December 16, 1965 (24 pages)

aJObL 0 Foye oYVPO = SPOON ALUMOL) EPEAGN ey a. ELISE SCHREIBER of Nevad a City belted out a song during the organization meeting of the Penstock Players Friday night in the Peardale Farm Center. The new theater troupe will present performances to raise funds for the purchase of the Nevada Theater. (Story on Page 20) Financial Troubies , Grass Valley, Red Do Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, ~ Volume 39 Number 48 Bourbon Birchville, M fou Bet own Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Al, Juai ngporth Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent,.LaBarr > Rew ime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, 2 ill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, <2 ’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, lirium Tremens. 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City December 16, 1965 Merchants Complain And City Tables One Way Traffic Plan In the face of unanimous opposition from the crowded gallery, the Nevada City Council Monday night tableda plan to create one way traffic through the city's main business section, From all indications, the plan will remain tabled until the freeway is completed late in the fall and a determination can be made on just what the new road into the city will do to the flow Freeway Contractor Files Bankruptcy Action, But Job Will Still Be Finished Norman I, Fadel, Inc., of Marysville, prime.contractor for construction of the Nevada City segment of the Grass ValleyNevada City Freeway, has filed a bankruptcy petition in the Federal Court in Sacramento, In the same action filed earlier this mont, the federal court issued an order leaving Fadel in possession and control of the assets involved and stopping ; creditors or those claiming to be creditors from interfering with the assets of Fadel until further order of the court, Initial indications are that the * action will not affect the construction schedule for this three forming work and other jobs which could be accomplished during the cold weather, but he was unable to say this week whether any more work would be accomplished until spring. At the present time the total job is listed as 32 per cent complete. The contractor's schedule listed the job just a bit ahead of schedule when work was closed and a half mile section of the § 4 freeway whichis to be completed sometime in the late fall of 1966, The matter of Fadel's financial § situation came up Monday night tp atthe meeting ofthe Nevada City jigs Council andthe State Division of Highways came in for some sharp criticism fornot keeping the city informed on the situation, The Nugget contacted W, L. Warren, District IIJ engineer for the Division of Highways, Tuesday for comment on the Fadel situation, Warren said the bankruptcy action was as much of a surprise tohim as itwas to everyone else, He said his office had been in contact with the company bonding the local job for Fadel and it had been his understanding that a financial arrangement was being worked out. Warren pointed out that Fadel's Title 11 bankruptcy action was a voluntary move and does not indicate that the firm isin financial collapse. At the present time, work on the freeway is just about completely shutdown for the winter, Warren said there had been some indication that the contractor might do some of the bridge down earlier this month and the state records for the job have the project just about on schedule, Warren stressedthat despite the outcome of the present bankruptcy action or any financial moves made by Fadel, current plans call for full resumption of work onthe $5 million project in the spring and completion by the late fall, THIS WINTERY scene fs at the Nevada Irrigation District's new Jackson Meadows Dam in the mounof traffic in the business section, The traffic proposal was drawn up by Police Chief Ted Lane and was, ashe pointed out to the council, only a proposal, The audience acted likethe plan had already been adopted and registering opposition was a matter of life and death, The plan would create three circles of traffic with angle parking on the west side of Broad Street and parallel parking on the opposite side, The proposal would create ome way traffic up Commercial Street to Broad Street and one way down Broad Street from Cottage Street, For the traveler coming into’ town this would create one large circle allthe way up Commercial Street to Broad and down Broad to Union Alley or three smaller circles by which traffic could enter Broad from Pine Street, York Street or from the top of Broad, Lane told the council he had recognized the city had a parking problem, but had been turning tains, Water releases from the reservoir have been stopped so that the recently completed dam can impound the mountain snow water for use in this area next summer, Malakoff Park Fails To Get Bond Funds The Malakoff State Historical Park in Nevada County failed to get the nod last week from the State Park Commission fora portion of some $44 million in recreation act bond funds, Malakoff was one of 90 projects which were recommended for bond fund consideration at a recent commission meeting in San Diego, The final choice on those projects which would obtain the bond monies was made at a meeting of the Commission last Thursday and Friday in San Francisco, An official of the state department of Parks and Recreation in