February 1937

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MONTHLY MEETING 8th FEBRUARY, 1937.

MIN UTE S

County Hall, N. J. FRIZELLE, WEXFORD. Secretary Wexford Co. Council

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES Tne Monthly Meeting of Wexford County Council was held in County Council Chamber, County Hall, Wexford, on 8th February 1937. Present:- Mr. D. Allen(Chairman), presiding; also, Messrs. Patk. Colfer, Jonn Connors, R. Corish, C. Culleton, W. Cullimore, John Day, Col. C.M. Gibbon, W. P. Keegan, John P. Kelly, W. Kinsella, Jas. Lawler, Sean O'Byrne, Miss

N. O'Ryan, Ml. Redmond, T. Redmond, P. Ronan and Myles ~ The County Secretary, County Surveyor and the five Assistant Surveyors were also in attendance. Mr. Elgee, County Solicitor, wrote he was laid up witn influenza and Col. QUin wrote apologising for his absence from the meeting as he was ill with the flu. The Minutes of last meeting were confirmed.

PAYMENTS Treasurer's Advice Notes for £336. 3. 4d Salaries and £8226. 14. 4d ordinary payments (including payments \ to Road Contractors) were examined and signed.

THE LATE MR. SAMUEL BOLGER On the motion of Mr. Kelly seconded by Mr. Corish it was resplved tnat the following reply from Mr. Moses Bolger, Coolnaleen, Camolin, in acknowledgment of vote of condolence from the County Council in the death of his brother, Samuel, be inserted on the minutes of the day:- "Please convey to the members of your Council my sincere thanks for their resolution of sympathy tendered me on the death of my brother, and also accept my gratitude for your personal message of sympatny. Such sympathy as yours leaves a per·son to know that at tne time of afflic tion tney are not forgotten by old friends and colleagues."

CONFIRMATIO OF MINUTES OF FINANCE COMMITTEES MEETING 22nd JANUARY 18 31: Minutes of this meeting were submitted as follows:-

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES The fortnightly meeting of Fin nc Commltee was held in County Council b r, County Hall, exford on 22nd January 1937. Present:- Mr . R. Corl ( Vice-a irm n) and subse- quentlyx'. D. Allen (C irman) presided. 1 0 present:- d M sars. W. Cullimore, r. P. Keegan, John P. Kelly, Sean

O'B,yrn and ~ isa 0 ' yan.

The Secret -y, Assis~ant ecr tary, County Surveyor and County Sollcitor were in tt ndance.

Tne 1nutes of last meeting ~ere confirmed. ( r. n Corl preai ed for t eir confirmation).

FA NTS

Tr asurer's Advice Note for £2746. 13. 6d as examin d and signed. •

RATE COLLECTION STATE OF: The followin gives the state of the Rate Coll ction to the 22nd J nuary 1937:- Name of Percentage Collecte ColI ctor Nett Warrant (Excluding Arr

W. Doyle 62.~ S. Gannon 6l. J. Quirke 61.7 t'. J. Murphy 59.0 p. olan 58.8 J. C ins 58.8 J. J. O'Reilly 58·3 J. Curtis 58.0 P. Doyle 57.6 A. Dunne 57.2 W. Cummins 56.4 D. K nny 56.2 J. Flood 56.0 J. Degan 55·0 M. cCarthy 54·5 J. J. Sinnott 53. 6 P. Carty 53·2 I • Keho 53·0 M. urpby ~ Average 57.3 The percentage of Gross Warrant (incluaing arre rs) collected was 48.8 as comp red lth 47.4 at corresponding period last year. © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES The Chairman said that aty~last Wexford as the fourth lowest County in th list for Rate Collection and it

certainly could not be regerded as the fourth poorest Coun~ in An Saorstat. The Secretary stated that th lodgments being mad by' d the m Jority of t e Collectors war very small.

The Secretary read circular letter issued to the Coll 0"" tors on 16th January 1937 pointing out t t the Finane Com mitte had dir cted Collectors to take legal ctlon for recovery of both moieties of r t by the end of the present

month. Such proceedings, for some y aI'S past, ere until March and April. Lodgm nts for the past month (Dec- ember) w re 1 ss t n tho e for the corresponding period of Collectors, in order tn. t the position on 31 t

1 at could be r garded as satisf~ctory ere urged to t k active st ps immediately for the recovery of outstanding items.

It W .6 decided t consider the state of the collection after the end of January en the Collec·tors should c rry out the instructions of t e Finance Committ e as regards

1 gal proceed1ngs.

PA DAGE FEES: Til following resolution wa adopted on the motion of Hr. O' Bym second d by Hr. Kelly: I "T t the Minister for Local Gov rnment and Public Health be request d to sanction p ym nt of poundage to Call ctors De gan, Philip Doyle, William Doyl nd Quirke, who had lodged sums equivalent to the first moiety of the

current Y ' s VI rran t and t arr ars pplicabl to th 1935/36 s eement."

ILLNESS OF RATE INSPECTOR : Under d te 15th January 1937, Mr . Masterson, Rate Inspector, submitted oertificate from Dr. T. R. MoCabe, Selskar, exford, that he as suffering from eczema (facial) and would not be fit for duty for ten

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JUDGMENT ORTGAGES AND RATES (Court of Justioe Act 1934 Seo . ~ 5nd 60) and Enforceme.lt of Court Or ar Aot 1936 ~o. __ (_»: 1 The Secretary submitte replies from sixteen County \ Seoretari s r·elat· ve to 0 taming Judgment ortgages for Rates. d No r p I had been r ceived from Counties Dublin and

Leitrim in ,hic it d been stated the Councils d utili

ed t is pr- c dure as a g n ral PI' ctioe.

It w s d.ecid d t .t t e Chairma.n and Jr. Co~ish scer

t in from t e r spol1sible offioials of the Department of Local Governm nt and Public Healtl if it would be to the

adv~~t ge of t e Wexford County Couno 1 to secure suoh mortgages ano. hat ould be the legal-xpenses in the ma.tter.

BY L.~ vrs ... XFORD SRI DGg;

It was decided that advertis ments dr fted by the County Oouncil Solicitor be i su d in the thre 10c I papers pointing out that t e County Counoil intend d to tak pI'o- oe dings aga1nst persons infringing t eir by-la s regards overweight lorri crossing Wexford idg.

EXT FICER OF

Tne following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr . Coris seconded by iss O'Ryan:-

ttThat s r oommended by County Bo ,I'd of Health nd e publio ssistance an extension bell be provided for use of olerk in department of County edioal Offic r of Health to enabl th m to take telephon calls in is absenoe."

Under da.te 19th January 19)7 the Department of I\grl

cultur wrote (L.49/37) exp ining t e provisions of boy.

Copl s of tle Order and of fur~ler explanatory circular had n for ard d the VeteX'illal"Y Insp ctors of the County Counoil.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES Owing to the changes in proc dure the Mi nister asked Local utlorlties to rrange for a display of posters c lline ttention to thes matters. The following resolution was adopt d on the mot1on of Mr. Corish s conded by . O'Byrne:- "That advertisement as to changes in procedure created by W rbl Fly (Treatment of Cattle) (Amendment) Ord r 1936 b issued for four is ues of the three local papers and that posters in accordance with draft furnished by the Department of Agricultur be displayed on notice boards of the various n s in the County. T e following re olution as adopted on t e motion of r. O'Byrne seconded by the Chairman:- "That t e Department be sked if they could arr nge tor tn colouring of cattle ash to indicate for some short per iod after ashing that c ttl had been dressed for w.rbl 9.

S LL DWELLINGS ACQUISITION ACTS - SITE VALUE The follo ing r olution s dopted on the motion of

~i s OIRyan seconded by Mr. Kelly:- "That the Department of Loe 1 Government and Publio H 81th be requested to allow the Wexford County Council to fix t £10 th site value of any site taken under lease and on whioh d elling under Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts

1~ io be erected. e The folIo ing resolution was adopted on the motion of Ur. Corish seconded by Mr. Kelly:- approv of Insuranc Policy with the Irish Public dies Mutual Insurances Ltd., in a sum of £20,000, fire riskt'houses er ct d or in course of er ctlon under Small D ellings Acqul itlon Acts premium £12. 10. 0. That we approve of t e payment of said premium to th1s Insurance Comp ny and also of £14. 7. 0 time on risk to the 29th September 1936 .

Pre ia.ent, ~t. Peter' Colle e, iexford, 1rote:-

"I eg to norm you t 8.t t e t 0 Scholarship boy , Patriok do sins, st. Iberius, Broadway and Edward Kavanagh, Balla e, Broa,d ay, left the College this morning for home it lout B.ny permission rom tne l:iuperlors of the College. I made immediate inqulr'ies on their disappearance from

th Col e e. I tel p oned r. Cullen, P.P. of ~dyl I~ to interview tle parents on the matter. He has intervie ed r both parents end th~ boys - tLe latter since tneir arrival

home - and 1e ~s lnforled me th t they do not intend to ret rn to tne College to pursue their studies. 1 eed hardly mention t ,t I regard t eir d parture

fro ~ e College it out notice as a very serious breaoh of diaoip ine. va entertained grave doubts of

allowi them to return, if they had expre se 8 . ish to do

80. I In r ply to queries the Secret ry sta ted that

were on tneir t ~rd year. In the case of Cousins £22.16.2d

had been paid I t. Peter" s College and for Kavan gh £29.18. 8d to 'the same institution, both payments h ving been made on 9th Octo er 1]36. TIle folIo in resolut on was dopted on t e motion of

iss 0' an 6 conded by elly:- at the parents of P trick COUSins, St. Iberius, Broadway, and of EdWard Kavanagh, Ballere, Broad ay, holders of Sc olarships under Secondary and Voe tional Scholarship

Sc me, ho left S't. Peter's Col1 ge, 1 exford, without per [ lasion on 20th J anuary 1937 be asked for an explanation of • their boys' conduct and informed t t if they do not comple~ tne period of t eir schol rship tle amounts lready paid on their benalf to st. Peter's College nrust be refunded to the

County Council. It

Th Secretary ubmitt d applic tion for Scholarsh1p under S condary and Vocational Sc olarship Scheme from Dermot Patrick Cl ncy, ara riill, Inch. Th income of ppllcynt's fatner as given t £324. It w a ecided to point out that under t e prOVisions of e Scheme an pplicant hose arent or p rents d an income of £300 per annum a lnellg1bl to compete for Scho larsllip.

