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interfere with established municipal planning. Extensions of serv- working conditions, order the Company to relocate permooently its ice beyond the borders of the suburban area as herein defined shall mains, services and other property located in said street or public not collectively cast any undue burden on the customers in said place,,lhe Company shall relocate its facilities at its own expense. suburban area. In construing this paragraph, the obligation of the Company to re- locate its facilities shall be as applicable to water systems as it Section 13. The council of the Municipality shall have the is to sewer systems. The Municipality shall give the Company rea- right to make such reasonable rules and regulations as may, be sonable notice of plans to grade, regrade or change the line of any necessary to provide adequate and proper service. The M unici- street or public place or to construct or reconstruct any sewer or polity shall have the power to provide for the inspection,examina- water system therein. tion and ascertainment of the accuracy of any and all gas meters used or intended to be used for measuring and ascertaining the The Company may be required to relocate its facilities at its quantity of gas supplied by the Company and to inspect, examine own expense where grade changes are made by the Municipality for improved drainage or improved traffic conditions, provided, how- and ascertain the accuracy of recording pressure gauges and of all apparatus for testing and proving the accuracy of gas meters. ever, if a subsequent relocation or relocations shall be ordered within ten years from and after the first relocation the Municipality Section 14. The Company shall not open or disturb the surface shall reimburse the Company for such non-betterment relocation of any street or public place for any purpose without first having expense which the Company may incur on a time and material basis. ' obtained a permit so to do from the proper Municipal officials, Provided, however, nothing in this ordinance contained shall de. for which permit the Municipality may impose a reasonable fee to prive the Company of its rights under Section 161.46, Minnesota be paid by the Company. The mains; services and other property Statutes. placed in the streets and public places pursuant to such permit shall be located in the streets or portion of the streets and public Nothing contained in this section shall require the Company to places as shall be designated by the Municipality. The Company remove and replace its mains or to cut and reconnect its service shall, upon completion of any work requiring the opening of any pipe running from the main to the customer's premises at its own .. street or public place, restore the same, including the paving and expense where the removal and replacement or cutting and recon- its foundations, to as good condition as formerly, and shall exer- oecling is made for the purpose of a more expeditious operation cise reasonable core to maintain the same for two (2) years there- for the construction or reconstruction of said sewer or water system; after in good condition. Said work shall be performed with due dili- nor shall anything contained herein relieve any person,persons or gence and if the Company shall fail promptly to perform and com- corporations from liability arising out of the failure to exercise plete the work, to remove all dirt.and rubbish and to put the street reasonable care to avoid injuring the Company's facilities while or public place in good condition, the Municipality- shall have the performing any work connected with grading,regrading or changing - right to put the street or public place in good condition at the a-c- the line of any street or public place or with the construction or pence of the Company; and the Company shall, upon demand, pay reconstruction of any sewer or water system. to the Municipality the cost of such work done for or performed by • the Municipality, together with ten per cent (10%) additional as Where the Municipality orders the Company to relocate any of liquidated damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of its facilities, the Company shall proceed with such relocation. If this section,the Company may open and disturb the surface of any such relocation is done without an agreement first being made as street without a permit where an emergency exists requiring the to who shall pay for the relocation cost, such relocation of the immediate repair of a gas main or gas service'. The Company in ' facilities by the Company shall not be construed as a waiver of such event will request a permit not later than the second working its right to be reimbursed for the relocation cost. If the Company day thereafter. claims that it should be reimbursed for such relocation costs, it shall notify the Municipality within ten (10) days after receipt of Section 15. Whenever the Municipality shall grade, regrade or each order. change the line of any street or public place or construct or recon- struct any sewer or water system therein and shall, in the proper Section 16. The Municipality shall give the Company reason- exercise of its police power, and with due regard to seasonable able written notice of plans for street improvements where paving 16 17