limits of· the city: (

a) The Hay Lakes Trail, (

b) the road allowance between fractional sections 20 and 21, township fifty-two (52), range twenty-four (24), west of the fourth meridian, and (

c) the road allowance lying between the said fractional sections and the river lots of the Edmonton Settlement, which are enclosed within the following boundaries: "All that parcel of land particularly described as follows: Commencing at the south-east corner of block two (2), plan 'I'; thence southerly along the southerly extension of the westerly boundary of Grandin Street to the northerly limit of the right-of-way of the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway Company; thence south-westerly along the northerly limit of the said right-of-way to the easterly limit of the right-of-way of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company; thence northerly along the said easterly limit of said right-of-way of the said Calgary and Ed monton Railway Company to the northerly limit of South A ver:ue (as shown on said plan 'I'); thence easterly alonr; the said northerly limit to the point of commence ment." And

whereas, by reason of subsection (7) added to

section 26 of The Land Titles Act by

section 19 of

chapter 5, Statutes of Alberta, 1907, being held not retroactive the said City of Strathcona was unable to obtain the registered title to the parts of said highways set forth in said By-law No. 163; It is therefore enacted and declared that the said parts of highways set out in said By-laws 163 and 457 and each and every of them were respectively vested in the Town and City of Strathcona at the dates of the passing thereof, and that the same are now .closed as public highways and that the fee in each of them is now vested in the corporation of the City of Edmonton, and that the said corporation has the right to transfer the same to the said The Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company. 16.

The city may enter into agreements with the boards Sale of school of trustees of school districts within the limits of the City debentures. of Edmonton whereby the city shall be the agent of the said boards for the sale of the debentures authorized to be issued in pursuance of their by-laws; and whereby the city shall account and pay over to the respective boards the final proceeds arising from the sale of such debentures and the city comptroller or other proper officer shall prepare an account showing the total proceeds of such issue, including any interest accruing thereon by the city and the total charges and expenses incurred in connection with the issue and sale thereof, including all sums paid

6 in respect of stamp duty or other Government or state duty, or tax applicable to the issue or any part thereof, underwriters, brokers and agents' fees, legal expenses (printing if any), postage cable and telegraph charges, discounts, exchange, interest charges and all other similar expenses; and the comptroller (or other proper officer) shall show in such account the net proceeds of the issue, after payme~t of all such expenses as aforesaid; and the sum shown by such account to be due to the board shall be a debt due from the city to the board and shall be payable forthwith. 17.

Unless by the consent of the council, owners of~:~n~f.,~:,n of corner lots in any regularly subdivided part of the city shall not resubdivide the same at right angles to the adjoining lots. 18.

Where th~ .ci.ty has . heretofore. or shall hereafter ~::t~~!o:rpre· acquire lands adJommg a railway crossmg, for the purposed!bway of securing itself against property damage in respect of mages. the construction of a subway under the railway at that point, the city may resell the same lands upon condition that the purchaser shall have no claim for damages for the construction of the subway at that point, or in any way arising thereout or therefrom, and where covenant !!~:::,~tot or condition is introduc~d into a transfer by the city of t~!'t~ ~7 ~~J~: any such lands, the registrar shall note on the certificate of title to be granted to the purchaser the fact that the clty reserves the right to construct the subway and that no claim for damages shall be made by the owner of the lands by reason of the construction of such subway or in any way arising thereout or therefrom and shall continue to note the same reservation on each succeeding certificate of title that may be granted in respect of the said land or any part thereof until such reservation has been cancelled or annulled by the city. 19.

By-law numbered 530 of the City of Edmonton, Byii~a~!30 intituled "A By-law to create a debt in the sum of $369,-va · 879.60, being the moneys required to pay the portion of the cost of sewer extensions to be constructed as local improvements in the City of Edmonton in the year 1913, payable by way of special frontage assessment, and for the issue of debentures in the said sum," and passed by the municipal council of the said city on the 19th day of August, 1913, is hereby declared to be legal, valid and binding on the City of Edmonton notwithstanding any informalities, irregularities or defects therein, either in substance or in for~, and notwithstanding that the cost of the sewer extensions therein mentioned is not borne by the municipality at large and by the lots or parcels of land fronting or abutting on the streets or places whereon or wherein the extensions run in the same proportions as nearly as the circumstances will admit of as obtained in the case of the original establishment of the system; and each and all of the debentures and coupons thereto attached, issued or to be issued thereunder, are hereby declared legal and valid and the said City of Edmonton shall be bound to pay eac.h and all of the said debentures and coupons as therein respectively stated; and all assess- ments made or to be made for the payment of any and all of the same are hereby conf;irmed and declared to be legal, valid and binding.

