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tions. As in the previous uniform ordinance, emergency openings projects in order to allow the company to make changes priori <br /> may be made without a permit, but application for a permit must thereto. It also allows the city to order the installation of <br /> be made within two days of the opening. services in certain situations. These provisions.are principally <br /> Section 3.3 changes the company proposal which would have <br /> drawn from the former SRA uniform franchise. <br /> required it to restore public ground to its previous condition Section 4 is a substantial expansion of the company pro- <br /> "insofar as reasonably possible," to now provide for restoration posal. The principal addition is a duty to defend the city in <br /> to as good condition as formerly and that the company use reason- both claims and lawsuits. <br /> to maintain the restoration for two years. The revi- <br /> able care <br /> Section 6, as to severability, was added at the company's <br /> sion also requires proper clean-up and allows the city to clean suggestion. <br /> up and restore, at the company's expense, if the company fails to Deleted from the company draft was its' Section 7, which <br /> do so. Besides charging the company its costs (including admin- i purported to repeal "inconsistent" ordinances. This was deemed a <br /> Istrative fees) a liquidated damage of ten percent can be added likely source of confusion or mischief. <br /> if the city does;the work. <br /> Section 3.4 modifies the company's draft 3.3 by adding the <br /> second and.third full paragraphs, which are drawn from the corres- i <br /> ponding provisions in the previous SRA uniform franchise. <br /> Section 3.5 adds the last clause to the corresponding com- <br /> pany draft paragraph, Section 3.4. The company objects to <br /> bearing the cost of relocation to benefit private owners who <br /> acquire former public ground following a vacation. -Under the <br /> company draft, however, even a relocation pursuant to a vacation <br /> for a public purpose would require the city to pay the relocation <br /> cost. The SRA draft requires the company to bear relocation <br /> costs where a vacation is for the benefit of the city and is for <br /> a public purpose. <br /> Section 3.6 has no corresponding section <br /> in the company <br /> draft. It provides for notice to the company of permanent paving <br /> 2 3 . <br /> 2 <br />