N.Y. Highway Law § 248: Resolution of board of supervisors for abolition of toll bridges

§ 248. Resolution of board of supervisors for abolition of toll

bridges. The board of supervisors of any county may, and upon the

presentation of a petition signed by fifty per centum of the owners of

real property and representing a majority of the assessed valuation of

the town or city in which a toll bridge is wholly or partly situated

must, except where such bridge extends between the state of New York and

a foreign country, pass a resolution that public interest demands the

abolition of such toll bridge situate wholly or partly within said

county. In case of a toll bridge situated in two counties such

resolution shall be a concurrent resolution passed by the boards of

supervisors of the counties wherein said bridge is situated. Within ten

days after the passage of such resolution the clerk or clerks of the

board or boards of supervisors shall transmit certified copies thereof

to the department of transportation. Before transmitting such certified

copy or copies to the department of transportation, the board or boards

of supervisors shall investigate as to the value of such toll bridge and

shall prepare an estimate of the probable cost of acquiring the same,

and the clerk or clerks shall transmit such estimate, together with any

data in relation to the value of such toll bridge which the board or

boards of supervisors may secure, to the department of transportation

with the certified copy or copies of such resolution.