No action shall be maintained for damages or injuries to the person
sustained in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any
sidewalk, crosswalk, or street, nor for damages or injury to person
or property alleged to have been caused or sustained by reason of
any defects in, want of repair of, or obstruction of any of the highways,
streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks or public places of the city
unless written notice thereof relating to the particular place, was
actually given to the common council and there was a failure or neglect
to cause such snow or ice to be removed, or the place otherwise made
reasonably safe or repaired within a reasonable time after the receipt
of such notice.