Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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                    Population in 1841, 82,353                                                Present Net Annual Value, £59.248,

COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 22nd day of December 1849.
PRESENT : In the Chair, Colonel C.M. Vandeleur,
                Other Guardians : Henry J. Burton Jonas Studdert Frances N. Keane
Captain J Studdert George Studdert Danl OGrady Sir Burton McNamara Francis Corry
Benjamin Cox Thomas Daly Cornelius Doherty, R.H. Donovan Rick Fitzpatrick John Healy
Timothy Kelly Thomas Lillis Jeremiah Moloney Ambrose Moore Danl Mulvihill
Francis O’Donnell Jno. Pelkington Thos. Studdert Michael Studdert and George Taylor,

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The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed
Notices of Marriage between the parties hereunder named having been received from the District Registrar by the Clerk, were duly read at the Board this day in accordance with the 15th section of the 7& 8 Vic., c. 81.

The Out-door Relief Register was produced, examined, and authenticated from No. 18,733 to No. 18,812, 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,     -                                          £     265.    19.    6
Paid during the week, -     -     -      -                                 £     147.    14.    0.
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was     -     -      -     -                                         £   1748.      3.    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 Clerk’s Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting amounting to £         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,, 0s. 6½ d.
                                                                                                                        £         s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                    113.     11.     2¾
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general Average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was     -     -     -                                                                                               0.     117/8
Average cost in Infirmary,     -     -                                                                         2.      3
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -
Collective Days 16.849

The Master’s estimate of Provisions and Necessaries required for the ensuing week was examined, 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 day of ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                               £          s.     d.
        In money, - - - -                                                            "           "      "
        In kind,     -      -     -     -                                               3        19      8
                Total,      - -                                                    £     3        19      8

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 :
                1. Clothing Account.
                                                                                                          £             s.        d.
Arthur O’Donnell Wool                                                                   3             1          2

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
E. J. Kennelly Salary to 24 Dec                                                      16           13          4
J. Carroll Printing                                                                          10
Simon O’Donnell                                                                           26             1          2
Matt Kelly      Insurance                                                                 3            15          4
Geo Taylor     Land                                                                       13            16          3

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Simon O’Donnell   Milk                                                                38             4          7
Francis Brew              "                                                                 27             7          3

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Clerk of Unions a/c
Petty Disbursements                                                                      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 :

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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 :)

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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     "
Ditto disallowed - - - - -
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                         199
The number of cases of provisional Out - door Relief was - -                           "
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                              "
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books                   "
relieved by order of the Guardians was - "

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered.

The following Returns were furnished by the Relieving officers in accordance with instructions from Col. Vandeleur.
Applicants for Relief

Kilkee Divis                                                                                         Kilrush Division
Cases    Persons                                                                                  Cases     Persons
   116     324     No appearance                                                            Viz
    22       74      Refused Workhouse                                                     12             28          Admitted to W. House
    34       77      Admitted to W. House                                                11             55          Refusal of W. House
     7        26      Put on Relief                                                               72           296          Did not appear
179        501                                                                           Total :    95          379

Killofin Divs                                                                                        Knock Division
Cases    Persons                                                                                  Cases     Persons
  113       337    No appearance                                                            103         305         No appearance
   18         57    Refused Workhouse                                                       24           70         Refused Workhouse
    5         45     Took Workhouse                                                            10           37         Took Workhouse
    6         15     Ordered Relief                                                                 6           27          Ordered Relief
142       424                                                                                          143        439

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 29 day of December 1849

(Signed) E J Kennelly

Clerk of the Union