If the title to any such land shall be vested in any probate judge, such probate judge shall convey to any such town, the land used or laid out by the town authorities, or otherwise, as streets, lanes, avenues, parks, commons and public grounds, within such time as provided in this chapter, for making conveyances to individuals, and in the same manner, and the mayor, president or probate judge, may make such statements in behalf of the town, showing the right of such town to such lands.