The City of Burkburnett shall have the power to require the placing of all wires or other overhead construction of public utilities, under the surface of the ground on all streets, avenues, and other public grounds outside the fire limits, where underground construction is feasible and where not feasible, to require the utilities now operating within said city outside of the fire limits to remove such overhead construction to the alleys, where it may be constructed above ground; provided, that where necessary, in order to feed the alleys, one main aerial lead may be permitted covering each eight blocks of territory. The work of changing all overhead construction to underground, or removing same from the streets, avenues and other public grounds to the alleys, outside the fire limits, by the public service utilities now operating in the City of Burkburnett, shall be completed on or before twelve months after official notice has been served by the governing body of said city; and it shall be the duty of the governing body of said city, immediately after this Charter shall become effective, to pass and adopt all ordinances or resolutions necessary and proper to give full force and effect to the provisions contained in this section, and to the end that same may be fully complied with by all public service utilities within the time herein fixed.
(Adopted May 8, 1923)