OAD WORKS ( RURAL)

L tter as read from Department of Local Government

Publio He Ith under da 23rd December 1936 (RU/203/201)

stating t t e, grant of £2 0 nad een provisionallylloca- te towards sc emes of road works condition 1 on th County Council providing £950 maklng a total of £3800 whic it suggested should be allocated as folloW8:- 1. Rural eaB (including small to ns and villag with a population of less than 200 - £. 2400 2. Non Uroanised Roads 1400 Total £ 3800. Labour w s to be recruited trough tne Loe 1 Employment

Exohanges and in ubmittlng a Scheme regard snould be had to th election of works providing a high content of unskilled laboUl" (exclusive of carter). So far as it was consistent with t e principle t t t funds are to be llocated in acoordance wit the incidence of Unemployment Assistance it as d sired that the works should be confined to roads of tourist i portance. Int ation should b given s to how it w proposed to provide t e Council's contribution to arda the cost of e works. Som time ago t e County Surv yor subm1tt d a scheme for tle improvement of the stre ts of ell the villages in the County estimate to coat £24760. The County Council on t e recom.lendation of t e Finance Committee selected s ve.t n, tile improvement of whic would cost £10,890. © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES The e villa s ere:- Coo gr aney; Courtown and River- ohapel; iilmuokridgej [onsmolln; llYCArn Y; Kiltealy; The Ballagh; C stlebrl ej Cross beg; Slade nd Churohtown; S It ills; Ballynaok; Clongeen; Tego.t; Ta on; Churohtown and Dunoormaek. a. To meet partially t e expenditure und I' th Soheme the Department of Looal Government nd Public He Ith provided grant of £3780 and th County Council £2520. Tot 1 £6300. This amount was allocated as follo s:- _..!! Kl uekridge 900 ilehouse (Enni eorthy) 500 , ombraok 400 Churchtown and Slade 1000 Cross ue ( hitty's Cross) 600 Rivere pel 300 Barn town 1000 Clonroche (Cha el) 300 Gor y own 950 Bunclody To n 350 £ 6300 T County Sur eyor sa d that t ere were sp cla1 cir cuma .nc s in thi County s they could not get materi loft hand and put on a lot of en. They had to utili e rook

drill andla.st before meteri 1 could e provided. He sa. Mr. Hurson (Secretary to the Dep rtment of Local Government and Public He lth) on the 21st and ex mined the propos I of seV rel other Counties. The e had small quarries into

whio t ey could put men at once. As for roller ork there

was a diffic Ity in liring. They had 1n the County six rollers nd normally th se QuId be employed in Spring and e Summer. NoW the work had to be don in Winter and as a

w ole lot of it d to be one togetler ~he existing plant could not re eh on it. He could not do any particular ork in most of the villages. At the meeting of the County Council mention had been made of Ballygarrett, but as se

stones would be used tner, e fe~r d tel bour content would not be more t n 2m and the bal nee would. go to car- tel's. He roi ht be able to rran e to take m ter1 1 from

Carri anea' quarry and ave it brok n by hand. A

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES t e £3800 suggested it s ould be divided mong the five ASSistant Surveyors giving e ch approxim tely £760 in the folIo ing way:- anor's dietrict: B ok streets of Gorey or G rden City roads (if taken over). Ballyga.rrett village. oad t Kilanerin Ie ding to the road at Inch. trict: Ferns to Tinnashrule or alternat ively the foot at s at Ferns.

rshallstown Btl' et and if funds llow 1'0 d from

Bool vo u.e Church Wall to t e Post Office. r. Cullen's district: Road C etl Ellis to Bl ok tel' and Iso a as

possible rOB,d from C stlebridge to Cross beg.

Clongeen nd P 1 oe Len

~Birthistlels di triQt: P rt of tne Ro d from RossIe. e Co stguard st tJ.on to

~il y.btation turn nd trom Etc in r~nts to turn at

Be rl~ugn. Duncormack village drainage. Tl folIo ing resolution was adopted on t e motion of

r. o t Byrne. seoond by iss 0 ' y n:- "T t the £950 oontribution of ounty Council to Emp~~

ment Sohemes Vote (Rural) e raised by 8.1 of loan. II

l,uss 0 I Ryan ve t 1 n cess ry notioe of motion for

t purpose.

The C .irman said that on 20th Janu ry dnring a severe to alar e tree was lown down ne r Ferns And fell across ain road oompl tely blooking it. It was not cut u

slould not rye occurred d tne travell~ng public had a most legit1 ate grievance a lnst the County Council for

allowing t e road to be closed for such a long time.

He propose t following r solution uich was seconded by r. Coris and adopted:-

uT at 'e request t e C ter Su~ rintendent, Garda. Sio

ens., to instruct t e Gar i to notify immedl t ly 0 d

G ger of 'ny obstructions on roads suc as tree bl o

down, oroken I'o .d bridges or gull ts or any ther ob8truc ~ calculated to interf re with the se of roads and t t t

county SU1"'ve.10r ° nstruct Gang AI'S tJ. t i thin half an hour

of eceipt of such re orts they are to tr ~ e steps to olear t t.o ou fare and . n ne meantime to safeguard road u

Tle Couwty Surveyor stated that on 2nd Dec mb I' 1 st

e had nO 't._fied a 1, the 8 iatant i.:)urvayor directing tnat

11:1 ediate steps snould e taken for re" val of 11 obstruc-

,. tons on roads. ,8 QuId take furt er ete s in the in accord.ce it.. th resolution of t e Committee.

The folIo ing resolution w s adopted on trie motion of

. r. Corish seconded by 1s OtBy n :- "T' t in future, pplieations for rep-ir of lanes t e . und rOMinor Relief Sch m b referred in tne first in t nce

to the County Surveyor for report nd t at applic tion and

report be tlen considered t first available meting of t e Fin nce Commltt e."

Under date 19th Janu ry 1937, Rev. P trick Kav n gh, C.c., ossl re, rot :-

"1 8 all b thankful if you 111 kindly convey to the County Council tne cont nts of this oommunioation. The de per te condition of the road from Heskin Cottage to the end of Bearlougtl requires immediate attention. nan it r irs for a t m that part of t e ro d~ excepting p © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES is covered with ter and B.S a consequence pedestrians ar oaked; and if it rains for longer period, the road becom s impassabl. For in tanoe, some ere prev nted ~m ttendlng Holy ss on Sunday last, whilst those who Ven tured w re saturated up to the knees 0 in to the road being flood d. It is an atrocious state of a fairs that p ople ve to endur such hardships. The flooding is du to the fact that there is no atercourse or dr inge to t off th water. And not ithstanding t e intolera Ie condition of t road, it seems strange that time an outlay hav been expended to iden it and provision is being made for foot ... path, whilst what is essential is neglected. It ould be far mor apropos and in accordance ith the needs of the people to put the road in ora r. Primary things fir t. Then t er i the oodto n Ro d whic is veritable 1 ke after rain. But tha.t seems inevitable hen one observ t t t e trenches are higher than the road and ther is no outlet whatev I' to r move the water. It i indeed plea ant prospect, particularly for arents whose childr n have to traverse these roads to sonool and Churoht" Mr. Birthi tIe, Assistant Surveyor for the district, said that Fr. KaVanagh's letter was a mild representation of the re 1 tate of frairs.

Th County Burv YOI' said teo d r ferred to as in deplor ble state and t . people of t locality ere inol%ed ,. , to blame the County Council but they ere not responsibl . The blam was to be laid to the eewera·e work. H was

authorised to make arrangements it the Contr ctor of the ewerag works to restore the ro d surface. bad m d two or tbre ppointments at Xmas wit the Contractor, but the 1 tt r never turned up. Th Contractor's Engineer th n attended but he kept trying to cut do the price of the ork and it as not poeslbl to come to terms with him. It was only when h (County Surv yor) informed im that the

Council ould he,ve to t~e proceedings that the m tter was , ,; rranged and Mr. Birthl tIe had sta.rted t e ork. Mr. Birthistle aid it could not be denied, but the

1'0 d was in deplor ble t teo He considered th sewerage contractor could have 1 ft the road in b tter condition if h re tored it as th se erag work pro essed. The County Surv yOI' s id that £200 - a 10 figure - as

his estim te for t e restoration, but t e sewera.ge contrac~ tl0U nt tne ork should be done for £120 or £130.

be completvd betor Jun or July. If the road urf 08 was put into ood order there ere only sections on hieh pro vision had be n made to tak off th surface ater. The C irman id that Mr. cCarthy. the Engin r for

• I . th e erage system h ld it was wrong to allow road urf oe

wa.ter into a er. It interfered ~ith t e pumping nd th settling of se erage .

•r. Birthi tIe 9 id there a.s no other ~ a.y at taking off the aurfa.ce w tar from thi road. There ould be tlooding in the future, but not so bad s no .. Down by the I q Church there no provi'sion to take off the surfaoe water. Th pr sent very d ploreble condition of th ro d as not du to any action of the County Council. They ould hav th 1500 loan to de lith th ork do t RossI reo But it was in dvisable to do th work there until all the sewerag conneotions had been made. On the su estlon of the Chairman it w s deoid d that the County Council Survey Staff should keep in clo e touch with th offiCials of th Board of Health with th vi of g ttlng t road from Etc ngbam's on to B srlough into satis! ctory condition. • Birthistl s instruoted to intervi Fr. Kavanagh and explain to him th situation s r gards th t te of the ro d.

