This article shall not apply to any public utility now operating under a franchise within the City, unless such utility shall unreasonably delay making the necessary repairs, or make them in a manner deemed unsatisfactory by the City Engineer or Street Commissioner. In such event, the utility shall be given ten days' notice in writing to complete the work in a satisfactory manner, or be liable to the penalties contained in Section 101.99.
(1967 Code §19-23)