Around 300 boards were created, each by a private Act of Parliament, typically termed an Improvement Act.

John White, credited with being the first settler, came to this area about 1792-93 under the "Settlement and Improvement Act of 1792."

Soon after taking the duty he was employed in connection with important schemes then being executed under the Improvement Act of 1871.

The later proposals were prompted by the 1853 Improvement Act, which allowed the borough to borrow £15,000 to build a town hall, courthouse, and police station.

Measuring 300 metres in length, the bridge was constructed between 1829 and 1832 as part of the Improvement Act of 1827.

Subsequent Improvement Acts of 1773, 1801, and 1812 gave increased powers to the Street Commissioners.

Hearing on: H.R. 3564, the "Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007"

The bill is called the Work Incentives Improvement Act.

The board originated in Congress with the 1850 Internal Improvement Act that granted certain swamp and overflow lands to the states.

The "Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007"