August 26, 1965 (48 pages)

PNG Cp A fc ys fat Wish en Wyutas! oil bull ae arene Emm . e! S. ees i Sie ee ee THIS SKETCH of Ott's Assay Office as it would appear as part of a new post office in Nevada City was shown to the city council Monday night by John Sbaffi and Alfred Heller. They were representing the Nevada Company, a local business partnership, which has proposed a study of the idea. The two existing buildings would be kept and restored, anda one story wing (left) would be added, according to the plan of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, architects. There would be parking for 30 cars. Doris Foley also appeared before the council and objected to converting the building to a post office. She said private parties should be givena chance tobuy the building, retaining the antique shop and creating rooms to honor Nevada City pioneers. Tax Rate Takes 15 Cent Hike Nevada City Council Monday night approved a tax rate of $2, 23 to.finance.a-budget of $229,703 ~ OMG OAGC ORG EGG] WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES U.S. Withdraws Demand That Members Pay Peacekeeping Bills At the UNITED NATIONS U.S, Ambassador Goldberg announced that the U.S, had changed its policy in the interest of furthering the daily work of the UN and would no longer insist that nations pay their share of the UN peacekeeping operations or lose their right to vote in the General Assembly, Eleven countries, including the Published E Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY UG. GET, INC. 818 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Baer. class pos paid at ag City, Cal t. Adjudicated a . newspaper of general circulation b =~ neem County Superior 8, 1960, ree No. 12, 106. Subscription rates: One $4; Two years, $6; Thr years, $ kKkek&kkkkkek 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION for the 1965-66 fiscal year, The tax rate is up 15 cents over last yea¥ and this increase reflects USSR, had refused to pay their nortions of the UN peacekeeping mission assessments, The Soviet Union claimed that it should not be required to pay for the Congo peacekeeping mission since it did not approve of it. The UN had been dead locked over this issue fora year. Ambassador Goldberg said that since it is the consensus of the membership that the Assembly should proceed normally, the U.S. wouldnot frustrate that consensus, "since it is not in the world interest to have the work of the General Assembly immobilized in these troubled days, " eoeeeses In Hayneville, ALABAMA, a white civil-rights-worker from New Hampshire was shot to death while standing with an integrated group in front of a small grocery store, A member of one of the oldest and most prominent families in the county was arrested and charged with the crime. In California Governor Brown appointed an eight-man commission headed by former CIA head John McCone to investigate the reasons for the riots in the Watts area of Los Angeles. eeee#es Astronauts-Gordon-Cooper and Pete Conrad started an eight-day flight in space after a successful launch on Saturday, Troubles with the fuel cell plagued the first part of their journey. a special tax needed to cover a portion of the money needed to ' finafice the new State Employees “ Retirement System program’ adopted for the city police, In addition to the 15 cent special tax, the city will increase its share of the sales tax from 85 to 90 per cent. From the total budget of $229, 103, $68, 801 has to be raised by property taxes, The tax rate, broken down, shows$1 or $30, 850 going to the general fund, 35 cents or $10,802 going to the sewer fund, 20 cents or $6,165 § going tothe library fund, 35 cents or $10,802 going to parks and recreation, 18 cents or $5,552 going for bond redemption and 15 cents or $4,630 going for retirement. Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 1¢ 83 «54 20 81 47 21 19 49 22 18 47 23 19 48 24 718 46 25 718 46 Rainfall to date 1,03 Rainfall last year .03 ‘GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 19 89 57 20 85 52 21 84 54 22 83 52 23 83 52 24 82 51 25 83 51 Rainfall to date 96 Rainfall last year 07 Seven Cent Tax Jump Will Be Neéded To Finance $5 Million County Budget Nevada County Supervisors last week approved a budget of $5, 067,256 based ona tax rate of $2.58; and an increase of seven cents over last year, The new tax rate will be adopted officially on Sept. 1. Residents of the Fifth Supervisorial District will pay an additional 40 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to finance the purchase of snow removal equipment for the newly-established road district in the TruckeeDonner area, ; A breakdown of the $2.58 basic tax rate shows $2.54 for the general fund; none to the road