Show AM IT AT MACKAY 8 BE BOISE Ida April 1 Although 1 senIn servIng serving sen In ing as a political football around which the Republican and Democratic parties of Idaho waged a bitter warfare al although ni- ni though condemned b by expert en engineers as al unsafe and clas classified by others as substantial sub although for Cor negligence on their part in permitting Its construction members member of or tho the state land board were Investigated only to tp bo be exonerated bv by a special legislative committee t the ho Mackay dam probably the largest earthen carthen structure structure true true- ture in th the west is 8 again aln classified b by State Engineer r Robinson as a n. menace and unsafe Tho The big darn stands forth a chapter In itself In Idaho politics polities If It It in is un unsafe aCc th thi spring floods may take It out and a n trail of death ma may follow Collow In lt Its path for Cor below blow It lies tho the town of Mackay with from to SOO Inhabitants These people declare deela re they tea fear r for their lives s Hoping to prevent a catastrophe was appropriated by tho the eleventh Ic legislature legislature legis legis- ls- ls lature to build a spillway on tho the edifice to tak take care of or tho the flood waters aters That body Mao also reimbursed the tho citizens of or Mackay the tho expenses attached to the iho hof f special report made for them thorn on the tho dam damI damby damby I by Engineer Lippincott But State Engineer Robinson has Just JustI I gone Jonc over tho the dam In his statement i there thero Is a note of warning Ho lie fount found I I the thc structure 40 per cent completed complete and andI I says lays that to prevent possible danger dancer It will have ha to bo he torn down and rebuilt i The people at Mackay are arc afraid tho lie thoI I dam will break and flood 1001 them out and I havo have very good reason to be he apprehensive sive alve In th the event there thero Is high water stated Mr Ir Robinson I lOr went down thero primarily for Cor tho the purpose of letting letting let let- ting the contracts for the tho construction of oC a spillway which will r reduce duco the tho present present pres pres- ent dan danger er to a n. minimum Engineers In the employment of ot the tho bondholders are tho the only ones ont's employed at nt the tho dam now and they arc aro working out a n. report which will show whether or not in their opinion tho the site Is a n feasible feasible ble one for Cor a dam an and ami will conclude conclude con con- clude elude what sort of a dam damn will be ba con con- |