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 11th day of August 1849.

Other Guardians: Edmond Kelly Esqr

Captain Kennedy & Mr. Lynch Inspector Present

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 19409 to No. 19608, 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. 16443 to No. " , inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

The Clerk’s Report on the execution of Orders previously made by the Board was read, to the following effect:

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, -                                                  £ 1465.     0.   10
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                  £ 1320.     5.     3
And that the Balance on the Account to credit of the
Guardians was - - - -                                                              £    382.     4.     1
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 Clerk’s Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting, amounting to £ 34. 6. 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
£105. 14s. 7¾d.
                                                                                                                 £         s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was              97.        15.   11
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, - -
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -

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:

    Rye & Barley Meal       4 Tons        Salt              12 cwt
    Butter                           6 lb             Tea                4 lbs
    Meat                         200 lbs            Rice               1 Ton
    Ind - Meal                   2 Tons         Milk         5300 qts

Collective days 13463

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 Officers’ 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 4h day of Aug/49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                £.        s.      d.
In money, - - - -                                               10.     0
In kind, - - - -                                        584.    12.    4¼
Total, - -                                                585.      2.    4¼

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 :
                1. Clothing Account
                                                                                                                     £       s.    d.
Robert Keane for Straw supplied                                                                  7     19     2
Patt OConnor Clothing on a/c                                                                   50      0     0

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
Mr Nolan attendance at Cholera Hospital                                                  15       0      0
Geo Taylor Lime                                                                                           5     13      4
Pat Robinson Kilkee Distribution on a/c                                                    10      0       0
Miss Shannon in full to 10h Inst                                                                 5     12      6
Geo Quilty Building on a/c                                                                        13      0       0
Jno Devers for Painting                                                                               4       9      6
Miss Shannon Saly to 25 June                                                                    7     10      0
Michl ODonnell Bal Salary                                                                        7       5      8

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Thomas Keating Rice on a/c                                                                       50      0     0
Wm Blair Provisions supplied                                                                    60      8     6

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Patt Roughan Meal on a/c                                                                        105      5     3
Wm Blair Provisions supplied                                                                   551    17    0
Mr Lumsden Ditto                                                                                     40     12    6
Mr Blaire Ditto                                                                                         106    15    7

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

Tenders for the situation of Assistant Matron were this day considered and Miss Alicia Shannon’s was accepted @ £15 a year with apartment & Ration’s. Subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners

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

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:)

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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        27
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                                "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was                               128
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                  31
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                  31
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books                         1
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                            68

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered - 

 Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 18 day of August 1849.

(Signed) E J Kennelly

Clerk of the Union.