No person shall obstruct or excavate any public
or private way (excepting private driveways) without first obtaining
a license therefor. The Director of Highways and Maintenance or other
official having charge of the streets and highways of the Town may,
upon written application therefor, grant licenses in writing for the
obstruction or excavation of any street or highway or for such excavation
as may be required for the purpose of erecting, repairing, altering
or removing any building or structure, for the laying of drains, gas
pipes, or electric conduits or for any purpose which to him seems
reasonable and proper, and such official in charge of the streets
and highways shall require any person, firm or corporation acting
under such license to make repair of any damage that may be done to
any part of the highway resulting therefrom, and such repair shall
be at the expense of the licensee, except that the Water Department
of the Town of Harwich shall not be required to obtain such license
or make such repair in connection with the installation of water services
from its mains or in connection with emergency repairs. The official
having charge of the streets and highways shall require every licensee
under this section to execute such indemnity bond and with sureties
and in such sum which to him may seem reasonable and proper, and all
such bonds shall be approved as to form by Town Counsel prior to execution.
No road of less than forty-foot width shall
be accepted by the Town as a Town way unless a road of lesser width
is recommended by a majority vote of the Planning Board in writing
to the Board of Selectmen.
No road shall be accepted by the Town as a Town
way until it has been cleared to a width of at least 20 feet, leveled
and hardened with a suitable material to a depth of six inches, all
to the satisfaction of both the Director of Highways and Maintenance
and the Board of Selectmen.