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 day of 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 24 day of February 1849.

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15803 to No. 15905, 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. 10701 to No. 11160, 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 -       £   161. 11. 3
Paid during the week, - - - -      £   539. 11. 2
And that the Balance on the Account
against the Guardians was - - -  £ 1488. 18. 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 lodgements made of Rates collected in the several Electoral Divisions appear to have been as follows:-

The Clerk’s Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting, amounting to £ 19. 16. 9 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 £110. 3s. 10¼d.
Collectin’ days 10256                                                                            £         s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was           96.       12.   10¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                  1.      3¾
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:

    Milk              4281 qts         Malt                 2 Stone
    Meal              179 lbs          Candles           64 lb
    Rye Meal        3 Tons         Soap                14 lb
    Bly do                                 Whiskey            1 Gallon
    1st Flour         1¼ "           Tea                    1½ lb
    Oatmeal              ½ "         Sugar                7 lb
    Ind Meal         1½ "           Turf                57 Loads

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 17th day of Feby 1849; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                £        s.     d.
In money, - - - -
In kind, - - - -                         475.    10.  11
Total, - -                                475.    10.  11

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 :
                Election Law a/c Account                           £       s.     d.
Francis Coffee for Mapping
Auxiliary Wkhouse in Acct P P Healy                        2      10    0.

Debit Election Law Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account
Doctor Considine in Acct Saly P Patt Healy              "       18    "
Wm. Peacock for wool & c                                          10       4    9
Michl Darcy for Milk etc. for Kilmurry Dispensary    8      13    8

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Simon Boland for Turf supplied                                   7        7    "
Michl Brew in Acct for Milk                                       6        0     0

Debit Workhouse Invoice, Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Patt Robinson Distribution in Acct                              1       4     "
Thomas O Donnell Do Do p do                                    1       4      "
Michl Cusack Do in full                                              29     10     7
John Kelly in Acct Prov                                              50       0     0
Patt Cusack Dist in Acct                                             5        0     0

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

Resolved that Ms Coughlan (late Hospital Nurse) now superannuated from Infirmary to be allowed 3/= P Week for her maintenance.

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The following Orders of the Poor Law Commissioners were laid before the Board and directions given thereon, as follows:

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      9
Ditto, disallowed - - - - - "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                           99
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                              52
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                              52
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                      142

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Resolved that the Matron be allowed Tea for Breakfast in the same proportion as the Master

Next meeting of the Guardians top be held on

Saturday the 3rd day of March 1849

(Signed) Alexr Mc Mahon