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 3rd day of February 1849

Other Guardians: Michael Meagher Esqre

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15607 to No. 15747, 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. 10079 to No. 10244, 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, -                          £ 137.    4.     9
Paid during the week, - - - -                          £  86.     5.     7
And that the Balance on the Account
against the Guardians was - - -                     £ 165.     4.     1
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 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 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 27th day of Jany 49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                                     £              s.              d.
    In money, - - - -
    In kind, - - - -                                                                      479.             5.            101/8
    Total, - -                                                                             479.             5.            101/8d
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 :
                Emigration Account.                                                   £         s.          d.
Edmd Kelly Esqr V.G. Emigration Expenses                              23        4           7

Debit Emigration Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
        Daniel Hanley repairs of Wkhouses in Acct p Am                3        18         6
        Hamsson Lee, repairs of Pump                                              3         "          "
        Thomas Brew late revising Valuator in Acct saly                7          "          "
        John McMahon Cooper for Buckets a/c                                5         14         3

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
        Wm Lumsden for Bread Supplied                                         5         5           4
        Simon Boland for Turf                                                        11         1           "
Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.

                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
        Patt McInerney in Acct Distribution                                  10         0          0
        John Coughlan Kilkee Balce Meal in full                             14         8          8
        Debit Out door Inv Acct, Credit Treasurer
        Clerk of Union Acct
        John McDonnell for petty disbursements                            17        19         6

Credit Treasurer and debit Clerk of Union Invoice Account with the several sums as above.

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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 :)

The Vice Guardians accordingly ordered that Checks be drawn for the above Purposes.

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A Third of the 2nd of February enclosing a Copy of John O Neil’s Letter respecting the rateability of a House belonging to him in Kilrush Union, occupied as a Police Barrack together with a Copy of the Commissioners reply.

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Another of the same date No 6143 acknowledging the receipt of the Vice Guardians’ letter requesting permission to employ 12 of the Paupers in cleansing some parts of the Town of Kilrush in accordance with the directions of the Board of Health which the Commissioners granted.

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A Fifth of the same date No 5542 in reference to the Industrial Report of the Kilrush Union Workhouse for Week Endg 20th Ultimo and in reference to the manner in which the females are employed Viz "Making & Mending Clothes" the Commissioners suggest that some Wheels be procured to put the Women to spin Wool and Flax fearing that they may be idle when the required quantity of clothing is finished.

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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      7
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                             "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                         139
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                              53
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                              53
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                      132

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Medical Report for Week Ending Saturday the 3rd of February 1849 Viz

    Number in Infirmary fever Hospital by last report               243
    Admitted into both places during the Week                          56
    Discharged cured from both places          29                        299
    Died                                                           6                          35
    264
    In Dysentery Wards                                                             27
    Skin disease Wards                                                               73
    Infirm Wards                                                                        10
    Probationary                                                                           1
    Total                                                                                   375
    Death, Viz
    In Fever Hospital                                       3
    Infirmary                                                   3
    Total                                                          6

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 10th.day of February 1849.

(Signed) John McDonnell

Clerk of the Union