Any person, company, or firm having the right to maintain wire, cables, and poles in the public street and alleys and other public places, must keep the before mentioned wire and cables and poles free from and away from any trees or shrubs in such places so far as it may be possible, and shall keep all such trees and shrubs trimmed away from said poles and wire subject to the supervision of the Mayor; and in asking excavations in streets or other public places for underground services or the repair thereof, said person, company, or firm shall take proper care to avoid injury to the roots of any tree, hedge, or shrub.
(Prior Code, § 11-4-5)