When any opening or excavation is ready for refilling or the pavement or street surface is ready for relaying, repaving or resurfacing, written notice thereof shall be given by the applicant to the town, and after the notice has been given, the applicant shall proceed at once to refill the opening or excavation and restore the pavement and street surface to its original condition, and that the applicant and all others upon whose behalf the application was made shall be liable to the town for any loss or damage that may result directly or indirectly to persons or property by reason of the opening or excavation not being properly guarded or protected by lights, barriers or otherwise, so as to prevent injury therefrom, and the liability shall continue until the applicant has received written notice from the town that the work has been satisfactorily completed.
(Prior Code, § 94.23) (Ord. 21, passed 10-14-1952)