§ "To authorise the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the city of Bradford, in the county of York, to construct additional tramways in and near the city; to acquire lauds for the protection of their water supply; to purchase the undertakings of the Clayton, Allerton, and Thornton Gas Company, the North Bierly Gas Company, the Eccleshill and Bolton Gas Company, and the Airedale Gas Company; to purchase gas from the Drighlington and Gildersome Gas Light Company: to make further provision for the health and good government of the city; and for other purposes," read the first time; to be read a second time.