September 21, 1966 (20 pages)

ee ag A JOINT ROAD PROJECT We were frankly appalled last week by the flip attitude of the county supervisors in which > they in effect patted the grand jury members on the head, thanked them for stopping by and told them to go investigate somewhere else. The attitude expressed by Supervisor Bret Rennallack and endorsed by all but one member of the board, that anyone whoquestions the wisdom of the board of supervisors is at worst politically motivated and at best misinformed, it is rather startling. The question of standards for accepting roads into the county system, which was brought to light earlier this month by the grand jury, and will probably return to the darkness again ina few weeks, did make a few things clear amid all the smoke. First, the questions which roads.come into the county-system, when they come in, by, what standards they will be judged, and who will be the judge, are complex ones and will not be answered by scattergunreports or broadside retorts. But out of the recent exchange two good recommendations.were made. The grand jury said it is essential for the county to establish some consistent standards on which roads being considered as county roads can be judged. Supervisor Bennallack suggested that the grand’ * jury should have askedthe supervisors for their opinions before issuing a report. So, we recommend thegrand jury take the board's recommendation and meet with them for an exchange ofideas. We also suggest that the supervisors be a bit more receptive tofreshideas. Perhaps the two groups, working together, can come up with policies that will benefit all of the people of the county. This, after all, is what they are supposed to be doing. A LOOK AT COMMUNITY VALUES The staté powers went into gear last week to get another contractor to finish the freeway. Each press release coming our of Sacramento recently in regards tothe freeway mess here contains a phrase saying that although things are a mess, there will be no financial loss because all state projects are bonded. To the man in the street this means that the bonding company will have to ante up at the end of the job and pick up the financial marbles for. the defaulting contractor, — But'to the merchant on Broad Street in Nevada City, it means very little because the bond on the project does not cover the people who did not come tothe store this year, who did not eat in Nevada City, stay over night, buy gas of doall the other things that people, not dislocated by freeway construction do to bring money into the local economy. In short, while that phrase about no financial loss sounds good in pressreleases, it does not mean a thing in the local coffee. shop. Community values, or just what construction of a project of this magnitude really does to the life of a community,has re ver been programed into these jobs by the state. Fe” Manzanita Hydraulic Diggins In Nevada City LETTER TO THE EDITOR I just finished reading Mr. Herb Altman's letter, I don ‘t know Mr, Altman and I have never seen hisbook. I don’t know what he is talking about and I don't know what Christ has to dowith the articles I wrote about Hi grading. ; Every letter I wrote to the Nugget is what I seen as a kid up there over 70 years ago. I mention, the mine owners did not get them for a long time, All they were hired for was to keep the miners from stealing gold, They were no good we called them rats,. -And another thing cut our your fight talk, I made a living at it until 1910 and I don't think I could punch my way Out of a wet paper bag, I expect to come back there to live around the 5 or 6th of Oct, Iwill live at the National Hotel soif you want to compare notes I will be happy to see you, don't know where it got under your skin because you are unknown to me, I never mention any flames in my letters anyway. As for spécimen losses that you’ IN THE FOOTHILLS VEIN e = BRIDGE ON THE RIVER CRYS Now that the state has cranked up the ponderous machinery of government and is going to pursue the completion of the Nevada City Freeway with vigor, one of the first jobs scheduled for the big push is the Broad Street Bridge, According to state officials, with the big push on, the bridge should be open to tarffic prior to Dec, 1, Some local residents, hearing this news, are now making preliminary plansto mark the bridge opening with a mammouth celebration, We hear they plan to call the new structure, which will span both the freeway and Deer Creek, “The Bridge on the River Crys," >”. ann _ STATE CONTROLLER ALAN CRANSTON, speaking at a dinner in hishonor Sept. 10 in Grass Valley, said a lot of people think politics isa business, Some even go so far as to suggest that politics should be removed from government, Someone has come up with the idea that state officials could be selected by a personnel board on the basis of their background by a point system, Cranston suggestedsuch a point system might go this way--For Governor--five points for a PHd degree in public administration; three for a degree in political science; none for experience in science or the humanities; five for having a photogenic child; 10 for having a pregnant wife at the time of