MS 12581 Newport Union Minute Book of Board of Guardians Jan to Aug 1885.

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Copy of Minutes of the Proceedings of the Board of Guardians 10th of April.

In the Chair: Mr John Curran

Other Guardians: Stephen Colleran

Thomas O’Boyle

Hugh Dever

James Cleary

Lodgements made of rates collected in several Electoral Divisions appear to have been as follows.

Name of each collector

Electoral Divisions arranged in Collection Districts

Annual Collected and Lodged

Total

Remaining

Total

£

s

d

£

s

D

£

s

d

£

s

d

JAMES CONWAY

ACHILL

171

8

2

BALLYCROY NORTH

196

10

5

BALLYCROY SOUTH

350

3

10

CORRAUN, ACHILL

229

14

7

DOOEGA

269

7

4

SLIEVEMORE

245

15

8

TOTAL

1463

0

0

R.J. WALSH

DERRYLOUGHAN

212

15

3

GLENHEST

131

9

9

NEWPORT EAST

532

1

8

NEWPORT WEST

111

0

6

SRAHMORE

74

7

1

TOTAL

1061

14

3

Cost provisions received £11 3s 6d

Cost provisions consumed £11 14s 6d

Average cost inmate 2s 7 ¼ d

608 lbs Bread at 5d per 4lb.

360 qts milk at 9d per gallon

46 lbs mutton at 5 ¾ per lb

6 lbs tea at 1s 8d per lb

28 lbs sugar at 1 ¾ per lb

4 lbs Mould candles at 6d per lb

1 doz Porter at 3s 9d per doz

10 ton coal at 17/- per ton

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 4 th day of April 1885 whereby it appeared that in that week the total expenditure in outdoor relief was

£ s d

In money - - -

In kind 1 18 6

Requirements Relieving Officer

318 No. II District Lavelle £3

4 Establishment Account

320 Rev P Grealy Salary £12 10s 0d

321 Rev S Johnston Salary £3

Read letter from the Local Government Board No 11,631 dated 7 th April 1885 requesting that they may be furnished with a reply to their inquiry respecting the disallowances made by the auditor as specified in their letter of 24 th ultimo.

“Minute”

Local Government Board are requested to state on whom the surcharge is made.

Copy of Notice of Motion.

I beg to give notice that I will on Friday the 24 th April next move that Patrick Lavelle at present charged to Newport east be transferred to Newport West Division.

Signed Thomas O’Boyle

I hereby give notice that I will on this day fortnight move that the chargeability of Julia and May Cafferkey and also of Margaret Gallagher be changed from Ballycroy South to Ballycroy North Electoral Division.

April 10 th 1885

Signed James Cleary

Resolved that in future all accounts be submitted to the Finance Committee on the first Friday in each month and that cheques for contractors be issued only on that day.

Resolved That Mr Hugh Dever, Mr Thomas O’Boyle and Mr John Curran be appointed as the members constituting the visiting committee.

Cases of provisional relief

Number of applicants to workhouse was 2

Number of cases of provisional outdoor relief was 4

Number of cases in which relief was sanctioned by Guardians 7

Copy of Minutes 10 th April 1885 (Supplemental sheet)

In the Chair: Mr John Curran

Other Guardians: Stephen Colleran

Thomas O’Boyle

Hugh Dever

James Cleary

Accounts expenses Medical Charities Act.

Achill Dispensary District

319 Dr Smith Salary and C £30 18s 6d

322 Dr Croly Salary £27 10s 0d

323 Dominick Grehan Rent £4 0s 0d

Resolved that the Revd M Fitzgerald, M Ginnelly and L Little be appointed Wardens in the Achill Dispensary District.

Reports Form P

Dr Davis Newport Dispensary District containing the names of 24 Defaulters.

Relieving officer to serve the usual notices.

Ballycroy Dr Smith Health of District Good.

Newport Dr Davis Health of District Good.

Next meeting Friday 17 th April.

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