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N.Y. Highway Law § 131-C Location and construction of bridges
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§ 131-c. Location and construction of bridges. The board may authorize\nthe location, change of location and construction of any bridge, applied\nfor by any town or towns, jointly, or by other than a municipal\ncorporation, created under a general law, or by any corporation or\n…
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-D Construction by county of destroyed bridges
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§ 131-d. Construction by county of destroyed bridges. If any bridge\nwithin a county, or intersected by any boundary line of a county, shall\nbe destroyed by the elements, and the board of supervisors of the county\nshall deem that the expenses of the construction of a new bridg…
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-E Bridges over county lines
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§ 131-e. Bridges over county lines. The board shall provide for the\ncare, maintenance, preservation and repair of any draw or other bridge\nintersecting the boundary line of counties or towns, which bridge is by\nlaw a joint charge on such counties or towns, or on the towns in …
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-F Streets outside cities
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§ 131-f. Streets outside cities. When any territory in a county\ncontaining an incorporated city of one hundred thousand inhabitants or\nupward, lying outside the limits of such city, has been mapped into\nstreets and avenues pursuant to law, the board of supervisors may\nauthor…
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-G Regulation of toll rates
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§ 131-g. Regulation of toll rates. 1. Such boards shall have power by\na vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to authorize an\nalteration, reduction or change of the rates of toll charged or received\nby any turnpike, plank or gravel road, or other toll road within such…
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-H Separate highway districts in certain counties
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§ 131-h. Separate highway districts in certain counties. The board may\nestablish separate highway districts in counties containing more than\nthree hundred thousand acres of unimproved unoccupied forest lands, for\nthe purpose of constructing highways through such lands; such h…
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-I Boundary lines
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§ 131-i. Boundary lines. Wherever the words "upon its borders" are\nused in this article in reference to the boundary line between two\ntowns, the same are and were intended and shall be construed to mean\n"upon," "along," and "across its borders."\n
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-J Development of highways and other improvements in certain counties
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§ 131-j. Development of highways and other improvements in certain\ncounties. 1. The board of supervisors of any county having a population\nof more than twelve thousand and adjoining a county having a population\nof four hundred thousand or more may appoint seven citizens and r…
N.Y. Highway Law § 131-K County aid for construction and improvement of certain public highways and bridges in municipalities
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§ 131-k. County aid for construction and improvement of certain public\nhighways and bridges in municipalities. 1. The legislative body of a\ncounty may, upon consent of the governing body of any municipality\nsituated in such county, provide for the construction, reconstruction…
N.Y. Highway Law § 133 Machinery, tools, equipment, implements, materials and supplies
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§ 133. Machinery, tools, equipment, implements, materials and\nsupplies. 1. There is hereby continued in each county the separate fund,\nknown as the county road machinery fund. Such fund shall consist of, and\nthere shall be credited to such fund (a) such amounts as the board o…
N.Y. Highway Law § 133-A Rental or hiring of county highway machinery, tools or equipment
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§ 133-a. Rental or hiring of county highway machinery, tools or\nequipment. The board of supervisors or county legislature of any county\nmay, on the recommendation of the county superintendent of highways,\npermit the use of any county-owned street or highway machinery, tools o…
N.Y. Highway Law § 134 Purchases by county purchasing agent
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§ 134. Purchases by county purchasing agent. Notwithstanding any other\nprovisions of this article any county may, by a resolution of its board\nof supervisors regularly adopted, provide that all, or any part or class\nof supplies, materials, tools, implements and equipment, inc…
N.Y. Highway Law § 135 Snow removal, and cutting of weeds
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§ 135. Snow removal, and cutting of weeds. The board of supervisors of\nany county may annually appropriate and expend such sum as it deems\nproper for the removal of snow from the county roads of the county, and\nfor sanding, or otherwise treating them, for the purpose of remov…
N.Y. Highway Law § 135-A Control of snow and ice conditions on county roads
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§ 135-a. Control of snow and ice conditions on county roads.\nNotwithstanding any general, special or local law, any county or its\nsuperintendent of highways may contract with any city, town or village\nfor the removal of snow from the county roads of a county or for sanding\no…
N.Y. Highway Law § 136 Permits for work within the county road right of way
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§ 136. Permits for work within the county road right of way. 1. Except\nin connection with the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or\nimprovement of a county road or operations of a corporation pursuant to\nthe provisions of section twenty-seven of the transportation\ncor…
N.Y. Highway Law § 137 Maintenance of certain highways by a county
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§ 137. Maintenance of certain highways by a county. The commissioner\nof transportation may, and he is hereby authorized to abandon to each of\nthe respective counties hereinafter named for the purpose of future\nmaintenance by said respective counties any or all of certain high…