7 20. By adding to said charter the following sections: "PART XIII, SURVEY, ETC. "533.

The council may appoint a city surveyor, whose Ar,pointment duty it shall be to prepare a plan of the city, showing~r::;:~~~ao~d thereon each lot or parcel of land which is separately plan of city. assessed, with the frontage, depth and superficial area thereof, and with or without the position and size of any buildings erected thereon, and also showing all public highways, parks, squares and other public places and railway tracks, and may designate any lot or parcel shown on such plan by some uniform system of letters, figures or other marks whereby the same may be identified. '' 534.

The said plan need not be prepared all at one ;plan 11!-aY be d h . b t b d . . f 1nsectwns. an t e same time, u may e prepare m sectiOns rom time to time, as may be found most convenient. Each

section when prepared and registered in the land titles office for the North Alberta Land Registration District shall supersede all previous plans or parts of plans dealing with the area included or shown in such plan. The only fee payable in respect of such registration shall be a fee of $50.00 for each plan or sectional plan so registered, either by single part or in duplicate or triplicate. "535.

Where in the opinion of the council it is not Redesignation. necessary to cause a resurvey of any part of the city under the provisions hereinafter contained, they may direct the surveyor in preparing any such plan or sectional plan to redesignate, or without special directions the surveyor may, with the approval of the council, redesignate any lots or blocks, altering the numbers thereof as shown on any existing plan so as to introduce greater uniformity of system, and in such case he shall prepare two copies of the new plan, one of which copies shall show the re designation . or renumbering of the lots and blocks, and the other shall show the redesignation or renumbering and also the original designation or numbering according to the existing plan, in ink of different colors, so that ready reference may be made from the new plan to the original one, and from the one system to the other, and both of such copies may be registered as aforesaid.

"58(i. The surveyor may, subject to the directions of Resurvey. the council, resurvey any lands within the city, with a view to straightening or widening roads or streets or the junctions of roads or streets, introducing greater uniformity, harmony and convenience in the planning of the city, or beautifying the city by taking advantage of any natural feature which may lend itself to that end.

In making such resurvey, where it is desired to alter streets in order to straighten the lines thereof and for the sake of greater uniformity and convenience, the surveyor shall so far as possible cause the resurvey to be made in such a manner that the lots affected thereby may be reallocated among the several owners with the minimum of disturbance, w, for example, that eny owner possessing a corner lot or lot of a special size, character or value may have another similar lot allocated to him by way of exchange with some other owner affected by the resurvey, in order that each owner affected may be placed as nearly as possible in the same relative position and with the same advantages as he previously possessed.

But where the purpose of the 1esurveying is to ·take advantage of the natural features cf the land with a view to securing to the city driveways

8 along the brow of a hill or declivity or other natural view point or to obtain other scenic advantages not now possessed, the property shall be reallocated as nearly as possible to the existing owners in the same order and relative posi tion as they may possess at the time of the resurvey. '' 537.

The purpose of any such resurvey shall be remedial, :esurve;r. tj' and this remedial effect shall be deemed to be conclusively e reme m · established when the resurvey has been adopted by the council and approved by the judge as hereinafter mentioned, and the increase in value given to any property affected by such resurvey in consequence thereof shall be deemed to offset any damage caused thereby, except any special damage which the judge who shall review the plan as hereinafter provided shall consider to merit special com pensation. '' 538.

When any such resurvey has been made the Publication of h ll . d' l f h l • h f resurvey. surveyor s a Imme 1ate y a ter t e comp etwn t ereo file with the city clerk the plan showing the resurvey and a book of reference showing the names of the owners and occupants of each.

The city clerk shall thereupon submit it to the council and as soon as it has been approved by the council, he shall publish notice of the resurvey and of the area embraced therein once in each week for two successive weeks in one or more newspapers published in the city, stating in such notice that the said plan and book of reference shall during period of publication and for two weeks thereafter be open in his office to the inspec- tion of all persons interested. "539.

