Any persons, firms, associations, or corporations engaged in the business of furnishing gas within the city limits of the city, not operating under a valid franchise from the city, and upon whom the tax provided under this subchapter is imposed, is hereby granted a revocable permit by the city for so long as this subchapter remains in effect and the taxes are paid in accordance with the terms of this subchapter to acquire, construct, erect, install, extend, repair, remove, relocate, replace, operate, and maintain a system of works, pipes, pipelines, apparatus, structures, and appurtenances in, across, upon, and under the streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, lanes, parks, parkways, sidewalks, parkings, driveways, rights-of-way, utility easements, and other public ways, places, areas, and grounds, all being sometimes referred to herein as “streets, alleys, avenues, and other public ways, places, and grounds” in the city, as now constituted, and as may be added to hereafter, for the purpose of transporting, distributing, and selling gas to the city, its inhabitants, and the public generally for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses, and for any and all other purposes for which gas, during the period of this revocable permit may be used, together with the right to enter upon the streets, alleys, avenues, and other public ways, places, and grounds of the city for the purpose of constructing, erecting, installing, extending, relocating, operating, maintaining, removing, and repairing the works, pipes, pipelines, and all necessary apparatus, machinery, structures, and appurtenances.
(Prior Code, § 33.070) (Ord. 93-426, passed 5-18-1993)