N.Y. Highway Law § 138 Bridge between Saratoga county and Warren county to be designated as the "Irving H
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§ 138. Bridge between Saratoga county and Warren county to be\ndesignated as the "Irving H. Densmore Memorial Bridge". The bridge\nacross the Hudson river between the village of Corinth, town of Corinth\nin Saratoga county and the town of Lake Luzerne in Warren county which\ncar…
N.Y. Highway Law § 139 County liable for injuries caused by defective highways and bridges
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§ 139. County liable for injuries caused by defective highways and\nbridges. 1. When, by law, a county has charge of the repair or\nmaintenance of a road, highway, bridge or culvert, the county shall be\nliable for injuries to person or property and for wrongful death\nsustained…
N.Y. Highway Law § 139-A Presentation of claims for torts; actions against counties
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§ 139-a. Presentation of claims for torts; actions against counties.\n1. Any claim including a claim specified in section one hundred\nthirty-nine of this chapter which may be made against the county for\ndamages for wrong or injury to person or property or for the death of a\np…
N.Y. Highway Law § 14 Rules and regulations for state highways
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§ 14. Rules and regulations for state highways. The commissioner of\ntransportation is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations from\ntime to time for the protection of any state highway or section thereof.\nHe may prohibit the use of chains or armored tires by motor vehic…
N.Y. Highway Law § 140 General powers and duties of town superintendent
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§ 140. General powers and duties of town superintendent. The town\nsuperintendent shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the\ndepartment of transportation, made and adopted as provided in this\nchapter:\n 1. Have the care and superintendence of the town highways and brid…
N.Y. Highway Law § 141 Estimate of expenditures for highways and bridges
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§ 141. Estimate of expenditures for highways and bridges. The estimate\nof expenditures for highways and bridges, to be submitted by the town\nsuperintendent, as required by section one hundred four of the town law,\nshall specify:\n 1. The amount of money necessary to be levied…
N.Y. Highway Law § 142 Machinery, tools, equipment and implements
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§ 142. Machinery, tools, equipment and implements. 1. a. The town\nsuperintendent may, with the approval of the town board, purchase\nequipment, tools and other implements to be used for highway\nmaintenance, construction or reconstruction, snow ploughs or other\ndevices for the…
N.Y. Highway Law § 142-B Removal of snow and ice, making of repairs, and rental of town highway machinery; school and other districts
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§ 142-b. Removal of snow and ice, making of repairs, and rental of\ntown highway machinery; school and other districts. The town board of\nany town may authorize the town superintendent to (1) remove snow and\nice from any property within the town belonging to a school district,…
N.Y. Highway Law § 142-C Removal of snow and ice from streets and repair of sidewalks in villages
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§ 142-c. Removal of snow and ice from streets and repair of sidewalks\nin villages. The town board may authorize the town superintendent to (1)\nremove snow and ice from streets and sidewalks in any village or portion\nthereof within the town.\n (2) Repair streets and sidewalks …
N.Y. Highway Law § 142-D Rental or hiring of town highway machinery, tools or equipment
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§ 142-d. Rental or hiring of town highway machinery, tools or\nequipment. Except as otherwise provided in section one hundred\nforty-two-c of this chapter with respect to the use of town highway\nmachinery, snow and ice removal equipment, tools and equipment by a\nvillage locate…
N.Y. Highway Law § 143 Town superintendents may hire machinery
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§ 143. Town superintendents may hire machinery. The town\nsuperintendent may rent or hire machinery or equipment at a rate to be\napproved by the town board. The expense thereof shall be paid out of\nmoneys provided for the repair and improvement of highways. Rentals paid\nby th…
N.Y. Highway Law § 145 Purchase of gravel pits
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§ 145. Purchase of gravel pits. The town board of a town may contract\nfor and purchase land in the name of the town containing a gravel bed or\nother material for use on the public highways and bridges of the town.\nNo such land shall be purchased except at an agreed price with…
N.Y. Highway Law § 147 Entry upon lands by town superintendent
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§ 147. Entry upon lands by town superintendent. The town\nsuperintendent may, when directed by the county superintendent, and when\nauthorized by the town board, enter\n 1. Upon any lands adjacent to any of the highways in the town, for the\npurpose of opening an existing ditch …
N.Y. Highway Law § 148 Damages to owners of lands
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§ 148. Damages to owners of lands. Where lands are entered upon under\nthe provisions of the preceding section, the town superintendent shall\nagree with the owner of such lands, subject to the approval of the town\nboard, as to the amount of damages, if any, sustained by such o…
N.Y. Highway Law § 149 Drainage, sewer and water pipes, cattle passes or other crossings in highways
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§ 149. Drainage, sewer and water pipes, cattle passes or other\ncrossings in highways. The town superintendent may, with the consent of\nthe town board, upon the written application of any resident or taxpayer\nof his town or a corporation, grant permission for an overhead or\nu…
N.Y. Highway Law § 15 Removal of vehicles
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§ 15. Removal of vehicles. 1. The commissioner of transportation shall\nhave the power to cause the removal and disposition of any vehicle left\nunattended for more than twenty-four hours within the right of way of\nany state highway or on any other public property under his\nju…
N.Y. Highway Law § 150 Trees and sidewalks
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§ 150. Trees and sidewalks. The town superintendent may, by an order\nin writing, approved by a majority of the members of the town board,\nauthorize the owners of property adjoining the town highways, at their\nown expense, to locate and plant trees and locate and construct\nsi…
