All applications for permits to erect poles or place underground wires must be in writing addressed to the city engineer upon blanks furnished by the city engineer. The application must be signed by the person desiring to erect the poles therein specified. The application must be accompanied by a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each pole herein applied for or one dollar ($1.00) for each one hundred feet (100') of underground wire; such application must also be presented to and approved by the manager of the municipal power system, and be filed in the office of the city engineer as a record of that office. (Prior code § 8-4-3)