July 14, 1971 (12 pages)

7 PERTODICALS SECTION 5/16/7# CAle ST. LIBRARY SACTO. CAL. 95914 ~ Us GET Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee Mooney Flat, Sweetland Alpha, O French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cabin Ridge Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. : , NUMBER 25 VOLUME 49 Fire badly damages home in Nevada City _ The historic Bill Briggshome on Aristocracy Hill in Nevada City caught fire Monday evening from an unknown cause, Mrs, Briggs told Norman Oates. of the Nevada City public works that she was on the telephone when she heard what sounded like an explosion, She went out onto her patio and saw flames licking up the wall, A neighbor started spraying water from. a. hose.. _ the: flaines which were wee as if” from a. wind tunnel, A partition on the upper floor of the home built in the 1800s acted as a wind tunnel sending flames shooting out both sides of the “ partition and up the roof, Three trucks and 31 volunteers from the Nevada City Fire Department answered the 5:22 p,m, fire call and worked for nearly three hours to bring the fire under control, : _ Fireman Al Murray was injured when broken glass cut his arm, He was taken to the hos. pital for a few stitches needed to close the cut. Policeman Gunter Wolf, who had been directing traffic around the fire trucks, was called to another police matter when he began to have chest pains, The 45-year-old policeman was taken to Miners Hospital where he rémains "in fair condition" this morning, Smoke damage to the Briggs home was considerable, Oates said, with the laundry and patio wall burned. The home has been open to the public for benefit house tours and has been viewed by hundreds of local people and visitors, ; Mrs, Briggs has used many antiques in her decorating and how many were ruined beyond repair or just received smoke damage, Jim Kendric insurance agent, said was not yet known, He was unablé/to give an estimate of the damage to the nal L* The 49er.Fire Department tanker assisted the Nevada City firemen by pumping water to spray on the rear of the home, An investigative team was due from the bay area today to try and find the exact cause of the :fire, THIS IS THE PATIO and rear portion of the William Briggs’ fire started in this portion of the historic home which burned Monday afternoon in Nevada City, The 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 old home with the cause of the fire not yet determined, NC will try to buy park The Nevada City Council will apply to the federal government for permission to buy the small. park next to Alpha Hardware, The U.S, Forest Service has. owned the land for nearly 25 years and has now declared its surplus,. Brian Minter of Tahoe National Forest told the councilmen Monday that Hank Branagh, superintendent of TNF, was working to get the land for the city. The mayor must apply for permission to purchase the land from the General Services Administration, Minter said, Permission for the mayor to sign ' the application "before the end of the month" was by unanimous vote, county for Nevada General Hospital to $1,400 a year, City Manager Beryl Robinson Jr, said he arrived at that figure by averaging the hospital's use of the sewer plant against the other connections in the city. Councilman Bob Paine commented on the future of the city dump and the county problem of solid waste disposal, The recommendations. by a consultant team will be presented to the supervisors today, Paine said, and the outcome will affect Nevada City's dump and residents, "We're the gateway to a recreation area and also the funnel for garbage," he commented, "The refuse left by visitors to In other action Monday evenMalakoff, Washington and along ing the council approved increasing the radio dispatching fee to the county by$100 a month, to $3,000 a year, The county handles the radio dispatching for the Nevada City Police Department and in the past the city has paid a fee of approximately $150 a month, The council also approved raising the sewer fee to the the rivers and streams all comes back to Nevada City." A great deal of work has gone into his’ recommendation, he said, and the consultants"really know this county." Herman Holden appeared before the council to ask when his application for annexation, submitted in March 1970, will receive. action, Holden wants to annex his mobile home Park, Pine Rock Park on Willow Valley Road, and also asked for permission to prezone the area for a mobilehome park, The. city has no zone allowing mobilehome parks and Holden was told. when he applied. that the ordinance would have to be amended to allow such parks, Holden said Monday that he has heard nothing further and asked what was being done, The councilmen suggested Holden apply to the city planning commission, whose mem_bers are working on the zoning change, to find out what progress the commissioners are making, In other action concerning the planning commission a recommendation was received from the commission suggesting a rollback on May 1, 1973 for nonconforming signs in the historical zone, City Attorney William Wetherall said it is customary to allow at least three years for any such roll backs, A public hearing with public notice of:the hearing will beheld by the planning commission County people to stage show in Old Auburn The producer-director and all the actors in a melodrama and variety show to start July 23 at the Stagedoor Saloon in old Auburn are western Nevada county residents, The actors will perform twice *nightly Fridays and Saturdays in "The Reunion" and also give a variety show, Jack Shaw is piano player for the shows, David Wierbach is the producer-director and actors are Julie Dalugge, Dean Ross, Harold Blickenstaff, Wally Brooks, cet Brooks and Bob Fitzpatrick, Unsecured tax bills mailed Nearly 1800 unsecured . tax bills totaling in excess of $300,000 were mailed out last week, Marcella J, Carson, county tax collector. stated Mrs, Carson asks that these bills please not fe ignored,