N.Y. Highway Law § 151 Expenditures for sidewalks
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§ 151. Expenditures for sidewalks. The town superintendent of any town\nmay, with the consent of the town board, maintain and repair existing\nsidewalks in such town, and the expense thereof shall be a town charge.\nWhere such sidewalks shall consist of a board walk not more tha…
N.Y. Highway Law § 153 Custody of shade trees
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§ 153. Custody of shade trees. The town superintendent shall have\ncontrol of all shade trees in the town highways of the town, but not\nwithin the limits of an incorporated village, and shall prosecute\ncomplaints for malicious injury to, or unlawful acts concerning public\nsha…
N.Y. Highway Law § 154 Erection of guide boards
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§ 154. Erection of guide boards. The town superintendent may, with the\nconsent of the town board, cause guide posts with proper inscriptions\nand devices to be erected at the intersections of such highways therein,\nas may be necessary, which shall be kept in repair by him at t…
N.Y. Highway Law § 155 Application for service of prisoners
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§ 155. Application for service of prisoners. After satisfying himself\nthat proper quarters can be secured, the town superintendent may, with\nthe consent of the town board, request the supervisor of the town under\nthe provisions of section ninety-three of the county law, to pr…
N.Y. Highway Law § 156 Penalty, and notice on bridge
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§ 156. Penalty, and notice on bridge. The town superintendent may fix\nand prescribe a penalty, not less than one or more than five dollars,\nfor riding or driving faster than a walk on any bridge in his town whose\nchord is not less than twenty-five feet in length, and put up a…
N.Y. Highway Law § 157 Assessment of cost against owners and occupants
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§ 157. Assessment of cost against owners and occupants. The town\nsuperintendent shall assess the cost of,\n 1. Removing obstructions and moving and resetting poles and wires,\npursuant to section three hundred and nineteen.\n 2. Such town superintendent shall serve personally o…
N.Y. Highway Law § 158 Neglect or refusal to prosecute
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§ 158. Neglect or refusal to prosecute. If the town superintendent\nshall neglect or refuse to prosecute for any penalty, knowing the same\nto have been incurred, he shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars\nfor every such neglect or refusal, which shall be recovered by actio…
N.Y. Highway Law § 159 Compensation for services of town superintendents
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§ 159. Compensation for services of town superintendents. If a town\nsuperintendent shall be directed by the department of transportation to\nperform services in respect to the maintenance and repair of improved\nstate highways within his town, compensation therefor shall be pai…
N.Y. Highway Law § 16 Removal of noxious weeds and brush within state highways
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§ 16. Removal of noxious weeds and brush within state highways. The\ncommissioner of transportation may cause noxious weeds, briers and brush\ngrowing within the bounds of state highways to be cut and removed, and\nthe cost thereof shall be paid from funds as now provided under …
N.Y. Highway Law § 17 Public hearings
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§ 17. Public hearings. To give the public an opportunity to become\nfully acquainted with proposed highway projects and to express its views\non the social, economic and environmental effects of the proposed\nfacilities, the commissioner of transportation, as he deems necessary,…
N.Y. Highway Law § 170 Survey for the laying out of a highway
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§ 170. Survey for the laying out of a highway. Whenever the town\nsuperintendent shall lay out any highway, either upon application to him\nor otherwise, he shall notify the county superintendent, whose duty it\nshall be to either make a survey, or cause the same to be made, and…
N.Y. Highway Law § 171 Highways by dedication
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§ 171. Highways by dedication. 1. Whenever land is dedicated to a town\nfor highway purposes therein, the town superintendent may with the\nconsent of the town board, either with or without a written application\ntherefor, and without expense to the town, make an order laying ou…
N.Y. Highway Law § 172 Application
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§ 172. Application. Any person or corporation assessable for highway\ntaxes may make written application to the town superintendent of the\ntown in which he or it shall reside, or is assessable, to alter or\ndiscontinue a highway, or to lay out a new highway.\n
N.Y. Highway Law § 173 Petition for acquisition
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§ 173. Petition for acquisition. Whenever the town superintendent of\nhighways of any township shall determine that public necessity requires\nthe laying out of a new or additional highway, and the land therefor\ncannot be obtained by the dedication of the owners thereof, or if …
N.Y. Highway Law § 177 Damages in certain cases; how estimated
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§ 177. Damages in certain cases; how estimated. The owner of lands\nwithin the bounds of a highway discontinued may enclose the same and\nhave the exclusive use thereof, and the benefits resulting therefrom may\nbe deducted in the assessment of damages caused by the laying out o…
N.Y. Highway Law § 180 Limitations upon laying out highways
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§ 180. Limitations upon laying out highways. No highways shall be laid\nout less than three rods in width, nor through buildings or any fixtures\nor erections for the purpose of trade or manufactures, or any yard or\nenclosure necessary to the use and enjoyment thereof, without …
N.Y. Highway Law § 181 Laying out highways through burying-grounds
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§ 181. Laying out highways through burying-grounds. No private road or\nhighway shall be laid out or constructed upon or through any\nburying-ground, unless the remains therein contained are first carefully\nremoved, and properly reinterred in some other burying-ground, at the\n…