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0 indemnification and insurance coverage from any contractor working in the public rights-of-way on behalf of the Company. In the event that any suit or proceeding is brought jointly against the City and the Company, at law or in equity, on account thereof, the Company will defend the City in any such suit or proceeding at the cost of the Company, provided the City gives such assistance and cooperation in the defense of any such suit or proceeding as reasonably necessary or desirable to a proper defense. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to render the Company liable for the negligence of the City or of its agents or employees, or for that of any other person, firm, or corporation. Section 6. The City reserves the right, by ordinance or resolution, to establish any reasonable regulations for the convenience, safety, and protection of its inhabitants under its police powers. The rights herein granted are subject to the exercise of such police powers as the same now are or may hereafter be conferred upon the City. Without limitation as to the generality of the foregoing, the City reserves the full scope of its power to require by ordinance substitution of underground service for overhead service, or the transfer of • overhead service from the front to the rear of property whenever reasonable in all areas in the City. The City further reserves full scope of its police power to require by ordinance the location, construction, and maintenance of overhead service at the rear of property or underground service wherever reasonable in all new service installations in the City. • Section 7. The Company will maintain its poles, wires, cables, conduits, lines, manholes, facilities, and equipment within the City in good order and operating condition throughout the term of this agreement. Section 8. Should the company have installed any overhead lines, it shall have the authority to trim trees upon or overhanging the streets, alleys, walkways, or rights-of-way of the City to prevent the branches of such trees from interfering with its lines or other facilities. Any trimmings of trees that may be removed on private property, the company shall be responsible to secure the necessary permission of the property owner. All such trimmings shall be performed in a safe and orderly manner and in compliance with the pruning standards of the National Arborists Association as currently in effect. Section 9. As a franchise fee for the rights granted herein the Company shall pay to the City on the date of acceptance of this agreement, and on that date in each succeeding year, the 3