N.Y. Village Law § 12-1204: Supervision and extension of system

§ 12-1204 Supervision and extension of system. The lighting system

acquired or established under this article shall be under the control

and supervision of the board of light commissioners. The board shall

keep it in repair and shall have authority to purchase such supplies and

materials as may be needed for the operation and maintenance of such

system for periods not exceeding one year. Such board may, from time to

time extend, alter or reconstruct such system and may use therefor

surplus funds it has on hand. However, nothing contained in this

section shall be construed to prevent the village from financing, in

whole or in part, expenditures for any such improvements pursuant to the

local finance law. Such system may with the permission and approval of

the public service commission be so extended, altered or reconstructed

outside the village wherever franchises are first obtained from the

local authorities. If such system shall be so extended, altered or

reconstructed outside of a village into a town or a lighting district

thereof, the board of light commissioners of the village may contract

with the town board of such town for lighting the streets, highways,

public grounds and public buildings of such town or lighting district,

in pursuance of the provisions of article twelve of the town law, which

shall be applicable to such contract and to the levying of a tax for the

payment of the amounts which shall be payable thereunder to the

treasurer of the village. Wherever such system shall be so extended,

altered or reconstructed outside of a village, occupants of premises

adjacent to such extended, altered or reconstructed system outside of

the village shall be entitled to be supplied with light therefrom under

such conditions and at such rates as the board of light commissioners

shall determine.