The Town Superintendent of Highways shall transmit, in writing, to the
Town Clerk within five 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.
The Town Clerk of the Town shall keep an index 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
a 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 Superintendent of Highways of the Town of the receipt of
such notice.
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.