71.520. Certain privileges granted to public utilities. - Missouri Statutes

Certain privileges granted to public utilities.

71.520. Any city, town or village in this state may byordinance authorize any person, or any company organized for thepurpose of supplying light, heat, power, water, gas or sewagedisposal facilities, and incorporated under the laws of thisstate, to set and maintain its poles, piers, abutments, wires andother fixtures, and to excavate for, install, and maintain watermains, sewage disposal lines, and necessary equipment for theoperation and maintenance of electric light plants, heatingplants, power plants, waterworks plants, gas plants and sewagedisposal plants, and to maintain and operate the same along,across or under any of the public roads, streets, alleys, orpublic places within such city, town, or village, for a period oftwenty years or less, subject to such rules, regulations andconditions as shall be expressed in such ordinance.

(RSMo 1939 § 7828)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 7683; 1919 § 9122; 1909 § 9947

CROSS REFERENCES:

Privileges, city to grant for laying conductors and erecting poles of utility companies, RSMo 393.010

Railroad right-of-way, city may grant through public lands, RSMo 388.380

Telegraph and telephone companies--privilege on constructing line--mode of construction directed by whom, RSMo 392.080, 392.090