On the expiry of two weeks from the last date Confirmation of of such publication, the city clerk shall attend before a :i"::d'::.ey by judge with the said plan showing the resurvey for con- firmation, and shall furnish the judge with any further information or particulars regarding the lands embraced in the resurvey and the owners thereof which the judge may call for or require.

The judge shall thereafter, on the first convenient day, attend in chambers for final consideration of the said plan, and may direct such public notice to be given of the time and place for the hearing of all parties interested as he shall think proper.

At the time and place appointed he shall proceed as a sole arbitrator, in as expeditious a manner as possible without being bound by the ordinary rules of court procedure or evidence and after hearing any objections stated he may either confirm the plan in whole or in part as sub- mitted, or may modify the same to such extent and in such manner as may seem to him most advantageous or compensation to which he may consider any person injur- iously affected by the resurvey justly entitled.

The judge may direct that any persons not in his opinion prejudicially affected by the resurvey shall have no further notice, and that in other cases such notice shall be given as he may order, and in the case of owners who do not reside in the city, he may direct that they shall be served with notice by registered letter, or that they shall be represented by counsel or both. "540.

In the event of any person being deprived ofPowerof iudge. any lot or parcel of land in consequence of the resurvey, or of any special advantage arising from the situation of the land affected by the resurvey by reason of its having been at the corner of a street or otherwise, the judge shall have power to direct that such person shall, where the circumstances will admit of it, be compensated as far as possible by an exchange with some other owner

9 of land similarly situated and in a similar relative position and of equal value, so as to place each of such persons as far as possible in a position similar to that which they originally occupied and where any lands so exchanged are of equal value, there shall be no pecuniary compensation payable to the owner or owners of any such lands. "

(2) Where any lands so given in substitution by way of exchange under the powers conferred by the last pre ceding subsection, is not of equal value with that of the land for which it is substituted, the judge may award compensation in addition as he may deem proper. "

(3) Where a street has been widened by means of equal contribution from the abutting lots, no damages shall accrue to the owners thereof save and except where buildings are adversely affected, or the whole of a lot is taken, or other special circumstances exist which in the opinion of the judge shall entitle the owner to special damages. "

(4) Where there are any buildings on any land affected by the resurvey, if such buildings are of a temporary or unsubstantial character, they may be permitted to remain in their then existing position for a period not exceeding five years, and the judge may order that at the end of such period of five years or such shorter period as the judge may fix, the owner shall remove the same at his own expense without any damages being payable in respect thereof, unless there are in the opinion of the judge special circumstances which may justify the awarding of damages, where tpe buildings are of a permanent character, the judge in his discretion may allow compensation fQr the alteration or removal of the same, unless in the opiniqn of the judge the owner's interest may be sufficiently com pensated by allowing the buildings to remain fd,r a term of yea,rs to be fixed by the judge. ' "

(5) In the event of any land affected by the resurvey possessing special value on account of any special feature by reason of its natural situation or otherwise, the judge may take such special value into account determining the ri'ght of the owner to compensation. "

(6) Where the lands comprised in the resurvey have not been previou!'lly subdivided, no compensation shall be payable in consequence of the re,survey, except in the case of an order for the removal of any buildings thereon, in which case the provisions of subsection (4) hereof shall apply. "

(7) In all cases where compensation is allowed, the remedial and beneficial effect of the resurvey shall be taken into account in estimating the compensation to be awarded and set off against such compensation. "

(8) All claims for compensation shall be· ·assessed with reference to the· date when the plan showing the resurvey was filed with the city clerk, irrespective of any alteration in value subsequent thereto. This provision shall be retrospective. "

(9) The judge may confirm the said plan in whole or in part at any stage of the proceedings without waiting for the determination of questions of compensation arising therein, and may reserve such questions of compensation or any of them for further determination. "

(10) Generally, in all proceedings had under this Act for the confirmation of a resurvey the judge shall have the widest discretionary powers to do as may seem to him most advantageous in the best interests of the

10 city. He shall conduct the proceedings in an expeditious and

summary manner, and may proceed either on a hearing of evidence or on a personal view, or partly by the one method and partly by the other as to him may seem most expedient and proper, and the absence of any owner shall not of itself be deemed a reason for delaying the proceedings or preventing a final decision regarding the interest of such owner. "

(11) Where in effecting a resurvey streets or lanes cease to be used as such and become part of lot or lots to be reallocated to either public or private owners, as shall be determined by the resurvey, the judge may order the vesting of what was formerly a street or lane according to the final determination of the case, and such portions of the land as shall upon the resurvey be shown as street or lanes shall be and become vested in the city by virtue thereof. The reallocation of any street or streets, or lanes or public places shall not be deemed to be the creation of. a new street, but merely the alteration of an existing street. · "

(12) The judge upon finally concluding the matter may make an order vesting all lands according to the determination arrived at by him including any exchange of properties. "541.

