Bound volume containing drafts of the minutes for meetings of the Galway Urban District Council. 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. Meetings 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 Town Commissioners Collection (LA2). Entry dated 1 May 1899 includes a report from The Galway Urban District Council Roads and Streets Committee, the report details suggested improvements to the procedures for maintaining and repairing roads in the urban district. Entry dated 1 February 1890 includes a report from the Finance Committee regarding the Town Clerk's salary. According to the report the Town Clerk for Galway received a salary of £100 a year, which was significantly less than the salary of Town Clerks in other towns. For example the Town Clerk for Clonmel received an annual salary of £335, while the Town Clerk for Athlone received a salary of £210. The committee suggested that the Town Clerk's salary be increased to £200. According to entry dated 1 November 1900 it was proposed that the Urban District Council should purchase a road roller from Messers. Aveling and Porter for a price of £420. Entry dated 2 May 1901 includes a resolution rejecting a proposal from the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Upper Merrion St, Dublin for Galway Technical Institute to be managed by Galway County Council. Entry for 12 December 1901 includes a resolution which states that 'considering the intolerable bigotry towards our board recently manifested by our local would-be Unionist organ we hereby forbid the appearance of the Propr. Or any representative of the paper at any of our Board Meetings....' According to entry dated 6 March 1902 it was proposed that the Midland Rail Company should 'construct their own locomotive wagons and carriages instead of having them built else where, the Galway Urban Council desire to draw the attention of the company to their premises at Newcastle here which includes the old distillery buildings, as a most desirable place for the construction of these workshops.' Entry dated 7 May 1903 includes an acknowledgement of a letter from C.R. Devlin M.P. in reference to a resolution passed by the Urban District Council in relation to the number of ruins in the city 'which the owners refuse to sell and will take no steps towards placing them in a fit condition. He had asked a question in the House of Commons in reference to this and was informed that the remedy for this was provided by the Working Classes Act of 1890.' Entry for 7 January 1904 includes an enclosure detailing the duties of the following officers: 'Borough Surveyor', 'Town Steward', 'Superintendent of Waterworks'. According to entry dated 3 January 1907 it was resolved that the Urban District Council should 'press the claims of Galway as a port of embarkation with regard to the Canadian Mail Service.' According to minute dated 6 June 1907 attention was drawn to the fact that 'the Cruise of the Atlantic Fleet around the Irish Coast and the fact that Galway was omitted from the list.' Entry for the 25th December 1907 includes an enclosure consisting of a 'Notice of Result of Election for Galway Urban District Council. The poster lists the names of candidates, their 'Place of Abode', the number of votes they received and also lists the names of candidates successfully elected for each electoral division.
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 monthly accounts of the income and expenditure of the Taibhdhearc’s No 1 bank account from May 1937-Dec 1938, which included grants from the Department of Education on the credit side. A column relating to the second bank account shows that a monthly payment of £83.6.8. was made to the Artistic Director. Also includes accounts of income and expenditure relating to 9 named plays staged at the Taibhdhearc between April 1939 and September 1940. At the back of the volume there are 3 pages relating to a course run for teachers giving their names and attendance in August 1938 and the
measurements of 3 actors, J Horan, W Macken and P Kenny. Black cover, red spine, size approx 20x32x2 cms.
Bound volume containing Specimen Summon, handwritten. Also notes on scientific subjects such as geology, and process of photosynthesis etc. [Fragile in parts due to hydrolysis].
Bound volume containing the account of James M Kirwan (later Denis Kirwan) with Denis Kirwan (later A M Kirwan and Mrs. U L Bernard), giving details of rental payments to the former, then paid in cash to the latter.
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.'