It shall be the duty of any public or municipally owned utility owning or operating such wires, cables or other aerial equipment, after service of notice under TMC 14.70.110, to furnish competent workmen or linemen to remove, raise or cut such wires, cables or other aerial equipment as will be necessary to facilitate the applicant’s moving operations. The necessary expense which is incurred by or on behalf of any public or municipally owned utility for cutting, raising, removing or otherwise facilitating the moving operations of the applicant shall be paid by such applicant to each public or municipally owned utility concerned. The public or municipally owned utility may require the applicant to furnish the public or municipally owned utility with appropriate bond or other surety agreement insuring the payment of all expenses incurred as a result of such applicant’s moving operations. (Code 1981 § 10-536. Code 1995 § 26-592.)