Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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Other Guardians: Michl Meagher Esq

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, -                                                   £     1284.    14.     7
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                   £       843.    18.     9
And that the Balance on the Account in favour of the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                £      237.     18.     6
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 £ 22.7.0 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
£118. 12s. 4d.
                                                                                                                        £          s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was                     100.        2.      6
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                             1.      3½
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                                   1.     7
Average cost in Fever Hospital, - -                                                                         1.   11¼

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:

    Rye & Barley Meal     4 Tons           1st Flour         1 Ton
    Meat                       200 lbs               Whiskey          1 Gal
    Oatmeal                      1 Ton             Sugar           44 lbs
    Ind Meal                     1 Ton            Tea                  ½ lbs
    Milk                      5263 qts

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 28h day of July/49 whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                                                            £.     s.      d.
In money, - - - -                                                         9.      6
In kind, - - - -                                                  702.     3.     1
Total, - -                                                          702.   12.     6

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 :
                2. Establishment Account.
                                                                                                        £      s.      d.
Denis McInerny for Smithwork                                                      5     18      3
Limerick Chronicle for advertising                                                 8       7       0
Gunn & Cameron Ditto                                                                 7       6       6
Charles McDonnell on a/c Timber Building a/c                         200       0      0
James Hogg for Lattices                                                                  7     19       9
EJ Kennelly for winding up the Union accounts for
half years Ending 29h Sept 48 & 25 March ’49                           35       0      0
Doctor Considine on a/c Salary                                                      7     15      0
EJ Kennelly Salary in full to 24h July                                          13       6      8
John Lillis (late R.O. Balce Saly to                                                 5     16      8
Doctor ODonnell attendance for 73 days at
Kilrush Cholera Hospital                                                               36    10      0
Simon Boland Balce Salary to 29h Septr.                                       4     18      8
George Quilty for Building on a/c                                                 4       5      6

Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
William Blair provisions Supplied                                                67     14      0
Michl Brew Geo on a/c Milk                                                        12     13      0

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
J.W. Patterson Provisions Supplied                                             508    15      0
William Blair Ditto                                                                          5      2       0
William Lumsden ditto                                                                 40     12      6
Jam Kelly Balce in full for Provisions Supplied
on 1st May 1848                                                                          80     0       0

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:

The Clerk was also directed to advertise that all potatoes &c given in the Wk.house Land would be disposed of at the same terms as the above, tenders to be consd on the 18th also

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The following Orders of the Poor Law Commissioners were laid before the Board and directions given thereon, as follows:

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:)

A Cheque for £ 34.6.7 was drawn on the Treasurer in the Clerks favour for payments of the following Items Viz.
Amt Carpenters Bills                                                                                          £      7.      7.     "
" Mason’s              "                                                                                                   2.    11.     0
" Carmen’s             "                                                                                                  2.      4.     0
" Mrs Mc Donnell late Infirmary Nurse Balce Salary                                               1.    13.     6
" Hanrahan porter at Fever Hospital                                                                         ".      7.     0
" James McNamara R O. Balce Salary                                                                      1.    15.     8
" Mc Gough for Nails                                                                                                1.      2.     2
" Jno. Flanigan for Paving                                                                                         ".    17.     6
" Michl OBrien plants for Wkhouse                                                                           ".      3.    6
" Birmigham for Flags supplied                                                                                  1.      5.    0
" Scanlan for Slating                                                                                                  ".    15.    0
" Mrs. Miniter a Quilt for asst Master                                                                       ".      7.    0
" Bowen Lattices to Infirmary                                                                                     1.     2.    0
" Slattery for Flagging                                                                                                ".     7.     3
" Martin Griffin for smithwork                                                                                   2.     2.     0
" Corns. OBrien for Election Expenses                                                                       1.     1.     0
" Anthony Scales Baker at Wkhouse                                                                          1.   10.     0
" Doyle Coffins to Kilmihill & Kilmacdooan                                                               2.     8.     0
" Carmody Milk a/c. to Kilballyan paup                                                                    ".      8.     0
" ODwyer for one set of Harness                                                                                1.     1.     0
" Wilkinson Repairs of Pump .                                                                                   1.     5.     0
" Michl Meagher Esq travelling Expenses                                                                 2.      5.    0
                                                                                                                               £ 34.     6.    7

                                                                                                                    Michl. Meagher Chair

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      32
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                             98
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                35
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                35
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                          87

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

 Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 11th day of August 1849.

(Signed) _________________________ Clerk of the Union.