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 July 1849

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. 19022 to No. ______, 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. 16398 to No. 16419, 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, -                                                      £     258.  14.  10
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                      £   1090.    9.    6
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                  £     202.   17.   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 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 £42 . 2 . 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 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
£62. 16s. 4d.
Collection days 13607                                                                                               £      s.     d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                             130.   16.    3¾
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for
the week was - - -
Average cost in Infirmary, - -
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -

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:

        Barley Bread      3 Tons        Milk               5236 Quarts
        Meat                  "                Salt                      2 cwt
        Oatmeal             1 Ton         1st Flour             1 Ton
        Indian Meal      2 Tons        Rice                    1 Ton
        Whiskey            1 Gallon

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, - - - -                                                                            ____________
                Total, - -                                                          This particular cannot be ascertained on account of the
                                                                                        neglect of two of the Relieving Officers (Messrs. Lillis’ &
                                                                                        O Brien) in not furnishing the required particulars.

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 :
                2. Establishment Account.
Patt McInerny Distributor Salary on a/c                                              15        0      0
Patt McInerny Master Salary to 25 March                                          22      17     11
Geo Quilty for Building on a/c                                                               4      19       0
JM Shannon Salary to 28h "                                                                  3        0       0
R Borough                                                                                              3      12       6
Lance McInerny distribution on a/c                                                      3        0       0
Andrew Madigan Sundries                                                                 33      13       4
JA Carroll printing                                                                                6        1       9

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.   
William Blair provisions supplied                                                        69        6        6
Wm Brew Balce Milk in full to 1st May                                              18       4        8
John Williams ditto                                                                                9      19       5
Mary McGuane on a/c Milk                                                               17      17      0

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
William Blair provisions supplied                                                      649      13      9
William Lumsden ditto                                                                        43      15      0

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

It being at this period 6 0’ Clock the Vice Guardians adjourned to Monday the 30th 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 :)

Debit Clerk of Union a/c Credit Treasurer

 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      52
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                              "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                            85
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                               27
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                               27
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books -
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                      107

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 4th day of August 1849.

(Signed) Edmond Kelly

Clerk of the Union.