April 13, 1966 (16 pages)

field, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbit Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. — Volume 41 Number 14 Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Vi , Red Dog, You Bet, T Talk, y hort ; Bins Test, Lebar Meet C idge, s, Cedar Ridge, Union 10 Cents A Copy law Officers Are Praised By The Attorney General At Conference Held Here Law officers in general and Nevada County District Attorney H.arold A. Berliner received a big pat on the back last week from the state's chief law enforcement officer. : Attorney General Thomas Lynch was speaking last Wedpesday at the luncheon meeting of the Zone 1 district attorneys, sheriffs and chiefs of police. Lynch told the group of 80 officials that the state had the best system of law enforcement in the nation andwas the leader in providing information and statistics on law enforcement for the rest of the nation, Berliner, who along with Sheriff Wayne Brown, hosted the zone meeting, introduced Lynch at the luncheon at Jacks Deer Creek Inn, and said when he was appointed district attorney he went tohis friend Tom Lynch to leam how to be a DA. Lynch said he must have been one of the best teachers of ‘district attorneys around because the few moments he spent. with Harold Berliner that day produced.one of the best district attorneys in the state. Lynch warned the law officials to listen to their critics and examine their background and motives. He said that one constantly hears criticism about the crime rate in California and blame it on the governor or the attorney general, “When they accuse the governor or the attomey general for being responsible," Lynch said, “they are accusing not only Goodie Knight and Earl Warren but also every chief of police, sheriff and mayor. Stop and analyze what is being said and examine the analifications of the NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF Wayne Brown (le ft) speaker, ” The attorney general made a pitch for a $510,000 budget appropriation for a computer system design study which he said would provide almost instantaneous communication between counties and put the smallest county law enforcement staff on a par with the largest metropolitan police force in the state. During the morning work session held in the Nevada City Veterans Hall, Assistant Attorney General Al Harris discussed recent court decisions and suggested what impact these might have on law enforcement. He stressed particularly the improved situation on prosecuting pornographic literature and mentioned new problems in connection with the controversial Dorado decision. J.L. Hawkins, assistant director of the Department of Justice told ofnew advances in gun registrations, the future of electronic data processing for law enforcement and answered questions on a variety of other subjects, Other speakers represented the Bureau of Griminal Statistics, the CII and the Division of Pri* sons. Atthe conclusion of the mornning session Berliner was named chairman of the Northern Califomnia Zone of the District Attorneys. He succeeds Sacramento County Attorney, John Price, In addition to Berliner and Brown, other local law officials at the session includedGrass Valley Police Chief Frank Knuckey, Nevada City Police Chief Jim . Moon and Judicial District Judges Verle Grey and Vic Montre. Attorney General Thomas Lynch and Nevada County District Attorney Harold Berliner look pleased after the successful zone meeting of the District Attorney's Association held in Nevada City last Wednesday. #, Sweetland, Alpha, ol, Quaker Hill, W ill Published Wednesdays, a a A aI i Nevada City April 13, 1966 Council Moves To Set Up Two Time Zone Parking Areas The Nevada City Council moved Monday night to ease the ever tightening parking situation in the city. At the same time, _ the value of a parking study prepared by the Chamber of Commerce wads questioned. Willare Rose, chairman of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce parking committee, appeared with a list of six recommendations. The first two were listed as top priority. Rose asked: 1) Spring Street, between National Alley and the Bonanza lot be marked and provided with adequate signs to designate two hour parking and that Main Street between Commercial and Church Streetsbe marked and signed for one hour parking and that meters be installed on Church Street beHUNDREDS OF KIDS turned out last Saturday morning for the annual Easter egg hunt conducted by the Grass Valley Jaycees in Condon Park. Above, little Candice Qualls of the Sunset area was more concerned witheating the one egg she found than searching for more. he of the prize winners, Terry Darzes of Grass Valley, is shown getting her prize from Don Trankle (left) and Tom Fiscus while Dorothy Fiscus looks on. McGuire Wants To Know Why City Hired Another Engineer T he Grass Valley engineering firm of T. H. McGuire & Sons in a letter read Monday night demanded to know why the Nevada City Council had selected another firm to negotiate for a federal water improvement loan, The answer came from City Attorney William Wetherall who said the city, while it had been negotiating with the Grass Valley firm, hadnocontract with them. On March 28 the council named the firm of Wilsey, Ham and Blair to negotiate with the Farmers Home Administration for a loan or grant for a major city water improvementproject. Monday the council heard a letter from R. W. Ingram. He noted thaton Nov, 9 the council appointed the McGuire firm as the engineer for the water improvement program and the firm submitteda letter of agreement. He said the city never acted to finalize the terms of the letter of agreement. Ingram noted that in light of these previous negotiations, the action of the council on March 28 to name another engineering firm to the (Continued On Page 4) side the new courthouse annex. 