Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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RETURN of DESTITUTE PERSONS relieved out of the Workhouse, as by Relief Lists, for the last Week ended Saturday, the 10th day of Feby 1849 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 17th day of February 1849.

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The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15778 to No. 15802, 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. 10,634 to No. 10,700, 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 -                  £    139.   17.   2
Paid during the week, - - - -                  £ 1002.   14.   8
And that the Balance on the Account
against the Guardians was - - -              £ 1110.   18.   3
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 :-

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.
Patt O Connor for Clothing in Account                              150          "      "

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
Daniel Hanley repairs a/c                                                        3          9       "
J.M. Shannon General Overseer salary in Acct                      4           0      0
Debit Establishment Credit Treasurer

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Election Law a/c
Mr. Purcell for Law Expenses                                               20          "       "

                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Simon Bolan for Turf supplied                                                7          7        6
Michl Brew (Thos) for Milk in Acct                                       6       10         "
Martin Moloney for Meat in Acct                                        20        "          "
Matt Kelly for Groceries in Acct                                          30        "          "
John McDonnell for Rice in full                                           16         "         "

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above:
                Clerk of Union
Clerk of Union for Payment of small Demand                      19        16       9   
Debit Clerk of Union Acct Credit Treasurer

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

At this period it being now 6 O Clock the Vice Guardians adjourned to One O Clock in Monday the 19th Inst when they transacted the following Business Viz,

The following Orders of the Poor Law Commissioners were laid before the Board and directions 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 follow:)

Ordered that the Clerk advertise for Milk Pints and stirabout Tins in three sizes, samples to be sent of the Best Material to the Vice Guardians accompanied with Tender to be considered on Saturday the 3d March

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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      13
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                             43
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 Officers Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                         138

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 24th day of February 1849.

(Signed) Alex McMahon

Act Clerk of the Union.