§ 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.