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date to the date paid at a rate equal to the rate of interest then charged by the City for late <br />• payments of real estate taxes. <br />ARTICLE IX <br />SECTION 901 RESERVATION OF ALL RIGHTS AND POWERS <br />The City reserves the right by ordinance or resolution to establish any reasonable regulations for <br />the convenience, safety, health and protection of its inhabitants under its police powers, <br />consistent with state and federal law. The rights herein granted are subject to the exercise of <br />such police powers as the same now are or may hereafter be conferred upon the City. Without <br />limitation as to the generality of the foregoing the City reserves the full scope of its power to <br />require by ordinance substitution of underground service for overhead service, or the transfer of <br />overhead service from the front to the rear of property whenever reasonable in all areas in the <br />City and with such contributions or at such rates as may be allowed by law. <br />Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall be construed to extend, <br />limit or otherwise modify the authority of the City preserved under Sections 253 (b) and (c) of <br />the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, <br />modify, abridge or extend the rights of the Company under the Communications Act of 1934, as <br />amended. <br />• SECTION 902 SEVERABILITY <br />• <br />If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid by any court of competent <br />jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and <br />such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. <br />ARTICLE X <br />SECTION 1001 MAINTENANCE OBLIGATION <br />The Company will maintain the poles, wires, cable, conduits, lines, manholes, equipment and <br />other Facilities it owns within the City's PROW in good order and operating condition <br />throughout the term of the franchise granted by this Ordinance. <br />SECTION 1002 TREE TRIMMING <br />Should the Company install any overhead lines, it shall have the authority to trim trees upon or <br />overhanging the streets, alleys, walkways or Public Rights -of -Way to prevent the branches of <br />such trees from interfering with its lines or other Facilities. However, all such trimmings shall be <br />performed in a safe and orderly manner under the general direction of the Director of Public <br />Page 14 <br />