Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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RETURN of DESTITUTE PERSONS relieved out of the Workhouse, as by Relief Lists, for the last Week ended Saturday, the day of authenticated and laid before the Board of Guardians at this Meeting.

COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 5th day of May 1849

Other Guardians: Edmund Kelly Esqre.

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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, -      £    699.   18.    11
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                           £    223.   19       2
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                         £ 1490.    3.      9
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 £34 . 7. 3 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 Lists and Abstract.
                2. The Provision Check Accounts.
                3. The Provision Receipt and Consumption Account. 
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:
These particulars can not be furnished in consequence of the Masters illness and his books not being written up.

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 28th day of April /49 ; whereby it appeared that in that week the total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
                                           £        s      d.
In money, - - - -                 1.      4      2
In kind, - - - -                 601.      3.     1
Total, - -                         602.     7.     3
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:
                1. Clothing Account.                     £          s.       d.
R. & M. Foley Blankets supplied                     4          2         6

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
J A Carroll Salary on a/c                                 10          0         0
John Hennessy porter on a/c Saly                    5           "         "
George Taylor for Lime on a/c                          5           0         0
Debit Establishment. Credit Treasurer
Clerk of Union Acct
Clerk of Union for petty disbursements         89        13       10

Debit Clerk of Union Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
Michl Brew (Geo.) Milk on a/c                       5         10          7
Simon Boland for Turf supplied                     6           3          3

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Out-Door Relief Invoice Account.
William Lumsden Prov on a/c                       60          "          "
James Kelly on a/c Distribution                     10          0          0
William Blaire on a/c Provs                         500          "          "

Credit Treasurer and debit Out-door Relief Invoice Account with the several sums as above.

At this Period (it being now 6 O Clock) the Vice Guardians adjourned to 12 O Clock on Monday the 7th May Inst when the following business was transacted Viz-

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 1st of the 2nd of May No 28,106/49 in reference to Communication from Messrs Russell & Sons of Limerick & requesting that the Vice Guardians would be good enough to forward to the Commissioners their observations on same.

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The 4th also of the same date No 27884 acknowledging the Receipt o Mr Healy’s quire sheet & sanctioning his appointment.

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The 8th of the same date No. 27627 authorising the payment of £9. 15. 6 to the Vice Guardian as travelling expenses.

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The cases of provisional relief, and application 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        3
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                              "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                           314
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                              127
Do. do in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                               127
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                        70

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

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Resolved that the sum of £1. 10. 0 be advanced towards the expense of Eliza Moloney a pauper in the Kilrush Division to enable her to emigrate to British North America under Sect. 13. Irish Poor Relief Act. & that the sanction of the Colonial Secretary be applied for through the Commissioners.

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Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 12th day of May 1849.

(Signed) _____________________

Clerk of the Union.