February 18, 1965 (20 pages)

pcg the co ies of Nevada C: fold, Humbe "Relief, Hu, Washington, VOTERS KILL NEVADA COUNTY Stee Ube a Red a? Sue Tent Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon wit Se Scotch Hill, N Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Volume 39’Number 7 You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney F: lat, Sweetland, Alpha, Cedar ig pas Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, We 10 Cents A Copy County To Check On Road Specs Nevada County Supervisors have decided to take another look at the county road specifications. Road Commissioner Bob Graham told the supervisors Tuesday he had been asked some time ago tocheck into the county's specifications, He said he had gone to Shasta County to check that county's road standards, He presented the supervisors with copies of the Shasta specs with which he said both the Shasta Road Commissioner and Planning Director were pleased. Graham explained the specs were based on a point system combined with a system of road zoning. Board Chairman Gene Ricker asked if Nevada County's current specification for a 60 foot road rights-of-way was necessary all over thé county. He noted that this question was alwavs coming up and wondered if this requirement was necessary in mountainous or low density developments. Graham said it was necessary for snow removal in the mountainous areas, but road needs varied in different areas. He explained that under the Shasta County point system road requirements relating to width, base and paving would vary according to a density "zone," A subdivision with two acre lots would Have a certain zone road (Continued On Page 20) Marvin Wadley Resigns From Planning Post Planning Commissioner Marvin Wadley Tuesday became the setond member of that board to resign this month. Wadley's letter of resignation was read at the meeting of the county board of supervisors Tuesday. Wadley said the press of business at his San Francisco office made it impossible for him to continue on the planning commission, The resignation was accepted -with régret and Supervisor Gene Ricker nominated H.P, (Bert) Livingston of Nevada City to fill out the unexpired term, The nomination was approved, (Continued On Page 2) duFrench C Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicare? Park, Wolf, Christmas : : O orth Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, tc Indian Flat, Bridspnt Published Thursdays, Nevada City oy Flat, Grizzly s Flat, Orleans Flat, February 18, 1965 FREEWAY CLEARING around Nevada City got underway this week with the touching off of two huge piles of brush in the freéway route, Above, Fred George of Marysville, an employe of project contractor NormanI, Fadel, Inc. of Linda, piles more brush on the burning pile off Highway 49, A second pile was ignited off the Lower Grass Valley Road near Bost Avenue. Buring in these areas will continue for about a month. Rats Have Received Diet Of Rat-i-Cate Nevada City'srat war is underway this week and should be over soon, C,H, Chappelle, resident engineer for the California Division of Highways on the first segment of the Nevada City-Grass Valley Freeway, said Wednesday that application of rat poison along the freeway route in Deer Creek was started last Friday. Chappelle said that Rat-I-Cate, a special type of poison, had been applied to Deer Creek from-Broad Street bridge at the Plaza to Gold Run Creek, More has been applied since that time when ‘checks were made to see if the rats were taking the bait. The poison is a highly selective type according to Chappelle and kills only rats, It is being applied by the pharmaceutical company which developed the product. It isexpected that more poison will be applied in other areas along the freeway route in the city on Monday. Chappelle said that it was possible that work could resume on a limited basis near the Plaza bridge later this week. The war on the rats was started by the state after a check of the freeway route made by officials from the state department of public health unearthed a sizable population of healthy rats. The extermination program was started with the approval of the city council to eliminate the possibility that clearing operations along the freeway would drive the rats into the city. Freeway activity should be resumed in full by next week. Historical Park Proposal Will Get State Study A study by the State Division of Beaches and Parks of a proposal to create a historical park complex in Nevada City should start this summer, This was announced Tuesday by Senator Paul J, Lunardi of the Seventh District after checking on the progress of the feasibility study with officials of the Resources Department. Lunardi introduced and had passed a resolution in the last session of the legislature asking that Beaches and Parks be directed to make a feasibility study of the proposal, The plan calls for creating a (Continued On Page 2) School Unification Soundly Beaten In All But One District The plan to unify all of the school districts in the Nevada Union High School District was defeated by an ovetwhelming majority Tuesday. The unofficial count had 2384 casting votes against the proposition and 806 in favor. Only one of the 16 districts involved in the proposed