Section 24-407. Underground electrical conductors; Manhattan and the Bronx

Any  company, operating or intending to operate electrical conductors in
  the boroughs of Manhattan and the  Bronx,  if  it  shall  desire  or  be
  required  to  place  its conductors or any of them underground in any of
  the streets of such boroughs,  must  remove  such  conductors  from  the
  surface  of  such  streets,  when  duly authorized so to do. It shall be
  obligatory  upon  such  company  to  file  with  the   commissioner   of
  transportation  a  map or maps, made to scale, showing the streets which
  are desired to  be  used  for  such  purpose,  and  giving  the  general
  location,  dimensions  and course of the underground conduits desired to
  be constructed. Before any such conduits shall be constructed, it  shall
  be   necessary   to   obtain   the  approval  of  such  commissioner  of
  transportation of the plan of construction proposed by such company. The
  commissioner of transportation has and shall have power to require  that
  the work of removal and of constructing every such system of underground
  conductors  shall be done according to such plan so approved, subject at
  all times to such modifications as shall be made by him or her from time
  to time, and subject also to  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be
  promulgated by him.
 
    * NB Amended L.L. 69/85 § 9, language juxtaposed per Ch. 907/85 § 14