fund; one cent for the exploitation fund; one cent for the capital outlay fund; none for the fish and game fund and two cents for the aviation fund. The tax rate will bring in an estimated $1,465, 886.58. Final changes made before the budget was approved included adding $7,536 to the building superintendent's budget; reducing the central services budget $4,800 and adding $37 ,382to the budget of the Fifth District road district budget for snow equipment. HELENE HURLBUT, The final budget has $100,000 of unappropriated reserves and a general reserve of $40,000. The supervisors also approved an ordinance granting a $15 per month across the board cost of living pay increase to all county employees except elected officials and those prohibited by law from receiving such an increase, No Goal Is Set Yet For Theater Fund Campaign (Continued from Page 1) zation covers a broad field and is working to provide an educational and cultural center to shelter all arts and community activities. The emphasis will be placed on theater. Nodefinite goal was set for the theater purchase fund drive, but a figure will be set after the new campaign committees make a full study. About 60 persons from a wide spread area attended the theater acquisition session. owner of Helene's Old Toll House Antiques in Rough and Ready, shows off the passage rates over the old Rough and Ready Road. The Nugget this week devotes one 12 page section toan examination of the antique industry in western Nevada County. Taxi Stand Fee Raised Nevada City Council this week held the first reading of an ordinance amendment to change the fee for taxi parking stands in the city from $3 to $8 per month, Bill Akers, owner of Thumper Cab Co, of Nevada City appeared before the council Monday night to protest the move. He said he thought $3 was too low, but $8 was too high, He offered to compromise at $5, City manager Beryl Robinson explained the $8 figure had been arrived at by taking the monthly meter revenue and dividing it by thenumber of meters in the city. Averaged out each meter makes $8 per month exclusive of fines. By removing a meter to allow a taxi stand it costs the city $8. The council refused to act on Akers’ request for a compromise onthe taxi stand fee and later in the session held the first reading of the ordinance establishing the $8 monthly charge. M G96 ‘9% IsNBny°**1088nN AuN0D epeAeNn***

PNG Cp A fc ys fat Wish en Wyutas! oil bull ae arene Emm . e! S. ees i Sie ee ee THIS SKETCH of Ott's Assay Office as it would appear as part of a new post office in Nevada City was shown to the city council Monday night by John Sbaffi and Alfred Heller. They were representing the Nevada Company, a local business partnership, which has proposed a study of the idea. The two existing buildings would be kept and restored, anda one story wing (left) would be added, according to the plan of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, architects. There would be parking for 30 cars. Doris Foley also appeared before the council and objected to converting the building to a post office. She said private parties should be givena chance tobuy the building, retaining the antique shop and creating rooms to honor Nevada City pioneers. Tax Rate Takes 15 Cent Hike Nevada City Council Monday night approved a tax rate of $2, 23 to.finance.a-budget of $229,703 ~ OMG OAGC ORG EGG] WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES U.S. Withdraws Demand That Members Pay Peacekeeping Bills At the UNITED NATIONS U.S, Ambassador Goldberg announced that the U.S, had changed its policy in the interest of furthering the daily work of the UN and would no longer insist that nations pay their share of the UN peacekeeping operations or lose their right to vote in the General Assembly, Eleven countries, including the Published E Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY UG. GET, INC. 818 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Baer. class pos paid at ag City, Cal t. Adjudicated a . newspaper of general circulation b =~ neem County Superior 8, 1960, ree No. 12, 106. Subscription rates: One $4; Two years, $6; Thr years, $ kKkek&kkkkkek 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION for the 1965-66 fiscal year, The tax rate is up 15 cents over last yea¥ and this increase reflects USSR, had refused to pay their nortions of the UN peacekeeping mission assessments, The Soviet Union claimed that it should not be required to pay for the Congo peacekeeping mission since it did not approve of it. The UN had been dead locked over this issue fora year. Ambassador Goldberg said that since it is the consensus of the membership that the Assembly should proceed normally, the U.S. wouldnot frustrate that consensus, "since