unification area approved the measure and this was by one vote, Cherokee, one of the smallest elementary districts in the Union High School District, approved the unification proposal 12-11. Under the Unruh Act passed in the last session of the legislature, Cherokee becomes eligible for an additional $15 in state aid per unit of average daily attendance, Under the same law, all of the rest of the districts which voted down the proposal will now come under an area wide tax system. This means that the first 60 cents of each district tax is levied against the fully adjusted assessed valuation of the district. The sum of these monies is then divided by the total state aid foundation program for all districts to obtain a factor, Based on 1963-64 figures the factor is .83. The factor multiplied by the foundation program determines how much each dis(Continued On Page 20) Scenic Designation Is Sought For , Old Highway 40 NevadaCounty Supervisors Tuesday approved a resolution asking. that old Highway 40 from Interstate 80 through Truckee be incorporated into the state.Scenic Highway System. The county is faced with taking over maintenance of the old highway on July 1 and the supervisors are hopeful that some, additional funds might at sometime become available for roads in the scenic highway system, The maintenance of that stretch (Continued On Page 20) California Water Commission Edwin Koster Reappointed cessful sale of revenue bonds to finance the project and the successful negotiation of contracts with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Governor Edmund G, Brown last week. reappointed Edwin K oster of Penn Valley to a full four year term to the California Water Commission, Koster, manager of the Nevada Irrigation District, was appointed to the commission two years ago to fill out an unexpired term. The NID obtained the-services of Koster eight years ago. Before coming toNevada County he had served for 10 years as a director of the Oakdale Irrigation District, six of these as president of the board. During that time he was instrumental in pushing through that district's massive Tri-Dam project. It was partly because of his success on the Tri-Dam project that Koster was called to Grass Valley to help the NID in the planning and negotiations for its Yuba -Be ar River hydro-electric project. He played a key role in the more than five years of planning forthe $59 million project which culminated in 1963 with a sucEDWIN KOSTER for the purchase of project water and power and with the prime construction contractor Paul Hardeman, Inc., of Stanton. B$ “31180 ‘6 oFUSUed Aaveagyy 3283S uot poses ST Bt potued

pcg the co ies of Nevada C: fold, Humbe "Relief, Hu, Washington, VOTERS KILL NEVADA COUNTY Stee Ube a Red a? Sue Tent Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon wit Se Scotch Hill, N Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Volume 39’Number 7 You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney F: lat, Sweetland, Alpha, Cedar ig pas Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, We 10 Cents A Copy County To Check On Road Specs Nevada County Supervisors have decided to take another look at the county road specifications. Road Commissioner Bob Graham told the supervisors Tuesday he had been asked some time ago tocheck into the county's specifications, He said he had gone to Shasta County to check that county's road standards, He presented the supervisors with copies of the Shasta specs with which he said both the Shasta Road Commissioner and Planning Director were pleased. Graham explained the specs were based on a point system combined with a system of road zoning. Board Chairman Gene Ricker asked if Nevada County's current specification for a 60 foot road rights-of-way was necessary all over thé county. He noted that this question was alwavs coming up and wondered if this requirement was necessary in mountainous or low density developments. Graham said it was necessary for snow removal in the mountainous areas, but road needs varied in different areas. He explained that under the Shasta County point system road requirements relating to width, base and paving would vary according to a density "zone," A subdivision with two acre lots would Have a certain zone road (Continued On Page 20) Marvin Wadley Resigns From Planning Post Planning Commissioner Marvin Wadley Tuesday became the setond member of that board to resign this month. Wadley's letter of resignation was read at the meeting of the county board of supervisors Tuesday. Wadley said the press of business at his San Francisco office made it impossible for him to continue on the planning commission, The resignation was accepted -with régret and Supervisor Gene Ricker nominated H.P, (Bert) Livingston of Nevada City to fill out the unexpired term, The nomination was approved, (Continued On Page 2) duFrench C Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicare? Park, Wolf, Christmas : : O orth Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, tc Indian Flat, Bridspnt Published Thursdays, Nevada City oy Flat, Grizzly s Flat, Orleans Flat, February 18, 1965 FREEWAY CLEARING around Nevada City got underway this week with the touching off of two huge piles of brush in the freéway