. ,; CUTT G AT TACUMSHANE ~~ Th County Surveyor t.t d he had int rviewed the

officials of th~ Office ot Fublio orks relative to the tran fer of t £100 from Ballycleary Lane to the ork ot cutting Tacumshan Lake. The M1ni t r.fo.r Finane a to be approac ed in the matter and it we probable the transfer

would e agr ed to. T e drawback in tAis lnstanc as the co t of brin ing the necessary plant to the place nd takmg

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES it back and whic would run to about £4,0. Th re pos lbll1ty of secur1ng furt er grant if, wh n the work as in pro ess it as consld red a vis ble and required. It s fe sible Job at present.

ppllca tion was m d by Oh2~les Sunderland, lly Iter, Kilmu krldgc, for repair of bove 1 n under ,inor eli r

on b ~ It of himself, Ir. . R. ~cDonald ( nager for . F. ~lhite) and James Conroy. The Ian in ver-y bad repair nd 0 ing to prohl bition Ord r a gravel a not av ilable. Tle County Surveyor said h beli v d the 1 ne 10 u s I tion s re lly a priv te avenue. T Committe decid d they could not recom end the application.

BOO VOGJE ROAD The c,ounty Surveyor ubmltt d from Mr. Ennl , Assist nt

Surveyor, t e following lett r in connection ith the stat of the road at Boolavogue Ca 0110 Church:- ltThi.w is Road o. 310. Qen r .lly I th1nk it i pt

reasonably so f r as the mon y will 110". or course, it

i not get tin anou it.er of m terial or work. Form rly it got oonsiderabl more of bqth. I tliruc Mr . Frlzelle must bay misunderstood Fr. All n bout t e springs of at r and t e road inking. I do not

1 ther is t 'le CQ e.

I ere as not any propo al tor the improvement ot th load adopted durin r. Hall's ti e. • Hall put in a proposal for short piece of foot tho It s not pa sed. I do not think a footpat auld be uo use. What 1s r alJ3

wanted i about 5 or 6 hundr d yards of team rolling. Even if t e money for this 1"e vaila 1 it ould be b tter to

spen it OV I' t w ole road from rn to B lly amond. © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES /

Th Chairm n id i't w s quite true the.t spr1ngs ot w ter were to be found on t e road t certain period of y are e noveo t~at aome portion 0 t e grant for imorove- ment of village oe aV ilable for tl improvement ot Boo1 - vogue from t e Church all to ·t e Post Offioe.

This 'las s couded by 141 s a I Ryan and agr ad to.

BUNCLODY LIVE STOCK OUND Under date 21st January 1937 & srs. Stopford & Turn r , agents for r . . \1. 11 . 'e, unc 10 d..y , ~ote t t the w 11 of the Li ve toe oun w s no in Good order and r. Ha.ll r was pI' pared t.o make a letting to the CountY' Coun-

cil at a rent of £6 per annuru. He d~sired to add that the PI' sent Poundkeeper was an xeellent pArson for the Job. The followin r'esolution was adopted on the otion of

Mr. O. yrne second d by r. el1y:- -That provided Mr. H 11 Dare would be PI' par d to er ct

a a d and instal water supply in th~ Pound t Bunolody the Finanoe Committee would be PI' p red to r commend the County Council to r nt this Powid. 11

OV DRAFT PERIOD The 'following resolution was dopted on th motion of

Mr. 0' Byrne seconded by Mr. Ke gan:- . tlTnat the 'nieter for Local Government a.nd Public

He 1 b request d to eanet on overdr~ft ocommodPtion of th County Council wit t sir Treasur r for £35,000 up to

end of liarc 1937 . It

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL CASES

Notification as to app~1cation to oe made at Di triot Courts for tne committal of the folIo ing ohi1dr n to Industrial Schools re referred to r. Eigea, County Solicitor:- Mic ael Devine, Gorey (aged 11); Patrick Saine, i1liam Str et, Gorey (11) and Liam D.1y, do. (10);

ry Doy1 , oneylam, Gorey (10); and John Doyl , Kilcan non, Enni co (13) • © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES ------~=-=- - - -" The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Kelly, seconded by Miss OIRyan:- "That tne Minutes of Finance Committee meeting of

22nd January, 1937, as submitted to this meeting be received and considered."

EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES VOTE: The following extract from Minutes of Meeting of Wexford Board of Health under date 18th January 1937, was read!- "Mr. J. Whitty, Rent Collector reported: "The roads in the Gorey Garden City are in a bad state of repair. . Large pools of water lie on it after rain and the portion passing the playground is dangerous as there is a hole out in the road, the gravel picked away by the children. In fact, I believe there are people drawing gravel out of it and undermining the road. II The Secretary stated that this road was provided when the Garden City Scheme was being completed by the Board of Hea.lth. On the motion of Mr. Denis Allen, seconded by Mr. Patrick Ronan the Board directed that the County Council be asked to take over the Garden City roads and have it put in a passablecondi tion. " As regards the proposal to repair roads at Ferns and Boolavogue, the County Surveyor read letter from Mr. Ennis, ASSistant Surveyor for the district, in which he stated he had examined these roads. The best way to divide the money would be for Ferns (part of road No. 290) £570. This was the road up by the Catholic cnurch out to Tinnashrule and to spend on Boolavogue (Road No. 310) £190. The Ferns road would take a good deal of work for its length and the levels and drainage would be awkward. At Boolavogue road the trouble was also drainage. Mr. Ennis believed there were some sub-soil drains crossing this road from the Churchyard and that the stoppage of these drs.ins caused the road to be damp . As well as this the surface water from .the Church grounds had to cross the road. The road would © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

- - , -- -::-~ I have to be regraded and opened up and probably the under ground drains re-made.

With reference to the proposed improvements at Marshal~ town he had already pointed out it would be impossible to get any material tnere for the next six months. What was required was fairly extensive rolling and regrading. The County Surveyor said no money for this work was available now. In the course of the discussion on the recommendations of the County Surveyor in respect of Gorey and approved by the Finance Committee, Mr. Keegan pointed out that in his opinion it would be more advisable to take over Gorey Garden ~ City~ than to repair the back streets of Gorey at the memento

There were about 60 houses in the Garden City and the road had to be used by families residing there and by their children going to school. About £600 had been spent on this road by the Board of Health and it had been repaired several times. Mr. O'Byrne said it was in very bad repair at the moment. The Chairman pOinted out that if the Council took over the road they could repair it under Grant, while if it remained with the Board of Health, the money would be found by taxation. Mr. Keegan pOinted out the County Council had the staff and machinery at hand torepair the road. The County Surveyor stated that the pOint he wished to raise about taking over this particular road was that it must be regarded as an exception to the usual procedure seeing that it was constructed by a local Body which was financed by the Council. The Council would not take over any private road unless it had been put into proper repair. The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Keegan seconded by Mr. Corish:- © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES "That the County Council take over the road to Gorey Garden City as requested by the County Board of Health and that tne usual procedure as to publication of advertisements to this effect be issued by the County Surveyor." Mr. Smyth asked what was the position regarding Ballygarrett village. The County Surveyor stated it might be necessary to secure material from Carriganeagh Quarry costing the full amount allocated for this particular work. The actual road work might have to wait until more money would be available, and in that case a thoroughly good job could be carried out.

CLEARANCE OF ROADS IN STORMS: In connection with this, tne County Surveyor submitted letter from John Kennedy,Road Ganger, Ballycarney, under date 26th January 1937 that when he was informed at 10 o'clock on the 22nd January that a tree had fallen on the Camolin road between Ferns and Broadford, he went at one o'cloch and worked at the tree until dark. They put up lamps and finished removing the tree the following day. Mr. Ennis, Assistant Surveyor for the district, said the trouble seemed to be that they were letting the owners of the trees evade their liability. The Chairman said that the owners were responsible to

a certain extent, but they could not have main thoroughf~ blocked for twenty-four hours. Mr. Ennis said he wanted the Council to put them in the position that they could go to an owner and say he must remove a tree. He was primarily endeavouring to make the

owner do the work. It was the owner's tree, and he thcu~ they should get the Guards to notify the owner. Miss O'Ryan - Suppose the owner happened to be a man who had not much help, or who was not in a position to do the work? © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

------______0_ Mr. Ennis - We always help him. The Chairman said that last year he saw that road and other roads in the County closed. Public roads were now as important as the railway, and if a hundred men would be mobilised to clear a railway it should be the responslbiliW of the County Council to keep the thoroughfares clear. They had two Guards out at the place on a very bad night diverting traffic, and it was not their responsibility either. Mr. Connors - Who is responsible for the clearing of the road - the County Councilor the man who owns the timber? The Chairman said they understood that under some antlquated law the man who owned the tree was responsible for taking it off the road, but there was a question that a lot of traffic might have to go five or ten miles of a round on a boggy road. They could pass a further resolu tion to the effect that the owner of every obstruction be notified that if he did not remove it within, say, an hour,

it be removed at his expense~

Mr. T. Redmond - Why not notify the owner of any ~ thatts a danger to the highway to bave it removed before it falls at all? After further discussion the Chairman proposed and Col. Gibbon seconded the following resolution:- "That the owner of any tree or other obstruction blocking any public road be interviewed by ASSistant Sur veyor or Road Ganger, and informed that if he did not immediately remove such obstruction the County Council

would proceed to do so and hold him responsible for tte~~ Mr. 0 t Byrne considered that the County Council should be empowered to remove all obstructions on roads as they occurred. The Chairman said that this proposal might be dealt © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

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with in future legislation. Mr. Connors said the local people would clear the road with the ganger in very quick time, for the timber, but they would not be allowed to interfere. He proposed that if the owner would not remove a tree the sanger should get local people and his own men to remove it and let the people take it away. Mr. Ronan pOinted out that the Council could not legally do this and they should keep within the law. The resolution was adopted and it was decided also the County Secretary interview tne County Solicitor in the - matter. The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Colfer seconded by Mr. Kelly:- "That the Minutes of Finance Committee in respect of meeting held on 22nd January 1937 be and the same are

here by confirmed and approved. II

BErING 5th February 1937: The minutes of this meeting were submitted as follows by the Secretary:-

------~-- ~~------The fortnightly meeting of Finance Committee was held in County Council Chamber, County Hall, Wexford, on 5th February, 1937. present:- Yr. D. llen (Chal an County Council) pr siding; Iso, essrs. Patrick Oolfer, . Corish, illl m cullimore, W. P. Keegan, John P. Kelly, Sean O'Byrne and Mis N. O' Ryan. Tne Secretary, Assi tant Secretary, County Surveyor and tes Inspector ere in attendance. Under date 4t February 1937, . T'lgee, County 501icl- tor, 'ate t at e as unable to attend the meeting as he

II was do m lth flu. T e inutes of last meeting were confirmed.

