MS 5739 Minute Book of Newport Union County Mayo 1849 –1850

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Copy of Minutes of the Proceedings of the Board of Guardians 25th February 1850 .

State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the

23/2/1850

 

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

7

25

120

350

162

163

80

44

22

973

Admitted during the week.

1

3

8

30

15

11

4

3

4

79

Total

8

28

128

380

177

174

84

47

26

1052

Discharged during the week

0

0

2

22

6

5

1

3

1

40

Died

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

1

2

3

Total discharged and died

0

0

2

22

6

5

1

4

3

43

Remaining on the above date

8

28

126

358

171

169

83

43

23

1009

Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 16 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 10 32

2 13 31

3 13 28

4 8 19

5 7 15

6 8 13

7 165 477

8 32 90

9 88 247

10 97 238

Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 25 th Day of February 1850.

In the chair : Sir Richard A. O’Donnell Bart.

Other guardians A C Davison Esq.

Mr Thomas O’Boyle

Charles McDonnell Esq.

Richard Bourke Esq. Poor Law Inspector

Captain Farrar Poor Law Inspector

£ s d

Received during week 0 0 0

Paid 10 0 0

Balance on account if favour of Guardians 9 1 5

Clerks account petty disbursements £0 3s 5d

Abstracts Out Door relief Sat 9 th Feb

£ s d

In money 0 0 0

In kind 23 7 11

Relief District

Name of Relieving Officer

Articles and quantity

Value

£ s d

1

}

Thos Nixon

2

3

4

5

}

Jno Corrigan

6

7

}

T Clarkson

Barley meal 60.0.0

21 0 0

8

9

2 Establishment Account

Check No 42 Thos Clarkson Relieving Officer for a/c salary 10 0 0

Check No 43 John Corrigan Relieving Officer for a/c salary 5 0 0

Check No 44 Thos Nixon Relieving Officer for a/c salary 5 0 0

Check No 45 D Browne Clerk of Union for Petty Expenses 2 0 0

Check No 46 Edward Joyce for Board Room table and chairs 3 4 0

4 Out Door Relief Invoice Account

Check No 40 Pinkerton and Thompson Balance of a/c for OD Relief w/e 9 & 16 Feb

30 5 0

Check No 41 John Malley for meal supplied w/e 26 th Jan 1850 3 4 0

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 for orders made on them respectively as follows.

No 7,768 M/50 Date 16 th Feb 1850

Stating that the Commissioners having been required to make a return to an order of the House of Commons calling for return of all contracts containing penal clauses entered into by the Guardians of any Union in Ireland.

The Commissioners request that you will forward to them with the least possible delay the information requested by this Order so far as it relates to the Union of which you are Clerk.

No 120 M/50 Date 19 th Feb 1850

Stating that the Commissioners require to fill up in duplicate in the enclosed forms the required particulars respecting the current rates and any new rates agreed upon in the Union.

Architects Office

21 st February 1850

Stating that Mr Wilkinson requires to have forwarded to this office by Return the drawings and specifications for the Newport Union workhouse.

No 8180 /50 Date 21 st Feb 1850

Stating that the Commissioners have transmitted herewith a form for a return of Union Officers which form to be filled up and transmitted to this office.

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 4

The number of applicants admitted to the workhouse was 69

The number of cases of provisional outdoor relief was 2

The number of cases in which relief was continued by the Guardians was 2

The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books relieved by order of Guardians was 61

The number of applicants for which relief was not ordered 162

Resolved that the Clerk cause advertisements to be inserted in the Constitution and Telegraph newspapers stating that tenders will be received for the supply of the following articles for the temporary workhouses of this Union.

500 Pair blankets 100 Men’s suits of frieze

500 pairs sheets 200 boys suits of frieze in sizes according to pattern

4500 yards sacking for bed ticks 300 men’s and boys caps in sizes

2000 yards calico for shirting 600 tin platters

1000 yards flannel 600 tin porringers

500 yards linsey woolsey 600 iron spoons

1000 yards Chambrey

Sealed tenders to be lodged with the Clerk on or before Saturday the 9 th day of March 1850 accompanied by samples. Proposals to be considered on Monday the 15 th day of March.

Resolved that the following scale be fixed upon for the salary of the Officers of this Union and that the sanction of the Commissioners be requested thereto in order that the necessary advertisements may be issued on next board day.

Master at a salary of £30 per annum with apartments and ration

Matron at a salary of £15 per annum with apartments and ration

Schoolmaster at a salary of £12 per annum with apartments and ration

Schoolmistress at a salary of £8 per annum with apartments and ration

Porter at a salary of £6 per annum with apartments and ration

Master at a salary of £30 per annum with apartments and ration

Resolved That the relieving officers are hereby required to complete forthwith the Townland books and to keep same filled up from week to week upon pain of being fined for neglect of this duty.

Next meeting of the Guardians to be held on Monday the 4 th day of March 1850.

Signed D Browne

Clerk of Union.

R A O’Donnell

Alex C Davison

Thomas O’Boyle

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