Any person having reason to believe and believing that any such dam, embankment, flume, aqueduct or other conduit is or will be unsafe for the purposes for which it is designed or used, and fearing injury or damage to his person or property, or to the person or property of any other person in his charge or under his care or control, may file with the county attorney of the county wherein the dam, embankment or other designated works is wholly or in part situate, his verified information touching the matter, and such county attorney shall thereupon proceed as in other matters brought on information in any district court.