All water mains constructed or extended by the city shall be and remain the property of the city, unless the City Council in a proper case shall make an order concerning their transfer. Water mains not constructed or extended by the city but connected with a water main of the city shall not become the property of the city unless a transfer thereof to the city be accepted by the City Council, or unless such main shall have been constructed or extended within the right-of-way of a public street or alley of the city, or within an area that subsequently becomes the right-of-way of a public street or alley of the city. If constructed or extended within the right-of-way of a public street or alley of the city, the main shall at that time become, without a formal transfer and without expense to the city, the property of the city, unless the City Council shall otherwise order. If constructed or extended within an area that subsequently becomes the right-of-way of a public street or alley of the city, the main shall, at the time when the area becomes such right-of-way, become, without a formal transfer and without expense to the city, the property of the city, unless the City Council shall otherwise order. For the purpose of this section, a public alley or street of the city shall include not only a public street or alley within the corporate limits, but also a public street or alley that is outside the corporate limits but the right-of-way of which is owned by the city.
(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 1873, passed - -1970)