All water mains, pipe lines of any description, telephone, telegraph, electric light poles, cables or conduits, gas lines or other lines of any kind, shall be placed, laid or erected in, along and through alleys; provided, that in through blocks, where there are no alleys, such water mains, pipe lines, telephone, telegraph poles, cables or conduits, or gas lines, may be placed in and along the streets around the block where there are no alleys.
(Prior code § 9-6-3)