Use of public right-of-way for utility lines and facilities

A telegraph, telephone, electric light, natural gas, or electric power line corporation or public body or any other person owning or operating such is hereby authorized to install its respective plants and appliances necessary for service and a telegraph, telephone, electric light, or electric power line or natural gas pipeline is authorized to supply install its respective plants and appliances necessary distribute for service electricity and for to supply lighting, and distribute electricity heating, and natural gas for lighting, heating, power, and other purposes and to that end, to construct such the telegraph, telephone, electric light, or electric power lines, lines or natural gas pipelines, from point to point, along and upon on any of the public roads, streets, and highways in the state, state by the erection of necessary fixtures, including posts, piers, and abutments necessary for the wires. wires and pipelines. The same shall be so constructed as not to incommode telegraph, telephone, electric light, or endanger the public in the use of said roads, streets, electric power lines or highways, and nothing herein shall natural gas pipelines must be constructed so construed as not to restrict inconvenience the or powers endanger the public in the use of city the roads, streets, or town councils. highways, and nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the powers of city or town councils.