September 21, 1966 (20 pages)

PEKHODICALS SECTION vin CAL ST LIBRARY ean BAGTO CAL 95014 . Serving the communities .of Nevada City, Grass uae Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, C! M Flat, Al, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, North Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, he) mies ptcvadinig A at ~~ ea Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit ay SOO mye Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Plat, Gi Hill, Gold Flat, So; Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Hill, W Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Tremens. Volume 41 Number 36 10 cents a copy Published Wednesday, Nevada City September 21, 1966 “No Meter Feeding Petitioner Has His Day Over Parking Meter feeding is to become a thing ofthe past in Nevada City next month, The decision to strictly enforce the one hour limit on all meters in the city and to retain the new two hour restriction on Spring Street were made Tuesday mornfing at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee, : The session was called after the ONLY 13 Feet of bank now separates Ott'sAssay committee had a petition of 66 County Report Office, seen onthe left, from Manzanita Creek. amcdieterd wack ons the lap by e® Rains Could Bring “tet e A report of the county department of Public the city council last week. Heavy Ci fy Damage Works issued this week indicated that with The two hour limit on Spring drainage systems disrupted by freeway work, eet was created by the city The County Department of Public Works this week issued a report tothe Nevada City Coun» cil-indi¢ating that severe early rains coupled with city drainage disrupted by freeway construction could threaten city buildings including the historis Ott's Assay Office, The report, delivered to the city manager Monday, is a result of an appearance of city officials before the board of supervisors Sept 13, Atthat time Councilmen Joe Day, Jr., Bob Paine and City Manager Beryl gat. , asked the supern.,them in sending telegrams to state officials urging a meeting to determine immedfate priorities when freeway work resumes, At the same time the city officials asked that the county department of public works make a survey to determine the danger tothe city posed by disruption of the city systems, Atthat meeting, the super« Wisors agreedto contactthe state to call for a meeting to determine w ork priorities and also approved a minute order to Public Works Director Jack Meade to FALL Is ALMOST HERE IT 1S TIME TO GET YOUR HOMELITE CHAIN SAW Sales and Service evaluate drainage facilities in the city and the effect of the uncompleted freeway on these facilities, The report notes that in the event of a severe storm of the magnitude of the one in Oct, 1962, severe damage may be expected by Nevada City. The extent of this damage is contingent to the condition of the Commercial] Street storm systems, Under heavy rain fall, the présent condition of the outlet of the Commercial Street storm drain would cause water to back up in the system, the report notes, This water would back (Cont, on page 20) State Takes Over The Freeway Job The California Division of Highways formally took over the Nevada City Freeway job last Wednesday fromcontractor Norman I, Fadel, Inc.,, and set up procedures for immediate rebidding of the project. Special couriers were sent from Sacramento last hyn pen morning to post the job wit notices that the contractor had failed to show substantial progress during the five day notice period given the previous week : and that under the provisions of ‘ the law, the state was taking over the work, At the same time, the state waived normal noticing periods and immediately startedthe advertising period for rebidding the job, Bids are scheduled to be opened Friday in Sacramento, State officials indicated last week that it might be possible for work to be resumed by Sept. 26 since officials would be from (Cont, on page 20) an early heavy rain could wash out the building. A storm sewer on Union alley is shown above closed by sandbags. Supervisors Tell Grand Jury They Are Ill-Informed “Perhaps, ina way", Bennallack noted, “this was a compliment to Nevada County, in that we (Cont, on page 20) The Nevada County Board of Supervisors, with the exception of Fifth District Supervisor Henry Loehr, last week told the Grand Jury road committee members that they'were in ill-informed and ill-advised to chastise the county for its policies of taking roads into the county system, Second District Supervisor Bret Bennallack presenteda letter written to Harry M, Pharis, chairman of the county Grand Jury. Pharis, and the members of the road committee presented the board with a report Sept. 6 which sharply critized the board for inconsistentcies in regard to roads being accpeted into the county maintained road system, After presenting the letter last week, board chairman: Gene Ricker made a motion stating that the letter expressed the feeling of the board, The motion was adopted with Loehr dissenting and Bennallack abstain=ing saying that the letter already expressed his opinion, In his letter, Bennallack sugg=ested that residents on roads cited in the Grand Jury report, have been paying taxes to support all county roads as long as they had been residents, He also noted he was glad that the grand jury recognized that determination as to whether or not roads come into the county system are upto the supervisors, The letter suggested that the Grand Jury was “trying to ursurp powers” and should have more important things to do, council at the request of the parking committee, but some downtown merchants have maintained that the new restrictions have done little to relieve the Broad Street parking situation because other merchants are still parking in front of their stores all day and feeding the parking meters every hour, The city council.last week, after hearing a brief discussion of the situation, turned the matter (Cont, on page 20) THE EARTHQUAKE which rattled a wide area of Northern California and Nevada Sept, 12 damaged roads and buildings in th Truckee area, The quake opened up portions of old Highway 4 in that area and county officials indicate it will cost about $2, .° to remove rocks and repave damaged sections such as the oN¢ shown above, ~ Sart

