Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION

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

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.

The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 16013 to No. 16179, both inclusive, by he signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.
The Out-door Relief Register was produced, examined, and authenticated from No. 11448 to No. 11657,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 -                                          £     79.   14.   4
Paid during the week, - - - -                                          £   161.    5.    1
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                       £ 1645.   9.    4
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.

 The lodgements made of Rates collected in the several Electoral Divisions appear to have been as follows:-

The Clerk’s Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting, amounting to £ 26 . 1. 7 was produced and passed.
The following Books were exhibited by the Clerk, he having first ascertained the accuracy of the entries made therein by the Master of the Workhouse, and authenticated the same by his signature :
                1. The Weekly Relief List and Abstract.
                2. The Provision Check Accounts.
                3. The Provision Receipt and Consumption Account.
By which it appeared that the Cost of Provisions and Necessaries received during the week, was
£ 73.  7s.  7d..
9917                                                                                                                     £      s.     d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                         92.   13.    "¾
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for
the week was - - -                                                                                                    1.      3½
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                                2.      "¼
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:

    Wooden Wheels        24                  Butter            3 lb
    Milk                      4107 quarts       Soap              1 cwt
    Meat                      179 lbs              Salt              10 cwt
    Rye Meal                  1 Ton             Malt              "
    Barley Meal              1 Ton              Whiskey       1 Gallon
    Ind Corn                  1 Ton              Tea                1½ lb
    Ind Meal                  1½ Ton          Sugar            7 lb
    Oat Meal                  ¼ Ton           Turf             80 Loads
    1st Flour                  ½ Ton            Coal              4 Ton

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 March 49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                                        £        s.     d.
    In money, - - - -
    In kind, - - - -                                                                           528.    10.   45/8.
    Total, - -
Credit each Relieving Officer, as per Receipt and Expenditure Book.

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 :
Emigration Account.                                                                         £      s.     d.
Jeremiah Dowling in full for Clothes supplied to Emigrants               3     15     "

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account
JA Carroll Printing & co                                                                    9       6      "
Limk & Clare Examiner Advertising                                                 14     16     "
John Culligan Tin Work in full                                                            6     17     "
Patt Healy Collector Saly in Acct                                                        4      9      "

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account
John McNamara Chandlery                                                               20      "      "
Simon Boland for Turf supplied                                                          7       9      2

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account
William Lumsden for Prov in Acct                                                    10      0      0
Patt Robinson in Acct Distribution                                                    5       7      4
Laurence McInerney Do.                                                                    6      10     9
Molohan and Gibson Prov in Acct                                                     7      19     "
Peter Healy for Milk for Killard Dispensary                                        6       3      2

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

The Report of the Visiting Committee, was read, and Orders were made thereon as follows :

Ordered that the Rate Books which are filled be laid on the Table (completed) on next Board day and that a Rate be struck on such divisions as the Books are completed for.

The Reports of the Master and other Officers were read, and Orders made thereon, as follows :

Resolved that the appointment of Collectors be postponed until Saturday next the 17th Instant.

The following Orders of the Poor Law Commissioners were laid before the Board and directions given thereon, as follows :

The Clerk was ordered to advertise for raising and Roofing the Western Kiln of the Auxiliary Workhouse Store Leadmore. Particulars to be had from the Clerk. Tenders to be considered on the 24th Inst.

It being now past 6 O’Clock the Vice Guardians adjourned to Two O’Clock on Monday the 12th Inst when the following Business was transacted.

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 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      19
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                             19
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                           145
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                44
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                44
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                          86

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Medical Report for Week Ending Saturday March 10th 1849.
Number in Infirmary & Fever Hospital by last report                                                  249
Admitted during the Week                                                                                             48
                                                                                                                                      297
Discharged cured     55
Died                           4                                                                                                   59
Total in Both places this day                                                                                        238
In Girls Dysentery Ward                                                                                              18
" Skin Disease Ward                                                                                                     77
" Old and Infirm Wards                                                                                               10
Total under Medical Treatment this day                                                                    343

Deaths Viz’
In Fever Hospital       4
Infirmary                   "
Total                          4                                              Edm Kelly Chair 

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on Saturday

the 17th day of March 1849.

(Signed) Alexr McMahon