Whenever it becomes necessary for the city to use the ground where gas mains, pipelines, and appurtenances thereto are located, or whenever reasonable means of ingress or egress to private or public property or the public safety or convenience requires the relocation of gas mains, pipelines, or other appurtenances that occupy any portion of the public street or alley from lot line to lot line, the City Manager or another city employee designated by the City Manager shall notify the public service company or companies or their agents, at the city, to remove such gas mains, pipelines, or appurtenances, and shall designate some place as close as possible where they may be reset or placed. Such public service company or companies shall, within 24 hours after receiving such notice, cause such gas mains, pipelines, or appurtenances to be removed. Provided, nothing in this article shall abridge, modify, or nullify the provisions of any franchise, resolution, or ordinance relating to public service companies.
(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957)