Bound volume containing drafts of the minutes for meetings of the Galway Urban District Council. Includes A-Z index, paginated pp1-498, Each page in the volume includes a printed margin and page number, from the entry dated 4 November 1909 onwards the subject for each minute is written in red in the margin, examples from the minutes for 4 November 1909 include 'Vet. Inspector's Order', 'Town Stewart', 'Carts for Streets' and 'Road Roller''. Meeting were held weekly, the minutes contain details of attendance, matters arising, reports from committees and some correspondence. Entry dated 3 June 1909 draws attention to 'the seats maliciously broken at Salthill, also to issue a notice offering £1 reward for information with reference to persons found damaging the seats.' According to entry dated 29 July 1909 'The Secretary brought under the notice of the Council the advisability of advertising Galway as a health resort and publishing a guide to Galway.' Entry dated 19 August 1909 states that 'A letter was read from Dr. J.M. McDonough on the subject of premises in Kirwan's Lane stating that the premises were not fit for human habitation. Entry for 26 October includes reports of the Building Committee and the Waterworks Committee. According to entry dated 25 November 1909 'A letter was read from The National Telephone Co. with regards to the proposed telephone service to Waterworks and Bowling Green and College Road offering to make the connection at £12. According to the minutes of a meeting of the Building Committee dated 18 Jan 1910, in reference to the size of proposed labourers cottages for Galway, the committee recommended 'that the size of the kitchen in the proposed houses be increased from two to three feet.' Entry for 12 May 1910 reports a proposal on the occasion of the death of Edward VII 'that the meeting stand adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of his majesty King Edward VII whose wise and prudent rule endeared him to all his Irish subjects....'Entry dated 2 June 1910 states that in relation to the Cinematograph Act 1909 a resolution was adopted appointing an officer to 'grant, suspend or determine licenses under the act....' According to entry for 22 September 1910 it was proposed 'that we the Galway Urban District Council renew our application to the Galway County Council to apply for a loan in our behalf of £500 for the purpose of erecting a pier at Salthill....' According to entry dated 23 February 1911 'A letter was read from W.R.F. Mullery enclosing copy of a communication from the Union Medical Officer stating that three cases of Beri-beri were admitted to the fever hospital.' According to entry dated 9 March 1911 'A discussion took place with regard to the use of Irish materials in the building of cottages required by the Council and the Engineer was directed to add to the specifications that preference would be given to the contractor guaranteeing to supply Irish manufacture.' According to entry dated 17 August 1911 sanction was given from the Local Government Board for 'loans of £6520 for erecting 40 Labourers Cottages at Henry Street and Kelly's Lane.' Entry dated 16 November 1911 reports that 'the premises of P. Duggan at Claddagh were in a filthy condition and sewers were choked near his house. Orders to serve necessary notices and prosecute if nuisances not abated, it was also ordered that the attention of the police be called to pigs being allowed to wander about Claddagh.' Entry for 4 March 1912 includes a report from an unnamed committee which states that 'a Guide to the District to be the most advisable and suitable to the needs of this locality, and we recommend that a subsidy of £20 be given by the council for the issue of the Guide and 5,000 copies of the book be given free to the Council for distribution...[and] that it may be published in time before the Summer Season sets in.
Bound volume containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority. Each entry includes the date, attendance, business transacted and some correspondence, many of the entries consist of quotes or summaries of letters received; the vast majority of entries are concerned with the construction and maintenance of sewers. Meetings were generally held at two week intervals on Thursdays. According to entry dated 29 October 1874 the Authority received at letter from 'Local Government Board, dated 24 October, No.22698/1874, acknowledging receipt of the application for the loan of £13500 requested by the Galway Town Commissioners to pay off the debts incurred by them in the existing waterworks and for the extension of the supply to the suburbs.' According to entry dated 20 April 1875 'The sub-sanitary officer handed in a list of the Common Lodging Houses in the Galway Urban Sanitary District numbering in all 61'. Entry dated 29 June 1876 includes a report from the sub-sanitary officer stated that 'he had made an exact measurement of the apartments of the different common lodging houses of the town as directed by the Board. He found the rooms and the approaches to them extremely clean, but in most places the ventilation imperfect.' According to entry dated 10 May 1877 'Dr. Grady reported that he had inspected the premises...situated at the Claddagh and found cesspools convenient to their dwellings which were dangerous to public health.' Report dated 14 June 1877 reports that an investigation found '51 dwelling houses in which no less than 157 animals were kept, and the numbers of cases reported would appear by Dr. Clayton's statement to have been much larger.'
