Legislation to give all the utilities 90 days to move their lines into underground conduits supplied by the city was slowly making its way through the government but that was also being fought in court by the United States Illuminating Company, who claimed their AC lines were perfectly safe.
A lexislación para dar a todos os servizos públicos 90 días para mover as súas liñas aos condutos subterráneos fornecidos pola cidade estaba a avanzar lentamente a través do goberno, pero tamén estaba a ser combatida nos tribunais pola Illuminating Company, que afirmaba que as súas liñas aéreas de CA eran perfectamente seguras (Klein, 2010, pp. )