The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOLD SPECIAL MEETING.
for New Court House Ask
ed to Consult with Board Regard
ing Work Now in Progress.
Cornerstone TO be Laid
October ~.
toFFICIAL.)
Ocala, Fla, Aug. IA, 1906.


A special meeting of the board of
county commissioners for Marion
county, Florida, was held at the
clerks office, August IA, 1906, all
members having been notified of the
said meeting. Present: H. w. Long,
chairman; ]. L. Edwards, s. r. Pyles,
commissioners.
The chairman stated to the board
that the call was made to investigate
certain matters pertaining to the erec-
ton of the court house. George Mac
Kay, experimenting architect, and
William Hooker, county adviser, were
also present upon invitation of the
chairman.
After a thorough investigation of
such matters, pertaining to the new
court house as was deemed necessary,
on motion it was ordered that the
clerk of this board telegraph. w.
ChamberIin & Co., architects, to come
to Ocala at once to take up the oues-
tions considered, and to notify the
clerk what day he would be here.
The following resolution having
been adopted at the regular meeting
of the board, August 6, omitted from
the minutes of that meeting, the same
is hereby entered, viz:
Resolved, That the corner stone of
our new court house be laid by the
grand master of the grad lodge of
Masons of the state of Florida, F. and
A. M, on Wednesday, the 18th day of !
October, at IL o'clock a. M, 1906, and
that the several Masonic lodges of
Marion county, Florida, and adjoining |
counties be invited to attend in lodge
capacity or by representation, as may
be most convenient.
2. That the grand master be re-
quested to have the remaining Ma |
sonic lodges of the state invited to
send representatives of their several
lodges to attend.
8. That all preliminary arrange
ments, such as arranging place of
meeting, the line of march of the pro-
cession, reception committees, etc., be |
assigned to Marion-Dunn lodge, No. |
10, F. and A. M.
4. That the public generally be in
vited to attend, and especially the Ia
dies of the city and county.
5. That the mayor of Ocala be re-
quested to deliver an address of well
come in behalf of Ocala, and the chair
man of this board in behalf of the
county.
6. That all benevolent and secret |
societies of the county and all bust
ness organizations be requested to
furnish list of their officers, includ- |
ing Marion camp of ex-vonfederates, |
the Daughters of the Confederacy, the |
fire companies of the county, the
Ocala company of state troops, the
Ladies Improvement Society, boards |
of trade, mayors, aldermen of incor-
porated cities and towns, including all |
officers thereof, and complete direc- |
tory of county officers, including the
judge of the fifth judicial circuit of
Florida and states attorney and coun-
ty adviser; the names of practicing at |
torneys, physicians, dentists of the
county as far as practicable, copy |
of all county newspapers with a short |
description of business enterprises |
published therein, to be placed in the |
receptacle of the corner stone before |
it is placed in position, and that any
citizen Of the county be requested to
furnish rare coins, etc., to be depos-
tied as aforesaid. Also a list of church
es and pastors of Ocala and the names |
of our Representatives in the legisla-
ture to be furnished the clerk and au-
ditor of this board, to be deposited as
aforesaid.
Board then adjourned.
S. T. SISTRUNK, Clerk.