Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION

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STATE of the WORKHOUSE for the Week ending Saturday, the 3rd day of February 1849.

RETURN of DESTITUTE PERSONS relieved out of the Workhouse, as by Relief Lists, for the last Week ended Saturday, the 3rd day of February 49 authenticated and laid before the Board of Guardians at this Meeting.

COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 10th day of February 1849.

Other Guardians: Edmund Kelly Esq

Captain Kennedy Inspector Present

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15748 to No. 15777, both inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.
The Out-door Relief Register was produced, examined, and authenticated from No. 10245 to No. 10633, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

 
The Ledger was produced by the Clerk, posted up to the last day of Meeting, with the proper Debits and Credits, as ordered on that day.
The Treasurer’s Book of Receipts and Payments was produced, by which it appeared that there had been received during the week, -                 £ 13. 15. 8
Paid during the week, - - - -                  £ 96. 12. 4
And that the Balance on the Account
against the Guardians was - -                £248. ".  9
The Book was signed by the Chairman.

The Weekly balance-sheets of the several Collectors were laid before the Board, their accuracy having been first ascertained and authenticated by the Clerk.

collection’ days. 11141..                                                                          £      s.       d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was             96.     6.     9¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for
the week was - - -                                                                                          1.      4½
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                      2.      "½
Average cost in Fever Hospital, - -                                                            2.      2¼

The Master’s estimate of Provisions and Necessaries required for the ensuing week was examined, and Orders were duly made for the several articles specified, namely:

    Milk                    4248 quarts    Indian Meal       1½ Ton
    Meal                    179 lbs           Malt                   4 Stone
    First Flour             1½ Ton       Candles            84 lbs
    Rye Meal               1 Ton          Soap                   1 Cwt
    Barley Meal           1½ Ton       Whiskey             1 Gallon
    Oatmeal                 "                 Tea                     2 lbs
                                                     Sugar                 2 Stones.

The following Books were also produced by the Clerk, their accuracy having been previously ascertained by him, and authenticated by his Signature :
                1. The several Clothing Accounts.
                2. The Medical Officer’s Books
The Out-door Relief Lists and Weekly Receipt and Expenditure Books of the several Relieving Officers were then produced by the Clerk, their accuracy having been previously ascertained by him, and authenticated by his signature.
The Abstract of the Out-door Relief Lists was also produced by the Clerk, having been duly entered up by him for the last week ended Saturday, the 3rd day of Feby Inst ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                                £         s.          d.
In money, - - - -
In kind, - - - -                                                                        491.      7.         37/8
Total, - -                                                                                491.      7.         37/8

Credit each Relieving Officer, as per Receipt and Expenditure Book.

The requirements of each Relieving Officer for the ensuing week having been duly considered and estimated by the Board, checks on the Treasurer, and orders on Contractors, were duly signed and delivered to each of them, of the following amounts and value, respectively :

Credit Treasurer with Checks ; Debit each Relieving Officer with Checks and Orders.

On the Report and recommendation of the Finance Committee, the following Bills having been duly examined, and found to be correct, and in accordance with the several Orders were directed to be paid, and Checks for the several amounts were duly drawn on the Treasurer, and Signed, namely :
                                                    Clerk of Union Account                £        s.      d.

Clerk of Union for payment of small amounts                                  27       1      1.

Debit Clerk of Union and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.

                Election Law & other Expenses
Charles McDonnell for Coffins in Balce full to 29 Sep 48                52      0      0

Debit Election Law Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.

Credit Treasurer and debit Out-door Relief Invoice Account with the several sums as above.

The following tender for the purchase of Broken Stone at the undermentioned Depots were accepted Viz.
Michael Culligan         7d p  yard stones Broken at Doneal
Peter Gibson and
Michl Quealy             7d p do for 60 yds at              Kilbaha
Patt Foley                  7d p do 40 yds                        Dunaha
Daniel Mc Grath       7d p do                                   Rhynagonaght
Thady Corry             7d p do do                               Derreene

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Mr. Stephen Stackpoole was appointed to collect the arrears of Poor rate in Killard Electoral Division on condition that he would enter into Security to have the Collection closed on the 12th March next
Mr. William Brew was appointed to collect the arrears of Poor Rate in Kilmurry in the same conditions .
Securities’ named by the former Viz Mr. Edmd Mahony of Knocknagore and Mr. Francis ODonnell of Kilkee and by the latter Viz
Mr. Michael Studdert of Drumelihy and Mr. James Brew of Moyaddre. The above appointments are subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners

The following Letters from the Poor Law Commissioners and others were read by the Clerk, and directions given to answer them respectively, to the following effect, (or, Orders made on them respectively, as follows :)

The 8th of the 7th of February M/8480, a Circular requesting that a return of the Rating on all Fisheries in Kilrush Union may be transmitted to the Commrs without delay. The Vice Guardians state that there are no fisheries rated in Kilrush at present.

The cases of provisional relief, and applications for relief were considered and decided on, as set forth in the Application and Report Books.
The number of provisional admissions to the Workhouse confirmed was       4
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                             23
The number of cases of provisional Out door relief was - -                                72
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                72
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                         295

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Saturday the 17th day of February 1849.

(Signed) John Mc Donnell

Clerk of Union.