Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
Notices of Marriage between the parties hereunder named having been received from the District Registrar by the Clerk, were duly read at the Board this day in accordance with the 15th section of the 7& 8 Vic., c. 81.

The Clerk’s Report on the execution of Orders previously made by the Board was read, to the following effect:

Rate in aid received
     Kilmurry                 41 : 11 :  0
    Killard                     10 :   7 : 10
    Moyarta                    4 : 17 :   9
    Kilballyowen           14 :   3 :   6
                            £   106 : 19 :   6

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,    -                                                      £     731.    15.    8
Paid during the week,     -     -      -     -                                        £     250.      2.    7
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was    -     -     -      -                                                      £   1266.    10.    3
The Book was signed by the Chairman.

The Weekly balance-sheets of the several Collectors were laid before the Board, their accuracy having first ascertained and authenticated by the Clerk.

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:

4 Tons of Rye & Barley Bread
1 Ton of oat meal
4 Tons of Indian Meal
Milk 5701 Quarts
Meat 195 lbs
Flour Bread 1803 lbs

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 22nd day of December/49 ;whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                 £          s.         d.
        In money,     -     -    -    -                                "          3.         8
        In kind,    -     -    -    -                                   96          0          7
                    Total,   -   -                                        96          4          3

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

The requirements of each Relieving Officer for the ensuing week having been duly considered and estimated by the Board, checks on the Treasurer, and orders on Contractors, were duly signed and delivered to each of them, of the following amounts and value, respectively :

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 :
                1. Clothing Account                                                     £          s.         d.
Patt O’Connor Clothing on ac/c                                                     3          3          "
William Hennessy     ditto     ditto                                                 11        13          8

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
Charles McDonnell Coffins
for drowned Paupers                                                                       7          4           "

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
            3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Wilm. Lumsden Provisions                                                            33         6          11
Garret Doherty     ditto                                                                   60         "          "
Messrs. J.N. Russell & sons, do,                                                     88         5
Alicia Lucas Milk on ac/c                                                               13         7          "
Glanville Elliott      ditto                                                                   3         6          "
J.N. Russell & sons provisions                                                        53         5          "

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account
Messrs J.N. Russell & Son                                                           218       15           "

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 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
Ditto, disallowed     -    -    -     -    -
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was    -         441
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was    -     -          "
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians    -     -          "
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was    -    -     -                                 "

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 5th day of January 1850.