7 PERTODICALS SECTION 5/16/7# CAle ST. LIBRARY SACTO. CAL. 95914 ~ Us GET Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee Mooney Flat, Sweetland Alpha, O French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cabin Ridge Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. : , NUMBER 25 VOLUME 49 Fire badly damages home in Nevada City _ The historic Bill Briggshome on Aristocracy Hill in Nevada City caught fire Monday evening from an unknown cause, Mrs, Briggs told Norman Oates. of the Nevada City public works that she was on the telephone when she heard what sounded like an explosion, She went out onto her patio and saw flames licking up the wall, A neighbor started spraying water from. a. hose... _ the: flaines which were wee as if” from a. wind tunnel, A partition on the upper floor of the home built in the 1800s acted as a wind tunnel sending flames shooting out both sides of the “ partition and up the roof, Three trucks and 31 volunteers from the Nevada City Fire Department answered the 5:22 p,m, fire call and worked for nearly three hours to bring the fire under control, : _ Fireman Al Murray was injured when broken glass cut his arm, He was taken to the hos. pital for a few stitches needed to close the cut. Policeman Gunter Wolf, who had been directing traffic around the fire trucks, was called to another police matter when he began to have chest pains, The 45-year-old policeman was taken to Miners Hospital where he rémains "in fair condition" this morning, Smoke damage to the Briggs home was considerable, Oates said, with the laundry and patio wall burned. The home has been open to the public for benefit house tours and has been viewed by hundreds of local people and visitors, ; Mrs, Briggs has used many antiques in her decorating and how many were ruined beyond repair or just received smoke damage, Jim Kendric insurance agent, said was not yet known, He was unablé/to give an estimate of the damage to the nal L* The 49er.Fire Department tanker assisted the Nevada City firemen by pumping water to spray on the rear of the home, An investigative team was due from the bay area today to try and find the exact cause of the :fire, THIS IS THE PATIO and rear portion of the William Briggs’ fire started in this portion of the historic home which burned Monday afternoon in Nevada City, The 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 old home with the cause of the fire not yet determined, NC will try to buy park The Nevada City Council will apply to the federal government for permission to buy the small. park next to Alpha Hardware, The U.S, Forest Service has. owned the land for nearly 25 years and has now declared its surplus,. Brian Minter of Tahoe National Forest told the councilmen Monday that Hank Branagh, superintendent of TNF, was working to get the land for the city.

The mayor must apply for permission to purchase the land from the General Services Administration, Minter said, Permission for the mayor to sign ' the application "before the end of the month" was by unanimous vote, county for Nevada General Hospital to $1,400 a year, City Manager Beryl Robinson Jr, said he arrived at that figure by averaging the hospital's use of the sewer plant against the other connections in the city. Councilman Bob Paine commented on the future of the city dump and the county problem of solid waste disposal, The recommendations. by a consultant team will be presented to the supervisors today, Paine said, and the outcome will affect Nevada City's dump and residents, "We're the gateway to a recreation area and also the funnel for garbage," he commented, "The refuse left by visitors to In other action Monday evenMalakoff, Washington and along ing the council approved increasing the radio dispatching fee to the county by$100 a month, to $3,000 a year, The county handles the radio dispatching for the Nevada City Police Department and in the past the city has paid a fee of approximately $150 a month, The council also approved raising the sewer fee to the the rivers and streams all comes back to Nevada City." A great deal of work has gone into his’ recommendation, he said, and the consultants"really know this county." Herman Holden appeared before the council to ask when his application for annexation, submitted in March 1970, will receive. action, Holden wants to annex his mobile home Park, Pine Rock Park on Willow Valley Road, and also asked for permission to prezone the area for a mobilehome park, The. city has no zone allowing mobilehome parks and Holden was told. when he applied. that the ordinance would have to be amended to allow such parks, Holden said Monday that he has heard nothing further and asked what was being done, The councilmen suggested Holden apply to the city planning commission, whose mem_bers are working on the zoning change, to find out what progress the commissioners are making, In other action concerning the planning commission a recommendation was received from the commission suggesting a rollback on May 1, 1973 for nonconforming signs in the historical zone, City Attorney William Wetherall said it is customary to allow at least three years for any such roll backs, A public hearing with public notice of:the hearing will beheld by the planning commission County people to stage show in Old Auburn The producer-director and all the actors in a melodrama and variety show to start July 23 at the Stagedoor Saloon in old Auburn are western Nevada county residents, The actors will perform twice *nightly Fridays and Saturdays in "The Reunion" and also give a variety show, Jack Shaw is piano player for the shows, David Wierbach is the producer-director and actors are Julie Dalugge, Dean Ross, Harold Blickenstaff, Wally Brooks, cet Brooks and Bob Fitzpatrick, Unsecured tax bills mailed Nearly 1800 unsecured . tax bills totaling in excess of $300,000 were mailed out last week, Marcella J, Carson, county tax collector. stated Mrs, Carson asks that these bills please not fe ignored,