Kilrush Union Minute Books 1849

Kilrush UNION.

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Other Guardians: Edmund Kelly Esqre

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 20508 to No. 20807, 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. 17094 to No. 17122, inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and countersignature of the Clerk.

The Clerk’s Report on the execution of Orders previously made by the Board was read, to the following effect:

p Capt Kennedy     £      500.  0.   0
    Rate received              164.  5.  9
                               £     664.  5.  9

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, -                                                    £ 664.   5.  9
Paid during the week, - - - -                                                    £ 720. 12.  7
And that the Balance on the Account to credit of the
Guardians was - - - -                                                                 £ 410.  0.   3
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 £ 3. 16. 7 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
£84. 19s. 8 ¾d.
Collection days 13.339                                                                             £          s.      d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was              98.        ".    11¾
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -                                                                                                       1.    01/5
Average cost in Infirmary, - -                                                                            1.     4¾
Average cost in Fever Hospital, -                                                                    1.     8¼

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 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 1st day of Sept ‘49; whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out -door Relief was
                                                                £.         s.          d.
    In money, - - - -                                            13.         8
    In kind, - - - -                                   362.        2.         2½
        Total, - -                                       362.      15.      10½

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 :
                1. Clothing Account.                                                     £.          s.         d.
Arthur ODonnell for Wool Supplied                                               10          "          7
ES Beveridge for Clothing on a/c                                                  100          0          0

Debit Clothing Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                2. Establishment Account.
Wm Blair Oatmeal for Dispensaries                                                    8        12         1
James Phelan carriage on a/c                                                             20         0         0
Geo Quilty Building at Leadmore on a/c                                            3         7         6
Nicholas Lillis R.O. Balce Salary to 25 March                                  9        14         6
Michl Gibson Milk Kilballyaun paupers                                           8        15         2
Js McCarthy Limk Examiner for advertising on a/c                       10          0         0
Michl Nihill Distributor on a/c                                                       20         0          0

Debit Establishment Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                3. Workhouse Invoice Account.
John Curtin for Milk on a/c                                                            10          0         0
Wm Blair Provisions Supply                                                          76          5         0

Debit Workhouse Invoice Account and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
                4. Outdoor Relief Invoice Account.
JN Russell provisions Supplied                                                       293       15        0
Wm Lumsden ditto                                                                          10          8        4
William Blair on a/c (see Minutes)                                                400          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:

In consequence of the great numbers in the Workhouse the Vice Guardians have employed Patt McCarthy as assistant Baker @ 10/ p week from the 9th Inst subject to the Poor Law Commissioners approval.

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A Tender from Mr Wm Blair for supplying Indian Meal for 2 months having been accepted on the 4th November /48 subject to a penalty of 1s/ p Ton, for every week until his claim was discharged, and Mr. Blair having now consented to forego the penalty (which amounts to £209) in consideration of his being paid the amount of his debt (£1366: 14: 10) on or before the 1st of October next, the Vice Guardians have acceded to same and have drawn a cheque p £400 : in his favor on account.

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Messrs. J. N. Russell & sons tender for supplying Indian Meal of prime quality @ £6: 5/- p Ton was accepted for one week

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In accordance with the recommendation of Doctor O Donnell the Vice Guardians (with the approbation of the Commissioners) have adopted the dietaries of which copies are annexed to be used in future by each class of Wkhouse Inmates.

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                                                                                                                                                        Edmd Kelly

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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       "
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -                                                                                              "
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -                           373
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -                                10
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -                                10
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -                                                          11

The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -

Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on

Saturday the 15 day of Septr 1849.

(Signed) E J Kennelly

Clerk of the Union.