PEKHODICALS SECTION vin CAL ST LIBRARY ean BAGTO CAL 95014 . Serving the communities .of Nevada City, Grass uae Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, C! M Flat, Al, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, North Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, he) mies ptcvadinig A at ~~ ea Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit ay SOO mye Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Plat, Gi Hill, Gold Flat, So; Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Hill, W Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Tremens. Volume 41 Number 36 10 cents a copy Published Wednesday, Nevada City September 21, 1966 “No Meter Feeding Petitioner Has His Day Over Parking Meter feeding is to become a thing ofthe past in Nevada City next month, The decision to strictly enforce the one hour limit on all meters in the city and to retain the new two hour restriction on Spring Street were made Tuesday mornfing at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee, : The session was called after the ONLY 13 Feet of bank now separates Ott'sAssay committee had a petition of 66 County Report Office, seen onthe left, from Manzanita Creek. amcdieterd wack ons the lap by e® Rains Could Bring “tet e A report of the county department of Public the city council last week. Heavy Ci fy Damage Works issued this week indicated that with The two hour limit on Spring drainage systems disrupted by freeway work, eet was created by the city The County Department of Public Works this week issued a report tothe Nevada City Coun» cil-indi¢ating that severe early rains coupled with city drainage disrupted by freeway construction could threaten city buildings including the historis Ott's Assay Office, The report, delivered to the city manager Monday, is a result of an appearance of city officials before the board of supervisors Sept 13, Atthat time Councilmen Joe Day, Jr., Bob Paine and City Manager Beryl gat. , asked the supern.,them in sending telegrams to state officials urging a meeting to determine immedfate priorities when freeway work resumes, At the same time the city officials asked that the county department of public works make a survey to determine the danger tothe city posed by disruption of the city systems, Atthat meeting, the super« Wisors agreedto contactthe state to call for a meeting to determine w ork priorities and also approved a minute order to Public Works Director Jack Meade to FALL Is ALMOST HERE IT 1S TIME TO GET YOUR HOMELITE CHAIN SAW Sales and Service evaluate drainage facilities in the city and the effect of the uncompleted freeway on these facilities, The report notes that in the event of a severe storm of the magnitude of the one in Oct, 1962, severe damage may be expected by Nevada City. The extent of this damage is contingent to the condition of the Commercial] Street storm systems, Under heavy rain fall, the présent condition of the outlet of the Commercial Street storm drain would cause water to back up in the system, the report notes, This water would back (Cont, on page 20) State Takes Over The Freeway Job The California Division of Highways formally took over the Nevada City Freeway job last Wednesday fromcontractor Norman I, Fadel, Inc.,, and set up procedures for immediate

rebidding of the project. Special couriers were sent from Sacramento last hyn pen morning to post the job wit notices that the contractor had failed to show substantial progress during the five day notice period given the previous week : and that under the provisions of ‘ the law, the state was taking over the work, At the same time, the state waived normal noticing periods and immediately startedthe advertising period for rebidding the job, Bids are scheduled to be opened Friday in Sacramento, State officials indicated last week that it might be possible for work to be resumed by Sept. 26 since officials would be from (Cont, on page 20) an early heavy rain could wash out the building. A storm sewer on Union alley is shown above closed by sandbags. Supervisors Tell Grand Jury They Are Ill-Informed “Perhaps, ina way", Bennallack noted, “this was a compliment to Nevada County, in that we (Cont, on page 20) The Nevada County Board of Supervisors, with the exception of Fifth District Supervisor Henry Loehr, last week told the Grand Jury road committee members that they'were in ill-informed and ill-advised to chastise the county for its policies of taking roads into the county system, Second District Supervisor Bret Bennallack presenteda letter written to Harry M, Pharis, chairman of the county Grand Jury. Pharis, and the members of the road committee presented the board with a report Sept. 6 which sharply critized the board for inconsistentcies in regard to roads being accpeted into the county maintained road system, After presenting the letter last week, board chairman: Gene Ricker made a motion stating that the letter expressed the feeling of the board, The motion was adopted with Loehr dissenting and Bennallack abstain=ing saying that the letter already expressed his opinion, In his letter, Bennallack sugg=ested that residents on roads cited in the Grand Jury report, have been paying taxes to support all county roads as long as they had been residents, He also noted he was glad that the grand jury recognized that determination as to whether or not roads come into the county system are upto the supervisors, The letter suggested that the Grand Jury was “trying to ursurp powers” and should have more important things to do, council at the request of the parking committee, but some downtown merchants have maintained that the new restrictions have done little to relieve the Broad Street parking situation because other merchants are still parking in front of their stores all day and feeding the parking meters every hour, The city council.last week, after hearing a brief discussion of the situation, turned the matter (Cont, on page 20) THE EARTHQUAKE which rattled a wide area of Northern California and Nevada Sept, 12 damaged roads and buildings in th Truckee area, The quake opened up portions of old Highway 4 in that area and county officials indicate it will cost about $2, .° to remove rocks and repave damaged sections such as the oN¢ shown above, ~ Sart