[Adopted 4-10-1996 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 article, and he shall take any and
all corrective action with respect thereto as soon as practicable.
The Town Clerk of the town shall keep an indexed record, in a separate
book, of all written notices which the Town Clerk 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, or any other property owned by the town or by any improvement district,
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. The record of such notice shall
be preserved for a period of five years from the date it is received. The
Town Clerk, upon receipt of such written notice, shall immediately and in
writing notify the Town Superintendent of Highways of the town of the receipt
of such notice.
Nothing contained in this article 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 or comparative 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.