The Town Superintendent of Highways of the Town
of New Paltz shall transmit, in writing, to the Town Clerk of the
Town of New Paltz, 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 possible.
The Town Clerk of the Town of New Paltz shall
keep an index record, in a separate book, of all written notices which
he or she 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 of New Paltz or by any improvement district,
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. 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 New Paltz 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 right
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 of New Paltz, 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.