Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize any person, partnership, association, corporation, or city or town to erect any poles, construct any electric light power line, or pipeline, or extend any wires or lines along, through, in, upon, under, or over any streets or alleys of any city or incorporated town without first obtaining the consent of the municipal authorities having power to give the consent of such city or incorporated town.
Source: L. 07: p. 388, § 8. R.S. 08: § 2458. C.L. § 6359. CSA: C. 61, § 49. CRS 53: § 50-5-8. L. 63: p. 482, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 50-5-8. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 303, § 6, effective April 12.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For comment on Englewood v. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co., 163 Colo. 400, 431 P.2d 40 (1967), appearing below, see 40 U. Colo. L. Rev. 167 (1967).
The right to maintain right-of-way continues until the state, which granted the privilege, desires to modify, alter, or withdraw it. City of Englewood v. Mtn. States Tel. & Tel. Co., 163 Colo. 400, 431 P.2d 40 (1967).
Applied in Town of Lyons v. City of Longmont, 54 Colo. 112, 129 P. 198 (1912); Pub. Serv. Co. v. City of Loveland, 79 Colo. 216, 245 P. 493 (1926).