Item 8 - Bound volume containing drafts of the minutes for meetings of the Galway Town Commissioners.

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Bound volume containing drafts of the minutes for meetings of the Galway Town Commissioners. The minute book is a custom printed book which includes structured folios with headings for each meeting. Includes A-Z index. Each folio contains the following printed headings 'Minutes of Proceedings of the Galway Town Improvement Commissioners at their Monthly Meeting held on Thursday...', 'Present', 'No.1 Account', 'No.2 Account', 'Reports of Committees read and disposed of as follows, namely:-', 'The following Special Business came before the Meeting'. In many instances extra pages are attached which contain more information relating to Special Business, in some instances printed material from newspapers is also attached to the minute book. Meeting were usually held on the first Thursday of every month, extra meetings were held periodically. This volume is used both for the minutes of the Galway Town Commissioners and the Galway Urban District Council, Galway Urban District Council took over the functions of the Town Commissioners following the Local Government (Ireland) Act which was passed in 1898. Although this volume may be regarded as one physical item for the purposes of arrangement and description it is treated as two items and a description of the relevant section is includes in the finding aid for the Galway Urban District Council Collection (LA4). According to entry dated 26 March 1891 'The Question of the wires of the Galway Electric Company came on for the consideration of the Board, every member having been duly notified, and M McDougall proposed and M O'Sullivan seconded that we report to the board of trade that no accident of any kind has occurred with the overhead wires at present in Galway.' According to entry dated 18 February 1892 the 'Midland Company intended to supply themselves with water from Newcastle by running a line of pipes to their station at Galway...' it was resolved by the Town Commissioners that the 'secretary direct Mr. Blake at once to communicate with Mr. Bell parliamentary Agent, to lodge a petition on the part of the Commissioners to oppose the Bill in the interests of the town of Galway with which the proposed work will interfere in annihilating the water supply to the town.' Entry dated 3 March 1892 states 'read letter from...Dublin Corporation references to Irish Exhibits at the coming "World's Fair" Chicago. Secretary was directed to communicate the contents to W. Persse, the jute factory and other manufacturers in the town.' According to entry dated 6 October 1892 'W. Duggan for the Telephone Co. of Ireland waited at the Board and asked for liberty to erect poles required for the use of a proposed telephone exchange for Galway ordered to convene a special meeting to consider the question.' Entry dated 2 February 1893 states that 'A discussion arose on the subject of the broken stones supplied to the town through the jail. M. J. O'Sullivan stated he objected to this means of obtaining metal and stated he would give notice that a contract be entered for the purpose.' Entry dated 10 August 1893 states that 'the consideration of the letter from the National Education Board, on the subject of appointing a local Education Committee came before the Board. The Secretary having read the Irish Education Act 1892 to the Board by which it appeared that it was imperative on the Commissioners to appoint a Committee. According to entry dated 5 March 1896 Mr. M A. Lynch moved that 'six wooden seats be procured and placed along the promenade at Salthill.' According to entry dated 5 February 1897 'On consideration of the application of the Galway Electronic Company for a provisional order from the Board of Trade, W. Perry came before the board and stated that if the Commissioners insisted on the insertion in the schedule to the proposed provisional order of Salthill he would be unable to float his company but that if the Commissioners would waive the insertion of Salthill in the schedule he would on the part of his company undertake to extend the electric light mains to this locality after a short time.

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