Any persons, firms, associations, or corporations engaged in the business of furnishing gas within the town limits not operating under a valid franchise from said town and upon whom the tax provided under § 34.01 is imposed is hereby granted a revocable permit by said town for so long as this section remains in effect and the taxes are paid in accordance with the terms herein to acquire, construct, erect, install, extend, repay, remove, relocate, replace, operate, and maintain a system of works, pipes, pipelines, apparatus, structures, and appurtenances in, across, upon, and under the streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, lanes, parks, parkways, sidewalks, parkings, driveways, rights-of-way, utility easements, and other public ways, places, areas, and grounds (all being sometimes referred to herein as “streets, alleys, avenues, and other public ways, places, and grounds”) in the town as now constitute and as may be added to hereafter for the purpose of transporting, distributing, and selling gas to said town, its inhabitants, and the public generally for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses and for any and all other purposes for which gas (during the period of this revocable permit) may be used together with the right to enter upon the streets, alleys, avenues, and other public ways, places, and grounds of said town for the purpose of construction, erecting, installing, extending, relocating, operating, maintaining, removing, and repairing said works, pipes, pipelines, and all necessary apparatus, machinery, structures, and appurtenances.
(Prior Code, § 1-164)