application; 15 for acting or oratorical ability and 25 points for a big s sbincios of hair, 2a on “3 Silly, of course, but people have been elected for sillier reasons, and sadly, they will continue to be elected, ANOTHER NEWS note that came out of the same dinner was the statement by Grass Valley Mayor Jack Hodge that he plans to retire.from the politicial scene at the end of his current term, — esee6 STATE SENATOR Paul J, Lunardi announced last week that he ~~" 4d dicated a le ote will resign his post Oct, 1 and become a legislative advocate for ./ fu Catec a legalnewspaper the California Wine Institute, We've known for a long time that Lunardi was leaving his Senate post, It is too bad that he bacame caught up in the reapportionment mess and decided that the new Third Senate District was too big and too expensive for him to cover, He served Nevada County and the Sixth Assembly District and the Seventh Senatorial District well during his political career, © ~ At least he willstill be in Sacramento, but now he will be on the « other side of the table, : eeeee IF YOU THINK kids today dont know the value of money, just try giving your son a nickel, . . . +. +» » -Don Hoagland, . The Nevada County minés are_ % See ie as VFO SF fe worked in and.I don't ask any one to vouch for me, I won't’ write anything that I: dont know something about, I would like. to see your book of poems, Maybe I could firid: some thing that I could write about. JACK BASSETT -Oakland PARAGRAPHS Formation of a union high school in western Nevada county gained momentum at a meeting of trustees of Nevada City and Grass. Valley school. districts T-uesday evening at the local high school, Dr. Bernard W. Hummelt, chairman of the localboard said they were in favor of the union high school and would work toward thatend, eo. March 24, 1950 eeee2e J. C, Coughlan, supervisor of the third district of Nevada county, has filed for re-election : to the office he has held since . 1987, " ; Coughlan is a resident of the North Columbia country and is seeking his fourth elective term forthe office. Coughlan was originally appointed to fill a vacancy, eee March 24, 1950 Sate tLe Published Every Wednesday By NUGGET PUBLISHING CO. , INC, 318 Broad Street; Nevada City, Calif. «~~ Geerge’R, Kane, PublisherDonald" b.Hoagland, Editor cand Genetal Manager. --= Seeond class postage paid at: Nevada City, Calif. of general circulation. by the Nevada: County, Superior Court, June’3; 1960, Decree Nos 12,406. Subscription rates; One year, $3; Two years,.$5,. : ok tok kk kkk _ AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER ~

ee ag A JOINT ROAD PROJECT We were frankly appalled last week by the flip attitude of the county supervisors in which > they in effect patted the grand jury members on the head, thanked them for stopping by and told them to go investigate somewhere else. The attitude expressed by Supervisor Bret Rennallack and endorsed by all but one member of the board, that anyone whoquestions the wisdom of the board of supervisors is at worst politically motivated and at best misinformed, it is rather startling. The question of standards for accepting roads into the county system, which was brought to light earlier this month by the grand jury, and will probably return to the darkness again ina few weeks, did make a few things clear amid all the smoke. First, the questions which roads.come into the county-system, when they come in, by, what standards they will be judged, and who will be the judge, are complex ones and will not be answered by scattergunreports or broadside retorts. But out of the recent exchange two good recommendations.were made. The grand jury said it is essential for the county to establish some consistent standards on which roads being considered as county roads can be judged. Supervisor Bennallack suggested that the grand’ * jury should have askedthe supervisors for their opinions before issuing a report. So, we recommend thegrand jury take the board's recommendation and meet with them for an exchange ofideas. We also suggest that the supervisors be a bit more receptive tofreshideas. Perhaps the two groups, working together, can come up with policies that will benefit all of the people of the county. This, after all, is what they are supposed to be doing. A LOOK AT COMMUNITY VALUES The staté powers went into gear last week to get another contractor to finish the freeway. Each press release coming our of Sacramento recently in regards tothe freeway mess here contains a phrase saying that although things are a mess, there will be no financial loss because all state projects are bonded. To the man in the street this means that the bonding company will have to ante up at the end of the job and pick up the financial marbles for. the defaulting contractor, — But'to the merchant on Broad Street in Nevada City, it means very little because the bond on the project does not cover the people who did not come tothe store this year, who did not eat in Nevada City, stay over night, buy gas of doall the other things that people, not dislocated by freeway construction do to bring money into the local economy. In short, while that phrase about no