route, Above, Fred George of Marysville, an employe of project contractor NormanI, Fadel, Inc. of Linda, piles more brush on the burning pile off Highway 49, A second pile was ignited off the Lower Grass Valley Road near Bost Avenue. Buring in these areas will continue for about a month. Rats Have Received Diet Of Rat-i-Cate Nevada City'srat war is underway this week and should be over soon, C,H, Chappelle, resident engineer for the California Division of Highways on the first segment of the Nevada City-Grass Valley Freeway, said Wednesday that application of rat poison along the freeway route in Deer Creek was started last Friday. Chappelle said that Rat-I-Cate, a special type of poison, had been applied to Deer Creek from-Broad Street bridge at the Plaza to Gold Run Creek, More has been applied since that time when ‘checks were made to see if the rats were taking the bait. The poison is a highly selective type according to Chappelle and kills only rats, It is being applied by the pharmaceutical company which developed the product. It isexpected that more poison will be applied in other areas along the freeway route in the city on Monday. Chappelle said that it was possible that work could resume on a limited basis near the Plaza bridge later this week. The war on the rats was started by the state after a check of the freeway route made by officials from the state department of public health unearthed a sizable population of healthy rats. The extermination program was started with the approval of the city council to eliminate the possibility that clearing operations along the freeway would drive the rats into the city.

Freeway activity should be resumed in full by next week. Historical Park Proposal Will Get State Study A study by the State Division of Beaches and Parks of a proposal to create a historical park complex in Nevada City should start this summer, This was announced Tuesday by Senator Paul J, Lunardi of the Seventh District after checking on the progress of the feasibility study with officials of the Resources Department. Lunardi introduced and had passed a resolution in the last session of the legislature asking that Beaches and Parks be directed to make a feasibility study of the proposal, The plan calls for creating a (Continued On Page 2) School Unification Soundly Beaten In All But One District The plan to unify all of the school districts in the Nevada Union High School District was defeated by an ovetwhelming majority Tuesday. The unofficial count had 2384 casting votes against the proposition and 806 in favor. Only one of the 16 districts involved in the proposed unification area approved the measure and this was by one vote, Cherokee, one of the smallest elementary districts in the Union High School District, approved the unification proposal 12-11. Under the Unruh Act passed in the last session of the legislature, Cherokee becomes eligible for an additional $15 in state aid per unit of average daily attendance, Under the same law, all of the rest of the districts which voted down the proposal will now come under an area wide tax system. This means that the first 60 cents of each district tax is levied against the fully adjusted assessed valuation of the district. The sum of these monies is then divided by the total state aid foundation program for all districts to obtain a factor, Based on 1963-64 figures the factor is .83. The factor multiplied by the foundation program determines how much each dis(Continued On Page 20) Scenic Designation Is Sought For , Old Highway 40 NevadaCounty Supervisors Tuesday approved a resolution asking. that old Highway 40 from Interstate 80 through Truckee be incorporated into the state.Scenic Highway System. The county is faced with taking over maintenance of the old highway on July 1 and the supervisors are hopeful that some, additional funds might at sometime become available for roads in the scenic highway system, The maintenance of that stretch (Continued On Page 20) California Water Commission Edwin Koster Reappointed cessful sale of revenue bonds to finance the project and the successful negotiation of contracts with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Governor Edmund G, Brown last week. reappointed Edwin K oster of Penn Valley to a full four year term to the California Water Commission, Koster, manager of the Nevada Irrigation District, was appointed to the commission two years ago to fill out an unexpired term. The NID obtained the-services of Koster eight years ago. Before coming toNevada County he had served for 10 years as a director of the Oakdale Irrigation District, six of these as president of the board. During that time he was instrumental in pushing through that district's massive Tri-Dam project. It was partly because of his success on the Tri-Dam project that Koster was called to Grass Valley to help the NID in the planning and negotiations for its Yuba -Be ar River hydro-electric project. He played a key role in the more than five years of planning forthe $59 million project which culminated in 1963 with a sucEDWIN KOSTER for the purchase of project water and power and with the prime construction contractor Paul Hardeman, Inc., of Stanton. B$ “31180 ‘6 oFUSUed Aaveagyy 3283S uot poses ST Bt potued