Sacramento explained this week that the original $150 million parks and recreation bond issue was designed to fund projects for which land and or facilities would soon be impossible to obtain because of rising costs or because of the encroachment of other uses on the land, He said that since the Malakoff project had already been funded with a $550,000 appropriation by the legislature several years ago and that initial acquisition was under way, the Commission did not feel the project met its guideline of those in the status of a critical need for bond acquisition funds, Projected use of each of the proposed parks was also considered, his back on recurrent violations such as double parking and parking in loading zones. He said his proposal would create 19 more parking places and existing loading zones would be enlarged andnew ones added to eliminate the double parking problem, Both Councilman Bob Paine and Marshall Jensen expressed opposition to the plan, Paine said the police chief should be commended for his creative thinking in coming up with the plan, but he did not feel it was the proper move atthis time. He said he did not like the angle parking and did not like the idea of interrupting the normal flow of traffic in the city. The main objections of the businessmen present seemed to be the fear that the plan would create confusion and the visitor, rather than wandering about town, would take the first opportunity to go somewhere else, Paine toldthe merchants he was somewhat. confused by their attitude, He said they had all been in favor of the freeway coming through town and this move had cost the city some 40 parking places, Now they were opposing a plan which would add 19 parking places, but atthe same time were suggesting the city aid the merchants in constructing a parking lot, Chief Lane came in for some jeers when he suggested his traffic plan was being submitted to eliminate violations which he, in good conscience, could no longer overlook, He said he was a professional law officer and his job was to enforce the law. He could not turn his back on violations, Eddie Furano challenged the chief saying that the past chiefs had all turned their backs on violations, Lane said he could not do that, Paine saidthe town would have (Continued on Page 2) The failure to get on the bond fund list means only that, The local park project is still going ahead and was recently included in a new program to provide immediate interim facilities at several new state park projects, This plan, presented by Parks and Recreation Director Fred Jones, is in the budget and will get legislative consideration at the next session, 6 es we o *3T1BD ‘6 OF4U AAVAGET 2909S *ITTED uozgoss SL BVoyPoT we!

aJObL 0 Foye oYVPO = SPOON ALUMOL) EPEAGN ey a. ELISE SCHREIBER of Nevad a City belted out a song during the organization meeting of the Penstock Players Friday night in the Peardale Farm Center. The new theater troupe will present performances to raise funds for the purchase of the Nevada Theater. (Story on Page 20) Financial Troubies , Grass Valley, Red Do Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, ~ Volume 39 Number 48 Bourbon Birchville, M fou Bet own Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Al, Juai ngporth Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent,.LaBarr > Rew ime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, 2 ill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, <2 ’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, lirium Tremens. 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City December 16, 1965 Merchants Complain And City Tables One Way Traffic Plan In the face of unanimous opposition from the crowded gallery, the Nevada City Council Monday night tableda plan to create one way traffic through the city's main business section, From all indications, the plan will remain tabled until the freeway is completed late in the fall and a determination can be made on just what the new road into the city will do to the flow Freeway Contractor Files Bankruptcy Action, But Job Will Still Be Finished Norman I, Fadel, Inc., of Marysville, prime.contractor for construction of the Nevada City segment of the Grass ValleyNevada City Freeway, has filed a bankruptcy petition in the Federal Court in Sacramento, In the same action filed earlier this mont, the federal court issued an order leaving Fadel in possession and control of the assets involved and stopping ; creditors or those claiming to be creditors from interfering with the assets of Fadel until further order of the court, Initial indications are that the * action will not affect the construction schedule for this three forming work and other jobs which could be accomplished during the cold weather, but he was unable to say this week whether any more work would be accomplished until spring. At the present time the total job is listed as 32 per cent complete. The contractor's schedule listed the job just a bit ahead of schedule when work was closed and a half mile section of the § 4 freeway whichis to be completed sometime in the late fall of 1966, The matter of Fadel's financial § situation came up Monday night tp atthe meeting ofthe Nevada City jigs Council andthe State Division of Highways came in for some sharp criticism fornot keeping the city informed on the situation, The Nugget contacted W, L. Warren, District IIJ engineer for the