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 July 1849.

Other Guardians: Michl Meagher Esq

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The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 18746 to No. 19021, 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. 16201 to No. 16397, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

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, -     £ 1292.    9. 10
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                           £   343.   6. 10
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                       £   628. 16.   4
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 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 14th day of July/49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                     £         s.      d.
In money, - - - -                                                           ".      11.     3
In kind, - - - -                                                            790.    14.     7½
Total, - -                                                                   791.     5.    10½

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

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.
Kenny Scott & Co Clothing on a/c                                                          100            0        0

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account
George Quilty Building on a/c                                                                    12           12      0
William Peacocke for Sundries in full                                                         15            4        1
John Culligan Tinwork and Bill                                                                 15            6        2

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
William Blair for Provisions Supplied                                                         29            7       0
Benjamin Allender Milk supplied by Martin
McMahon to 1st May                                                                                 28            0       0
Mary Bulger ditto                                                                                       17            2       1

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
William Blaire for Provisions supplied                                                       723          10      2
William Lumsden Ditto                                                                               43          15      0

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

Valuation Account
Francis Coffey Revision Balc Salary               £   20.   0 .   0
Debit Valuation a/c Credit Treasurer

The following Letters from the Poor Law Commissioners and others were read by the Clerk, respectively,

The Clerk was directed to advertize (by handbills) for supplying Nails of all sizes to be considered on the 11th August Inst

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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    28
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                            "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                         104
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                             54
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                             54
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                     167

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered           -

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 28th day of July 1849.

(Signed) __________________ Clerk of the Union.