[R.O. 1951, Ch. 26, § 26.1]
All materials of every description excavated in doing any work under this article shall belong to the abutting property owner and shall be so excavated by the contractor as to least injure the material. If the abutting property owner does not show desire for these materials by a written request to the Township Manager, before the same are actually excavated, then it will be assumed that they are not desired and they shall be the property of the Township. If the abutting owner claims the materials as above, then the contractor shall leave them on the abutting property in a location as directed.