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At the last meeting the Board had requested that Dr. Phil Morgan, Dr. Schofield, The Sheriff, and the,County Judge be present to discuss the request of the Medical Association that the County hire a medical examiner. The Chairman stated that all were present and called on Dr. Morgan first to present the views of the Medical Association, after which Dr. Schofield, Miles Mank and the Sheriff all gave their thoughts on the matter. After' some discussion the Chairman thanked them for coming and stated that the Board would give more thought to the matter before taking any definite step. The County Engineer then stated he had tabulated the above bids and stated that J. R. Furlong and Co. were the low bidder with a price of $3404.00 per unit. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the bid was awarded to the low bidder - J. R. Furlong & Co. The County Attorney stated that he had received the Attorney General's Opinion on the questions he had written for some time ago regarding the Indian River County Hospital. He read the Opinion and stated that the Attorney General is the final authority of the Board and peoples of the State of Florida. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, it is herewith noted that the Board of County Commissioners received the Opinion of the Attorney General dated November 16, 1959 with respect to the Indian River County Public Hospital, and the records and funds and the levy of taxes pertaining thereto, and order the Opinion filed and directed that the conclusions of the Attorney General as set forth in the Opinion be carried out. Sam Bradley was recognized by the Chair and stated that St. Lucie County and some of the other Counties were employing professional appraisers to appraise all lands in the County and further stated he thought the Board could hire professional appraisers at a cost of around $74,000.00, then after the appraisal was made that the Tax Assessor could set his assessments accordingly. The Board told Mr. Bradley they would take the matter under advisement. The County Attorney again brought up the matter of a Resolution giving the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities the right to regulate rates, etc. on water and sewer franchises. After some discussion in the matter the Board requested the Secretary contact the several owners and developers in the County who are putting in their own water and sewers systems, and request that they be present at the meeting on the 15th to discuss this matter.