2) That the city effect the enforcement, (by regular patrolling and tire marking) of the original ordinances relating to these parking areas and all parking meters. 3) Appoint within the city council a committee of two to work with the parking committee. 4) That this joint committee study the feasibility of the city entering negotiations for lease acquisition of those off-street parking areas under private ownership. 5) That the county council make a budget study every fiscal period to determine the possibility of purchasing parcels of land shown in the parking study for future parking. 6) That the council pursue acquisition of land from the state for parking adjacent to the freeway. The council moved quickly to agree to the first two recommendations for one and two hour parking, signing and enforcement. During the discussion it was noted that in some cases it was the merchants who were feeding the meters to get all day parking. Rose was asked if these people were ready tocomply with the new rules and enforcement and he said they were. Councilman Bob Paine then asked what had become of the $1,700 parking plan prepared by Sacramentoconsultant Dr. D. Jackson Faustman. Rose said the committee was still working with the plan and trying to work with the people in the county courthouse who create much of the parking problem in the city. He said the committee has also asked Faustman to do additional studies to develop new parking areas, Paine said he was not on the council when Faustman was first engaged and {t was easy to criticize by hindsight, but it seemedto him that the committee was doing all the work. He asked whether it might not be wise to renegotiate with the consultant or cut it off. Rose said he doubted if renegotiation was possible. He described the Chamber's experience with the consultant as being akin to someone going to a doctor to find out what was wrong with him. He said the people in the city had been too close to the problem to see the solutions, Mayor Arch McPherson named Paine and Councilman Marshall Jensen to the parking committee andasked City Attorney William Wetherall to come up with specific answers on parking enforcement procedures by the adjourned meeting scheduled for Tuesday. Pe eear ae —— we ee a a Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloom‘ye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly low Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat,

field, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbit Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. — Volume 41 Number 14 Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Vi , Red Dog, You Bet, T Talk, y hort ; Bins Test, Lebar Meet C idge, s, Cedar Ridge, Union 10 Cents A Copy law Officers Are Praised By The Attorney General At Conference Held Here Law officers in general and Nevada County District Attorney H.arold A. Berliner received a big pat on the back last week from the state's chief law enforcement officer. : Attorney General Thomas Lynch was speaking last Wedpesday at the luncheon meeting of the Zone 1 district attorneys, sheriffs and chiefs of police. Lynch told the group of 80 officials that the state had the best system of law enforcement in the nation andwas the leader in providing information and statistics on law enforcement for the rest of the nation, Berliner, who along with Sheriff Wayne Brown, hosted the zone meeting, introduced Lynch at the luncheon at Jacks Deer Creek Inn, and said when he was appointed district attorney he went tohis friend Tom Lynch to leam how to be a DA. Lynch said he must have been one of the best teachers of ‘district attorneys around because the few moments he spent. with Harold Berliner that day produced.one of the best district attorneys in the state. Lynch warned the law officials to listen to their critics and examine their background and motives. He said that one constantly hears criticism about the crime rate in California and blame it on the governor or the attorney general, “When they accuse the governor or the attomey general for being responsible," Lynch said, “they are accusing not only Goodie Knight and Earl Warren but also every chief of police, sheriff and mayor. Stop and analyze what is being said and examine the analifications of the NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF Wayne Brown (le ft) speaker, ” The attorney general made a pitch for a $510,000 budget appropriation for a computer system design study which he said would provide almost instantaneous communication between counties and put the smallest county law enforcement staff on a par with the largest metropolitan police force in the state. During the morning work session held in the Nevada City Veterans Hall, Assistant Attorney General Al Harris discussed recent court decisions and suggested what impact these might have on law enforcement. He stressed particularly the improved situation on prosecuting pornographic literature and mentioned new problems in connection with the controversial Dorado decision. J.L. Hawkins, assistant director of the Department of Justice told ofnew advances in gun registrations, the future of electronic data processing for