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Water mains for carrying water along or across any highway may be laid by permission or upon order of the city council, at a sufficient depth to keep the roadway secure, and when laid along any highway shall be located in the roadway centering on a line five feet nearer the center of the highway than the curb line as now fixed by ordinance. No excavation for laying water mains or pipes shall be made in any public highway without first obtaining the consent of the city council. (1999 Code)
It is unlawful for any person conveying water through or along any ditch, canal or waterway along or across any highway to permit any flume, bridge, etc., under the control of or owned by the person to become out of repair, and to remain so after attention has been called thereto, longer than is necessary to institute the work of repairs thereon, which work shall be diligently prosecuted to completion. (1999 Code)