it is not in the world interest to have the work of the General Assembly immobilized in these troubled days, " eoeeeses In Hayneville, ALABAMA, a white civil-rights-worker from New Hampshire was shot to death while standing with an integrated group in front of a small grocery store, A member of one of the oldest and most prominent families in the county was arrested and charged with the crime. In California Governor Brown appointed an eight-man commission headed by former CIA head John McCone to investigate the reasons for the riots in the Watts area of Los Angeles. eeee#es Astronauts-Gordon-Cooper and Pete Conrad started an eight-day flight in space after a successful launch on Saturday, Troubles with the fuel cell plagued the first part of their journey. a special tax needed to cover a portion of the money needed to ' finafice the new State Employees “ Retirement System program’ adopted for the city police, In addition to the 15 cent special tax, the city will increase its share of the sales tax from 85 to 90 per cent. From the total budget of $229, 103, $68, 801 has to be raised by property taxes, The tax rate, broken down, shows$1 or $30, 850 going to the general fund, 35 cents or $10,802 going to the sewer fund, 20 cents or $6,165 § going tothe library fund, 35 cents or $10,802 going to parks and recreation, 18 cents or $5,552 going for bond redemption and

15 cents or $4,630 going for retirement. Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 1¢ 83 «54 20 81 47 21 19 49 22 18 47 23 19 48 24 718 46 25 718 46 Rainfall to date 1,03 Rainfall last year .03 ‘GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 19 89 57 20 85 52 21 84 54 22 83 52 23 83 52 24 82 51 25 83 51 Rainfall to date 96 Rainfall last year 07 Seven Cent Tax Jump Will Be Neéded To Finance $5 Million County Budget Nevada County Supervisors last week approved a budget of $5, 067,256 based ona tax rate of $2.58; and an increase of seven cents over last year, The new tax rate will be adopted officially on Sept. 1. Residents of the Fifth Supervisorial District will pay an additional 40 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to finance the purchase of snow removal equipment for the newly-established road district in the TruckeeDonner area, ; A breakdown of the $2.58 basic tax rate shows $2.54 for the general fund; none to the road fund; one cent for the exploitation fund; one cent for the capital outlay fund; none for the fish and game fund and two cents for the aviation fund. The tax rate will bring in an estimated $1,465, 886.58. Final changes made before the budget was approved included adding $7,536 to the building superintendent's budget; reducing the central services budget $4,800 and adding $37 ,382to the budget of the Fifth District road district budget for snow equipment. HELENE HURLBUT, The final budget has $100,000 of unappropriated reserves and a general reserve of $40,000. The supervisors also approved an ordinance granting a $15 per month across the board cost of living pay increase to all county employees except elected officials and those prohibited by law from receiving such an increase, No Goal Is Set Yet For Theater Fund Campaign (Continued from Page 1) zation covers a broad field and is working to provide an educational and cultural center to shelter all arts and community activities. The emphasis will be placed on theater. Nodefinite goal was set for the theater purchase fund drive, but a figure will be set after the new campaign committees make a full study. About 60 persons from a wide spread area attended the theater acquisition session. owner of Helene's Old Toll House Antiques in Rough and Ready, shows off the passage rates over the old Rough and Ready Road. The Nugget this week devotes one 12 page section toan examination of the antique industry in western Nevada County. Taxi Stand Fee Raised Nevada City Council this week held the first reading of an ordinance amendment to change the fee for taxi parking stands in the city from $3 to $8 per month, Bill Akers, owner of Thumper Cab Co, of Nevada City appeared before the council Monday night to protest the move. He said he thought $3 was too low, but $8 was too high, He offered to compromise at $5, City manager Beryl Robinson explained the $8 figure had been arrived at by taking the monthly meter revenue and dividing it by thenumber of meters in the city. Averaged out each meter makes $8 per month exclusive of fines. By removing a meter to allow a taxi stand it costs the city $8. The council refused to act on Akers’ request for a compromise onthe taxi stand fee and later in the session held the first reading of the ordinance establishing the $8 monthly charge. M G96 ‘9% IsNBny°**1088nN AuN0D epeAeNn***