No civil action shall be maintained against the Village for
damages or injuries to person or property sustained in consequence
of any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk being
defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed or for damages
or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence
of the existence of snow or ice upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, street,
highway, bridge or culvert unless written notice of the defective,
unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition or of the existence of the
snow or ice, relating to the particular place, was actually given
to the Village Clerk and there was a failure or neglect within a reasonable
time after the receipt of such notice to repair or remove the defect,
danger or obstruction complained of, or to cause the snow or ice to
be removed, or the place otherwise made reasonably safe.
The Village Clerk shall keep an indexed record of all written
notices which he shall receive of the existence of a defective, unsafe,
dangerous or obstructed condition in or upon, or of an accumulation
of ice or snow upon, any Village street, highway, bridge, culvert,
sidewalk or crosswalk, which record shall state the date of 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. He shall, at
the Board meeting next following receipt of such written notice by
him, or within 10 days, whichever is sooner, cause said written notice
to be brought to the attention of the Board of Trustees. The record
of each notice shall be preserved for a period of five years after
the date it is received.