The applicant shall give the Superintendent of Highways of said town
at least 24 hours' notice of the time such work is to be commenced, unless
such notice is waived by said Superintendent. All trenches or cuts must be
properly protected by necessary guards, sheathing and braces and must also
be protected by lights at night; and the person or persons granted such permit
shall be responsible for all claims for damages resulting from any cause connected
with the making of such cut, trench or excavation.
The person, firm or corporation making the cut in the public highway
shall carry liability insurance in a sum not less than $1,000,000 for each
person injured and $3,000,000 for each accident. The Town of Esopus shall
be named as an additional insured on the policy or certificate of insurance.
No permit shall be issued without such a certificate. Such certificate is
to be filed with the Superintendent of Highways. The certificate shall also
oblige the insurance company writing such insurance to notify the Town Clerk
of the Town of Esopus by registered mail 10 days prior to the date that the
policy of insurance will for any reason be canceled.
The application for a permit to make excavations in a public highway
shall be made on forms furnished by the Superintendent of Highways and shall
be submitted in duplicate, along with a check in the sum of $25, made payable
to the Town of Esopus Highway Department.
Immediate notice of the completion of work for which the permit is given
shall be given to the Superintendent of Highways of said town.
Any person violating this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.