Where hi the opinion of the council it is expedientimme~iatecon- . . l fi l h h firmation of to Immediate y con rm any p an so t at t e same may plan. take effect forthwith, the council may approve thereof, and submit the same to the judge for his approval, and the judge may without further or other notice approve and direct registration thereof, and direct that proceedings for compensation may stand over for further inquiry; or if all persons adversely affected are before the court or have received notice thereof, the judge may then and there fix the compensation and finally determine the whole matter. "542.

Upon confirmation by a judge of the plan showing Registration the resurvey, he shall issue a confirmation order, saving of plan. if IJecessary the interests of any parties, and the plan shall, when presented with the confirmation order to the registrar of the North Alberta Land Registration District, be registered by him, and after such registration it shall supersede all previous plans relating to the lands contained therein, and the rights of all owners of such lands shall thereafter be regulated thereby, .and all subsequent titles of any such lands shall have reference 'thereto. "543.

The city shall in the first instance bear the cost City to be!'r f . . . . f ll . l ff d cost of reglstra-0 registratiOn or reregistratiOn o a tit es a ecte . tion. "5'!4. The resurvey, including all costs of and incidental s~atern of tax thereto, may be carried out upon any of the following atJOn. plans, namely: "(a.) Special frontage assessment; '"1b' Special local benefit assessment; ''(

c) At the cost of the city at large, or "(

d) By a combination of two or more of said plans. "545. The council may, when the plan is approved or Raiaing neces-. eary moneys, at any subsequent proceedmgs, pass a by-law for the.debentures. issue of debentures to cover the cost; if such a by-law is passed before the matter is finally settled, the amount shall be estimated; provided, that if both the council and judge determine that a portion of the cost shall be borne by the city at large it shall not be necessary to refer the by-law to raise the amount so to be borne by the city at large to the burgesses.

11 "546. Where the city shall determine to acquire any T~king i!'nd for • d • d f th t hall br~dge piers, ~cemc r1veway, an or a purpose s cross any etc. ravine or ravines, the lands necessary for any approaches or piers for any such bridge may be taken without com pensation. ''54 7.

The power to resurvey and reallocate streets Spots of scenic shall be held to include the power to purchase any ravine, beauty. hillside or other place of scenic beauty as a special local benefit chargeable and payable out of taxes to be raised from such. lands immediately adjoining thereto, as shall be finally determined by the judge. "548. After the formation of any plan by the judge no building shall be erected in any ravine or hillside except ing buildings of a public nature for the utilization of the property. "549.

In respect of any unsubdivided land abutting upon the Saskatchewan Ri~er, no compensation shall be allowed for any roadway that may be laid along the river bank within 100 feet of high water mark. "550.

The plan of the city or any plan made in pur- Plan may show suance of a resurvey rr,ay sl:ow or delineate in any convenient zones. manner zones tp indicate districts dedicated for residential, industrial, factory, or warehouse purposes or any other purposes which the council may direct, and after regis- tration of such plan, the area within the zone so indicated shall be reserved for the purposes specified and the council may pass by-laws to enforce compliance with the provisions of this

section : "Providing always, however, that the council may from time to time with the growth of the city alter the said zones as the circumstances may require and as they shall deem most fitting and proper."

No. 56 FlRSrt 1 SESSION THIBD IJEGISJJATURE 4 GEORGE V 1913 (SECOND• SESSION) BILL

An Act to Amend The Edmonton Charter. Receivect. and read the First time ................. . Second time. . . . . . ..... . Third tirrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . RoN. C. W. CRoss. EDMONTON: J. W. JEII'I'ERY, Government Printer A.D. 1913 Title: 1913 (3rd, 1st) Bill 56,

An Act to Amend The Edmonton Charter

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