May 14, 1964 (24 pages)

FOR BETTER HEARING..Little Tommy Hughes takes a hearing test at Nevada City Elementary School from school nurse Isabel Heffelfinger, recently named Citizen of the Year by the Nevada County Historical Society. The kindergarten student told the Nugget photographer his first name was "Little Tom" when asked for identification. City Council Moves Ahead On Problems The new Nevada City Council indicated Monday night that it is in no mood for waiting to tackle ~ city problems. The council began pushing to get at solutions to various items on the city agenda, voicing no intention to wait for developments to take their natural, if slow, course. Mayor Arch Mc Pherson ap~pointed Councilmen Ben Barry andBeryl Robinson to a committee to finda solution to the problem of aLittle League park now without lighting. Legal aspects of putting up lights, and means of financing the job will be sought. The council adopted a resolution calling for the state to firm up its promises tothe city on construction of the freeway. It refused to wait for a meeting with assistant state highway engineer Alan Hart before passing the resolution. The resolution itself said the cityhad “waited for almost a generation” for the freeway. (See story on Page 1). Councilman Beryl Robinson objected to waiting until freeway construction would free some six inch pipe so that the Reward St. line could be enlarged. The council authorized the mayor to appoint a committee to look into the status of the city airport, closed now because the city does not have insurance. Mayor McPherson told the council he wanted to look into the delay of activity on the Canada Hill water storage project himself. If reports are ready on each of these subjects by the June meeting, it will be a long meeting, indeed. The Little League lights have been plaguing the council for three years or more. Estimated cost of installing the lightsis $3800. Previous requests from Little League have asked for a city donation to aid in financing the job. Councilman Barry and Robinson will try to find a legal means of accomplishing the task and financing it. The Reward St, water problem was laid over for a month---but only because Herb Hallett promisedtohave by that time a completed map of the city's water system for the council to look at. The council will then consider whether to buy six inch pipe or find some other means of easing a water shortage that has been an annual plight of residents in the area, (Continued on Page 3) 40 NUHS Students To See The Bard Viewing Shakespeare live is a rare treat for local drama students and some 40 Nevada Union high school English students of Mrs. Betty Martin were slated to attend Tuesday's Sierra College production of “Twelfth Night". Mrs. Martin is a Sierra graduate. Slated to attend the performance Thursday night are English students from Alleghany high school. George Tomajan, drama coach, reported seating capacity of the music-drama building is 125, with performances running through Saturday evening at 8:15 p.m. Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, VOLUME 38 NUMBER 20 1 Servi the communities of Nevada City, Grass Ve , Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Hill, Wi Valley, Nowown, Indien Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's 0 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada Ofy May San Juan, North Bloomfield, Codes Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupe, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, N: Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, ‘olumbia, The new Nevada City Council took action Monday night to insure that state promises tothe city in relation to the construction of the Nevada City freeway be fulfilled. By resolution, the council unanimously asked for a state report next month on four phases of the freeway. Mayor Arch McPherson also appointed Councilman Dan O'Neill, author of the resolution, as a committee to begin interim discussions with the state "to facilitate early and mutually ac~ceptable freeway construction”. The resolution didnot draw fire from councilmen, but Paul Sheridan of the Division of Highways asked the council to delay action on the resolution until assistant highway engineer Alan Hart could meet with the council. Nevada City's council was in no moodtowait, and Councilman O'Neill poirited out thatthe reso~ lution called for an interim committee to begin discussions with the state priorto the next council meeting. Major items the city is express~ ing concern about include a detailed landscape plan, a full and detailed proposal regarding surplus right of way land for use as city parking, documentation of steps to assure preservation of historical structures, and definite assurances regarding the construc tion timetable. Sheridan said it now appeared that the freeway could go to bid in August and that construction could begin sometime in October. He said plans are now complete, but that some rights of way still must be purchased. Indeed, he and Ralph Caudillo of the Division of Highways were at the council meeting to get some city property, the old Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad right of way, for the freeway and frontage road, The state will use Depot Rd. as a frontage road for some 900 ft. in order to give access to homes on that road. Sheridan, in asking for the delay noted at the same time that if the resolution passed, "We will cooperate to carry out what we have said we would do. " “Mr, Hart made certain assurstand, " O'Neill, however, claimed that the state had made verbal assurances regarding parking, landscaping and preservation whichthe city now desires to see implemented. He read a list of such assurances and cited dates CITY ASKS FULFILLME STATE FREEWAY PROMISES ~<a City has waited for almost a genwhen they had been made. But Sheridan did not agree that O'Neill's