N.Y. Village Law § 17-1706: Succession of powers and duties relating to public bridges and highways

§ 17-1706 Succession of powers and duties relating to public bridges

and highways. In every such village all powers and duties granted to or

imposed upon the town board of a town, or upon any officer of a town, in

relation to any public bridge or bridges, street or streets, highway or

highways, wholly or partly within such town, are hereby granted to and

imposed upon the board of trustees of such village. The board of

trustees of any such village shall have full power and authority to

repair, replace, construct or re-construct any public bridge over any

boundary of such village. If the project is to be paid from taxes levied

for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made, the board of

trustees may submit to the voters of the village qualified to vote at

such an election, a proposition for the repair, replacement,

construction or re-construction of any such bridge partly at the expense

of such village and such board of trustees shall also have power to

complete any proceedings commenced under the town law, or under the

highway law, for the repair, replacement, construction or

re-construction of any such bridge.