N.Y. Highway Law § 117: Construction and reconstruction of county roads

§ 117. Construction and reconstruction of county roads. Construction

or reconstruction of such roads, including necessary grade and culvert

work, and any plans and specifications therefor, shall conform to an

outline or general plan of the work, and such construction or

reconstruction must be done under the immediate direct supervision of

the county superintendent or a competent foreman designated by him. All

or any part of such construction or reconstruction may be done by

contract or by direct employment of labor and purchase of material, or

both. The machinery needed for work done under this article, unless

furnished by the contractor, shall be provided as follows:

The county superintendent may rent road machinery from any person,

company, corporation, or from any town or towns in the county, or from

any other county, and such rental shall be payable from the county road

fund; or he may use road building machinery, equipment, tools and

implements purchased with county moneys, and whenever used for the

purpose of this article, a charge therefor, in the nature of rental,

shall be payable from the county road fund on itemized vouchers

certified by the county superintendent showing where the machinery was

used, together with the amount chargeable to each appropriation or

construction project. The provisions of subdivision three of section one

hundred ninety-five, and of subdivisions four, five and six of section

one hundred ninety-four shall apply to work carried on pursuant to the

provisions of this article.