Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 3 day of November 1849

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The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 21818 to No. 21935 both 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, -                                                               £     306.    16.    7
Recd during the week, - - - -                                                       £     195.    17.  11
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                   £   1360.    10.  11
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 £9. 0 . 1d 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
£106. 11s. 9¼d.
                                                                                                                              £         s.        d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                          89.       18.     11¼
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                                 1.       01/8
Average cost in Infirmary, - -
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                               2.       53/8

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 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 List was also produced by the Clerk, having been duly entered up by him for the last week ended Saturday the 27h day of Oct/49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                      £         s.        d.
        In money, - - - -                                 13.        3
        In kind, - - - -                                   230.      14.       3¼
                        Total, - -                           231.        7.       6¼

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 :
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
J N Russell for provisions suppd                                                      28         5         "
Jas OKeeffe     Ditto                                                                          13         5         "

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
J N Russell for next weeks supplies                                                 233        6       10

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:

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 10th day of Nov 1849.

(Signed) E J Kennelly