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large lake will be built on the top of the hill above the hotel for the purpose of Irrigating the low
lands. Lawns will he set in, flow, er gardens planted, and if arrangements don't go awry the spot
will be one of the prettiest in the state. A large swimming lake with a cement bottom will also be
installed. California has been praised throughout the country for its salubrious and healthful
climate and there is no doubt but what either project we decide upon will be a succes-.” Morrell
has obtained a lease upon the ‘entire Andrews property, which comprises 44 acres. It is
nestled between the slopes of two hills, midway between Grass Valley and Nevada City. The
grounds are adjacent to Olympia park and are set off by beautiful groves of poplars. One of the
facts which makes it ideally located is that the cars of the Nevada County Traction company
pass within feet of the grounds every half hour. The place is adorned by nature and In it is
concentrated the scenic beauty peculiar to the foothills. -'It is well known that this sectlon m a
par with any of the mining cities of its size in the world " said Morrell. ‘It is also well known that
you can produce all of the fruits of the temperate zone and some of the semi-tropical fruits, and
what we want to do is to show the people of the outside world that you have ar an inimitable
spot fora summer resort, sanitarium or roadhouse,”
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Morning Union, 6 October 1911 -_
PROTEST HOIST GRANTING LICENSE Rev. C. B. Sylvester, Elam Biggs Oppose Olympia AT
Park Saloon.
This afternoon at 2 o’clock is the time set by the supervisors for bearing the protest of Rev. C. B.
Sylvester, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city and Elam Biggs of Grass Valley
against the issuance of a permanent liquor license to Howard Brewer to conduct a saloon at
Olympia Park. Brewer has been running, a saloon on a temporary license, and ho has applied
to the supervisors to make the license permanent. Both sides will be represented this afternoon
to place their arguments for and against the granting of the license. The protest filed by Rev.
Sylvester and Mr. Biggs is in part as follows; “To the Honorable Board of Supervisors, County of
Nevada, California: "Gentlemen: Wo hereby protest against granting a license to Howard i E.
Brewer, conducting a saloon at 1 Olympia, as per his petition duly filed and published, upon the
ground that the same does not conform to the law. “Section 11. Division 2 of Ordinance No. 84.
reads that: Second —Such petition shall be accompanied by a consent in writing to the granting
thereof by at least 20 respectable citizens of said county of Nevada, residing nearest the place
where petitioner or petitioners propose to carry on said business who are either taxpayers or
heads of families as that, term is defined by Section 1261 of the Civil Code of the State of
California. The petition for the license contains 14 signatures, 3 of whom are unknown to the
undersigned. “You will note the fact that a large number of persons residing nearer the aid
saloon than the majority of the above signers have not signed the aid petition. “We
therefore contend that the said petition is illegal and that the said saloon is working under a
license unlawfully procured and should be supressed. “C. B. SYLVESTER, k “ELAM 1 BIGGS.” '
Another petition, which was passed around for signatures at the different churclies in Grass
Valley last Sunday night, and th which the names of 96 persons have been affixed, the major ty
of whom are from Grass Valley, .vas also presented the supervisors irotesting against the
granting of a permanent license to Mr. Brewer. The >etition is as follows: To the Honorable
Board of Super visors. County of Nevada: “Whereas, An application for a license to conduct a
saloon at Olympia >ark is to be presented at this session d your board, and “Whereas, We
consider the said place an unsuitable location for a saloon, being opened to the' public,
and patronized largely by women and children, “Therefore, we. the undersigned, hereby
protest, and petition that application be refused.” Mr. Brewer has filed his petition for t liquor