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 28th day of April 1849

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 16701 to No. 16892, 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. 12721 to No. 13,001 inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

The Treasure’s Book of Receipts and Payments was produced, by which it appeared that there had been received during the week -                                      £     15.
Paid during the week - - - -                                      £   614.  0.  10
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                  £ 1966.  3.   6
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 amts declared by the Guardians as being irrecoverable in last Board day and here deducted from amounts Remaining uncollected on same day on the several Electoral Divns.)

The Clerk’s Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting, amounting to £26 . 17 . 11 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 Lists 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
£103 14s. 6d.
Collective days 9896                                                                                   £      s.    d.
Debit Provision Account and Credit Invoice Account.                   94.    11.    7.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                   1.    3¼.
Average cost in Infirmary - -                                                                         2.    0¼.
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             4330 quarts        Rice        ¼ Ton
        Meat             186 lbs              1st Flour  1 Ton
        Whiskey          1 gallon         Tea           7¼ lbs
        Rye Meal         ½ Ton          Sugar        3 Stones
        Barley Meal     ½ Ton          Pepper      2 Stone
        Indian Meal    2 Ton           Butter        1 lb.
        Oatmeal          5 Sacks

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 21st day of April /49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                             £     s.     d.
In money, - - - -                                 "     10.    "
In kind, - - - -                                  583.  16.   8¾.
Total, - -                                          584.    6.   8¾.

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.
Wm. Peacock for Wool                                                                  9     17      "

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Clerk of Union Account
Clerk of Union for petty disbursements                                        34     7       3

Debit Clerk of Union Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account
Wm Lumsden for Bread in ac/c                                                    5       2       9

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 :
The following are the days appointed by the Vice Guardians for revising the Relief Lists for the Week ending 12 May viz-     Tuesday      the   8th May for Kilballyowen @ Cross
           Wednesday  "     9th     "     "   Killofin at Labasheeda
          Thursday      "    10th    "     "  Killard @ Dunbeg
          Friday          "    11th     "     "  Kilrush & Killimer @
                                                           Boardroom

Daniel McDonnell, Alex McMahon & Patt Healy Rate Collectors have given cheques for the Deficit appearing respectively against them on the last Minutes, viz
Daniel McDonnell        £ 136.  18.     9
Alex McMahon                   8. 13.      1
Patt Healy                         17.   0.    10

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

The Clerk has been directed to call upon the Chairmen of each Committee where a Cholera Hospital has been established to furnish forthwith a list of all expenses incurred to this period.

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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John Kellys tender for supplying the Workhouse with New Milk from 1st day of May to 1 Novr. @ 1¼ p quart was accepted.

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The cases of provisional relief, and applications for relief were considered and decided on, as 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 -                        106
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                            56
Do. do in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                             56
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                   205

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -