Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 21st day of April 1849

Other Guardians Edmund Kelly Esqre.

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 16488 to No. 16700, 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. 12490 to No. 12720, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

The Treasurer’s Board of Receipts and Payments was produced, by which it appeared that there had been received during the week -                                  £     497.    " .  9
Paid during the week, - - - -                                  £    345.   12.   4
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                               £ 1357.     2.   8
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 Clerks Account of Petty Disbursements made by him since last meeting, amounted to £ 29. 15. 1 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
£ 109 . 6s. 7½d.
                                                                                                               £       s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was             98      4    "¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                 1.    3¼
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:

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 14th day of April ‘49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
£ s. d.
In money - - - -           12.     3
In kind - - - -      591. 15.     71/8
Total - -              592.   7.   101/8

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 :
Clerk of Union Account.                                                                     £          s.       d.
Clerk of Union for petty disbursements                                               26        17      11

Debit Clerk of Union Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
Danl M’Donnell for collection in Acct                                              136       18        9
Simon Boland for Sundries                                                                   7         "         3
Wm. Hartney sundries Kilkee for Cholera Hospital                              6        16       8
John Devers painting & Glazing Aux. Workhouse Leadmore              4          3       2
George Taylor Balce of acct for Lime                                                    5        19       8
Simon Boland for sundries                                                                   9          3     10

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Election Law. Account
John Marrinan Coffins for Kilkee                                                          4      16        6

Debit Election Law Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Wm Lumsden for Bread in a/c                                                           12        0        0
Wm Blaire for Prov in full                                                               543      10        "

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

The Report of the Visiting Committee was read, and Orders were made thereon as follows :
The Vice Guardians not having deemed the explanation of the Accounts of Messrs. Healy and McMahon (given in last Minutes) sufficiently explanatory ordered the following Extracts from Captain Kennedy’s report to the Commissioners on the subject to be put on the Minutes Viz-

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 -                        22
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                           56
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                           56
The number of other applicants in the Relieving officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                   113

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 21 day of April 1849.

(Signed) E.J Kennelly

Clerk of the Union.