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 13th day of January ‘49 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 20th day of January 1849

Other Guardians: Michael Meagher Esqre

Captain Kennedy Inspector

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The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15459 to No. 15529, 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. 9882 to No. 10,058, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

The Ledger was produced by the Clerk, posted up to the 29 Sep. 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, -                  £ 195.     7.     1
Paid during the week, - - - -                  £ 33.       3.     6
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                              £ 65.     10.     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 lodgements made of Rates collected in the several Electoral Divisions appear to have been as follows :-

The Clerks Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting, amounting to £ 14. 13. 6 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 £94 ,, 0 s. 1¾ d
10634 dys                                                                                                         £          s.         d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                     103.          1.     2¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the week was - - -                      1.     43/16
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                                    1.     10½
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                            1.    11

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 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 13th day of Jany/49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was

                                                     £                  s.                          d.
In money,     - - - -                      "                  "                              "
In kind, - - - -                         434.                  13.                      10¼
Total, - -                                  434.                  13.                      10¼
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.                                  £              s.              d.

John Culligan Tinman for Work done in Account          5              "              "

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.

    3. Workhouse Invoice Account.

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.

    4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.

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

Captain Kennedy recommended that the Rate Collectors be ordered to close and lodge in their Books on a named day with a view to carrying forward the Arrear in the New Books and that those who fail to close their Books satisfactorily be discontinued,,
That Patt Griffin Steward at Carrigaholt be fined One Weeks Salary for dis-obedience of Guardians orders and that John Doherty Steward at Kilfiddane be fined One Weeks Salary for relieving a Man on Relief who was absent

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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 :)

A Letter of the 12th Instant from the Secretary of the Board of Health Requesting to be informed what steps the Vice Guardians have taken with Regard to the apprehended appearance of Cholera in the Union.

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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    12
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                            "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                           62
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                6
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                6
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                       
The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -                          28

        Michl Meagher Chairman

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 27th day of January 1849.

(Signed) John McDonnell