Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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STATE of the WORKHOUSE for the Week ending Saturday, the 7th day of April 1849.

COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians at a Meeting held on Saturday the 14th day of April 1849

Other Guardians : Edmund Kelly Esq.

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 16407 to No. 16487, 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. 12214 to No. 12489, 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 the 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 -                               £    15.     5.    10
Paid during the week, - - - -                              £    36.     1.      0
And that Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                           £ 1508.  12.     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 £ 17. 19. 8d 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
£ 91: 5s. 0 ¾d.
9931 days                                                                                           £       s.     d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessities consumed was         95.     1.      7¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provisions Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                            1.       3
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                  2.     "¼
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                          2.      2¼

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

            Milk              4269                                  1st Flour     1 Ton
            Meat               186 & 224 = 410            Soup           "
            Rye Meal          "                                   Whiskey       1 Gallon
            Barley Meal     2 Tons                           Tea              2 lbs
            Ind Meal          1 Tons                           Sugar         2 Stone
            Oatmeal           1 Sack                            Pepper       1 Stone

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 7th day of April/49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                    £       s.     d.
In money, - - - -                                          "      12     "
In kind, - - - -                                           591.    2.    7¼
Total, - -                                                   591.  14.    7¼

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 by the Treasurer, and Signed, namely:
                1. Clothing Account .                                                          £          s.      d.
Patt O Connor for clothing in Acct                                                      68        19      4

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account
Simon Boland for Turf supplied                                                              6          9       4
Mrs. Stule Fever Hospital Nurse Saly to 25 March                                3         18      "
Mrs. Barry               Do.                                  Do.                                  3         18      "
Mrs. Smith Fever Hospital Nurse                   Do.                                   7         10      "
Mrs. Mc Donnell Infirmary Nurse                 Do.                                   5          "       "
Matt Scanlan for seed potatoes                                                                7         18      4
Doctor Considine Salary                                                                         8           3      "
Sheedy M’Namara R O Killballyowen Saly to 31st March                    7            3      "
Samuel Bourke collector in Acct                                                            20          0       0
Terence O’Brien Expenses in Kilkee Hospital                                        13          3       "
Franci Coffey R.V in acct Salary                                                           10          "       "
Alex McMahon collector in acct                                                             8          13      1
Patt Healy          Ditto                                                                            17          "      10¼
Debit Establishment Credit Treasurer,

Debit Election Law with the several sums as above.
            4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Wm Lumsden for Bread in acct                                                             10           0       0
Thomas O’Donnell (p P. Healy) for Distribution Bal. in full                  5          19       3

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

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Resolved that in accordance with the Commissioners orders of the 5th of February ‘49 and with the Sanction of the Medical Officer, the dietary be adopted according to Sect 13 of the said order (for regulating the management of Workhouses in Ireland)

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      22
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                             "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                             "
The number of cases of provisional Out -door relief was - -                               "
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

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