July 29, 1965 (24 pages)

<Femoreeeotap time Re A en NE cae wp ——————— NNN USNR i hil onsite Q: Why was Nevada City called the city with the mostest? A: Because it had a Lotta Crabtree. Peig . ed communities ge Nevada City, Grass Vi field » Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, ‘arr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Uni Hill, Peardale, S it City, We Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Colin’ . MUL, Breeds Plas Sede Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ; » Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Stiget! ia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quake®Wi SSS Se : Who was that lady I saw with last night? A: Thatwasno lady,-that was my wife. you Volume 39 Number 28 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City July 29, 1965 State Demands Water Purity Cra Could Cost Irrigation District Millions Of Opera House Opens For Two : Performances Golden Days, the historical extravaganza observing the centennial of the old Nevada Theater will open at 8 p.m. Friday for a two day run, Final dress rehearsal will be held tonight, _ The production; a box office sellout, will portray the theatrical, political and mining history of Nevada City, the greatest of the West's pioneer gold rush towns. Robert Paine will narrate episodes from 1848 to 1900 which inglude the reappearance in Nevada City of such famous characters as Madam Mustache iM (Frannie Forsman), Lotta Crabtree + (Jaqueline Trueblood), Edwin Booth (Fred Forsman), Emma Nevada(ArdisBell), Richard Jose (Ed Haven) and Gilbert Barry (Arch McPherson). An episode depicting Charles Christian Nahl's picture, Sunday Morning In The Mines, willbe directed by Mrs. Melo Pello, The original hangs in the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento, The Last Chance Saloon scene J is under the direction of-Robert & * M. Wyckoff, mee, r uhe Miners Chorus of 25 male ELZA KILROY, Terry Meekins and Suky Forsman voices, with Harold George Sr. : ; ilies! a member of the original chorus will play early-day pioneers in "Golden Days singing; and Mark Twain (Richard which opens at the Nevada City Opera House (Continued on rage 4) tomorrow_night. General Plan Committee Gets Wound Up In A Big Ways And Means Debate The citizens committee for the accusation by committee ways the planning consultants. Nevada County General Plan held and means chairman,Don Matson. _ Bob Paine, general chairman of its final meeting Tuesday night that the report presented to the the citizens committee, said he and unanimously adopted eight committee as a whole had been resented and objected to the of the committee reports, edited and was not the one he statementthat the report was The rest of the session, which submitted. He asked that the being done in secret, continued until midnight, was editedversion be replaced by the W, W. Brunker and Mrs, Tilly spent in a fight over the ways and original committee report. Hoagland said that the first page means Committee report, This The original committee report ofthe ways and means report was was finally adopted unchanged charged that the general plan was nothing but a speech and had no by a 23 to 12 vote. being prepared in secret by the place in the committee report. The fight centered around the county planning commission and (Continued on Page 3) By Don Hoagland The California Department of Public Health has demanded that the Nevada Irrigation District Start a crash program to provide safe domestic drinking water. The program called for by the ‘state could cost as high as $2 million. As a result of the latest action by state health officials, Nevada County District Attorney Harold A. Berliner plans to bring the matter of water purity before the county Grand Jury tonight. In Placer County, which is also served by the NID and in which there has been a lot of discussion lately of ways to bring treated drinking water to the northern NID Will Serve Gold Flat School Nevada Irrigation District directors moved quickly this week to correct the impure water situation at the Gold Flat School after pressure was brought to bear on the district by the county health officer and the superintendent of schools. In a letter from County Health Officer Dr. C. Jackson Rayburn earlier this month, the NID directors were informed that the water delivered tothe school was unfit for human consumption. County School Superintendent, Ed Fellersen appeared before the Nevada City Elementary School Board and the trustees of that district, which owns the Gold Flat School, authorized Fellersen to appear before the NID directors to see what could be done about the water situation. At the same time the board asked that a letter be written to the NID asking for a solution to the unsafe water problem. The problem centered around (Continued on Page 3) Treated Water To sh Program That Dollars Chance Of Grand Jury Action Emphasizes Gravity Of Water Pollution Situation part of the county, District Attorney Daniel Higgins said this week he intended to work with Berliner on the matter and would bring the water question before the county supervisors, A letter, signed byG. E, Browning, supervising sanitary engineer for H. B, Foster, Jr., Chief of the state Bureau of Sanitary Engineers, went out Friday to all NID directors, the district manager, and the health officers and district attorneys in both Nevada and Placer Counties. The letter said representatives of the health department met with the district July 19 and advised them “that the water being supplied by the District to many domestic consumers in Nevada and Placer Counties is not healthful, pure, wholesome, or potable and is dangerous to the lives and health of human beings, Mr, Koster w as also informed,” the letter continued, “as the district has been many times, that the district has not filed petitions with the State Board of Public Health for permission to supply domestic waterin most of the District's domestic service area, " In opinion of the health officials the district is in violation Sections 4011 and 4031 of the California Health and Safety Code, These sections pertain to selling domestic water without a permit and selling domestic water which is impure. “We have patiently waited for the District to submit applications for its domestic systems and for the District to provide vitally needed pipelines and water treatment facilities, but we have waitedinvain, Frankly, gentlemen, Our patience is wearing thin. We are convinced that the time has come to demand that the Nevada Irrigation District fulfill its responsibilities to the public as provided in the Heaith (Continued on Page 22 UOTYOOS Sr EOT} te ee ret at SS eee 6 $osg Dynal