PAYMENTS Tre surer's Advice Note for £2899. 6. lad was ex mined and signed.

RATE EXT FINANCIAL The follo in resolution was a opted on the motion of Mr . O'Byrne seconded by r. Kelly:- "That tne [lnieter for Loc 1 Government nd Public Health be requested to extend tle period for dealing ith estimate of Rates for financial year 1937-38 to 8th arch 19)7. " RATE CO CTlON

REPORT OF RATE INS 'CT List of I' tepayers in Collection

District of Collector I . Cummins intervie ed by the Rat

Inspector with amount of rates due in each '0 se as sUbmitt In reply to tne C ir an t e Inspector stated that decrees had not been obtained 1n two specific eases on t e list and in each of w ieh over £100 aI're rs of rate were due. The following resolution as dopted on the motion of t e Chairman econded by w. O'Byrne :- "That Rate Colleotors be informed they must proceed to © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES obta1n court decrees 1n 11 cases in which arrears of rate have ccumul ted.

$TATE OF RATE COLLECTION: The state of the rate co11ec- tion to date was submitted as follows:- S. Gannon 65·1 W. Doyle 63·8 J. Quirke 61.9 J. Cummins 61.1 E. J. urpny 60.9 P. No1s,n 60.4 J. J. O' Reilly 60.2 J. Curtis 59.6 P. Doyle 59.4 A. Dunne 58.7 D. Kenny 58.4 w. Cummins 58 . 1 J. Deegan 57 ·4

I I J. Flood 56.7 M. Kehoe 56·3 M. cCarthy 56.2 . Murphy 54·1 P. Carty 54·1 J. J. Sinnott 53.9 Average 59.0 T e percentage of Gross Warrant (including arrears) collected was 50.2. The amount lodged during t e p st fortnight by all Collectors as only £1659. 18. 7d. This was considered very unsatisfactory. Toe following is tne amount lodged by each Collector during t e past fortnight: - £. s. d. S. Gannon 202. 10. 11 J. Deegan 158. 4· 1 M. Kehoe 131. l. 0 J. Cummins 112. 1. 5 A. Dunne 110. 14· 9 P. Nolan 1°3· 12. P. Doyle 103· ~ D. Kenny 97. ~: 7 J. J. O' Reilly 94· 18. 6 E. J. Murphy 94· 14· 10 M. McCarthy 86. 15· 8 J. . Curtis 82 . 5· 11 M. urphy 74· 13· 11 Cummins 7l. O. 7 W. Doyle 51. 10. 7 P. Carty 37. 2. 2 J. Flood 19. 14· 3 J. J. Sinnott 18. 3· 11 J. Quirke 10. 1. 6 The follo ing resolution was adopted on the motion of the Chairman seconded by Miss O' Ryan: - © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

~ ------'That Collectors Carty, Flood, Sinnott and QUirke, ho lodged tne smallest amount during the past fortnight, be warneu tnat they must be suspended by Finance Committee if their collections do not show a most substentl 1 improvement on amounts collected by tnem during the past fortnight. If these amounts were general aver ge of the collection it ould not be possible to finance the local services. The Committee fail to be ieve t " t if ctivity had been shown in t eir ork by the four collectors concerned their lodg ments during the past fortni t ould be represented by the small sums submitted to this meeting.

ILLNESS OF RATE COLLEC 0 Under dete 28th January 1937 the Department of Local Government and Public Health wrote (G. 6700-37 Locn Garman) sanctioning the temporary appoint ment of Collector P. Nolan s Deputy Collector for (r. McCarthy for a period not exceeding one month. If r. McCarthy did not resume duty at the end of that period app11cation snoul be made for t e continued employment of the deputy. Under date 2nd February 1937 r. cCarthy, lho is an inmate in t. Bricin' s Hospital, Dublin, submitted certifi

c te from Capt in OtHanlon, .~., B. C ., under date 1st

February 1937 t~t he as unfit for duty and was likely to remain so for a further eight eeks. The follo ing resolution was adopted on the motion of r. Colfer seconded by r . Xeegan: -

"Tl~t in view of menical certific te submitted to this . meeting we request the Minister for Local Government and public Health to agree to Ie ve of absence to Mr. McCarthy, Rate Collector, for a perio of ei t weeks as from 2nd February 1937 , and also to s ctlon the performance of Mr. McCart! 's duties during t is period by Collector Nolan. Any new appOintment at tnis stage ould not help the collection 1n t e district. © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES SALE OF LA} DB FOR FORESTRY PURPOSES : Under date 29th January 1937 essrs. O' Fla erty & Son, Solicitors, Ennis cortny, wrote that the Cniet state Solicitor bad furnished them with a copy of the letter of the County Council to

Depart ent of Lands as regards the p yment of purchase money of the lands sold by Mr. Bsrry C. Braddell, Coolmeel agh, to teState for forestry purposes being applied to the reduction of t e amount due by him to the County Council for rates. . essrs. O'Fla erty ere satisfied ith t e apportionment of the tes as agreed to by the County Coun- cl1, but t ey would like to retain from the purcha e money

/1 £11, their costs of the sale. The b lance coulCl. then be p 1d to the Council. The following resolution was adopted on the motion of r. O' Byrne seconded by Mr. Colfer:-

"Th t, in view of tIe f ct that the request of the County Council to apply the entire purcbe.se money of land sold by Mr. B. C. Braddell to the State for forestry pur

poses to t e reduction of h1s rates, e recommend the Cou~ Council to agree to the proposal of Mesers. O'Flaherty & Son, SoliCitors, Enniscorthy, t t £11 , their costs , in connection ith the 8&le should be deducted from the amount

on.condition that the bal~nce be paid over to the Council."

oEIZURE FOR RATES : In reference to report that where the

"fl,ying unit .1 had In de,as was alleged, a seizure for rates aud the money me applied to arrears of Land Annuities, the Rate Inspector was airected to furnis the County Secret ry

1ith de~ailed report.

CATTLE DISEASES FUN~ Under date 29th January 1937 the Department of Local Government and Public He lth rote (Clrc.10/36) that an assessment equivalent to a rate of one halfpenny in the £ on the valu tion of tne County culd be necessary for the © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

--- -~------Cattle Diseases Fund. It wa declde- on the motion of the Chairman seoonded by Miss O' Ryan t t as the County Council ere legally bound to provide for the assessment the amount should be included in t e forthcoming Rate Estimates.

S LL DWELLlNGS ACSUISIT ON ACTS Under date 28th January 1937 the Dep rtment of Local Government and Public Health wrote (H.7645-37 Loch G rman) tnat in t e case of free old property the inister would raise no further objection to the proposal of exford Coun~ Council to allow the value of site up to a maximum ot £20 to be taken into consideration, when assessing the value of premises fer the purposes of the Small Dwellings Acquisi~on Acts. In t e case of leasehold property the ba is of calculation 8 ould be restricted to the estimated value of the house only. Fifty-six applics tions for loans under Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts ere su mitted. It as decided that the list giving full particulars of amount of loan, occupation of applicants, etc., be cir culated to Councillors and considered at the first meeting of tne Finance Committee for the month of rch. T e County Surveyor said that only 36 applice.nts out of the 56 bad furnisled a plan showing the looation of the site of their buildings. This was provided for by the regu tions and it was essential it should be supplied.

~NDARY AND VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME It was decided at last meeting of the Finance Commitiee to sk the parents of Ed ard Kav nagh, Ballare, Broadway, and Patrick Cousins, Airdownes, st. Iberlus, Broadway, t ~ students under above Scheme, W 0 left St . Peter's College,

exford, at ~ lch t - ey eld t rd year scholarsnips, permission, for an explana.tion of t eir boys' conduct.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES They were also informed t t if the boys did not oomplete the period of their sonolarships the amount on foot of same paid to St. Peter' s College, s ould be refunded. s . Anne Cousins, Airdo aes, Broadw y, wrote that er boy refused to return to the College, but said he w s willing to avail ot Scholarship if ne as allowed to att nd tle Christian Brothers, exford. They were only poor

people and could not pay back anytning to the County Co~L

'0 reply had been received on behalf of Edward Ka~ . Tne following resolution as aaopted on the motion of Mr . Colfe seconded oy ire Corlsh:- "rhat we recommend t e County Council to cancel

Sc olr rs lips of Ed ftrd Kavanagh, llare, Broad ay, and Patrick Cousins, Alrdownes, Broadway, third year student

under Seconuary anu Vocation 1 Scholarship Scheme, ho left

St. Pet0r' s College, ~exford, without permission.' 'rile following resolution was a.dopted on the motion of r . Kelly seconded by Mr. Corish:- "Tnat we recommend the County Council to consider the

eli ibi1ity of Phi10Llen iurp lY, Castlebridge as a candidate under Secona..'lr'y Bnd Voc tional Sc olarship Scheme

an accident .uer entry form as not lodged t ntil 5th February

- 1937. I Under ds,te 27tn J nuery 1937 the folIo ing s re d from . r. P. Clancy, Na tional Teacher, T ra Hill, Gorey, s

to the recommeldation of the Finance Committee that 0 ing to nis income exceeding £300 - the maximum figure in Scheme - s son Dermot. trick, s ineligible to compete for Scholars ip :-

"In re~ly to yours of the 25th instant I feel that I am some hat fairly treat.ed by the decision of the Fin nce Committee in :L'eject1ng my application, as I believe that some parents, no ve already benefited by the Scheme, have aries (I use the plural intentionally) far in excess © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES of mine. That may not be much of n argument in my c se, but at any rate it conta,ins the reason for my grievance. Furt er, I c nnot understand ho I am in a more favour- ed position than the Urban d eller is allowed up to

£360. Are our positions not simi ar in all things, and could I not be regarded as is equivalent for the purposes of this exam?it. No order s the Fin noe Committee are bound by the provisions of tne Scholars ip Sc ew .

