New York Highway Law Article 7 - TOWN SUPERINTENDENTS

• 140 - General Powers and Duties of Town Superintendent.
  The town superintendent shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the department of transportation, made and adopted as provided in this chapter: 1. Have...
• 141 - Estimate of Expenditures for Highways and Bridges.
  The estimate of expenditures for highways and bridges, to be submitted by the town superintendent, as required by section one hundred four of the town...
• 142 - Machinery, Tools, Equipment and Implements.
  1. a. The town superintendent may, with the approval of the town board, purchase equipment, tools and other implements to be used for highway maintenance,...
• 142-b - Removal of Snow and Ice, Making of Repairs, and Rental of Town Highway Machinery; School and Other Districts.
  The town board of any town may authorize the town superintendent to (1) remove snow and ice from any property within the town belonging to...
• 142-c - Removal of Snow and Ice From Streets and Repair of Sidewalks in Villages.
  The town board may authorize the town superintendent to (1) remove snow and ice from streets and sidewalks in any village or portion thereof within...
• 142-d - Rental or Hiring of Town Highway Machinery, Tools or Equipment.
  Except as otherwise provided in section one hundred forty-two-c of this chapter with respect to the use of town highway machinery, snow and ice removal...
• 143 - Town Superintendents May Hire Machinery.
  The town superintendent may rent or hire machinery or equipment at a rate to be approved by the town board. The expense thereof shall be...
• 145 - Purchase of Gravel Pits.
  The town board of a town may contract for and purchase land in the name of the town containing a gravel bed or other material...
• 147 - Entry Upon Lands by Town Superintendent.
  The town superintendent may, when directed by the county superintendent, and when authorized by the town board, enter 1. Upon any lands adjacent to any...
• 148 - Damages to Owners of Lands.
  Where lands are entered upon under the provisions of the preceding section, the town superintendent shall agree with the owner of such lands, subject to...
• 149 - Drainage, Sewer and Water Pipes, Cattle Passes or Other Crossings in Highways.
  The town superintendent may, with the consent of the town board, upon the written application of any resident or taxpayer of his town or a...
• 150 - Trees and Sidewalks.
  The town superintendent may, by an order in writing, approved by a majority of the members of the town board, authorize the owners of property...
• 151 - Expenditures for Sidewalks.
  The town superintendent of any town may, with the consent of the town board, maintain and repair existing sidewalks in such town, and the expense...
• 153 - Custody of Shade Trees.
  The town superintendent shall have control of all shade trees in the town highways of the town, but not within the limits of an incorporated...
• 154 - Erection of Guide Boards.
  The town superintendent may, with the consent of the town board, cause guide posts with proper inscriptions and devices to be erected at the intersections...
• 155 - Application for Service of Prisoners.
  After satisfying himself that proper quarters can be secured, the town superintendent may, with the consent of the town board, request the supervisor of the...
• 156 - Penalty, and Notice on Bridge.
  The town superintendent may fix and prescribe a penalty, not less than one or more than five dollars, for riding or driving faster than a...
• 157 - Assessment of Cost Against Owners and Occupants.
  The town superintendent shall assess the cost of, 1. Removing obstructions and moving and resetting poles and wires, pursuant to section three hundred and nineteen....
• 158 - Neglect or Refusal to Prosecute.
  If the town superintendent shall neglect or refuse to prosecute for any penalty, knowing the same to have been incurred, he shall be liable to...
• 159 - Compensation for Services of Town Superintendents.
  If a town superintendent shall be directed by the department of transportation to perform services in respect to the maintenance and repair of improved state...

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