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<br />nothing herein shall relieve any other person or corporation from responsibility for damages to the
<br />facilities of Company.
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<br />(b) In the event that the governing body of the City authorizes someone other than the
<br />Company to occupy space above or under the surface of a street, thoroughfare, alley, highway, or
<br />public way, such grant shall be subject to the rights herein granted or heretofore obtained by the
<br />Company. In the event that the governing body of the City shall close or abandon any street,
<br />thoroughfare, alley, highway, or public way which contains existing facilities of the Company, any
<br />conveyance ofland within such closed or abandoned street, thoroughfare, alley, highway, or public
<br />way shall be subject to the rights herein granted or heretofore obtained by Company. Provided, that
<br />the Company may be ordered to vacate any land so conveyed if an alternate route is practicable and
<br />if the Company is reimbursed by the person to whom the property is conveyed for the reasonable
<br />costs ofremoval and relocation of facilities.
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<br />(c) If the City shall require Company to adapt or conform its facilities, or in any way or
<br />manner to alter, relocate, or change its property to enable any other corporation or person, except
<br />the City, to use, or use with greater convenience, said street, thoroughfare, alley, highway, or public
<br />way, Company shall not be bound to make any such changes until such other corporation or person
<br />shall have undertaken, with good and sufficient bond, to reimburse the Company for any cost, loss,
<br />or expense which will be caused by or arise out of such change, alteration, or relocation of
<br />Company's property; provided, however, that the City shall never be liable for such reimbursement
<br />due to Company from such other corporation or person.
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<br />Section 8. Temporary Removal of Wires
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<br />The Company, upon the request of any person, shall remove, raise, or lower its wires
<br />temporarily to permit the moving of houses or other bulky structures. The expense of such
<br />temporary removal, raising, or lowering of wires shall be paid by the benefitted party or parties, and
<br />the Company may require such payment in advance. The Company shall be given not less than ten
<br />(10) days advance notice to arrange for such temporary wire changes.
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<br />Section 9. Tree Trimming
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<br />The Company is hereby granted the right, license, privilege, and permission to trim trees
<br />upon and overhanging the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bikeways, easements and other
<br />public grounds and public places of the City, so as to prevent the branches of such trees from
<br />coming in contact with the wires or cables of the Company.
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<br />Section 10. Director of Finance
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<br />(a) The Director of Finance is the principal City officer responsible for the administration
<br />of this franchise and shall oversee and review the operations of Company under this franchise.
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<br />(b) The City may delegate to the Director of Finance, or his representative, the exercise of
<br />any of the powers conferred upon the City by its charter or by law relating to the supervising and
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