TACU)lSHANE LAKE Letter under date 27th Janu ry 1937 from Office of Public orks to County Surveyor relative to "cutting the gap" at Tacums.t:lane Lake s subml tted. This pointed out tnat in view of the past history of this c e the Psrlia- mentary Secret ry s very reluctant to sanction any furtar expenditure for t e or t Tacumshane Lake out of Relief Funds. £300 _ .d been spent tnere last ye r without ppre- ciable effect v ile the Chief ngineer of the Office of public orks regarded tne proposition s of a speculative oharacter. The unemployment position in the area did not Justify further considerable expenditure . If the loc ,1 land holders no uld benefit by t e drainage to provide free carting, labour and other services to make the Job success t e arliamental:'Y Secretary ould be di s- posed to transfer t e grant of £100 sanctioned for lane at Ballycleary to t e ork at Tacumsl ne Lake . The County Surveyor st ted he proposed to arrange for a meeting of the local people concerned, r . Corish, Mr . Cullimore, iss 0' y n and Col. Gibbon to attend as the

Repr~sentatives of the COWlty Council. After this mee t ing ne hoped to be in a position to make a detailed report to tle Office f Pub io orks. The Chairman suggested that if t e local people to elp, the amount of assistance they should provide © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES ---- - be 8.pportioned on the acreage of their land or on that portion of it which was subject to flooding according to arrangemen t. The Comty Surveyor s id Ie would bring forward th sugs stion of the Chairman at t e meetln of those and whioh he as direoted to fix and advertise.

ST. HELEN I S HARBOUR The County Surveyor ubmitted letter from Office of Public orks under date 23rd January 1937 in hich they stated that as mentioned in their letter of 21st August last the unemployment position in the area of St. Helen'S Harbour would not WB,r rant a grant from the Employment Schemes Vote for the proposed improvement orks there. oreover, it was understooQ from the Department of Agricul ture that the fishing interests involved would not justify the proposed expenditure. It was decided to refer the letter to County Council.

CO~RTO HARBOUR STAT long letter from the Earl of Courtown oalled attention to ?that he desoribed at'! the dl gusting state into hioh the Harbour got, p rticularly 1n the Summer, with paper, tin .nd other rubbish left bout by Visitors. Thi was not doing the pI ce any good and was oreventing people . going there, besides being a danger to he lth. He asked if a scheme could not be devised by whioh squad of men would olean up the place if only twice . week . If the rubbish oould be oollected and burned in en incinere.tor it would improve matters considerably. If there was any difficulty about a site for the inciner tor he might find a suit ble place for the purpose. It ,as decided that the Harbour Haster and atchman

be directed to keep the Harbour precincts clear of rub ~

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES ------WEIGHBRIDGE AT COURTOWN: Jhe Courto n Harbour Committee wrote asking the Co noil to repair the weighbridge tempor arily pending the erection of a ne weighhouae 1n order to facilitate s. Callaghan who imported coal into Courto during t e Sprin and Summer months. It was decide to inform Courtown Harbour Committee tmt the Council bad already, by resolution, decided they would not repair t e old eignbridge at the Harbour.

CARNE PIER

The County SU1~veyor submitted letter from the Fisheri Brancl of the Department of Agrioulture, 3 Kildare Place, Dublin, under date 29th January 1937, t t1ng that the matter of the proposed extension of Carne Pier had be n referred to the Commissioners of Public orks. T e County Surveyor said he had not received any com- munio tion from the Office of public orks in the matter.

Messrs. Owen Leaoy (Chairman), Owen Dempsey and trick Sheill of Blackwater Fianna Fail Cumann attended as a deputation as to relief of unemployment in Blackwater district. Tne deputaticn pOinted out t::.at in view of the closing of the fores ore for colleotion of sea gravel the Council ould have to proviue road metalling from a quarry. They believed there were severa,l available quarries in the dis- trtot and it would be for the County Surveyor to determine the suitability of any of them. They heard that materi 1 as to be ootained from the Ballagh quarry, but the draft be would be costly and it ouldj much more economical to secure a local quarry and hic would ~ermanently relieve the misery of unemployment. T e County Surveyor asked the deputation to furnish

him with a list of the quarries in t e district. He was © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

- -- --~ most anxious to procure material of a suitable kind from local quarry as material could not no be obtained from the fore hore. Most of the material in t e quarries he bad seen in t ' e locality was very poor and scarcely worth put on roads. There d been some considerat.ion given to a proposal to procure material from a sandpit at Ballylucas, Ballymurn.

T e Deputation pointed 0 '1t t t this v auld not be of advantage to their district. Monarigg quarry had been previously worked nd there as a quarry at llyn glo@h near Black ater Church owned by -!rs. Dunne of the D1spmsary.

The County Surveyor said e l~d intended stabl.1shing a depot at Blackwater 1n lch he auld have rubble ston brought from t_e llagb quarry broken. But if a good , local quarry could be found it ould be all to the good, as they would be able to put the money hlch with the dump proposal ould go into haulage, into labour instead. The deputation could rest assured if a suitablequ rry could be discovered the County Council auld open and work it.

Dempsey and Sheill complained t ~t though they had been permanent workers with the Council for years, they were not no getting their share of ark. Demp ey said he

got only t 0 days ' work in 1936 and Sheill, !.hat he was not employed by the Council for the whole year. It as decided that tneir complaint be investigated by the County Surveyor who w s asked to present report in the matter to the next Finance Committee meeting.

nOAD MATT't'RS FWODING Al Letters . ere read from esars. Thomas arren and Fatrick' Jordan, both of ClonJordan, ar shalstown, Enniscortny, complaining of, the flooding of the road under Mr. Warren's house. T.. e r.1 Vel' had overflowed

on to the road to e dept of t 0 feet; it was impossible to

pass through it. The dra1n pipes ere not able to deal wit t e volume of water. The County Surveyor said he 1ntended p tting down extr gullet at the place at f vourable opportunity. It as decided to inform easrs. Jordan and arren acoord1ngly.

CRONECRIBBON U IE: An application signed by six I' tep .yare for t e repair of lane in Cronecribbon, lilC , under inor

elief SCAernes Vote as re d. It d been alre dS reco - mended for repa1r by the County Council. It as decided to submit a fresh pplication for repair of this lane to the Office of Public orks.·

IANE: An applic tion by (essrs. John Wa er, 1. Doyle nd 1 organ 0' Connor, for the re air of lane t Ting Clonevan, as referred to County Surveyor for report.

D N: Under date 26tn Janua.ry 1937 e rs.

uggard, Brennan dfrey, olicito~s, exford, rote that

a draill constructed by t 1 County Council on the property of • Peter Sinnott, Killelsn, Screen, w s in an extrem ly dangerous condition. If the Council did not remedy the matter . Simlott would have the drain filled up nd hold / t e Oouncil responsible for the cost. , r. Sinnott had orne young horses 1n field aojoining t is dr in, and, if tr ey received any injury tough it by re son of It.s being left 1n its present condition he oulr "lold the County Council responsible. The County Surveyor seid five or six yea.rs go thi

dr in w s put down at tie b ck of the fence in a field with

t e oonsent of t e tlen owner. Peter innott was his neph-

ew and, he lost a mElre in t e dr in orne time ago. The

Insurance Company repu i ted liability and }~. Sinnott as

no demanding th ' t t 1e Coun ty Council close the dr in or do

omet ng t ere for t e protection of his stook. Since

t e dr 1n was laid down five or six years ago no objeotion

had been t en until no . He (County Surveyor) h d eked the County Solioitor to prepare a fo of agreement between toe Council and • Sinnott allo ing the County Council to put a pipe in tle trench to carry off tne water . He wou l d see tr. Elgee again about the matter.

CUMHERDUFF LANE: Representations 'ere made by four rate- payers for the repair of lflne t Cummerduff, hlch they said was e. lee,ding thoroughfa.re to Churches nd School . /1 This was the t.tlird pplication they had made in the matter. The County Surveyor s id that application had been

mad to t 'le Office of orks for a Minor Relief Grant for

rep ir of this lane. It was eclded to a in scnedule it under linor Relief Sohemes Vote.

BALLYCO LORE .lANE: _epresentation by rs. D. Carthy and E. Kinsella. as to repa.ir of tn s lan was rea.d.

