2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VIL - Village
Article 11 - (11-1100 - 11-1128) WATER
11-1114 - Alternative provision for connections with mains.

 
    §  11-1114 Alternative provision for connections with mains. The board
  of commissioners shall  have  authority  to  determine  the  manner  and
  conditions  under  which  said supply pipes shall be installed and shall
  have authority to install and maintain said supply pipes  and  to  adopt
  such  uniform  service charges as they deem just for each supply pipe so
  connected with the mains or distributing  pipes  and  extending  to  the
  street  or  right of way lines, regardless of the location of said water
  mains or distribution pipe within said streets or rights  of  way  lines
  and  regardless  of  the  soil, rock or other physical conditions within
  said streets or rights of way lines.
    Such uniform service charge as  the  board  may  adopt  shall  be  any
  percentage  of  the cost up to but not exceeding the average actual cost
  of installing such supply pipes as before described. Such percentage  of
  the  average  actual  cost of installing such supply pipes as may not be
  charged shall be borne by the village.
    The said board shall have authority to apply such  percentage  of  the
  average actual cost of installing such supply pipes as the village might
  pay,  to  such  other  supply  pipe  connection for the same property or
  properties as in the judgment of the board might be advisable.
    The board of water commissioners may cause a notice to be published in
  the official newspaper of the village and if so published,  shall  serve
  on  the  owners  or occupants a printed notice notifying such owners and
  occupants of any and all property fronting or abutting  on  any  street,
  right  of way or portion thereof, in or upon which any public water main
  or distributing pipe is about to be laid or is being laid  or  has  been
  laid by said board, that connection pipes to and from the water mains or
  distribution  pipes  in said street, right of way or any portion thereof
  in front of each separate piece of property and where directed  by  said
  board,  shall  be  installed by said board in such manner and under such
  conditions and at such prices as said board shall prescribe.
    The said board shall have authority to assess the actual cost of  such
  connection  pipes  or  such  service charge as may be determined and the
  actual cost of maintaining the same  upon  the  property  so  connected.
  Should  the  owner of said property so connected fail to pay the cost or
  charge thereof, the said board shall have authority to add such cost  or
  charge  to  the  annual  tax  on  such  property  and  collect the same,
  therewith, and when so collected, the amount thereof shall be paid  into
  the  water  fund  of  the  village.  Nothing  herein  contained shall be
  construed to prevent the financing, in whole or in part, pursuant to the
  local finance law, of any expense incurred by the  village  pursuant  to
  this section.