Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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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. 17727 to No. 18056, 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. 14141 to No. 14412, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.
The Clerk’s Report on the execution of Orders previously made by the Board was read, to the following effect:

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, -                                              £ 1889.   14.    6
Paid during the week, - - - -                                              £   688.     4.    7
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                           £   363.     5.    8
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 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 26th day of May/49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                            £      s.      d.
In money, - - - -                                        19.     3
In kind, - - - -                                  696     1.    1½
Total, - -                                          697    0.    4½

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 :
                1. Clothing Account.
                                                                                                                        £      s.        d.
William Hennessy for Clothing on a/c                                                          50      0         0

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above
                2. Establishment Account.
Anthony Corry Late Relieving Officer Saly in a/c                                         12      0       0
Charles McDonnell timber on ac/                                                                100      0       0
Michl Meagher Esqre Carting Ends 25 March                                              9     15       6
George Taylor in full for Slates                                                                     11       3       6
Simon Boland for Turf Supplied                                                                     3       6      8
Wm Browne for Flax Wheels                                                                          3     19      4
John McNamara Chandlery on a/c                                                               50      0       0
Doctor O’Donnell Salary to 25 March                                                         45     15    10
Revd Tim Kelly Chaplain Salary to Ditto                                                    30       0      0
Steam Packet Company Freights                                                                 10     10    11

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Ben Allender in Acct Milk                                                                            3      6      "
Geo Brew Milk on Acct            7. 18. 0                                                      20      0      0
                                                  5. 13. 9
                                                11.   8. 3
Neptune Emerson Milk on Acct                                                                    3    12     0
Charles Martin Ditto Ditto                                                                          20     "      "
William Blair Prov Supplied                                                                        26     "      "
Michl Brew Wm. for Milk on Account                                                       20     "      "

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
William Blair Distribution to Jas Gileann a/c                                              10      "      "
William Lumsden for Prov Balance in full                                                  50     18     3
Peter Healy distribution on a/c                                                                   12     18      "
Patt Robertson Ditto Ditto                                                                           5     10      "
John Kelly for Prov on a/c                                                                          80       "      "
William Blaire Provisions Supplied                                                         517      18     9
Michl Gibson distribution on a/c                                                              13        7     8

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

Ordered that the Clerk advertise by Hand Bills for supplying the Workhouse with Turf p Kish: to be considered on the 16th Inst

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Resolved that the Carrigaholt and Kilrush Cholera Hospitals be closed on account on the total disappearance of Cholera and Diarrhoea and that the services of the attendants at these institutions be dispensed with (except the Porter of the latter).

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Captain Kennedy informed the Vice Guardians that he had lodged £500 in the hand of the Treasurer to the Credit of the Union:

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Mr George Quiltys tender for building the Wall round the Leadmore Auxiliary Workhouse @ 4/6 p foot was accepted:

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The relieving Officers were directed to have printed Boards placed in a conspicuous position at each Meal Depot stating the days & hours of attendance for applications for Relief

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At this stage of the proceedings it being now six O Clock the Vice Guardians adjourned to Eleven O Clock on Monday the 4th Inst when they transacted the following Viz.

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 2nd of the 26th of May 49 No 32228 relative to discrepancies between the Minutes & Relieving Officer Books & stating that measures should be taken for enforcing the Relieving Officers to keep the Accts more correctly

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In consequence of the disappearance of Cholera & Diarrhoea from the Workhouse the Vice Guardians directed that Rice & Milk ordered by Doctor Phelan as a temporary dietary during the prevalance of disease be discontinued

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Michl Meads saly (the Kilrush Superintendent of able Bodied Working paupers) was increased from Six to Nine Shillings p Week

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The Vice Guardians having offered the Revd Mr Kelly R C Chaplain an increase of £20. a year to his Salary Subject to the Commissioners approval he addressed them a letter of which the following is a copy to which they deserve to call the Commissioners attention: Viz

                                                                                                                                Kilrush June 4th 1849
Gentlemen,
I regret to find by your Communication that you do not feel warranted to give me as Chaplain a higher increase of Salary than £20. for all the duties imposed on me by the Establishment of Auxiliary Workhouses: as I wish not to intrude any observations of mine on the Commissioners to any other medium but through you will you kindly offer my case to their consideration. The large stone house at Leadmore with distillery and house lately held by Mr Patterson is capable of containing one thousand persons, the factory at present contains 200. My new duties then are to celebrate Mass at the Stonehouse on Sundays and to administer religions instruction to twelve Hundred persons. Also to take charge of the Fever Hospital which I believe is to be placed under your managements I beg respectively to say that £20 is not a remuneration my anxious wish is that any duties undertaken by me should be faithfully discharged and my hope is that the Commissioners and you will allow for the honest discharge of these duties a reasonable remuneration:
    Praying your indulgence for the tresspassing
To                                                                       I remain Gentlemen
The Vice Guardians                                             Your Obt Servant
Kilrush Union :                                                             Timothy Kelly

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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 28
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                         "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                      132
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                         167
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardian - -                           167
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                  344

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered

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 Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 9th day of June 1849.

(Signed) ___________________