State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the |
09/03/1850 |
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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 |
|||
|
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
|
|
|
|
Remaining on previous Saturday as per last return |
8 |
28 |
115 |
353 |
161 |
163 |
78 |
35 |
22 |
963 |
Admitted during the week. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
31 |
Total |
8 |
28 |
118 |
364 |
168 |
169 |
78 |
37 |
24 |
994 |
Discharged during the week |
0 |
0 |
11 |
33 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
74 |
Died |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
Total discharged and died |
0 |
0 |
11 |
34 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
79 |
Remaining on the above date |
8 |
28 |
107 |
330 |
158 |
159 |
70 |
32 |
23 |
915 |
Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 30 th February 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 17 47
2 17 40
3 20 43
4 8 19
5 7 15
6 10 19
7 176 482
8 35 102
9 96 270
10 99 239
Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 11 th Day of March 1850.
Other guardians Mr Thomas O’Boyle
Charles McDonnell Esq.
Captain Farrar Poor Law Inspector
No business transacted their(sic) only being two guardians present.
Clerks Report
Sent advertisements to the General Advertiser, Constitution and Telegraph Newspapers stating that the Board of Guardians will proceed to appoint a competent person to revaluate the Union.
Sent advertisements to the local newspapers stating that the Board of Guardians will consider tenders from competent persons for fitting up the houses of Seamount and Melcomb.
£ s d
Received during week 0 0 0
Paid 25 4 0
Balance on account if favour of Guardians 1 6 6
Clerks account petty disbursements £0 1s 1½d
Abstracts Out Door relief Sat 9 th Feb
£ s d
In money 0 0 0
In kind 26 4 6¼
Relief District |
Name of Relieving Officer |
Articles and quantity |
Value £ s d |
|
1 |
} |
Thos Nixon |
20 0 0 |
7 0 0 |
2 |
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3 |
||||
4 |
||||
5 |
} |
Jno Corrigan |
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6 |
||||
7 |
} |
T Clarkson |
Barley meal 60.0.0 |
21 0 0 |
8 |
||||
9 |
State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the |
16/03/1850 |
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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 |
|||
|
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
|
|
|
|
Remaining on previous Saturday as per last return |
8 |
28 |
108 |
329 |
158 |
159 |
70 |
32 |
23 |
915 |
Admitted during the week. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Total |
8 |
28 |
108 |
331 |
158 |
161 |
71 |
32 |
23 |
920 |
Discharged during the week |
1 |
2 |
10 |
28 |
11 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
76 |
Died |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
Total discharged and died |
1 |
2 |
10 |
29 |
13 |
15 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
83 |
Remaining on the above date |
7 |
26 |
98 |
302 |
145 |
146 |
64 |
29 |
20 |
837 |
Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 7 th March 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 21 61
2 20 45
3 20 43
4 11 30
5 10 18
6 10 19
7 182 497
8 37 105
9 103 279
10 101 244
Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 18 th Day of March 1850.
In Chair: Sir R A O’Donnell Bart.
Other guardians Alex C Davison Esq.
Charles McDonnell Esq.
Mr Thomas O’Boyle
Captain Farrar Poor Law Inspector
£ s d
Received during week 0 0 0
Paid 0 0 0
Balance on account if favour of Guardians 1 6 6
Clerks account petty disbursements £0 0s 11d
Abstracts Out Door relief Sat 9 th Feb
£ s d
In money 0 0 0
In kind 26 17 7
Relief District |
Name of Relieving Officer |
Articles and quantity |
Value £ s d |
|
1 |
} |
Thos Nixon |
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2 |
||||
3 |
||||
4 |
||||
5 |
} |
Jno Corrigan |
||
6 |
||||
7 |
} |
T Clarkson |
Barley meal 65.0.0 |
22 15 0 |
8 |
||||
9 |
Orders
No 13,008/50
Authorising the Guardians of the Newport Union to appoint a fit and competent person to make a revaluation of the Hereditaments liable to be rated within the said Union.
Letters
No 9,544/50 Dated 9 th March 1850
Calling the attention of the Board of Guardians to a practice that prevails in some Unions of authorizing , Out Door Relief without noting the period unless that relief shall be given the Commissioners deem it right to call the attention of the Board of Guardians to the subject and to point out that the Applicants and Report Book is framed with a view to the Guardians direction been given each case to the duration as well as to the nature of the relief.
No 12,968/50 Dated 9 th March 1850
Calling for an return showing the several writs and executions tried or executed against the board of Guardians during the year 1849.
No 13,509/50
Acknowledging the receipt of a letter from the Returning officer of this Union enclosing a list of candidates duly nominated for the Office of Guardian in the Newport Union. Same letter also staes that the divisions for which no nominations have been duly made must be left blank in the Return hereafter to be made in which the circumstances should be stated according to the fact.
No 13,008/50 Dated 15 th March 1850
Newport Union
Expressing the Commissioners sanction of the taking of Sir Richard O’Donnell’s premises of Seamount and Melcomb for Auxillary Workhouses in this Union.
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 disallowed entry to the workhouse was 5
The number of applicants admitted to the workhouse was 88
The number of cases of provisional outdoor relief was 43
The number of cases in which relief was continued by the Guardians was 35
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books relieved by order of Guardians was 108
The number of applicants for which relief was not ordered 288
The list of Guardians elected for the year ending 25 th March 1851 was laid before the Board as follows.
Dooega Pat McManmon Rossduane
Ballycroy North John Daley Fahey
Ballycroy South Alex C Davison Ballycroy
Newport East John C Larminie Castlebar
Shramore Henry Browne Rahins
Derryloughan Edward Malley Sandymount
Resolved. That the relieving officers are hereby required to furnish a list once a month to the Guardians of each Electoral Division of the names of all persons receiving relief and townland in which resident. The names to be arranged in townlands.
Resolved. That the Master of the Workhouse is hereby required to discharge all able bodied persons belonging to the Newport Union now receiving relief in Westport Workhouse in as much as the Guardians have reason to believe that employment can be obtained in the District.
Resolved. That the following tenders be accepted viz.
Mr Guff 250 pairs blankets 1/6 per pair
500 yards flannel 0/10 per yard
Mr May 500 pairs sheets 1/10 per pair
2000 yards of calico for shirting 0/3 per yard
500 yards linsey woolsey 0/10 ¾ per yard
100 men’s suits 8/9 per suit
200 boy’s suits 6/1 per suit
Mr Bernard 4500 yards of sacking for bed ticks 0/6 per yard
Mr Talbot 1000 yards Chambrey 0/6 ¾ per yard
Mr Morrison 50 caps 0/9 ½
Mr Costello 600 Tin platters 3/- per dozen
600 Tin porringers 1/6 per dozen
Ordered that the Clerk write to Mr Glenville for to come to Newport to make out a specification of the work required to be done in fitting up the houses of Seamount and Melcomb for temporary workhouses. Should Mr Glenville not be at home to write to Mr Clarke or Mr Cooley.
The following letter from Messrs Pinkerton and Thompson was laid before the Board.
Westport 18 th March 1850
Gentlemen,
We beg to inform you that unless a payment be made to us on a/c of the monies due us by the Newport union that we cannot continue to supply the Union with any further quantity of provisions.
We are
Gentlemen
Your obedient servants
Pinkerton and Thompson
The Board of Guardians of the
Newport Union.
Sir R A O’Donnell
Edward Malley
Thomas O’Boyle
Next meeting of the Guardians to be held on Monday the 25 th day of March 1850
Signed D Browne Clerk to the union.
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