It is unlawful for any person or corporation, excepting the owner, or his or its duly authorized agents or employees, to move, cut, separate or in any manner interfere with any pole or poles, wire or wires of any electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line or other electric lines, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the superintendent of streets, which such permit shall be granted upon the conditions and terms specified in this chapter.
(1958 code § 6.60.010)
Whenever any person or corporation desires to move a house, building or other similar structure, pile driver, steam shovel or other machine or appliance upon, over or across any street, when moving of the same would interfere with the line or lines of any electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line or other electric line, he or it shall apply to the superintendent of streets for permission to do so, and shall give the owner or manager of such electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line or other electric lines that will be affected by the moving of such house, building or other structure, pile driver, steam shovel, or other machine or appliance at least 24 hours' notice thereof, and shall also pay in advance, or tender to the said owner or manager, the amount of the cost and expense of cutting, repairing, moving, raising and replacing such poles and wires, or either of them, as will be cut or interfered with by moving such house, building or other similar structure, pile driver, steam shovel, or other machine or appliance.
(1958 code § 6.60.010)
Before issuing a permit to the applicant therefor, the superintendent of streets shall obtain, from the owner or manager of such electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line or other electric line, an estimate of the probable cost and expense of cutting, repairing, moving, raising and replacing the poles or wires of such electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line or other electric lines, that will be affected by the moving of the house, building or other similar structure, pile driver, steam shovel or other machine or appliance, and shall furnish to the applicant for the permit a certificate of the estimate so made. The amount so estimated shall be in each case the amount to be advanced to the owner or manager of any such electric or other line or lines, as hereinbefore provided. Provided, however, instead of depositing the amount so estimated in cash, the applicant may file with the city clerk/treasurer a bond in double the amount of the estimate, payable to the owner of the line or lines so affected, conditioned for the payment of the actual cost of the work required, which bond shall be signed by at least two sureties, qualified to become sureties on bail bond in the state, to be approved by the city clerk/treasurer.
(1958 code § 6.60.020)
It shall be the duty of the owner or manager of the electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission lines, or other electric lines that will be affected by the moving of any such house, building or other structure, pile driver or steam shovel, or other machine or appliance, upon receiving at least 24 hours' notice as provided in this chapter, and on being tendered or paid the costs and expense as estimated by the superintendent of streets for cutting, repairing, moving, raising and replacing such poles or wires as will be interfered with, or upon such bond being filed as hereinabove specified, to remove and clear away all such poles or wires in time to permit the passage of such house, building or other similar structure, pile driver, steam shovel, or other machine or appliance, without unnecessary delay. Provided, however, that no street railway, trolley or feeder or primary electric light or transmission line shall be obstructed or the pole or wire thereof moved or cut except between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. in the forenoon, except in cases when the public will not be inconvenienced by such work being done during other hours of the day.
(1958 code § 6.60.030)
Whenever the cost of cutting, repairing, moving, raising and replacing any electric street railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line, or other electric line, has exceeded the estimate furnished by the superintendent of streets, the person or corporation applying for the permit for its removal shall be liable and shall immediately pay to the owner of such electric line, poles or wires the amount of the excess, and in case the cost or expense is less than such estimate, the applicant shall be entitled to the immediate repayment of the overplus paid by him.
(1958 code § 6.60.040)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner or his or its duly authorized agent or employees from moving or cutting, in the lawful prosecution of its business, the poles or wire of his or its own street, railway, telegraph, telephone, electric light or transmission line, or other electric lines.
(1958 code § 6.60.050)
Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or failing to comply with the terms thereof shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00, or by imprisonment in the city jail not exceeding 30 days.
(1958 code § 6.60.060)