Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 21404 to No. 21497 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. 17559 to No. 17701 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:
Poor Rate received                             £ 473.     8.    4
Costs of Potatoes sold                             13.     7.    7
                                                            486.   15.   11

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, -                                                         £   486.    15.   11
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                         £   721.    12.     6
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                     £ 1108.    12.     0
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
£ 8 . 10. 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
£221 . 14s. 11½d.

Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.                              £         s.     d.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                          83.      16.    5½
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for
the week was - - -                                                                                                         1.     0¼
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                                     2.     4.
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                             2.     0¼

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:

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 6th day of Oct/49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                            £         s.      d.
    In money, - - - -                                             ".       11.    8
    In kind, - - - -                                              214.       9.    4¼
            Total, -                                                215.       1.    0

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.
Doctor Donovan for Law Expenses                                                                 24.       16.      4

Debit Electoral Law a/c and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
James Kelly distribution on a/c                                                                        20         0        0
John Mason for Cleaning cess pools                                                                  3         0        0
Mrs Shannon Matron Saly to 29’ Sept                                                            7        10        "
Doctor ODonnell Salary to 29’ Sept
as attendant of Fever Hospital                                                                           5          5       "
Patt McInerney Balance distributor to 29’ Sept                                              12         4       7

Debit Establishment Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Fever Hospital Account
Honoria Houlihan Milk to Kilrush Dispensary                                              3          18        9
Michl Darcy Milk to Kilrush     do                                                                 3           7         2

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
William Blair Balance in full                                                                       266         14        11
Jno N Russell for last Week supply                                                             201          16         6

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

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

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

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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 application 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         41
Ditto, disallowed -     -     -      -     -                                                                                 "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                              115
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                   10
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                   10
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                             16

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -