§ 110.04  CONDITION ON STREET OCCUPANCY.
   (A)   The company’s system, poles, wires and appurtenances shall be located, erected and maintained so that none of it shall endanger or interfere with the lives of persons, or interfere with any improvement that the village may deem proper to make, or hinder unnecessarily or obstruct the free use of the streets, alleys, bridges or other public property.
   (B)   Construction and maintenance of the transmission distribution system including house connections, shall be in accordance with the provisions of the National Electric Safety Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, prepared by the National Bureau of Standards, the National Electrical Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and such applicable regulations of the village affecting electrical installations which may be presently in effect or may be enacted by the village. Installation and house drop hardware shall be uniform throughout the village except the company shall be free to change their hardware and installation procedure as the art progresses.
   (C)   Whenever the activities of the company shall damage any surface, pavement or sidewalk, the company shall at its expense restore all such surface, pavement or sidewalk to the satisfaction of the village. In the event any street or way is altered by the village requiring the alterations or removal of any part of the company’s system, the company shall bear the cost of such alteration or removal.
   (D)   The village shall not be liable for damage to the company’s lines caused by its forces while in the conduct of its village affairs and the company hereby releases the village from all claims growing out of such damage.
(1997 Code, § 110.05)  (Ord. 704-83, passed 1-10-1983)