Sheffield Town Council was established in 1843, and it took over responsibility for watching the following year, establishing the Sheffield City Police in the 1850s. It absorbed the remaining powers of the Improvement Commission in the 1860s. Other provisions The Act established the Sheffield Gas-Light Company, with the right to construct a gasworks at Shude Hill, to provide street lighting. The company was also permitted to supply private individuals. All owners of steam engines in the town were required to consume the engine's smoke, on request, on pain of a £50 fine. This was never enforced. In addition, all occupiers were required to cleanse and sweep footways and channels in front of the premises before 10:00 on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Those who did not comply were subject to a fine of ten shillings, and householders were regularly fined for a failure to do so. References 1818 in British law History of Sheffield United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1818 Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England Improvement commissioners 19th century in Yorkshire