The C.)unty ~urve'yor sald t e (Jounty Council had forwarded pplication for t is lane to the Office of public

or ks for inclusion in inor Relief ~c emes vote . He would send it forward a ain.

lANES INCH : .~r. Patrick Graham rote a.sking

for inclusion of , the following lanes in Minor Relier Schemes List:- 1. Lane going North and West from County road at Croghan to Croghan Middle and Upper. 2. Lane gming North est and North from Croghan rracks to Crognan ountain. Every ratepayer in Croghan had a right of ay over these lane which were in a bad way . T.I.1e County Surveyor as directed to furnish report rel tive to this appl icati on. © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES

___ - -- _~--==------;;--..=;c ------.--..:-~ - - BALLYWALTJl:R LANE: Applioation was made for repair of 1 ne leading to house of l'.!rs . Eli.za. Jane Sunderland. The laBe was Iso being used by Mr. James Conroy and r. T. F. White. Referred to County Surveyor for report •

.::;D.::.=IA,~V=ID=S_T;;...::O:;..;.;,;;;.--=LA.NE : Letter was read from ~v . Pierce Power, P.P., Davidstown, asking to nave Davldstown Lane included

in inor ~elief Sc eme. Tne work would give mployment to many idl men and the lane which as used by people

attending ~ ass and by m ny cool children as impass ble at times. At one point where it was crossed by a large stream it a xtremely dangerous in time of heavy floods as it was crossed by a plank footbridge only. If e. bridge were erected at tilis pot it would be a great boon to the public. Referred to County Surveyor for report.

RAT OL~ LANE : Mr . l . Treacy, hatlol ~ Killinick, wrote

calling vtention to th s lane, the COl ition of which he

d scribed as II som thin awful". There were six people using the lane, and, if they could eta fe loe.d of gr vel out of Mr . Browne 's quarry the people concerned would do the repairs themselves. , - Referred to County Surveyor. Dr. W. F. Hearn, Wexford Engineering Co., star Iron orks, wrote t t the surface of Camross road

~as in a aesperate state. FUrther, there were mall spots ) at different places needing attention. Loose filling w s being put in potnoles near Ferryc rri Bridge which he regarded as a display of want of commonsense. Referred to County Surveyor.

DA lGEROUS CORNERS ETC.: " . James edIllond, Hon. Secretary, Ballymurn Cott ge Tenants' Association, wrote on behalf

of the Association calling t~ention to the necessity of

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES ving improvements carried out at tle danger ous corner s on t e Ballykelly-Ballina (Ballymurn) ro d. Attention a s also dra n to other 1'0 ds hich the Association consi dered called for alterations and improvements es in their present condition tley ere a dan er to the travelling publi c . Tie County Surveyor·said there were other corners mu ch more dangerous than those referred to, but the Counci l had not tne funds to provide for their e seQent.

It wa~ decided t at t e County Surveyor submit report to next Fina.nce Committee I' la.tive to t e 1"08.0.6 mentioned in t e letter on b_! ' If of, llymurn Cottage Tenants' Association.

RO D AT CU.ru1A T e County Surveyor st ted he had

'pnone essage from t e 'ourist Associ tion that the CoundU would probably be given grcnt to ea e corner and repair road at Curra-oloe village do ... ! to the strand and asking him to fUrnish pe~ticulars at once to the Department of Local Government and Public H_alt!L Ie ha for arded these .

,~r. Colfer stat a t 9.t in hiS istr'ict en work a.t corners in some ins ances, had been carried out the adjoin-

ing land was left in a commons. This 6 ould not be and a proper fence should be provided.

T e County Surveyor seid ne woule. 100A into the matte~

REiliOVAL OF Under date 2nd February 1937 the Commissioners of

Public Works wrote (094.127/1/36) that the ,,~ational Monu ments dvlsory Council he.d called attention to the recent

destruction of some anci~nt burial mounds or cairns for the purpose of obtaining stones for 1"0 d making. The Counc il

ere as~ed to direct tleir Survey staff not to make use of cairns or other obvio sly ancient structures as a source of supply of ro a met 1.

T' e County Surveyor said t t no suc .ction s w s © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES referred to by the Commissioners of Public orks had taken place or was likely to occur in County exford.

COUNTY Tne following from County Regi trar to County Surveyor was submitted:-

ItThe~"e are Borne minor matters w.t: 1c 1 require ttention in connection ith tie above.

Gen r I Office Tne doorsle ding from my Offices to the corridor r quire some adjus m nt. Both rattle when tne~e is any breeze about .

,I Oounter

I Wrult the entrance to my O~fice raised or made a pez'manent door. I find I c mnot keep t 1e public out s it stands at t' e moment. . L'lvatory

This requlres to be painted and the in dow properly muffed. Judge' s Room A proper nat nd co t stand 1s reqtired for same. Some better chair are Iso required to r~~lace those there and in particular t e two cane- bottomed c u:l.irs . Both win dows require to be muffed s the room is overlooked.

Outside Stair ay, Door The catch vf this 1s ineffeotive and requir es repair. On a day 111\.9 this with a strong <"ast ind it neutralizes ~he effect of tlle heating of the offices. ourthouse The alteretlons sked for here ve b en very sot is factoril carried ~lt save t w Solicitor • t ble. The alteration may permit them to Just get tneir toes i n under ~t. This IT y be due to t e construction end nothing better could be done sort of dismantlin it. If that be so i t will 0 for the present until we see if second Court is required. I would be obliged if you would convey to your Comm i t tee y nesire not to incur any unnec3s ry expense until t he Department decide t!le question of a si;;lcond Courthouse . Entranc e

The entrance tl~ough the gate is in a very rough condition. art from the roughness t ere is a danger of turning on s foot in the d rk. It s Quld be properly done in tar macadam or concrete anc I think a large light on the outside is absolutly necessary during inter evening~ .

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES YFl.rd Gate Entre.nce Tlis also requires attention. It is rough and the kerb causes a consl erable Jolt to inooming nd outg01ng cars . ooing Rooms ese are inconveniently s1 tUB.ted. I suggest tha.t t e old Council Chamber be divided in t 0 - one for Barri - tel's and one for So11citors. In return for thi I ill surrenaer t e t 0 rooms dOMl-stairs to the County Council wnic I understand are urgently required for the Motor he istration Officer. This wo uld 'e very convenient to the pub11c. Office Accommodation

T.. lis, as you re ware, is pres ~·ing matter nd ill have to iJe met sooner or la.ter. I don't 1ntend to press it for t e moment . If a second Court is required, under t e ls&t Court ofJ"ustice Act, 'e '1111 have to find accom mo~~tlon el~ewnere tor the Circuit Court and its Offices. Your attention to the above matters ill much oblige . " e following resolution was dopted on the motion of

r . elly seconCied by : . Colfer:-

II T t t e County SurveJor be instructed. to .have rindo of lavatory and wlndows in jud8e : s room "muffed". That consideration of t e otner matters referred to by the ...egistroI' ·oe adjoUl'ned unti a decision s been arrived

at ralng 1 e nece sity of a second Court."

OFF'ICE Under date 30th January 1937 tLJe County ur'veyor

applied for a duplic ting mac ine for h s office. At present e .naG. tne use of the mqchine in the Office of .the

County _ecretary, but w~en t 1 l'ra gement as rtl ae ten

years a60 tne amount of duplic ting f or7&: ~,S Vel'S sm lI. owing to new seheJ as t is had increased to a considerable

extent and it ould be a great advant ~e and convenience,

and result in a great saving of time if ~upllc ting mac ine was provided for the County Sur eyortz· otfice. Two q otations ere submitt d from D. Gestetnel', 4, st. Andrew street. Dub1in:- o. 1 complete It}l opere-tin cabinet £44· 8. 3

No. 2 wit out oper ting cabine~ £37.19. 0 © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES T following I' solution was adopted on the motion of

the Onalrman seconded by 1 r. Kelly:-

"That Gestetner Duplicating cine ]'0 . 66 - 1936 (odel be obtained for office of County Surveyor cost not to exceed £4,0. II

Application from tie Inspector National Society for tne Prevention of Cruelty to C ildren, exford, s to the

committ 1 to Industrial Schools of five children n ad

Brennan, Annagh, Inch, was referred to .r. ~lgee, County Solicitor. T1e motner died on 6th Jsnuary last. The

fatner, J'a.mes rennan, is unemployed for long period and

a recei ving 7/60.. . er week !: tional He lth Insurance. He was in poor altn and un ble to maintain the children.

ODATIOU Under d te 1st Feoru ry 1937 (G.8183/37 Loch Garman) tle Minister for Local Government nd Public lealth con sented to tle County Council' s overdr ft at £35,000 running to 31st a,rch 1937.

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. r. J . Hennessy, Lc Sneep Dir... ping Inspector for Ne Ros District, wrot una.er de.te 26th January: 1937 promisin to be p 'ompt in future in sending in weekly reports to tue Veterinary Inspectors.

BINDING MINUTES OF COUnTY COUNCIL Tne following resolution was dopted on the motion

ot ~i a OlRy n seconded by . Colfer:- "T t quotation of easrs. John 'nglish & Co ., Qu'y, .exford, tor the binding of Minutes of eetings of exford County Councii for yee,r 1936 at 17/6d be accepted. 't

meeting held on 5th February 1937 be received and co~~

SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME: The followl.ng resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Kinsella seconded by Miss O'Ryan:- "That the President, St. Peter's College, Wexford, be requested to refund any balance paid on foot of the Scholar ships of Edward Kavanagh and Patrick Cousins, taking into account the full amount of the Scholarships and the amounts paid for the period these Scholarship holders were in residence at St. Peter's."

TACUMSHANE lAKE: Col. Gibbon asked how the £100 grant was f to be expended. Was it by the County Surveyor directly or should the local farmers be made responsible? The Chairman said what was suggested by the Office of Public Works was that the fa·rmers should give voluntary help to supplement the £100. Col. Gibbon pOinted out that time was a most important factor in carrying out the work, and if any delay occurred now the lake might drop about 18 inches or 2 feet and a large head of water would be lost. Mr. Birthistle said the £100 would go nowhere if spent in the same manner as previous amounts. It would cost £25 to deal with the plant, leaving only £75 for actual w'ork. If an effort was to be made to cut the gap it snould be done quickly. He was afraid they could not count on much assistance from the local people. It was decided that the representatives appointed by the Finance Committee should meet at Mr. Gibbon's, Linziestown, Tomhaggard, on Friday, 12th February 1937 at

ST. HELENt S HARBOUR: The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Corish seconded by the Chairman: "That application be made to the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture for a grant for the improve ment of st. Helen's Harbour."

