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 11th day of August/49 authenticated and laid before the Board of Guardians at this Meeting.

Other Guardians: Michael Meagher Esqre

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, -                                        £   1046.   19.   4
Paid during the week, - - - -                                             £   1012.     8.   0
And that the Balance on the Account to credit of the
Guardians was - - - -                                                       £     417.     6.   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 £ 3. 10. 4 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 £
                                                                                                                   £        s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                97.      1.      9
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                     1.      3
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                          1.      6½
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                  1.    10¾

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 11h day of Aug/49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                         £.       s.      d.
    In money, - - - -                            1.     0       3
    In kind, - - - -                            579.   14.     7½
        Total, - -                                580.   14.   10½

Credit each Relieving Officer, as per Receipt and Expenditure Book.

The requirements of each Relieving Officer for the ensuing week having been duly considered and estimated by the Board, checks on the Treasurer, and orders on Contractors, were duly signed and delivered to each of them, of the following amounts and value, respectively :

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.
Geo Quilty Building at Leadmore                                                              3      14     3
Patrick Cusack distribution on a/c                                                             3       0     0
Thomas Honan Paints a/c                                                                          3       0     5
Jno M Shannon Saly on a/c                                                                       2       0     0
Thomas McInerney Relieving Offcr on a/c                                                5       0     0
Doctor Woulfe attendent at Kilmurry Temporary Dispensary                40       0     0

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
William Blair Provisions supplied                                                            28      14    6

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
William Blair Provisions supplied                                                         422       15    6
Michl Roughan & James Gibson
in full for Meal to Kilmacdooan & Kilmihill                                            43       11    4

Credit Treasurer and debit Out-door Relief Invoice Account with the several sums as above.
                                                Collection Account
John Lillis Poor Rate Collector on a/c      £ 20.     0.    0
Debit Collection a/c Credit Treasurer

                                                Election Law & other expenses
Pat Carmody Coffins to Knock              £   3.      4.    0
Ditto " Killofin                                           5.     11.   0
Debit Election Law a/c Credit Treasurer

Adjourned Meeting Monday the 20h Inst

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 following tenders for Broken Stone were accepted, Viz
Thomas Haugh Broken Stone &c Doonbeg     @ 7d p yd
Michl Browne 200 yds at Ballydineen            @ 7d p do
Edm Austin 60 yds at Cost                             @ 7d p do

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       29
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                               "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was                               450
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 - - -                                                           46

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Asst Master - Carpenters at Leadmore 2.   6.   6
Masons                                                 2.  0.    0
O Brien Carhire                                       16.   0
                                                         £ 5.   2.   6

                                                                                                                                    Michl Meagher Chairman

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 25h day of August 1849.

(Signed) EJ Kennelly

Clerk of the Union.