CO129-587-7 Telephone Amendment Ordinance 1940 9-4-1940 - 16-4-1940 — Page 19

TELEPHONE.

No. 9 of 1925.

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or in consequence of any of the company's works under the concession, or through the construction, maintenance, repair or operation of the company's telephone system, or through the downfall of wires, cables, insulators, brackets, posts or any part of its lines by reason of storm (if the damage caused by such. storm is due to the company's negligence) or any other cause of whatever nature or through the company's system interfering with, injuring or impairing the efficiency of the undertaking of any other person.

alter works

on notice.

27. The company shall, within a reasonable time after Company to receipt of notice in writing from the Director, at the sole cost and charges of the company and in such manner as the Director + shall prescribe—-

(a) alter the course, depth and position or the mode of attachment of any of the company's lines or cables and the position of any post or inspection pit or other works of the company: save that the company shall not be required to alter its ducts or main cables unless in the opinion of the Governor in Council such alteration is necessary;

(b) cause any line or cable to be protected, insulated or inclosed in order that the same may not affect, endanger or interfere with any other telegraph line or cable or any line or cable for the carriage of electrical current ;

(c) where any such work as aforesaid necessitates the open- ing or breaking up of any street, make good the surface thereof.

28. The Director may, by notice in writing to the company, Overhead require that all or any overhead lines shall be placed in cables lines to be

placed in and that all or any overhead lines or cables shall be placed cables and underground, and upon receipt of notice in that behalf the overhead company shall, at its own cost and charges, within a reasonable period not exceeding two years from the date of such notice, carry out the works required by such notice:

Provided that the company shall only be required to place its lines underground in those parts of its system in which twenty or more wires can in the opinion of the Director be conveniently grouped together, and the opinion of the Director in this respect shall be conclusive and binding on the company.

+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.

lines and

cables to be placed underground on notice.

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