The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent any person from maintaining any pipe or conduit lawfully on or under any public street, or from making an excavation, as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property when an urgent necessity therefor arises during the hours the offices of the city are closed, except that the person making an emergency use or encroachment on a public street shall apply for a permit therefor within one calendar day after the offices of the city are again opened.
('66 Code, § 7-2.206) (Ord. 41-C-S, passed 2-7-68)