Every person intending to erect, repair or take down any building on land abutting on any street or way which the Town is required to keep in repair, and who desires to make use of any portion of said street or way for the purpose of placing therein building materials or rubbish, shall give notice thereof to the Select Board.
[Adopted 2-3-1930 by Art. IX, Sec. 1, approved 3-26-1930; readopted 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 19, approved 10-11-2012]
The Select Board may grant a permit to occupy a portion of said street or way, and such permit shall be upon the condition that the licensee shall keep a sufficient number of lighted lanterns at or near the parts of the street or way obstructed or unsafe, and shall keep a railing or guard around the same while such obstruction shall continue. If such obstruction is more than a temporary condition, the licensee shall place a good walk around said obstruction and at the completion of the work shall restore the street or way to its former condition.
Before issuing a permit as heretofore provided, the Select Board shall receive from the person applying for the same a written agreement to indemnify and save harmless the Town against and from all damages, by reason of any proceeding, criminal or civil, on account of the existence of such obstruction or excavation.