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211 within sixty days from the issuance thereof provided, however, the. Superintendent of Streets may extend the time thereof in writing should extraordinary or emergency conditions occur which prevented the work being done in the time stated herein. Section XIII. Back Fill Maintenance: The permittee shall maintain the surface of any and all backf ills resulting from any excava- tions referred to herein in a safe and efficient manner to properly accomodate any and all traffic that may use the same until such time as the Superintendent of Streets, after inspection at the expense of the per- mittee, er-mittee, shall accept and approve the completion of the entire project and said approval shall be given, if the work has been done properly within thirty days, if reasonably possible, after such temporary surface has been completed and the Superintendent of Streets so notified. Section XIV: Safety Requirements: No person, firm or corpora- tion shall make any excavation in any street, or sidewalk, without main- taining safe crossings for vehicle traffic at all street intersections, alleys and private driveways, and safe crossings for pedestrians at intervals of not more than three hundred feet, and in any event at least one safe crossing shall be maintained at all times for vehicles and pedestrians, and Shall further provide and maintain at all times free access to all fire hydrants and water gates, and To place and maintain at each end of such excavation, and at distances of not more than fi f ty feet apart along the line thereof, and at such other places as the Superintendent of Streets may deem necessary, warning signs, lights, and barricades approved by the Superintendent of Streets, and any such light s shall be kept lighted from sunset each day until sunrise the following day; together with such other additional warn- ing signs, barricades, temporary bridges, watchmen, or any of the foregoing as the Superintendent of Street s may deem necessary and order to be installed, kept, and maintained at such places to safeguard the public, all of which shall be maintained until the excavation is entirely refilled and resurfaced to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets. In the event any of the foregoing safety measures are not installed or maintained by the permittee, when required by the Superintendent of Streets, or in any event if required by an emergency, the Superintendent of Streets is authorized to install any, or all, of the aforementioned warn- ing signs, barricades, lights, bridges, etc. , and charge the permittee for such installation. Section XV. Responsibility for Undertaking: Any person,