N.Y. Highway Law § 243: Duty of town superintendents

§ 243. Duty of town superintendents. The order for building,

rebuilding or repairing a bridge being made, and a copy thereof being

served on the town superintendent of such adjoining towns respectively

the town superintendents of such towns shall forthwith meet and cause

such bridge to be built, rebuilt or repaired in accordance with plans

and specifications prepared or approved by the county superintendent and

approved by the commissioner of transportation if such bridge is located

on a state highway, out of any funds in the hands of the supervisors of

such towns applicable thereto or out of funds raised pursuant to the

local finance law; and such town boards shall direct the superintendents

to enter into a contract, to be approved by such town boards, for

building, rebuilding or repairing such bridge.