Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 17 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 12
2 7 10
3 11 14
Copy of minutes of proceedings of Board of Guardians 30 th January 1885
Present in Chair R Vesey Stoney Esq. DL
Other Guardians Messrs Patrick Moran
John Walshe
Treasurers Report Received during week 62 4 1
Paid during week 15 7 7
Balance in account against Guardians 148 19 11
Lodgements made of rates collected in several Electoral Divions appear to have been as follows.
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 |
36 |
15 |
8 |
35 |
17 |
9 |
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BALLYCROY NORTH |
31 |
13 |
5 |
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BALLYCROY SOUTH |
13 |
10 |
6 |
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CORRAUN, ACHILL |
62 |
8 |
11 |
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DOOEGA |
5 |
12 |
0 |
61 |
12 |
8 |
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SLIEVEMORE |
9 |
15 |
7 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
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52 |
4 |
1 |
221 |
17 |
7 |
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R.J. WALSH |
DERRYLOUGHAN |
10 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
11 |
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GLENHEST |
7 |
18 |
9 |
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NEWPORT EAST |
13 |
3 |
9 |
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NEWPORT WEST |
14 |
19 |
4 |
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SRAHMORE |
2 |
19 |
9 |
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10 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
6 |
6 |
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The Master’s estimate of Provisions and necessaries required for the ensuing week were examined and orders were duly made for the several articles specified.
66 584 lbs Bread at 5d per 4lb.
66 406 qts milk at 9d per gallon
67 36 lbs mutton at 5 ¾ per lb
64 7 lbs tea at 1s 8d per lb
61 34 lbs sugar at 1 ¾ per lb
64 3 ½ lbs biscuit at 8d per lb
61 8 Mould candles at 6d per lb
61 1 bottle brandy at 5s 9d per bottle
61 1 bottle gin at 2s 8d per bottle
62 1 doz Porter at 3s 9d per doz
61 1 pots beef extract at 10 ½ per pot
62 1 cwt salt at 1/6 per cwt
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 24 th day of January 1885 whereby it appeared that in that week the total expenditure in outdoor relief was
£ s d
In money - - -
In kind 1 15 6
Total 1 15 6
Requirements each relieving officer
277 J O’Donnell £3
Collectors Remuneration Account
278 R J Walshe Balance Poundage fees £16 4s 8d
279 James Conway Balance Poundage fees £17 8s 4d
On the requisition of the Master the following items were ordered
Order No 60 Shrouding at 2s 8d
Order No 62 Board at 9 ½d
Order No 63 Sundries at 1 16 0d
Order No 64 Studs at 1s 4d
Order No 40 issued on 3 rd January 1885 to Miss Quin for clothing material amount £14 17s 1d cancelled.
The Master reports that a man named Michael McNamara has applied for a suit of clothes and a pair of boots that he may take his discharge. He also reports that the bath in the probationary Ward is out of order and requires repairs
“Minute”
Clothing refused. Bath to be repaired.
Circular letter from Local Government Board No 250M/84 forwarding a copy of the Representation of the people Act 1884 48 Vic Chap 2
“Read”
Read Copy of a resolution of the Enistymon Board of Guardians relative to the depression in articles of farming produce.
“Read”
Resolved. That the tender of Mr David Gibbons of Drumbrastle at 5s 2d for the cabbage growing on farm be accepted.
The Rate Books containing the Rate made to provide for the period from 29 th September 1885 having been first certified by the Clerk were laid before the Board and duly signed by them.
Resolved That the following Rates due on Waste houses and in the several electoral Divisions of the Union be struck off .
Achill 2 11 3
Ballycroy North 2 12 4
Ballycroy South 1 5 3
Corrawn, Achill 3 0 11
Derryloughan 11 17 11
Dooega 1 12 4
Glenhest 2 4 4
Newport East 4 10 7
Newport West 9 8 0
Slievemore 1 11 7
Srahmore 0 18 9
Total 4 7 10
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 provisionally admitted to the workhouse was 6
The number of applicants disallowed admittance to the workhouse was 0
The number of cases of provisional outdoor relief was 2
The number of cases in which relief was continued by the Guardians was 4
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officers Books relieved by order of Guardians was 8
The number of applicants for which relief was not ordered 0
Read letter from Local Government Board No 40024 dated 27 th January 1885 requesting that they may be informed whether the defaulters under the compulsory vaccination act entered on Guardian minutes of 19 th ultimo in the Achill, Ballycroy and Newport Dispensary Districts have since complied with the law.
“Minute”
Referred to Medical Officers for reports entered on Guardians minutes of 2 nd inst.
Reports
Dr Smith, Ballycroy containing the names of 17 defaulters.
Relieving Officers to serve the usual notices.
Next Meeting of Guardians to be held on Friday 6 th February 1885
A C Fenton.
Copy of minutes of proceedings of Board of Guardians 6 th February 1885
Present in Chair No meeting held there being only two Guardians in attendance.
Next meeting Friday 13 th Feb 1885
A C Fenton.
Copy of minutes of proceedings 13 th February 1885
In the chair: No meeting held as there being only two guardians in attendance.
John Curran
Next meeting of Guardians to be held Friday 20 th February 1885
Signed. AC Fenton
Clerk of the Union.
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