financial loss sounds good in pressreleases, it does not mean a thing in the local coffee. shop. Community values, or just what construction of a project of this magnitude really does to the life of a community,has re ver been programed into these jobs by the state. Fe” Manzanita Hydraulic Diggins In Nevada City LETTER TO THE EDITOR I just finished reading Mr. Herb Altman's letter, I don ‘t know Mr, Altman and I have never seen hisbook. I don’t know what he is talking about and I don't know what Christ has to dowith the articles I wrote about Hi grading. ; Every letter I wrote to the Nugget is what I seen as a kid up there over 70 years ago. I mention, the mine owners did not get them for a long time, All they were hired for was to keep the miners from stealing gold, They were no good we called them rats,. -And another thing cut our your fight talk, I made a living at it until 1910 and I don't think I could punch my way Out of a wet paper bag, I expect to come back there to live around the 5 or 6th of Oct, Iwill live at the National Hotel soif you want to compare notes I will be happy to see you, don't know where it got under your skin because you are unknown to me, I never mention any flames in my letters anyway. As for spécimen losses that you’

IN THE FOOTHILLS VEIN e = BRIDGE ON THE RIVER CRYS Now that the state has cranked up the ponderous machinery of government and is going to pursue the completion of the Nevada City Freeway with vigor, one of the first jobs scheduled for the big push is the Broad Street Bridge, According to state officials, with the big push on, the bridge should be open to tarffic prior to Dec, 1, Some local residents, hearing this news, are now making preliminary plansto mark the bridge opening with a mammouth celebration, We hear they plan to call the new structure, which will span both the freeway and Deer Creek, “The Bridge on the River Crys," >”. ann _ STATE CONTROLLER ALAN CRANSTON, speaking at a dinner in hishonor Sept. 10 in Grass Valley, said a lot of people think politics isa business, Some even go so far as to suggest that politics should be removed from government, Someone has come up with the idea that state officials could be selected by a personnel board on the basis of their background by a point system, Cranston suggestedsuch a point system might go this way--For Governor--five points for a PHd degree in public administration; three for a degree in political science; none for experience in science or the humanities; five for having a photogenic child; 10 for having a pregnant wife at the time of application; 15 for acting or oratorical ability and 25 points for a big s sbincios of hair, 2a on “3 Silly, of course, but people have been elected for sillier reasons, and sadly, they will continue to be elected, ANOTHER NEWS note that came out of the same dinner was the statement by Grass Valley Mayor Jack Hodge that he plans to retire.from the politicial scene at the end of his current term, — esee6 STATE SENATOR Paul J, Lunardi announced last week that he ~~" 4d dicated a le ote will resign his post Oct, 1 and become a legislative advocate for ./ fu Catec a legalnewspaper the California Wine Institute, We've known for a long time that Lunardi was leaving his Senate post, It is too bad that he bacame caught up in the reapportionment mess and decided that the new Third Senate District was too big and too expensive for him to cover, He served Nevada County and the Sixth Assembly District and the Seventh Senatorial District well during his political career, © ~ At least he willstill be in Sacramento, but now he will be on the « other side of the table, : eeeee IF YOU THINK kids today dont know the value of money, just try giving your son a nickel, . . . +. +» » -Don Hoagland, . The Nevada County minés are_ % See ie as VFO SF fe worked in and.I don't ask any one to vouch for me, I won't’ write anything that I: dont know something about, I would like. to see your book of poems, Maybe I could firid: some thing that I could write about. JACK BASSETT -Oakland PARAGRAPHS Formation of a union high school in western Nevada county gained momentum at a meeting of trustees of Nevada City and Grass. Valley school. districts T-uesday evening at the local high school, Dr. Bernard W. Hummelt, chairman of the localboard said they were in favor of the union high school and would work toward thatend, eo. March 24, 1950 eeee2e J. C, Coughlan, supervisor of the third district of Nevada county, has filed for re-election : to the office he has held since . 1987, " ; Coughlan is a resident of the North Columbia country and is seeking his fourth elective term forthe office. Coughlan was originally appointed to fill a vacancy, eee March 24, 1950 Sate tLe Published Every Wednesday By NUGGET PUBLISHING CO. , INC, 318 Broad Street; Nevada City, Calif. «~~ Geerge’R, Kane, PublisherDonald" b.Hoagland, Editor cand Genetal Manager. --= Seeond class postage paid at: Nevada City, Calif. of general circulation. by the Nevada: County, Superior Court, June’3; 1960, Decree Nos 12,406. Subscription rates; One year, $3; Two years,.$5,. : ok tok kk kkk _ AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER ~