§ 153-1. Restricted obstruction of sidewalks; safety precautions.

No person except the Selectmen and other officers of the Town, in the lawful performance of their duties, or those acting under their orders, shall obstruct any sidewalk or street or any part thereof or break or dig the ground of the same without first obtaining a written license from the Selectmen. The person so licensed shall put and at all times keep a suitable railing around the parts of any pit, and at all times keep a suitable railing around the parts of any sidewalk or street under his jurisdiction so obstructed or dug up, so long as the same shall be unsafe or inconvenient for travelers. He shall also keep said railings or fence illuminated from sunset to sunrise as the Selectmen may direct.