In Chair: Stephen Colleran
Other Guardians: Messrs Patrick Moran
Hugh Dever
John McManamon
Patrick Sweeney
Thomas O’Boyle
Name of each collector |
Electoral Divisions arranged in Collection Districts |
Annual Collected and Lodged |
Total |
Remaining |
Total |
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£ |
s |
d |
£ |
s |
D |
£ |
s |
D |
£ |
s |
d |
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JAMES CONWAY |
ACHILL |
156 |
0 |
5 |
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BALLYCROY NORTH |
192 |
12 |
10 |
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BALLYCROY SOUTH |
258 |
9 |
2 |
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CORRAUN, ACHILL |
11 |
13 |
1 |
212 |
18 |
3 |
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DOOEGA |
12 |
10 |
6 |
242 |
4 |
3 |
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SLIEVEMORE |
196 |
5 |
4 |
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TOTAL |
24 |
3 |
7 |
1258 |
10 |
3 |
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R.J. WALSH |
DERRYLOUGHAN |
2 |
16 |
9 |
198 |
11 |
1 |
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GLENHEST |
11 |
16 |
0 |
117 |
19 |
5 |
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NEWPORT EAST |
20 |
5 |
3 |
473 |
1 |
3 |
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NEWPORT WEST |
0 |
18 |
0 |
110 |
6 |
6 |
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SRAHMORE |
73 |
18 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
35 |
10 |
0 |
973 |
12 |
3 |
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Cost Provisions £19 2s 10d
Provisions consumed £11 7s 0d
Average cost inmate 2s 6½d
Average cost in infirmary 3s 0d
600 lbs Bread at 5d per 4lb.
352 qts milk at 9d per gallon
48 lbs mutton at 5 ¾ per lb
6 lbs tea at 1s 8d per lb
26 lbs sugar at 1 ¾ per lb
4 lbs Mould candles at 6d per lb
1 doz porter at 3/9 per doz
The abstract of the Outdoor relief lists was produced by the Clerk having been duly entered up by him for the last week ended Saturday the 30 th day of May 1885 whereby it appeared that in that week the total expenditure in outdoor relief was
£ s d
In money - - -
In kind 2 19 6
Requirements Relieving officer
342 No II District O’Donnel £6
Workhouse Invoice Account
345 M Carey Severals £84 0s 9d
346 A Aitken Milk and Straw £54 9s 10d
347 H Mahony Provisions £8 10s 10d
348 S Deverell Wine £3 12s 0d
349 James Lunn Bread £41 19s 2d
350 Kate Quin Provisions and c. £23 5s 0d
2 Clothing Account
344 Thomas Grady Balance of a/c for shoes supplied £10
Read report from the Medical Officer stating that the yards required to be cleaned and the grass cut , also that there is some limewashing required and that a back door in hospital requires repairs.
“Minute”
Master to have the work done by the inmates.
Number applicants admitted to workhouse 2
Number in which relief continued by the Guardians 3
Minutes 5 th June 1885 (Supplemental Sheet)
Newport Dispensary District
343 Account of Dr Davis for vaccination fees Amount £3
Achill Dispensary District
351 Dr Croly Vaccination fees etc. £6 4s 6d
Read report from Dr Davis Medical officer of Health Newport Dispensary District dated 5 th June 1885 stating that the Fever is on the decline and that no deaths occurred since last report.
Resolved
That the attention of John O’Donnell Relieving officer be called to Dr Davis’s report of 29 th ultimo , in reference to the filthy state of Lettermaghera and that the attention of the several Relieving Officers be directed to their respective Districts with a view to having houses limewashed and cleaned about.
Read report from Dr Croly , medical officer of Health , Achill Dispensary District dated 3 rd June 1885 stating the health of the District continues satisfactory and recommending that a number of houses in Doogort and Tonetanvally be limewashed
“Order”
Notices to be served.
Read report from Dr Smith , Medical officer of Health, Ballycroy Dispensary District dated 3 rd June 1885 to same effect in the townlands of Aughness, Claggan and Gortbrack.
“Order”
Notices to be served
Resolved. That the Clerk request the Revd P Grealy not to require the children attending the different schools and particularly Treanbeg and Derrada to attend catechisms for one month as gathering the children from the infected districts may cause a further spread of fever.
Next meeting of the guardians to be held Friday 12 th June 1885
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