Bound volume containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority. The pages includes printed formatting and fields, each entry is spread over three pages. Each entry contains the following fields 'Minutes of Proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority, at their meeting held on ...', 'Present', 'in the Chair' 'Other members Present', 'Reports of Committees read and disposed of as follows, namely:', 'Record of Sanitary work performed since the date of the last Meeting', 'The following communications from the Local Government Board were read', 'The following Special Business came before the Meeting', 'The following Accounts were laid before the Meeting, and Cheques drawn for the amounts:', 'Reports of Medical Officers of Health, and Orders made thereon:', 'Monthly Report of the Medical Officer of Health read, and the following Orders made thereon:', 'The Report as to the Inspection of Common Lodging Houses was read as follows, and the following Orders were made thereon:'. Not every field is filled in for every entry. Also includes A-Z index. Entry dated 2 December 1880 includes discussion of the following subjects: 'Additional Gully Traps', 'Salthill sewerage', 'Estimated for repairs of Reservoirs', 'Sewerage Rate Collection', 'Drainage of the swamp at Salt Hill', 'Application from Mr. Townsend for payment of his claim of £30:18:00 in Swallows and Bagnells Trials'. Entry dated 5 January 1882 includes the following report of the medical officers of health (and orders made there on): 'Want of W.C. and Ashpit accommodation in several houses in Church Land, and Church yard place.', 'To serve notice on the parties concerned to erect W. Closets and provide ash pits.' Entry dated 7 August includes the follow statement 'read letter from the Sisters of Mercy, Magdalen Asylum stating that they were unable to meet the expenses of connecting that institution with the main drain, and requesting the commissioners to have the work done.'
Bound volume containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority. The pages include printed formatting and fields, each entry is spread over three pages. Each entry contains the following fields 'Minutes of Proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority, at their meeting held on ...', 'Present', 'in the Chair' 'Other members Present', 'Reports of Committees read and disposed of as follows, namely:', 'Record of Sanitary work performed since the date of the last Meeting', 'The following communications from the Local Government Board were read', 'The following Special Business came before the Meeting', 'The following Accounts were laid before the Meeting, and Cherubs drawn for the amounts:', 'Reports of Medical Officers of Health, and Orders made thereon:', 'Monthly Report of the Medical Officer of Health read, and the following Orders made thereon:', 'The Report as to the Inspection of Common Lodging Houses was read as follows, and the following Orders were made thereon:'. Paginated pp1-395, not every field is filled in for every entry. Entry dated 3 February 1887 includes a report on the state of houses on Henry Street which states that 'the majority of the houses were small thatched ones, and could not well be connected with the main water or sewage systems, and that the only improvement that could be affected would be the erection of ash pits at the rear of the houses.' According to entry dated 3 March 1892 'notes were ordered to be served upon the occupiers of the cottages at Newtownsmith facing the Electric Company's premises to be shut up unless they be put into tenable repair.' According to entry dated 8 September 1892 'Sergeant Hart R.I.C. was appointed Inspector of Food and Drugs instead of Sergeant Redington who has been transferred to Oughterard.'
Bound volume containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority. The pages include printed formatting and fields, each entry is spread over three pages. Each entry contains the following fields 'Minutes of Proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority, at their meeting held on ...', 'Present', 'in the Chair' 'Other members Present', 'Reports of Committees read and disposed of as follows, namely:', 'Record of Sanitary work performed since the date of the last Meeting', 'The following communications from the Local Government Board were read', 'The following Special Business came before the Meeting', 'The following Accounts were laid before the Meeting, and Cheques drawn for the amounts:', 'Reports of Medical Officers of Health, and Orders made thereon:', 'Monthly Report of the Medical Officer of Health read, and the following Orders made thereon:', 'The Report as to the Inspection of Common Lodging Houses was read as follows, and the following Orders were made thereon:'. Paginated pp1-395, not every field is filled in for every entry. According to entry dated 7 March 1895 Mr. Sims submitted a report on the subject of the drainage of the swamp at Salthill. He estimated the cost filling swamp and draining same by means of pipes at £70 - Colonel O'Hara giving the material (stones) in his land free.' According to entry dated 5 march 1896 'A discussion took place as to Mr. Sims statement in his report that (in view of the increasing demand on the water supply that could under existing circumstances be sent to places situated considerably above the level of the present source of supply, it would be desirable to find out whether an efficient "Gravitation" water supply could be procured.' Attached to page 274 is a report published in October 1894 on proposed extensions to Galway Water supply. The report was compiled by L.L. Macassey, Engineer, Westminster and Belfast and submitted to J. Redington, Town Clerk, Galway.
