Every person who desires to lay pipes or lines for the purpose of making and preparing any connections to utilities which will require the cutting of the pavement to make such connections shall make application for and procure from the town a written permit to cut such pavement or curb and make such installations for the proposed purpose or otherwise. No person shall have any right or authority to construct or install any pipes or lines or otherwise cut the pavement or curbs without first having secured such permit. (1998 Code)