Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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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, -                                           £ 1520.    6.    6
Paid during the week, - - - -                                           £ 1119.  10.    8
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                       £    586.  17.   2
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 £32 .8 . 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 he week, was   £    s.   d.

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 Account.
                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 16th day of June /49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out -door Relief was
                                                                        £           s.         d.
            In money, - - - -                                  ‘’         10.        0
            In kind, - - - -                                  780.         6.         5
                    Total, - -                                  780.       16.         5

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

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.
Mrs Kelly Ballyuna for Wool                                                           3         10        0

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above
                2. Establishment Account.
John Culligan for work in full                                                          3         18       0
George Taylor Lime & Slates                                                           5         19       8
Thomas Hennessey steward Knock in full to 23rd                          8           6       0
Michl Meagher Esqre V. G in full to 10th Inst                              62        10       0
John Molony R . O . Salary on a/c                                                  7         10      0
Charles Mc Donnell timber on a/c                                                40           0       0
Leslie & Co Medicine on a/c                                                         69         16     10

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
William Brew Provision Supplied                                                   53          16     0
Morgan Connell for Milk in full                                                       6           0      0
Thomas Pilkington Ditto                                                                 4          14      8
James Wallace Chandlery Balce in full                                            8          12      7
Michl Brew Milk in full                                                                  3         15      0
Michl Roughan Bala a/c furnished 18 Nov 48                             50           0      0

Debit Workhouse Invoice account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4 . Out - door Relief Invoice Account.
William Brew Provisions Supplied                                            760         11       6
Patt Carmody distribution on a/c                                                40         14       2

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 :

Mr Jonas Studderts tender for the purchase of Broken Stone at the north side of Kilkee Strand @ 7d p yard was accepted

Captain Kennedy handed the V.G. a Receipt from the Treasurer for £880 lodged by him in aid of the current expenses of Kilrush Union.

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

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         80
Ditto, disallowed - - - - - "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                              132
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                 167
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                 167
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                          284

The Bonds and other securities in force were laid before the Guardians by the Clerk, together with his Report thereon, as follows: ( this on the second Meeting after the Annual Election in every year).

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 30th day of June 1849.

(Signed)______________

Clerk of the Union.