No street or way shall be accepted by the town of a width of less than fifty feet unless the same shall have been actually opened and used for public travel prior to January 1, 1956 or unless a subdivision plan showing such street or way has received final approval of the Board of Survey or Planning Board prior to the effective date of this by-law.
No street or way constructed through lands by the owners thereof shall be laid out or accepted or recommended by the Selectmen or any committee of the Town for acceptance as a public street or way of the Town of Norwood unless previously constructed and completed to subgrade in accordance with the specifications set forth in Sec. 6.
Any street or way constructed through private lands by the owners thereof in accordance with the specifications set forth in Section 6 may be laid out and accepted as a public street of the Town of Norwood provided such action is taken in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts and amendments thereof; and provided also that the owners of at least 75 percent of the lands through which such street or way passes have signed releases of all property which the town deems it necessary to acquire for such layout and acceptance and have granted sloping privileges and have agreed to pay betterments assessable.
Wherever it is necessary, in the opinion of the Selectmen to construct catch basins on any such street or way and lay drains to connect with a permanent outlet, such catch basins and drains may be constructed and laid and the cost of such work shall be considered as a part of the total cost of constructing said street or way.
Side gutters on any such street or way having a grade of 5 percent or over may, if in the opinion of the Selectmen it be necessary, be paved four feet wide, with stone or concrete; the cost of such work shall be considered as a part of the total cost of constructing said street or way.
[5-3-1957 STM by Art. 7]
A. 
A plan and profile of every such street or way shall be filed in the office of the Selectmen, who shall approve or establish the grade thereof.
B. 
Every such street or way shall be at least fifty feet wide and have a roadbed equal to at least two-thirds of the width of said street or way, except that any such street or way may, if its use is limited to one way traffic, be constructed with a roadbed of a width of not less than eighteen feet if the Selectmen so determine.
C. 
All loam shall be removed from the limits of the street or way to a depth of at least twelve inches below the finished grade for the roadway and six inches below the finished grade for the sidewalk, or such greater depth as may be required by the Selectmen. All rock or boulders shall be removed from the street or way shall be used in embankment.
D. 
The entire area of every such street or way shall be first cleared of all stumps, brush, roots and like material and of all trees not intended for preservation.
E. 
All work in excavation or embankment shall be brought accurately to a subgrade of not less than eight inches for the roadway and four inches for the sidewalk, below finished grade, or such greater depth as the nature of the subsoil, in the opinion of the Selectmen may require.
F. 
All corners of intersecting street or way shall be rounded as approved by the Selectmen.
G. 
The Selectmen shall have the authority to waive the requirements of removing the soil from that part of a way as laid out on either side of the traveled way as wrought, if in their opinion such removal of soil is not necessary for the proper use of such traveled way, provided however, that all rocks, boulders and other objectionable hazards are removed, and the full width of the taking is graded to approximately the grade of the adjacent traveled way.