State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the |
2/2/1850 |
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Able bodied |
Aged and infirm persons and adult persons above 15 yrs age not working |
Boys and girls above 9 and under 15 |
Children above five and under 9 |
Children 2 to 5 |
Infants under 2 years age |
Total |
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M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
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|
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Remaining on previous Saturday as per last return |
8 |
24 |
85 |
302 |
137 |
140 |
69 |
43 |
9 |
817 |
Admitted during the week. |
0 |
0 |
11 |
32 |
9 |
16 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
88 |
Total |
8 |
24 |
96 |
334 |
146 |
156 |
79 |
48 |
14 |
905 |
Discharged during the week |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
Died |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
Total discharged and died |
1 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
Remaining on the above date |
7 |
24 |
92 |
326 |
145 |
151 |
77 |
46 |
14 |
882 |
Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 26 th January attached and laid before the Board of Guardians at this meeting.
Relief District Number cases relieved Number of cases
including applicant and family dependent on him or her.
1 3 5
2 8 17
3 9 17
4 4 16
5 5 9
6 7 9
7 115 341
8 30 71
9 60 169
10 74 171
Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 4 th Day of February 1850.
In the chair : Sir Richard A. O’Donnell Bart.
Other guardians Edward Malley
Mr Thomas O’Boyle
Charles McDonnell Esq.
James Hillas Esq.
Captain Farrar Poor Law Inspector
Clerks Report
Circulated notices specifying that the Board of Guardians will on the 4 th February 1850 receive proposals for the supplying of a suitable house to be taken as a workhouse in accordance with resolution No 1.
Wrote to the board of Guardians of Westport union requiring to know would it be convenient for to hold a revision on 2 nd February of the paupers receiving relief in the workhouse.
£ s d
Received during week 0 0 0
Paid 9 2 0
Balance on account if favour of Guardians 3 0 5
Clerks account petty disbursements £0 5s 2d
Abstracts Out Door relief Sat 26 th Jan
£ s d
In money 0 0 0
In kind 16 15 2 ½
Relief District |
Name of Relieving Officer |
Articles and quantity |
Value £ s d |
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1 |
} |
Thos Nixon |
Barley meal Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. 15 0 0 |
5 5 0 |
2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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Jno Corrigan |
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6 |
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7 |
} |
T Clarkson |
Barley meal 50.0.0 |
17 10 0 |
8 |
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9 |
2 Establishment Account
Check No 37 Clerk of Union Petty expenses £1
Orders of Poor Law Commissioners
No 5778 Date 2 nd day February 1850
Appointing the Clerk of the Newport union to be Returning Officer for the said Union.
The following letters from the Poor Law Commissioners
No 4058/50 Date 30 th Jan 1850
Transmitting an accompanying Deed of Charge on the rates for securing the repayment of the Loan (Five Thousand pounds) for the purpose of purchasing land and building thereon a workhouse for the Union which Deed when executed to be forwarded to Messrs Barnes Winter and Bernard, Great Winchester Street, London, solicitors to the Public Works Loan Commissioners.
Board Room
Westport 30 th January 1850
Stating that the reason the balance of meal remaining on hands of the Relieving Officers of the Newport District on the 8 th October last being charged at so high a price was a consequence of the Relieving Officer having for the three or four weeks which preceded the 8 th October took credit for his issues of meal at £1 per ton under contract price and in addition to which he omitted to charge the sum of £7 3s 0d for freight and distribution.
The Clerk laid before the Board a deed of Charge on the Rates for securing the repayment of the loan (Five Thousand pounds) for the purpose of purchasing land and building thereon a workhouse.
The Deed was duly signed by the Chairman of the Meeting and two others of the Guardians present after which it was countersigned by the Clerk.
The Committee having reported on the premises of Mr McDonnell think it is expedient that a competent person should be had to examine them.
Resolved that the Clerk write to Mr Pat Brown for to come and examine the place and make an estimate of the probable expense which may be required to put them in repair and also the extent of the accommodation.
Resolved. That if the Relieving Officers do not keep their books cleaner than what they have done for the time past , that they will be fined the sum of one pound each.
Notice of Motion. Mr Malley will on Monday 18 th day of February 1850 propose that an assistant Relieving Officer (at 7/6 per week) be appointed to assist Mr Clarkson in the execution of his duties.
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 applicants admitted to the workhouse was 257
The number of cases of provisional outdoor relief was 18
The number of cases in which relief was continued by the Guardians was 17
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books relieved by order of Guardians was 160
The number of applicants for which relief was not ordered 94
The Guardians met at Westport Workhouse on Saturday the 2 nd February and held a revision of the Paupers from the Newport Union who are receiving relief in the Workhouse.
Present in the Chair: Sir Richard A. O’Donnell Bart.
Other guardians: Charles McDonnell Esq.
Geo Hildebrand Esq.
Numbers discharged from Workhouse on Out Relief 72
D.B.
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