New York Consolidated Laws, Village Law - VIL § 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.