Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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Other Guardians: Edmund Kelly Esqr,

Captain Kennedy Inspector Present

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The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15530 to No. 15606, 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. 10,059 to No. 10,078, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

The Ledger was produced by the Clerk, posted up to the last 29th Sep 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, -                      £ 23.         17.          7    
Paid during the week, - - - -                      £ 173.       10.          9
And that the Balance on the Account
against the Guardians was - - - -               £ 216.          2.           3
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 £ 8. 19. 10 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 £108. 15s. 11/4d.
                                                                                                                    £              s.          d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                  104.          9.          7¾
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the  week was                         1.         4¼
Average Cost in Infirmary, - - 1. "½d 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:

        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 20th day of Jany 49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                                                    £              s.          d.
In money, - - - -                                                                                         "             "            "
In kind, - - - -                                                                                         466.          17.          4
Total, - -                                                                                                 466.          17.          4

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 :

                BurialAccount.                                                         £              s.          d.
                Wm Keane for Coffins’                                               3              8           "

Debit Burial Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.

                JA Carroll for Stationery in Acct                              7                "           "
                Patt Foley in Acct Salary                                          6                "           "
                John McDonnell Clerk for Salary                              8                6           8

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.

                Simon Boland for Turf                                              5              13            9
                Wm Lumsden for Bread supplied                           40               19          10
                Election Law a/c
                J Armitage for Summonses a/c                               £5.              0.            0.
                Debit Election Law a/c Credit Treasurer

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

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

Captain Kennedy having reason to believe that the Relieving Officers do not visit the Houses of Paupers as frequently as is necessary recommends that they be ordered to put the Names of all Paupers whose Houses they have visited during the Week in the back of their "Diaries"

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Recommended that the Clerk place a requisition on the Table Weekly for all Books & Stationery required to obviate the frequent disappointments & inconveniences attendant upon that Supply.

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At this stage of the proceedings the Vice Guardians adjourned to 10 O’Clock on Monday the 29th Inst when the following Business was transacted - Viz,

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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 :)

The Clerk was directed to write to the Collectors informing them that they are required to lodge in, on, or before the 15th of February all sums declared recoverable on their arrear Sheets, at the late inspection by Captain Kennedy and the Vice Guardians, otherwise their Securities will be proceeded against those who clear up their accts and lodge in these monies will get a preference in the collection of the next rate.

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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   10
Ditto, disallowed - - - - - "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                          65
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                             22
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                             22
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                     137
The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

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Tenders for Supplying the Workhouse with the following Articles for Six Months were considered and the undermentioned persons declared Contractors viz,,
    No 2   Moleskin          @     1/3        p yard     =      Edmund S. Beverage
    " 1     Check                "      5d         p ditto                     Ditto
    " 2     Calico                "      33/11     p ditto                      Ditto
              Blue Cotton       "     5d         p ditto                     Ditto
    " 2     Frieze                "       1/11       p ditto                     Patt O’ Connor
    " 2     Chambray                 6½       p ditto                     Ditto
              Ticken               "      8d        p ditto                     Ditto
              Shrouding         "     2d        p ditto                     Ditto

Mr Matt Kelly’s Tender for supplying the following for 6 Months was accepted at the annexed prices Viz
    Good Raw Sugar     @    5/          =    p       stone
    " Black Tea               "      4/       =     p       lb
    " Coffee                     "      1/2             p      lb
    " Whiskey                 "      6/6             p     Gallon
    Best Whole pepper           1/         =     p     lb (sifted)
    Lump Sugar                    7d                p     lb
    Vinegar                           2/        =     p     Gallon
to be delivered at such times and in such quantities as may be required.

Mr James Kennys Tender for Supplying the Wkhouse with 20 Tons of Oaten Straw @ 16/= p Ton (in such quantities as may be required) was accepted.

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Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 3rd day of February 1849.

(Signed) John McDonnell

Clerk of the Union.