[Amended 9-10-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
The Town Superintendent of Highways of the Town shall transmit,
in writing, to the Town Clerk of the Town, within 10 days after receipt
thereof, all written notices received by him pursuant to this chapter,
and he shall take any and all corrective action with respect thereto
as soon as practicable.
[Amended 9-10-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
The Town Clerk of the Town shall keep an indexed record, in
a separate book, of all written notices which he or she shall receive
of the existence of a defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition
in or upon or of an accumulation of ice and snow upon any Town highway,
bridge, culvert or sidewalk, which record shall state the date of
the receipt of the notice, the nature and location of the condition
stated to exist and the name and address of the person from whom the
notice is received. All such written notices shall be indexed according
to the location of the alleged defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed
condition or the location of accumulated snow or ice. The record of
each notice shall be preserved for a period of five years after the
date it is received.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be held to repeal or
modify or waive any existing requirement or statute of limitations
which is applicable to these causes of action but, on the contrary,
shall be held to be additional requirements to the rights to maintain
such action, nor shall anything herein contained be held to modify
any existing rule of law relative to the question of contributory
negligence nor to impose upon the Town, its officers and employees
and/or any of its improvement districts any greater duty or obligations
than that it shall keep its streets, sidewalks and public places in
a reasonably safe condition for public use and travel.