Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Right of Way and Construction. - For the purposes of constructing, installing, operating and maintaining its water supply and sewerage system, it shall be lawful for the grantee to install, lay, construct and maintain above and below the ground on the right of way duly acquired or obtained by the grantee, or below the ground on all streets, public thoroughfares and public places and along or under the bridges within the limits of the said city, water mains, pipes, conduits and all other necessary apparatus and appurtenances for the furnishing and distribution of water and sewerage system: Provided, That any public lands and property, including highways, streets, bridges and public works disturbed, altered or changed thereby shall be repaired, restored and replaced in a workmanlike manner by the grantee to the satisfaction of the DPWH or the local engineering office, as the case may be, and in accordance with the existing laws and rules on excavation and reconstitution of such public works.

The construction and laying of the water mains, pipes and sewers shall be done in a workmanlike manner, in accordance with the standards set by the DPWH. All apparatus and appurtenances used by the grantee shall be modern and first class in every respect, and the water mains, pipes and sewers shall, when laid in streets or public places, be so placed and maintained as not to interfere in any manner with the unrestricted use of such public places and streets.