In cases of emergency requiring immediate action to make repairs to gas, water or other lines or pipes, where time does not permit the making of application and the securing of a permit from the City Manager or his duly authorized representative as herein otherwise required, the person, firm, corporation or political subdivision required to perform such repairs may proceed without permit to do so after first having notified the City Engineer of such fact. In such case, the person, firm, corporation or political subdivision shall make application and secure a permit for such undertakings at the earliest possible time and shall in all other respects comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(1959 Code Sec. 901.06)