[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Southborough as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. IX, Secs. 1 through 5, of
the 1983 Code]
[Amended 11-1-2021 STM
by Art. 2]
The streets and highways of the Town shall be
under the direct supervision of the Superintendent of Streets appointed
by the Select Board.
The Superintendent of Streets shall keep an
accurate account of all money expended and all work done upon the
public ways of the Town and a daily record of the number of men and
teams employed, together with the time on such work.
[Amended 11-1-2021 STM
by Art. 2]
The Superintendent of Streets shall, under the
direction of the Select Board, cooperate with the State Department
of Public Works[1] and the County Commissioners and keep a true and accurate account of all work done under the authority of Chapters 81 and 90 of the General Laws as they apply to the Town and report his doings to the Select Board whenever he may be required to do so; and he shall also furnish an annual report to the Select Board of his doings, together with recommendations for the ensuing year.
[1]
Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
[Amended 4-10-2000 ATM by Art. 50; 11-1-2021 STM by Art. 2]
No person shall break or dig up any public sidewalk,
street or highway, or place thereon any staging or other temporary
structure, without first having obtained a written permit approved
by the Select Board or its designee, or other board having charge
of the streets, so to do. Any person having such a permit shall, before
the expiration of the same, restore such sidewalk, street or highway
to its original condition or to a condition satisfactory to such Board.
Any permit issued under the provisions of this section shall be in
force for such time as the Board may specify and shall always be subject
to the condition that during the whole of every night, from sunset
to sunrise, lighted lanterns and proper barriers shall be so placed
as to secure travelers from danger. No person having obtained such
a permit shall fail to comply with the conditions thereof. The Board
granting such permit shall have the right to revoke the same at any
time and may require a bond, either before or after the commencement
of work or during its progress, to secure its proper performance and
to save the Town harmless from all claims for damages which may result
therefrom.
No person shall construct a driveway curb cut
or roadway curb cut within a Town way without first having obtained
a written permit from the Highway Superintendent. Any person having
such permit shall, before the expiration of the same, restore such
way, including any sidewalk or grassed area, to a condition satisfactory
to the Highway Superintendent. Any permit issued under the provisions
of this section shall be in force for such time as the Highway Superintendent
may specify. No person having obtained such a permit shall fail to
comply with the conditions thereof. The Highway Superintendent shall
have the right to revoke the same at any time and may require a bond,
either before or after the commencement of work or during its progress,
to secure its proper performance and to save the Town harmless from
all claims for damages which may result therefrom. The Highway Superintendent
may establish rules and regulations governing said activity.
The Superintendent of Streets, or other officer
having charge of the ways, shall be authorized, for the purpose of
removing or plowing snow or of removing ice from any way, to remove
or cause to be removed to some convenient place, including in such
term any public garage, any vehicle interfering with such work, and
the liability for the cost of such removal and the storage charges,
if any, resulting therefrom shall be upon the owner of such vehicle.
[Adopted as Art. X, Secs. 3 and 4, of the
1983 Code]
[Amended 11-1-2021 STM
by Art. 2]
No person shall coast on or across any public
sidewalk or street of the Town, except at such times and in such place
as may, from time to time, be designated by the Select Board.
No person shall throw or place or cause to be
thrown or placed upon any public street or public way of the Town
any nails, spikes, screws, glass, tin cans or refuse of any kind.
[Added 4-13-1987 ATM by Art. 56]
