Construction of the Town Jetty was completed by Alexander Moir.
It was a wooden pile finger jetty fitted with deck railing culminating in a rectangular jetty head. Wooden davits for a boat were mounted on the east side of the jetty inshore of the landings. A dual tram track was laid on the deck connecting the head of the jetty with the shore. Landings were towards the head of the jetty and hand operated trucks ran on the rails.
Structures built on the jetty included; a baggage and customs store at the base of the jetty; the Princess Royal Yacht Club Rooms; a variety of sheds, the Navel Cadets; tearooms; dance hall and a number of landing stages.
The jetty was connected to Stirling Terrace by a pedestrian bridge over the railway line. The base of the bridge was located on the east side of the Post Office and Government Offices in Stirling Terrace.
The jetty was built as a platform to land cargoes, for the delivery of mail from steamers (also known as the Mail Steamer Jetty), and for official purposes such as the measurement and licensing of boats for commercial use on the Harbours and Sound. Landings were towards the head of the jetty and hand operated trucks ran on the rails.
The jetty was under the control of the Municipality of Albany.