[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 28]
The Director of Public Works is appointed agent of the Selectmen and is authorized to issue in their behalf permits for excavation of streets.
[Adopted 2-8-1956 by the Board of Selectmen]
As used in this article, "street" shall mean the area between street lines including traveled way and sidewalk areas.
A.
All permits for any street excavation shall be issued by the Director of Public Works acting for and in behalf of the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 28]
B.
This permit shall be used within one week after issuance. The work to be done under this permit shall be completed as soon as practicable.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the person or persons to whom the permit is issued to obtain from the proper Town departments and public utilities the location of existing services, mains, etc., and he or they shall be held responsible for any damage to them.
D.
All Town departments and public utility companies must obtain a permit before any work is done within the street area. Any Town department or public utility company may open a street in the case of an emergency. In such a case, the Director of Public Works shall be notified within 24 hours and a permit secured for the same.
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 28]
A fee of $5 will be charged for each permit, with the exception of Town departments and public utility companies, said fee to be paid into the Town treasury.
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 28]
In ledge excavation, the contractor shall backfill and mechanically tamp to within 12 inches of the surface. The remaining 12 inches shall be good, clean, sharp gravel and shall be thoroughly tamped with a mechanical tamper. If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, the backfill should be puddled, the contractor shall do so. If the trench excavation is entirely of wet clay, the contractor shall replace the clay excavation with good, clean, sharp bank gravel and thoroughly tamp with a mechanical tamper in layers of twelve-inch depths to the surface of the highway. In all cases where the clay is comparatively dry, the contractor may backfill with said clay and thoroughly tamp with a mechanical tamper in layers of twelve-inch depths to a point 12 inches down from the surface of the highway. This twelve-inch section shall be filled with good, clean, sharp bank gravel and thoroughly tamped with a mechanical tamper.
A.
All trench area surfaces for building connections shall be kept in repair for one week or seven calendar days after completion of the work.
B.
In the case of large projects, the contractor shall maintain the surfaces of trench areas during the life of the contract and for one week after the completion of the project.
A.
On building connections, trench areas shall be resurfaced by the Highway Department. The cost of the resurfacing is included in the price of the permit. On all large projects done under the direction of Town departments or public utility companies, the resurfacing shall be done by the respective department or company.
B.
The specifications for resurfacing must be approved by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 28]
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 28]
If the contractor, Town department or public utility company questions the recommendations of the Director of Public Works, the contractor, Town department or public utility company may appeal to the Board of Selectmen acting as a board of appeals.