Bound volume containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority. The pages include printed formatting and fields, each entry is spread over three pages. Each entry contains the following fields 'Minutes of Proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority, at their meeting held on ...', 'Present', 'in the Chair' 'Other members Present', 'Reports of Committees read and disposed of as follows, namely:', 'Record of Sanitary work performed since the date of the last Meeting', 'The following communications from the Local Government Board were read', 'The following Special Business came before the Meeting', 'The following Accounts were laid before the Meeting, and Cheques drawn for the amounts:', 'Reports of Medical Officers of Health, and Orders made thereon:', 'Monthly Report of the Medical Officer of Health read, and the following Orders made thereon:', 'The Report as to the Inspection of Common Lodging Houses was read as follows, and the following Orders were made thereon:'. Entry dated 5 June 1903 states that 'A letter was read from Doctor Collinridge medical officer of health to the London Corporation stating that a number of Army Blankets which were infected with typhoid bacteria had been sent to the Salthill Industrial School- Secretary had a letter from the manager of the Industrial School stating that only one sample blanket and quilt had been received and had been since burned also read letter Doctor M.A. Leyden bearing out his statement.' Entry dated 11 May 1905 includes the following notice of motion from Martin Redington 'I here by give notice that, at the meeting to be held on 4th May, I will move that Labourers' Dwellings be built on the grounds at Prospect Hill in possession of the Urban Council, and that the necessary negotiations be at once entered into with the Local Government Board to apply for a loan for the purpose.' According to report dated 3 May 1906 '13 cases of Typhus Fever were reported from Claddagh the necessary steps to prevent a spread of the disease had been taken. One case of Typhoid was reported from No. 2 District.'
Bound volume containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority. The pages include printed formatting and fields, each entry is spread over three pages. Each entry contains the following fields 'Minutes of Proceedings of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority, at their meeting held on ...', 'Present', 'in the Chair' 'Other members Present', 'Reports of Committees read and disposed of as follows, namely:', 'Record of Sanitary work performed since the date of the last Meeting', 'The following communications from the Local Government Board were read', 'The following Special Business came before the Meeting', 'The following Accounts were laid before the Meeting, and Cheques drawn for the amounts:', 'Reports of Medical Officers of Health, and Orders made thereon:', 'Monthly Report of the Medical Officer of Health read, and the following Orders made thereon:', 'The Report as to the Inspection of Common Lodging Houses was read as follows, and the following Orders were made thereon:'. It is evident that some entries relate to the business of the Urban District Council rather than the Sanitary Authority, some entries are replicated in the minute books of the Urban District Council. (See LA4). According to entry dated 5 December 1907 the following motion was moved 'That the undertaking given by the Council in the old lease of Fairhill slob lands to spend £1000 thereon in the erection of a weighhouse etc., be altered and that the Council instead undertake to layout £1000 on the erection of Labourers Cottages there, and that the new lease to the council be prepared accordingly.' A report dated from the medical officer Dr. J.M. MacDonagh dated 11 November 1918 'Owing to the severe character of the present epidemic of influenza and the wide distribution of the disease all over the town, the council should use whatever authority it has to have all schools and places of amusement closed for the present.'
