Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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Other Guardians: Edmund Kelly Esqre

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 18659 to No. 18745, 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. 15044 to No. 15273, 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, -                                                            £ 1333. 16  9
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                           £ 1224.   4.  9
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                       £   477.   5.  2
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 £ 41. 12. 2d 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
£ 470 . 12s. 9¼d.
Collection days-14,725
                                                                                                                          £       s.     d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                      156.   0.    1¾
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for
the week was - - -                                                                                                  1.     5¾
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                             1.     9¾
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                     2.     11/7

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:

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 23rd day of June/49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                                  £       s.      d.
                In money, - - - -                                                      0       9       0
                In kind, - - - -                                                       789      5    10½
                            Total, -                                                     789    14    10½

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 Accounts.
                                                                                                                    £        s.     d.
Thos A Peacock for wool Supplied.                                                             3      18     0
Joseph Studdart Ditto                                                                                  3      14     7
Patt McAuliffe for Ditto                                                                            21        6     0

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above
                2. Establishment Account.
Doctor Considin’ Salary on a/c                                                                  10.       0.      0
Edm Kelly Esqr VG Salary in full                                                              62      10      0
Thomas M Inerney Relieving Officer on a/c                                                3        0      0
Debit Establishment Credit Treasurer
Election Law & other Expenses
Mrs. Donnellan for Coffins Kilmurry Balc in full                                      21       0       0
B Purcell Esqr. Law expenses -                                                                  20       0       0

Debit Election Law Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Wm. Blair for Provisions supplied                                                              14      10     0
Martin Mahony for Meat on a/c                                                                50        0     0
Nep Emmerson Clerk supplied                                                                   11        0     0
Chs. Martin Ditto                                                                                      25        9     4
Thomas Pilkington Ditto                                                                          12         9     6

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Wm Blair for Provisions supplied -                                                          741           1      3
D Calligan Knock Distribution on a/c                                                       25          0      0
John Kelly Provision on a/c -                                                                     40          0      0
Wm Lumsden Ditto in full                                                                        43        15      0
Wm Blair Provisions on a/c                                                                    100          0      0

 Credit Treasurer and debit Out-door Relief Invoice Account with the several sums as above.
Collection Account
Patrick Healy Salary on a/c                                                                     40.         0.      0
                                                                    Debit Collection a/c Credit treasurer.

Charles McDonnells tender for flooring and Joisting 2 ground floors and two rooms in the infirmary to be finished to the satisfaction of the Vice Guardians @ £1.18.0 per Square and for shelving the Clothes Stores with tressles for the sum of £9 Stg was accepted

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At this period the Vice Guardians adjourned to 12 O Clock on Monday the 2nd July Inst when the following Business was transacted Viz -

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A cheque for £100 having been drawn in favor of Mr. Beveridge for Clothing on 16 June last (which was not however given to him) and the Vice Guardians having subsequently discovered that his property was vested in an Assignee (Beveridge being Insolvent) the Vice Guardians have cancelled same

A further sum of £20. was deemed advisable to be given to Mr Simon Boland for purchase of Turf.

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 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 19
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                         "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                      114.