§ 114.15 Installation And Maintenance Of Property Of Grantee

1. During the term of the franchise, the property of the Grantee shall be constructed, operated, maintained, repaired, replaced, renewed, reconstructed, and removed in accordance with generally accepted engineering principles so as not to endanger or interfere with the lives of persons or to interfere with improvements which the City may deem proper to make or to unnecessarily hinder or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic or use of public property or private property.

2. The Grantee shall construct its cable system using material of good and durable quality and all work involved in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of the cable system shall be performed in a safe, thorough, and reliable manner. All municipal property damaged or destroyed shall be promptly repaired or replaced by the Grantee.

3. During the term of the franchise, the Grantee shall, at its own expense, make all necessary repairs and replacements to the property of the Grantee. Such repairs and replacements, interior and exterior, ordinary as well as extraordinary, and structural as well as nonstructural, shall be made promptly, when needed.

4. In the event the City elects to alter or change the grade of any street, alley, or other public way, the Grantee, upon notice by the City, shall remove, relay, or relocate its wires, cables, or other fixtures at the Grantee’s own expense.