Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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STATE of the WORKHOUSE for the Week ending Saturday, the 10th day of March 1849

COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 17th day of March 1849.

Other Guardians: Michael Meagher Esq

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 16180 to No. 16250, 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. 11658 to No. 11697, 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, -     £      71. 11.  8
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                           £   220. 11. 10
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                       £ 1794.  9.   6
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 £ 29. 9. 9 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
£ 96. 15s. 5½d.
10340                                                                                               £      s.     d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was     93.    18.     7
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:

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 :
            2. Establishment Account                          £           s.         d.
Michael Meagher Salary to 10th                              62         10          "
Doctor Considine in acct salary                                 5           "          "

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Daniel Grady for Turf                                              20           0          0

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
            4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account
James Kelly Distribution to 25 Nov 48 -                     6          16         3
Credit Treasurer and debit Out-door Relief Invoice Account with the several sums as above.

Samuel Bourke - Kilofin
                         - Kildysart
                         - Kilfiddane
John Lillis         - Kilmihil
                         - Kilmacdooan
Patt Healy        - Moyarta
                         - Kilballyowen

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The following Letters of 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 1st of the 16th March No 17629 in reference to an allowance of 3/= a Week to the late Hospital Nurse and stating that the Guardians should treat her only as a Pauper and give her merely as much as would relieve her destitution officially
The 2nd also of the 16th March No 17629/49. A Sealed Order of the Commissioners authorising the continuance in Office of Michael Meagher and Edmund Kelly Esqres as Vice Guardians of the Kilrush Union until the 1st day of November next

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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      11
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                            11
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                            57
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                               37
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                               37
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                         59

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Michl Meagher
Chairman

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 24th day of March 1849.

(Signed) A McMahon Act

Clerk of the Union