<Femoreeeotap time Re A en NE cae wp ——————— NNN USNR i hil onsite Q: Why was Nevada City called the city with the mostest? A: Because it had a Lotta Crabtree. Peig . ed communities ge Nevada City, Grass Vi field » Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, ‘arr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Uni Hill, Peardale, S it City, We Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Colin’ . MUL, Breeds Plas Sede Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ; » Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Stiget! ia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quake®Wi SSS Se : Who was that lady I saw with last night? A: Thatwasno lady,-that was my wife. you Volume 39 Number 28 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City July 29, 1965 State Demands Water Purity Cra Could Cost Irrigation District Millions Of Opera House Opens For Two : Performances Golden Days, the historical extravaganza observing the centennial of the old Nevada Theater will open at 8 p.m. Friday for a two day run, Final dress rehearsal will be held tonight, _ The production; a box office sellout, will portray the theatrical, political and mining history of Nevada City, the greatest of the West's pioneer gold rush towns. Robert Paine will narrate episodes from 1848 to 1900 which inglude the reappearance in Nevada City of such famous characters as Madam Mustache iM (Frannie Forsman), Lotta Crabtree + (Jaqueline Trueblood), Edwin Booth (Fred Forsman), Emma Nevada(ArdisBell), Richard Jose (Ed Haven) and Gilbert Barry (Arch McPherson). An episode depicting Charles Christian Nahl's picture, Sunday Morning In The Mines, willbe directed by Mrs. Melo Pello, The original hangs in the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento, The Last Chance Saloon scene J is under the direction of-Robert & * M. Wyckoff, mee, r uhe Miners Chorus of 25 male ELZA KILROY, Terry Meekins and Suky Forsman voices, with Harold George Sr. : ; ilies! a member of the original chorus will play early-day pioneers in "Golden Days singing; and Mark Twain (Richard which opens at the Nevada City Opera House (Continued on rage 4) tomorrow_night. General Plan Committee Gets Wound Up In A Big Ways And Means Debate The citizens committee for the accusation by committee ways the planning consultants. Nevada County General Plan held and means chairman,Don Matson. _ Bob Paine, general chairman of its final meeting Tuesday night that the report presented to the the citizens committee, said he and unanimously adopted eight committee as a whole had been resented and objected to the of the committee reports, edited and was not the one he statementthat the report was The rest of the session, which submitted. He asked that the being done in secret, continued until midnight, was editedversion be replaced by the W, W. Brunker and Mrs, Tilly spent in a fight over the ways and original committee report. Hoagland said that the first page means Committee report, This The original committee report ofthe ways and means report was was finally adopted unchanged charged that the general plan was nothing but a speech and had no by a 23 to 12 vote. being prepared in secret by the place in the committee report. The fight centered around the county planning commission and (Continued on Page 3) By Don Hoagland The California Department of Public Health has demanded that the Nevada Irrigation District Start a crash program to provide safe domestic drinking water. The program called for by the ‘state could cost as high as $2 million. As a result of the latest action by state health officials, Nevada County District Attorney Harold A. Berliner plans to bring the matter of water purity before the county Grand Jury tonight. In Placer County, which is also

served by the NID and in which there has been a lot of discussion lately of ways to bring treated drinking water to the northern NID Will Serve Gold Flat School Nevada Irrigation District directors moved quickly this week to correct the impure water situation at the Gold Flat School after pressure was brought to bear on the district by the county health officer and the superintendent of schools. In a letter from County Health Officer Dr. C. Jackson Rayburn earlier this month, the NID directors were informed that the water delivered tothe school was unfit for human consumption. County School Superintendent, Ed Fellersen appeared before the Nevada City Elementary School Board and the trustees of that district, which owns the Gold Flat School, authorized Fellersen to appear before the NID directors to see what could be done about the water situation. At the same time the board asked that a letter be written to the NID asking for a solution to the unsafe water problem. The problem centered around (Continued on Page 3) Treated Water To sh Program That Dollars Chance Of Grand Jury Action Emphasizes Gravity Of Water Pollution Situation part of the county, District Attorney Daniel Higgins said this week he intended to work with Berliner on the matter and would bring the water question before the county supervisors, A letter, signed byG. E, Browning, supervising sanitary engineer for H. B, Foster, Jr., Chief of the state Bureau of Sanitary Engineers, went out Friday to all NID directors, the district manager, and the health officers and district attorneys in both Nevada and Placer Counties. The letter said representatives of the health department met with the district July 19 and advised them “that the water being supplied by the District to many domestic consumers in Nevada and Placer Counties is not healthful, pure, wholesome, or potable and is dangerous to the lives and health of human beings, Mr, Koster w as also informed,” the letter continued, “as the district has been many times, that the district has not filed petitions with the State Board of Public Health for permission to supply domestic waterin most of the District's domestic service area, " In opinion of the health officials the district is in violation Sections 4011 and 4031 of the California Health and Safety Code, These sections pertain to selling domestic water without a permit and selling domestic water which is impure. “We have patiently waited for the District to submit applications for its domestic systems and for the District to provide vitally needed pipelines and water treatment facilities, but we have waitedinvain, Frankly, gentlemen, Our patience is wearing thin. We are convinced that the time has come to demand that the Nevada Irrigation District fulfill its responsibilities to the public as provided in the Heaith (Continued on Page 22 UOTYOOS Sr EOT} te ee ret at SS eee 6 $osg Dynal