list was completely accurate. Atone point in a lively discussion between Sheridan and Councilman O'Neill, Sheridan said, "I think there are a lot of things you don't understand, Mr. O'Neill. " The councilman replied that such might be the case, but that he intended to find out the facts in talks with the state. Mayor McPherson closed off the talk with the statement that “Our main concern is totry to determine what we will get.” The resolution reads as follows: “Whereas, the City of Nevada eration for the construction of a freeway between Nevada City and Grass Valley, and has agreed to the route of that freeway, and construction plans (Plan C), and "Whereas, Nevada City has suffered economic hardship due tothe delay in construction, because of the loss of land to the tax rolls, and the difficulty of planning for the future on the part of businesses and residents potentially affected by the freeway, and “Whereas, The city has re-. ceived assurances from the highest officials of the state regarding the scheduling of construction, (Continued on Page 2) ''SQUARES’”’ ROUND OUT. CITY CELEBRATION Rough and Ready Square Dancers will swing their partners in Nevada City June 18;*20 and July 2 and 4 as the result of city council approval of their request tousethe "pad" inthe city parking lot adjacent toOtt's Assay Office. Dancing on the two Thursday nights willrun from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., and on the Saturday nights from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. The June 20 dance will be on the eve of the annual bicycle race in Nevada City, the July 4 dance in the midst of the city's Fourth of July celebration. ances,” he said. “They still . ” MEET: MR. KENNEDY..Mr. Kennedy is the cat that "owns" the Joe Ruess family. Columnist Ruess explains in this week's "Gathering Moss" on Page 17.

FOR BETTER HEARING...Little Tommy Hughes takes a hearing test at Nevada City Elementary School from school nurse Isabel Heffelfinger, recently named Citizen of the Year by the Nevada County Historical Society. The kindergarten student told the Nugget photographer his first name was "Little Tom" when asked for identification. City Council Moves Ahead On Problems The new Nevada City Council indicated Monday night that it is in no mood for waiting to tackle ~ city problems. The council began pushing to get at solutions to various items on the city agenda, voicing no intention to wait for developments to take their natural, if slow, course. Mayor Arch Mc Pherson ap~pointed Councilmen Ben Barry andBeryl Robinson to a committee to finda solution to the problem of aLittle League park now without lighting. Legal aspects of putting up lights, and means of financing the job will be sought. The council adopted a resolution calling for the state to firm up its promises tothe city on construction of the freeway. It refused to wait for a meeting with assistant state highway engineer Alan Hart before passing the resolution. The resolution itself said the cityhad “waited for almost a generation” for the freeway. (See story on Page 1). Councilman Beryl Robinson objected to waiting until freeway construction would free some six inch pipe so that the Reward St. line could be enlarged. The council authorized the mayor to appoint a committee to look into the status of the city airport, closed now because the city does not have insurance. Mayor McPherson told the council he wanted to look into the delay of activity on the Canada Hill water storage project himself. If reports are ready on each of these subjects by the June meeting, it will be a long meeting, indeed. The Little League lights have been plaguing the council for three years or more. Estimated cost of installing the lightsis $3800. Previous requests from Little League have asked for a city donation to aid in financing the job. Councilman Barry and Robinson will try to find a legal means of accomplishing the task and financing it. The Reward St, water problem was laid over for a month---but only because Herb Hallett promisedtohave by that time a completed map of the city's water system for the council to look at. The council will then consider whether to buy six inch pipe or find some other means of easing a water shortage that has been an annual plight of residents in the area, (Continued on Page 3) 40 NUHS Students To See The Bard Viewing Shakespeare live is a rare treat for local drama students and some 40 Nevada Union high school English students of Mrs. Betty Martin were slated to attend Tuesday's Sierra College production of “Twelfth Night". Mrs. Martin is a Sierra graduate. Slated to attend the performance Thursday night are English students from Alleghany high school. George Tomajan, drama coach, reported seating capacity of the music-drama building is 125, with performances running through Saturday evening at 8:15 p.m. Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, VOLUME 38 NUMBER 20 1 Servi the communities of Nevada City, Grass Ve , Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Hill, Wi Valley, Nowown, Indien Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's 0 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada Ofy May San Juan, North Bloomfield, Codes Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupe, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, N: Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, ‘olumbia, The new Nevada City Council took action Monday night to insure that state promises tothe city in relation to the construction of the Nevada City freeway be fulfilled. By resolution, the council unanimously asked for a state report next month on four phases of the freeway. Mayor Arch McPherson also appointed Councilman Dan O'Neill, author of the resolution, as a committee to begin interim discussions with the state "to facilitate early and mutually ac~ceptable freeway construction”.

