The Town Superintendent of Highways shall transmit, in writing, to the
Town Clerk of the town, within ten (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.
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. All 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 such notice shall be preserved for a period of five (5) 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 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, the requirements of this
chapter 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.