Bound volume minutes for meetings of the Galway Urban District Council. Each page has a margin, for some meetings the subject for each minute is written in red in the margin, details of attendance and some correspondence are also included. According to entry dated 30 March 1917 a letter was read from the Portrush Urban Council...asking the views of this council on the subject of a deputation to the Chief Secretary to urge the desirability of granting excursions and cheap booking this year to health resorts.' According to entry dated 12 August 1917 a resolution was passed stating 'that we the Galway Urban District Council respectfully, but firmly demand that of the English Home Secretary cannot see his way to grant the Countess de Markievicz the same concessions as the other Irish Prisoners, who received the same sentence he will, at least allow her a daily visit with an outside friend.' According to entry dated 3 May 1917 a resolution was passed calling 'the attention of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Chief Secretary that the order with the object of prohibiting racing, if it applies to the Galway Races, will mean a loss of about £10,000 to the people of Galway, who are already very hard hit by the war, that it will be disastrous to hotels and other public places in Galway....' According to entry dated 7 June 1917 it was unanimously decided to ask the officers commanding at Renmore Barracks to allow the bands of their regiments to play at Eyre Square.' The entry dated 11 April 1918 includes the following resolution 'That we, the members of the Galway Urban District council enter our strongest protest against the passing of the Conscription Bill at present going through the House of Commons as unjustifiable and unwarranted and calculated to cause chaos and confusion in the country where Labour is not sufficient to attend to the needs of the increased tillage going on now.' According to minute dated 1 August 1918, Colonel Arthur Lynch M.P. addressed the meeting on behalf of the Irish Recruiting Council and explained the necessity of having voluntary recruiting carried out in order to obviate the necessity of conscription. According to a resolution passed at the meeting held on 31 October 1918 'Owing to the severe character of the present epidemic of influenza and owing to the wide distribution of the disease all over town amongst women children and adults we would strongly recommend that the Urban Council would use whatever authority it has to have all schools and places of amusement closed for the present.' According to entry dated 21 November 1919 the Government proposed voting a considerable sum of money under the heading of Reconstruction for the building of houses in urban areas and it was decided to bring this matter before the Council.' According to entry dated 30 January 1919 a letter was read from W.R.W. Machie stating that 'he had purchased the Galway Salthill Tramway Co. and proposed running motor busses to Salthill and he would be glad if arrangements could be come to for removal of rails and make good the road.' According to entry dated 6 February 1919 it was proposed 'that we the members of the Galway Urban District Council desire to draw attention of his Majesty's Government to the expediency of adopting proportional representation as the method of conducting municipal elections under the Local Government Act 1898 as we are of opinion it is the fairest method of carrying on these elections. According to entry dated 20 March 1919 Father Davis 'came before the council and pointed out the urgency of providing houses for the working classes in Claddagh...' According to entry dated 10 May 1919 'It was decided to present an address of Welcome to the Irish American Delegates to the peace conference at Paris who were to visit Galway Tomorrow and the address having been drawn up and read was approved of.' According to entry dated 5 June 1919 a 'report of Committee appointed to consider letter from the Local Government Board with reference to Housing Schemes stating they consider the design of houses suggested by the Local Government Board too elaborate for local requirements, and the proposal to have W.C.s inside they consider objectionable. According to entry dated 31 July 1919 'A letter was read from the Irish Unionist Anti-Partition League in reference to Housing Bill and the Council decided that they were in favour of the Scheme already adopted for housing in England and Scotland.' Entry for 17 January 1920 includes a cutting from the Galway Observer detailing the results of the local elections held on 17 January 1920. Entry dated 15 April 1920 states that 'this council desires to place on record our appreciation of the thoroughly efficient orderly and courageous manner in which the allied trades and labour bodies in Galway handled the very difficult and critical situation created by the national strike...that the special thanks of the citizens of Galway are due to the Irish Railway and Postal workers whose patriotic action, contributed so largely to the victory of right over might. That we congratulate the noble men who were prepared to suffer death rather than yield up their principles.' According to entry dated 6 May 1920 the following resolution was passed by the council, 'this council have just learned that the deaths of one hundred noble Irish Patriots are imminent in Wormwood Scrubs Prison and that some prisoners in Galway Jail are also in danger of death, beg to place on record our horror and detestation of the tyrannical English Government which has brought this new system of slow murder into existence after it has deprived the Irish people of all private as well as public liberty.' According to entry dated 3 June 1920 'Walter O'Flaherty submitted designs for houses to be built at Salthill and asked for a certificate under the Housing (Additional Powers) Act 1919. W. Sarsfield also submitted designs for a house at Wood Quay and asked for a certificate.' Entry for 17 June 1920 includes the following resolution "That this Council of the elected representatives of the Galway Urban District Council at a duly convened meeting hereby acknowledges the authority of Dail Eireann as the duly elected Government of the Irish people, and undertakes to give effect to all decrees duly promulgated by the said Dail Eireann in so far as same effects this Council. That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the Republican Minister for Foreign Affairs for transmission to the Governments of Europe, and to the President and Chairman of the Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S.A. That 30 copies of this resolution be sealed with the Seal of the Council and handed to me for transmission to the proper quarters.'
The records of Galway Corporation from its foundation in 1485 to 1818. It consists of a statute book (Liber A) giving the names of members of the Corporation and statutes passed (1485 to 1710). Also the minute books of meetings of the Corporation from 1679, giving the dates of meetings, attendance, and business transacted. Also some loose legal material relating to a court case before the House of Lords dealing with the election of Valentine Blake as MP for Galway in 1814.
Plans for the extension of Galway Harbour drawn up in 1936.