CLONJORDAN FLOODING: Mr. Ennis reported tnat on one of the worst days in JfUluary he examined this road and found about eight' inches of water on it. This is the first time / he had seen any water on it. The place would be greatly improved if the owner of the land would do some cleaning of the river on the down-stream side. The outlet of the double gullet seemed to "drown" in a heavy flood. If it had a free delivery it would take considerably more water. The cleaning of the river would not be a very big job. If this were done, Mr. Ennis said he would open up the gullet next summer and see if it could be improved.

DAVIDSTOWN LANE: Mr. Joseph Shea, Boolabawn, Davidstown, Enniscorthy, wrote under date 5th February, making application for repair of above lane. One portion had been repaired last year under Minor Relief Schemes Vote. Unless a bridge was erected at the place referred to in Fr. Powers letter some one would be drowned there. The place was a death trap- He was prepared to give stones free of cost from his own quarry towards the work of repair. The following resolution was adopted on the motion of ) Mr. Kelly 'seconded by Mr. Colfer:- "That tne Minutes of Finance Committee in respect of meeting held on 5th February 1937 be, and the same are hereby confirmed and approved."

COUNTY WEXFORD ANCIENT MONUMENTS Tne following minutes of County Wexford Ancient Monuments Local Advisory Committee were submitted:-

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES A meeting of County Wexford Ancient '10numents Local dvisory Committee was held in County Council Chamber, County Hall, Wexford', on 21st Ja.nuary 1937. Present:- Very Rev. Canon Cloney, P.P. (ryresiding) also, Rev. T. 0' Byrne, P.P., Rev. P. I urphy, P.P., Miss

Kathleen 1, •• Browne and iiI'. E. R. Richards Orpen.

Hr. H. G. Leask of the Office of Public Works; lfi:' . H. Lync.!1, Chief SUIlerintendent, Garda Siochanp and the Secretary to the County Council were also in ttendance. Mr . Orpen sa.id the Committee were anxious for sugge s tions from Mr . Leask as to what stens they could take to preserve the monuments hich were now in existence. he Commi ttee had no funds and it appeared the County Council could not move unless monuments were vested in them. They had some unique monuments jn the County 8nd something shoul be done for their preservation. An instance of this was the fortified Church in Clonm nes "hich was in fair order, but ash trees ere growing through the roof and the water coming in. Mr . Leask said that the principal Act of 1930, good as it was, did not cover the whole field. He had noted that at a nrevious meeting the Committee had discussed the ques tion of the preservation of monuments in graveyards. In the apnendix to th~ report of the Commission under the Church Temnoralities Act of 1869, there a,ppeared lists of graveyards vested in the Church Re resentative Body and also those ve~ted in Sanitary Autnorities. The Board of Healt as the successors of the Sanitary Authorities were now chDrged with contro and maintenance of the last n gravey .ra~ . There QuId be very little difficulty in havinc;r buildings v'bich were outsta.ndlng ve ted in the State; or County Council. As to methods of vesting a monument cons dered

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES su~ficiently important to be dealt with by the State could be handed completely over by the owner . Then, es in the case of Dunbrody, a monument could be put in the guardiansh~ of the state. In the third place, direct action could be taken by the issue of an Order for preservation of a Natio ,[onument which was deteriorating throue..,h neglect or from destruction by Acts of Vandalism. Some 20 of these Order s had been issued on representations from the National Monuments Council. After the ispue of e prefervation order the Committee could apply for ~ guardianship order.

The condition of a large number of monu~ents in the

County vas then considered and it ,a~ decided that at next meeting the ~embers of the Committee would submit lists of monuments with a view to seeking preservation ~~d

ly ~ardians:nip orders, on the understending thpt a:opllca

tion ould be made to the ~t8te to take over those really

outstanding and wnich it would be too much to e~pect to heve

maintained by local effort. In the case of thos~ o~ secon- dB.ry importance the county Council would. be asked to seek preRervation and guardianship Orders . A resolution wes adopted requesting the County Board of Health to furnish a list of graveyards vested in them •

•J! • Le sk Se; id if ivy w s cut a, 'lay from old Churches it 'ould considerably hel. their nreservation. It W8.S decided to ask t.he County Council if they could arrange with their ro d gangers throuf..,h the County Surveyor to obtain the services of road workers in this matt er.

!T. Lynch S~i4 that no effort would be spared by the

Gardai in hel~ ing the work of rreserving nny ancient or toric monur.lents .'... n the County. \1hen preservation nd gUD.rdianship Orders were issued the Gardal would be in a strong position and 1;'X)uld render e.ll ,ossi ble assist8 nce to

the Committee . © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES Hr. Orpen mentioned the.t he bed a list of 260 Castles or the sites of Castles in the County. Unfortunately, numbers of t hese had disap_earen.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES The fo~lowing resolution was adopted on the motion of Miss O'Ryan seconded by Mr. Colfer:- "That the Minutes of County Wexford Ancient Monuments Committee held on 21st January 1937 be confirmed."

APPLICATIO ASSISTANT SURVEYORS At the meeting of County Council on 12th October 1936 a Sub-Committee was appointed consisting of the Chairman,

Vice-Cnairman, Miss 0 1 Ryan, Messrs. McCarthy, O'Byrne and Kelly to consider an application from Messrs. R. J. Ennis, J.' F. Birthistle, T. Cullen and P. OINeill, Assistant Surveyors, to have their salaries placed on incremental basis of £15 up to a maximum of £400, and also to formulate a scheme under which the services of County Council Survey Staff could be utilised for work in connection with all the County Council's Subsidiary Bodies. A meeting of the Sub-Committee was held on 30th October 1936. It was then recognised that there were many obstacles to the proposal of the co-ordination of Engineering services and the securing of data as to how this nad been effected in other Counties etc. was found to be necessary. The following are the Minutes of second meeting of the Sub-Committee:-

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES The adjourned meeting of the Sub-Committee appOinted to consider application of Four of tne Assistant Surveyors to nave their salaries placed on an incremental basis and other matters was held on 5th February, 1937. The Chairman of the County Council (Mr. Allen) presided and there were also present:- Miss O'Ryan, Messrs. Corish, , Kelly and O'Byrne. The Secretary of the County Council was also in attendance. Return as to sa laries paid to Assistant Surveyors in other Counties received from the Department of Local Government and PubliC Health was submitted. During the discussion which followed it was stated that tne County Board of Health were obliged to call in outside engineers for Sewerage, Water, Housing and other Schemes, and it was pOinted out that if the services of the Survey Staff of the Council could be utilised it would mean a more satisfactory and economical arrangement. The Sub-Committee agreed to a further adjournment with a view to a further investigation as to how far all engineering work in the County could be re-organised and co-ordinated. It was also decided that, in the meantime, a consultation relative to this matter should be arranged (after sanction by the Minister) with Mr. Courtney, Chief Road Engineer of tne Department of Local Government and Public Health.

II That, as recommended by the Old Age Pension Sub Committee No.4, Rev. o. Kehoe, P.P., Kilanerin, be appOinted a member of this Sub-Committee vice Rev. D.

. MurpJ:ly, P.P., Bunclody, who has left the district. II

FILLING VACANCY ON COURTOWN HARBOUR COMMITTEE On the motion of Mr. O'Byrne seconded by Mr. Keegan the following resolution was adopted:- "Tllat, as recommended by Courtown Harbour Committee, Mr. John Dunne, Post Office, Courtown, be appOinted a member of this Committee vice Mr. Kieran McNeill who has left the district."

OYLEGATE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM The following motion of which ne nad given previous notice and which was circulated to the members of the Coun- cil on 17th December 1936, was moved by Mr. Ronan:- "That the Council consent to the borrowing by County Wexford Board of Health and Public Assistance of £3,400.

(Three tnousand eHd four hundred pounds) to provide a water supply and sewerage system at Oylegate, this amount to be in substit·.ltion of loan of £1,624 agreed to for this pur pose by County Council at their meeting on 13th January 1936. The increase is caused by amended estimate of the Consulting Engineer to the Board of Health and Public Assistance." In moving his motion Mr. Ronan pointed out that the loan for the present sum was being substitued for that' already agreed to and which only covered the water schame. It waS recognised by the Board of Health tnat a sewerage scheme was the natural complement of a water supply, and

gate was 108, in about 30 houses. The cost of the instal ation of tne sewerage and water systems would work out at £110 per house or something over £32 per person. Towards this expenditure they anticipated a grant from the Local Government Department, so tnat it would not be necessary to expend the full £3400 out of the rates. Mr. Colfer seconded the motion which was adopted.

PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE AT WEXFORD By permission of the meeting, consideration of the following notice of motion which stood in the name of Mr. .... Corish was postponed to next County Council m"eeting: "That, in view of the unsatisfactory state of Wexford Bridge, a new Bridge be constructed from the Old Wexford Courthouse to Ferrybank, the site of a former Bridge."

APPLICATIom SECONDARY & VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME r The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Thomas Redmond seconded by Mr. Michael Redmond:- "That the following be declared eligible to compete for Scnolarsnips or Bursaries under Secondary and Vocational Scholarship Scheme for year 1937 and that their names be submitted to the Department of Education:-

The following is a list of applicants under above Scheme:- Abbreviations: C(Children); I (Income); V (Valuation).

Barnwell, James, Annagh, Co. Kilkenny. C.2. Labourer. Bailey) Kathleen Uary, Ferns Lower, Ferns. C.l. Housewife (Widow). Breen, Ma ry, Coolishal Upper, Gorey. C.3. Farmer Labourer. Breen, Patricia Annette, Carrig-on-Bannow. C.2. V. £28. 15. o. Farmer. Browne, Patrick, Lower Church Street, Enni8corthy. C.6. I. £280. Undertaker. Browne, Edward Noel, Broomland, Enniscorthy. C.7. v. £85. Farmer. Browne, John Francis, Broomland, Enniscorthy. C.7. v. £85. Farmer. Cadogan, Alfred Christopher, 61 South Main Street, Wexford. C.10. I. £221. Accountant.