Division of Highways, Tuesday for comment on the Fadel situation, Warren said the bankruptcy action was as much of a surprise tohim as itwas to everyone else, He said his office had been in contact with the company bonding the local job for Fadel and it had been his understanding that a financial arrangement was being worked out. Warren pointed out that Fadel's Title 11 bankruptcy action was a voluntary move and does not indicate that the firm isin financial collapse. At the present time, work on the freeway is just about completely shutdown for the winter, Warren said there had been some indication that the contractor might do some of the bridge down earlier this month and the state records for the job have the project just about on schedule, Warren stressedthat despite the outcome of the present bankruptcy action or any financial moves made by Fadel, current plans call for full resumption of work onthe $5 million project in the spring and completion by the late fall, THIS WINTERY scene fs at the Nevada Irrigation District's new Jackson Meadows Dam in the mounof traffic in the business section, The traffic proposal was drawn up by Police Chief Ted Lane and was, ashe pointed out to the council, only a proposal, The audience acted likethe plan had already been adopted and registering opposition was a matter of life and death, The plan would create three circles of traffic with angle parking on the west side of Broad Street and parallel parking on the opposite side, The proposal would create ome way traffic up Commercial Street to Broad Street and one way down Broad Street from Cottage Street, For the traveler coming into’

town this would create one large circle allthe way up Commercial Street to Broad and down Broad to Union Alley or three smaller circles by which traffic could enter Broad from Pine Street, York Street or from the top of Broad, Lane told the council he had recognized the city had a parking problem, but had been turning tains, Water releases from the reservoir have been stopped so that the recently completed dam can impound the mountain snow water for use in this area next summer, Malakoff Park Fails To Get Bond Funds The Malakoff State Historical Park in Nevada County failed to get the nod last week from the State Park Commission fora portion of some $44 million in recreation act bond funds, Malakoff was one of 90 projects which were recommended for bond fund consideration at a recent commission meeting in San Diego, The final choice on those projects which would obtain the bond monies was made at a meeting of the Commission last Thursday and Friday in San Francisco, An official of the state department of Parks and Recreation in Sacramento explained this week that the original $150 million parks and recreation bond issue was designed to fund projects for which land and or facilities would soon be impossible to obtain because of rising costs or because of the encroachment of other uses on the land, He said that since the Malakoff project had already been funded with a $550,000 appropriation by the legislature several years ago and that initial acquisition was under way, the Commission did not feel the project met its guideline of those in the status of a critical need for bond acquisition funds, Projected use of each of the proposed parks was also considered, his back on recurrent violations such as double parking and parking in loading zones. He said his proposal would create 19 more parking places and existing loading zones would be enlarged andnew ones added to eliminate the double parking problem, Both Councilman Bob Paine and Marshall Jensen expressed opposition to the plan, Paine said the police chief should be commended for his creative thinking in coming up with the plan, but he did not feel it was the proper move atthis time. He said he did not like the angle parking and did not like the idea of interrupting the normal flow of traffic in the city. The main objections of the businessmen present seemed to be the fear that the plan would create confusion and the visitor, rather than wandering about town, would take the first opportunity to go somewhere else, Paine toldthe merchants he was somewhat. confused by their attitude, He said they had all been in favor of the freeway coming through town and this move had cost the city some 40 parking places, Now they were opposing a plan which would add 19 parking places, but atthe same time were suggesting the city aid the merchants in constructing a parking lot, Chief Lane came in for some jeers when he suggested his traffic plan was being submitted to eliminate violations which he, in good conscience, could no longer overlook, He said he was a professional law officer and his job was to enforce the law. He could not turn his back on violations, Eddie Furano challenged the chief saying that the past chiefs had all turned their backs on violations, Lane said he could not do that, Paine saidthe town would have (Continued on Page 2) The failure to get on the bond fund list means only that, The local park project is still going ahead and was recently included in a new program to provide immediate interim facilities at several new state park projects, This plan, presented by Parks and Recreation Director Fred Jones, is in the budget and will get legislative consideration at the next session, 6 es we o *3T1BD ‘6 OF4U AAVAGET 2909S *ITTED uozgoss SL BVoyPoT we!