The resolution didnot draw fire from councilmen, but Paul Sheridan of the Division of Highways asked the council to delay action on the resolution until assistant highway engineer Alan Hart could meet with the council. Nevada City's council was in no moodtowait, and Councilman O'Neill poirited out thatthe reso~ lution called for an interim committee to begin discussions with the state priorto the next council meeting. Major items the city is express~ ing concern about include a detailed landscape plan, a full and detailed proposal regarding surplus right of way land for use as city parking, documentation of steps to assure preservation of historical structures, and definite assurances regarding the construc tion timetable. Sheridan said it now appeared that the freeway could go to bid in August and that construction could begin sometime in October. He said plans are now complete, but that some rights of way still must be purchased. Indeed, he and Ralph Caudillo of the Division of Highways were at the council meeting to get some city property, the old Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad right of way, for the freeway and frontage road, The state will use Depot Rd. as a frontage road for some 900 ft. in order to give access to homes on that road. Sheridan, in asking for the delay noted at the same time that if the resolution passed, "We will cooperate to carry out what we have said we would do. " “Mr, Hart made certain assurstand, " O'Neill, however, claimed that the state had made verbal assurances regarding parking, landscaping and preservation whichthe city now desires to see implemented. He read a list of such assurances and cited dates CITY ASKS FULFILLME STATE FREEWAY PROMISES ~<a City has waited for almost a genwhen they had been made. But Sheridan did not agree that O'Neill's list was completely accurate. Atone point in a lively discussion between Sheridan and Councilman O'Neill, Sheridan said, "I think there are a lot of things you don't understand, Mr. O'Neill. " The councilman replied that such might be the case, but that he intended to find out the facts in talks with the state. Mayor McPherson closed off the talk with the statement that “Our main concern is totry to determine what we will get.” The resolution reads as follows: “Whereas, the City of Nevada eration for the construction of a freeway between Nevada City and Grass Valley, and has agreed to the route of that freeway, and construction plans (Plan C), and "Whereas, Nevada City has suffered economic hardship due tothe delay in construction, because of the loss of land to the tax rolls, and the difficulty of planning for the future on the part of businesses and residents potentially affected by the freeway, and “Whereas, The city has re-. ceived assurances from the highest officials of the state regarding the scheduling of construction, (Continued on Page 2) ''SQUARES’”’ ROUND OUT. CITY CELEBRATION Rough and Ready Square Dancers will swing their partners in Nevada City June 18;*20 and July 2 and 4 as the result of city council approval of their request tousethe "pad" inthe city parking lot adjacent toOtt's Assay Office. Dancing on the two Thursday nights willrun from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., and on the Saturday nights from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. The June 20 dance will be on the eve of the annual bicycle race in Nevada City, the July 4 dance in the midst of the city's Fourth of July celebration. ances,” he said. “They still . ” MEET: MR. KENNEDY...Mr. Kennedy is the cat that "owns" the Joe Ruess family. Columnist Ruess explains in this week's "Gathering Moss" on Page 17.