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 March 1849.

Other Guardians: Michael Meagher Esq

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 15906 to No. 16012, 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. 11161 to No. 11467, 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 Paid during the week -                                               £   116.   7.  9
Recvd during the week, - - - -                                    £    41.  17.  4
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                  £ 1563. 18.  7
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 £ 15. 15. 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 £ 92. 5s. 3d
Collectin’ days. 10124                                                                              £          s.       d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was               93.       15.    11¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                      1.      3¾
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                           2.       "¼
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                   2.       2¼

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:
    Milk                  4153 qts          Candles           24 lb
    Meat                   179 lbs           Salt                   "
    Rye Meal               "                 Whiskey           1 Gal
    Barley Meal           "                 Tea                   2 lb
    Ind Meal               1Ton           Sugar               7 lb
    Oatmeal                ¼ Ton        Butter               3 lb
    1st Flour               1 Ton          Turf               133 Loads

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 day of ; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                                                                      £       s.       d.
    In money, - - - -
    In kind, - - - -                                                                                        522.     1.       7.
    Total, - -                                                                                                522.     1.       7.

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 :
                Emigration Account                                                                £        s.    d.
Revd. H. Foley Emigration Expenses in full                                           46       "     "

Debit Emigration Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account
Thos Guinnane Balce Saly to 29 Sept                                                     12     10     0
Mrs Shannon Do.                    " Do.                                                        5       0      0
George Taylor for Lime                                                                             6      13     4
Andrew Madigan for sundries                                                                 6        3     4
PB O’Brien Freights                                                                                 "      19   10

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Simon Boland for Turf                                                                              7       4      "
John Williams Milk in full                                                                      10        0     0
Saml Bourke Do                                                                                     11      10     8

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Thomas Guinnane in Acct Distribution                                                   3      17     "
John Kelly for Provisions in Acct                                                            50       0     0
Debit Outdoor Inv Acct Credit Treasurer

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

Thomas Daley 300 yards at Cahercaman @    7d p yd.
Jonas Studdert Broken stone at Daigh              7d p do
Michl Molony 96 yds at Ballina -                     7d p do
Do 100 yds " Killofin                                        7d p do
Do. Broken Stone do                                         7d p do

It being now 6 O’Clock the Vice Guardians adjourned to 11 O’Clock on Monday the 5th Inst when the following Business was transacted

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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 affect, (or, Orders made on them respectively, as follows :)

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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      14
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                            14
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                            92
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                               72
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                               72
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                       121

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Tender for supplying the Workhouse with Coals having been considered Mr John McNamara was declared Contractor @ £1. 3. 0 p Ton

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Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on Saturday

the 10th day of March 1849.