HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 196403163,40 Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
March 4, 1964
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Wednesday, March 4, 1964,
at 8:00 o'clock P.M., in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon Cleveland,
Carl M. Smith, and Henry S. Walker.
Members absent: None.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss in detail the operation of the Medical hominer
System. The following persons were present in their official capacities for said discussion:
Allen H. Walker, Jr., Orange County Coroner
Dr. Hubert Patterson, Proposed Medical Examiner
Dr. Charles L. Johnston, Proposed Asst. Medical Examiner
Dr. Robert B. Lindsay, Proposed.Asst. Medical Examiner
Dr. Robert J. Murphy, Proposed Asst. Medical Examiner
Mr. James Harper, of the Institute of Government
George Hunt, Chief of Police, Hillsboro
John M. Llewellyn, Chief of Police, Carrboro
E. W. Smith, Chief of Police, Mebane
Detective Sergeant Howard R. Pendergraph, Chapel Hill Police Department
C. D. Knight, Sheriff, Orange County
Dr. Hubert Patterson expressed his opinions of the Medical Examiner Systems and how the
program, if adopted in Orange County, should be executed from a practical standpoint.
Mr. Jame Harper of the Institute of Government Presented the legal aspects of the Medical
Examihor System. He also gave his views on the practical application of this system as he has
observed it in use in other North Carolina counties.
Those present entered into considerable discussion of the proposed system.
Commissioner Cleveland was, at this time , excused from the meeting.
Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, it was unanimously
adopted that the Medical Examiner System be instituted in Orange County, effective April 1, 1%4,
with Dr. Hubert Patterson as Medical Examiner and Drs. Charles L. Johnston, Robert B. Lindsay, Robert
J. Murphy, Robert J. Senior, and William D. Huffines as Assistant Medical Examiners.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Donald Stanford
Chairman
Batty June Hayes, Clerk
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk
Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
March 16, 1964
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met as a Board of Equalization and Review on Monday
March 16, 1964, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsboro, N. ?.
Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Gordon Cleveland,
Carl M. Smith, and Henry S. Walker.
Members absent: None.
Mrs. Anne M. Miller, Deputy Clerk Superior Court, administered to the members of the Board of
Commissioners the oath as members of the Board of Equalization and Review. There being no business for
this Board to conduct, the Board of Equalization and Review recessed until the first Monday in April.
Chairman Stanford then convened the body as the Board of County Commissioners.
Upon motion of Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously adopt-
ed,J. Herbert-Holland' was appointed to fill the unexpired term of June Merritt on the Carrboro
Planning Board.
Rey Harden, Professional Engineer, from the office of T. C. Cooke, Professional Engineer and
Consulting Engineer, explained their proposal for air conditioning the courthouse. After considerable
discussion of the project, Mr. Harden was authorized to proceed with advertisement of the job and to
schedule a bid opening for April 2, 1964.
The Board discussed with representatives of Associated Surveys their work on revaluation of
County property. After the discussion, those present visited several tracts of land that had been
appraised by the Company.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Donald Stanford
jetty June Hayes, Clerk Chairman
i. M. Gattia, Acting Clerk