Show i I I i THREATS MADE TO BLAST DAM DAMI Flooded Condit Conditio ion ions n s I Bring Demands Count County and state officials Friday w worked frantically to prevent threatened dynamiting of a small smal I dam in inthe the block east eat of State Stat street Anonymous telephone calls caUs came cam from persons sons who said they resided I in the vicinity bounded by State Stati street and Fifth East street am anc and I Twenty-first Twenty South street anc and I Thirty-third Thirty South street and who wh threatened to destroy the dam dan 1 which is claimed to be endangering residents by causing floodwater r conditions The county road department sea sent men nen to cope with conditions ir ii flooded basements along Thirty Thirty- third South street and George 1 M M. Haley county surveyor requested cooperation of ot Barrel Darrell J. J Greenwell t state V W P A administrator in obtaining oba ob ob- a project for tor removal of the tho dam Matters were complicated however however how how- ever over when officials were unable to learn whether or not the structure is on private or public property The area in question is affected by a high water t table ble which coupled with recent prolonged rains rain and cool weather has caused flood conditions officials said Irate residents claim the dam is largely responsible and have de demanded deman demanded de- de man ded of Frank Olsen n superintendent dent of ot the county road department that it be removed or else Tho The dam which has stood fo for many years across Mill creek at a point where there is a naturally slow flow of water has backed u up waters for a considerable distance distan e. e Weeds and other growth growthS which choIce choke the stream have further further fur tur- S ther complicated matters maUers residents said j I S |