law enforcement and answered questions on a variety of other subjects, Other speakers represented the Bureau of Griminal Statistics, the CII and the Division of Pri* sons. Atthe conclusion of the mornning session Berliner was named chairman of the Northern Califomnia Zone of the District Attorneys. He succeeds Sacramento County Attorney, John Price, In addition to Berliner and Brown, other local law officials at the session includedGrass Valley Police Chief Frank Knuckey, Nevada City Police Chief Jim . Moon and Judicial District Judges Verle Grey and Vic Montre. Attorney General Thomas Lynch and Nevada County District Attorney Harold Berliner look pleased after the successful zone meeting of the District Attorney's Association held in Nevada City last Wednesday. #, Sweetland, Alpha, ol, Quaker Hill, W ill Published Wednesdays, a a A aI i Nevada City April 13, 1966 Council Moves To Set Up Two Time Zone Parking Areas The Nevada City Council moved Monday night to ease the ever tightening parking situation in the city. At the same time, _ the value of a parking study prepared by the Chamber of Commerce wads questioned. Willare Rose, chairman of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce parking committee, appeared with a list of six recommendations. The first two were listed as top priority. Rose asked: 1) Spring Street, between National Alley and the Bonanza lot be marked and provided with adequate signs to designate two hour parking and that Main Street between Commercial and Church Streetsbe marked and signed for one hour parking and that meters

be installed on Church Street beHUNDREDS OF KIDS turned out last Saturday morning for the annual Easter egg hunt conducted by the Grass Valley Jaycees in Condon Park. Above, little Candice Qualls of the Sunset area was more concerned witheating the one egg she found than searching for more. he of the prize winners, Terry Darzes of Grass Valley, is shown getting her prize from Don Trankle (left) and Tom Fiscus while Dorothy Fiscus looks on. McGuire Wants To Know Why City Hired Another Engineer T he Grass Valley engineering firm of T. H. McGuire & Sons in a letter read Monday night demanded to know why the Nevada City Council had selected another firm to negotiate for a federal water improvement loan, The answer came from City Attorney William Wetherall who said the city, while it had been negotiating with the Grass Valley firm, hadnocontract with them. On March 28 the council named the firm of Wilsey, Ham and Blair to negotiate with the Farmers Home Administration for a loan or grant for a major city water improvementproject. Monday the council heard a letter from R. W. Ingram. He noted thaton Nov, 9 the council appointed the McGuire firm as the engineer for the water improvement program and the firm submitteda letter of agreement. He said the city never acted to finalize the terms of the letter of agreement. Ingram noted that in light of these previous negotiations, the action of the council on March 28 to name another engineering firm to the (Continued On Page 4) side the new courthouse annex. 2) That the city effect the enforcement, (by regular patrolling and tire marking) of the original ordinances relating to these parking areas and all parking meters. 3) Appoint within the city council a committee of two to work with the parking committee. 4) That this joint committee study the feasibility of the city entering negotiations for lease acquisition of those off-street parking areas under private ownership. 5) That the county council make a budget study every fiscal period to determine the possibility of purchasing parcels of land shown in the parking study for future parking. 6) That the council pursue acquisition of land from the state for parking adjacent to the freeway. The council moved quickly to agree to the first two recommendations for one and two hour parking, signing and enforcement. During the discussion it was noted that in some cases it was the merchants who were feeding the meters to get all day parking. Rose was asked if these people were ready tocomply with the new rules and enforcement and he said they were. Councilman Bob Paine then asked what had become of the $1,700 parking plan prepared by Sacramentoconsultant Dr. D. Jackson Faustman. Rose said the committee was still working with the plan and trying to work with the people in the county courthouse who create much of the parking problem in the city. He said the committee has also asked Faustman to do additional studies to develop new parking areas, Paine said he was not on the council when Faustman was first engaged and {t was easy to criticize by hindsight, but it seemedto him that the committee was doing all the work. He asked whether it might not be wise to renegotiate with the consultant or cut it off. Rose said he doubted if renegotiation was possible. He described the Chamber's experience with the consultant as being akin to someone going to a doctor to find out what was wrong with him. He said the people in the city had been too close to the problem to see the solutions, Mayor Arch McPherson named Paine and Councilman Marshall Jensen to the parking committee andasked City Attorney William Wetherall to come up with specific answers on parking enforcement procedures by the adjourned meeting scheduled for Tuesday. Pe eear ae —— we ee a a Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloom‘ye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly low Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat,