N.Y. TCP Law § 87
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Construction through villages and cities
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§ 87. Construction through villages and cities. No pipe line shall be\nconstructed into or through any incorporated village or city in this\nstate, unless authorized by a resolution prescribing the route, manner\nof construction and terms upon which granted, adopted at a regular\nmeeting of the board of trustees of the village or the legislative body\nof the city by a two-thirds vote thereof, but such resolution shall not\naffect any private right. No pavement shall be removed in any city under\nthe provisions of this article, except as directed by the legislative\nbody, nor until the corporation seeking to remove the same shall give a\nbond in such sum as the legislative body may require for relaying of any\npavements removed. In case any pavement shall have been removed and not\nproperly relaid, the city may sue such corporation, for the cost of\nrelaying such pavement.\n
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