New York § 188 - 188Final determination, how carried out

§ 188. 188Final determination, how carried out

§ 188. Final determination, how carried out. The final determination of the supreme court relating to laying out, altering or discontinuing a highway, and all orders and other papers filed or entered in the proceedings, or certified copies thereof from the court where such determination, order and papers are filed and entered, shall be forthwith filed and recorded in the town clerk's office of the town where the highway is located; and every such decision shall be carried out by the town superintendent of the town, the same as if they had made an order to that effect. The said town superintendent shall thereupon proceed to construct the highway so laid out, and construct any alteration so provided for, and put the same in good condition for public travel. The expense of such construction of such new highway or alteration of an existing highway, shall be a charge upon and against the town in which such highway is constructed or any existing highway is altered, and when same is completed the town board of such town shall at the next annual meeting for auditing accounts, after such work is done, audit such claims against the town, including interest, if any, and include same in the annual tax budget to be collected from the taxpayers of said town to pay said indebtedness; such money to be paid over to the supervisor of the town and by him paid and applied to the purposes aforesaid. This amendment is made subject to the provisions of section one hundred and ninety-three, relating to contracts for construction.