Section 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.