Clare, Philomena, Whiterock, Wexford. C.3. V. £12. I. £110. Widow. Costello, Teresa, 7, Lambert Place, Wexford. C.l. 1.£151. Blacksmith. Culleton, Mary, Haggard, Ramsgrange. C.5. V. £27. 15. o. Farmer. Cummins, Andrew Joseph, 2 NlcCurtain Road, Wexford. C.4. V. £37. 15. O. I. £234· supt. Bacon Factory.

Dempsey, Eileen Agatha, Coolgreany, Inch. C.3. I. £150. Shopkeeper. Dempsey, Mary, Garrow, Oulart, Gorey. C.5. I. £120. Mental Hospital Attendant. Devereux, Helena Mary, St. John's Road, Wexford. C.3. I. £117. Tailor. Devereux, Liam, 18, Rafter street, Enniscorthy. C.4. I. £80. Cycle Mechanic.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES - 2 - Devereux, Mary Ellen, Grange, Broadway. C.9. v. £47. Farmer. Doran, Anne, Main Street, Gorey. C.5. I. £200. Draper. Donoghue, Johanna, Barraglan, Monamolin . C.6. v. £44· 5. o. Farmer. -Donovan, Annie, 18, High Street, Wexford. C.5. I. £120. Barge Master etc. Doyle, Laurence Joseph, Killurin. C.4. Labourer. Doyle, John Joseph, 10, St. John's Villas, Enni8corthy. C.6. I. £200. Fireman G.S. Railways. Dunbar, Liam, Summerhill, Enniscorthy. C.5. Labourer. Farrington, Catherine, Ballykerogue, Campile. C.l. I. £80. Housekeeper (Widow). Flood, Dermot Thaddeus, Clonroche, Enniscorthy. C.5. V. £26. 15. O. I. £120 . Farmer and Rate Collector. Foley, Patrick Francis, 15, Colbert Street, Wexford. C.3. I. £130. Shoemaker. Gaul, Mary Clare, Carrigeen Street, Wexford. C.6. v. £5. 10. o. I. £175· Agent N.H. Insurance. Hanley, Margaret, 10, School street, Wexford. C.3. v. £3. I. £104· Labourer. Harte, Anna Agnes, Tinnock, Campile. C.5. v. £95· 8. o. Farmer. Harte, Michael John, Tinnock, Campile. C.5. v. £95. 8. o. Farmer. Hughes, Mary Louisa, Adamstown. C.l. I. £127. Teacher. Hynes, Una, School street, Wexf ord. C.6. v. £3. I. £120. Butcher. King, Thomas Joseph, 12, Antelope Road, We xford. C.3. I. £94. Builder's Labourer. Lalor, Julia, 7, William Street, Gorey. C.4. I. £120. Engine Driver. Leacy, Joseph, Blackwater. C.9. Road Worker . Lennon, Michael Marcus, 1, South Main Street, Wexford. C.6. I. £210. Draper. Martin, Kathleen, Rathquile, Adamstown . C.2. I. £7. 3. O. Farmer. McCarthy, Michael , 1, Upper King street, Wexford. C.3. I. £100. Labourer.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES - 3 - McCrudden, Laurence James, John Street, Wexford. C.4. 1. £233. 15. o. Member of Garda Siochana. McDonald, Peter, Lower John Street, Wexford. C.6. I. £170. Labourer. Marley; John, Broadway, Co. Wexford. C.2. I. £130. Insurance Agent. Merriman, Kennith Cyril Vivian, 48 South Ma in st., Wexford. C.3. I. £48. Mullie-;an., Anne, Craan, Craanford. C.3. v. £57. 5· o. Farmer. Mulligan,' Margaret, Craan, Craanford. C.3. v. £57. 5· o. Farmer. Nolan, Thomas, 6, rtedmond street, Enniscorthy. C.6. I. £70. Labourer. O'Brien, Uary Brigid, Coolgreany, Inch. C.6. I. £180. Plasterer. O'Donnell, Donal, Tne Fort, Duncannon. C.7. I. £130. 7. 10. Pensioned Lighthouse Keeper.

O'Keeffe, Catherine Attracta, Ballymitty. C.4. V. £8. 10. o. I. £120. Country Shopkeeper.

O'Keeffe, David, Davitt Road, Wexford. C.3. I. £95. Housekeeper. O'Leary, John, Cornwall, Killurin. C.3. Widow (Labourer). O' Neill, John Joseptl, Busnville, Tagoat . . C.5. v. £25· 5. o. Farmer. (Widow.) O'Neill, Patrick Hicnael, 15, Irish street, Enniscorthy. C.l. I. £19. 10. O. Unemployed.

oi Fraf I ~l~t::l , file if Hi!! a, !@I!l e~""'8J.b"" atiWre~ C. . .,,,.,

O'Regan, Patrick Joseph, Ballybro, Tagoat. C.5. T. £195. R.I.C. Pensioner.

power, John, Arthurstown. C.7. I. £30. Labourer. power, Ma ry Bridget, Ballyvelig, Campile. C.2. I. £100. Housekeeper. Preece, Clement Joseph, Myrtle Villa, Rosslare Harbour. C.l. I. £60. Widow. Quinn, William James, Grange, Campile. C.3. I. £91. Shop Assistant. Redmond, Lucy, 1, John Street, Gorey. C.3. I. £250. v. £34· 10. o. Butcher. Regan, Peter, Davidstown, Enniscorthy. C.4. V. £20. 10. O. Farmer.

Ronan, Elizabeth, Drinagh, Broadway. C.2. V. £8. 15. o. Fermer. Ryan, William Francis, 17, High street, Wexford. C.2. I. £65. Widow. Ryan, Philomena Teresa, Effernogue, Ferns. C.5. Fa.rmer. Sheridan, John Joseph, 2 Charlotte street, Wexford. C.l. I. £80. Dispatch Clerk (Wexford Bacon Factory).

Sinnott, Robert Gerard 84, The Fay the , Wexford. C.9. 1. £234· Printer. Sinnott ,. William, Broadway. C.5. V. £1. Labourer. Underwood, John, 67 Sell th Main Street, Wexford. C.3. I. £210. V. £20. Cycle Agent. Warner, William F., The Quay, New Ross. C.3. I. £163. Hairdresser.

~heeler, Thomas, Killurin. C.l1. Signal Man G. S. Railways . . Whelan" Arthur Bernard, Ballygoman, Barntown. C.l. I. £52. Labourer. Whelan, Kevin Joseph, Loughnageer, Foulksmills. C.8. I. £69. 15. O. Farmer. White, Alice Teresa, Nlaxboley, Ballymi tty. C.2. I. £94. Farmer.

N. J. FRIZELLE, Secretary County Council.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES WARBLE FLY (TREATMENT OF CATTLE) ORDER 1936 In connection with the proposal of the Finance Commit tee .asking the Department of Agriculture to provide some colouring matter in Cattle Washes for Warble Fly treatment the following is extract from letter of the Department under date 29th January 1937 (L.279/37):- IIRepresentations to tne same effect were made to this Department last season and were considered when the Order was recently under revision. It was decided that the adoption of tne suggestion would really serve no useful purpose as tne proper application of the cattle wash is usually evident a few days afterwards in the death and shrinkage of the warble larvae. There was also the objection to colouring the wash in that it could be substituted by a non-approved coloured preparation. 1I Under date 19th January, 1937, the Department of Agriculture wrote (L.164/37) that the names of the temporary Inspectors appointed by Wexford County Council under Warble Fly Order had been noted. The Minister approved of the re-appointment of the local Veterinary Inspectors for super visory work under the Order at the same rate of remuneratim and on the same conditions as were sanctioned last season. Letters accepting the supervisory position under the Order were read from Messrs. F. S. Ringwood (Enniscorthy) ; T. A. Mernagh (Gorey) and F. W. Taylor (New Ross) Veterin&y Inspectors. The three first mentioned stated that as the period this year was three weeks longer, perhaps the County Council would increase tne remuneration proportionately, if at the end of the period they were satisfied the work had been carried out in a satisfactory manner. Mr. Smyth said last year in some instances the wash was only sprinkled on cattle and he noped the work would be better done this year. The Secretary said if reports were furnished in cases © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES -

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in which the wash was not properly applied the County Council would deal with then and see that the Order was properly carried out.

FLOODING AT CAMPILE ETC. The County Surveyor submitted the following letter from Irish Land Commission under date 23rd January 1937 (Ref. P.A.2436/37) Estates E. H. Ryland E.c.8483 and E.M. Galwey s.855 Wexford:- IIWith reference to your letter of the 12th instant asking for an interview for a member of the County Council, two of the local persons affected, and yourself, for the purpose of discussing the question of flooding occurring at Great Island and Fisherst,own on the above Estates, I am desired by tne Land Commission to inform you that after careful consideration of this matter they sanctioned an expenditure of £250, of which £150 only, would be repayable, for tne purpose of affecting the repairs necessary to the embankment in these townlands. This offer was not accepted, the Land Commission being informed by Mr. Thomas J. Kelly, New Ross, SoliCitor, acting on benalf of the tenants that his clients considered the sum sanctioned inadequate and that an Engineer employed by the tenants had estimated that the cost of repairs would be considerably in excess of this sum.

The Land Comm~ssion although satisfied that the sum of £250 is adequate to effect the repairs have asked Mr. Kelly to furnish tnem with a copy of the specification prepared by the Engineer acting on behalf of the tenants. Tnis request nas not yet been complied with and in the absence of the particulars asked for it does not occur to the Land Commission that the suggested interview would serVE any useful purpose. II

On the motion of Mr. Colfer seconded by ]~. T. Redmond' it was decided that copy of letter from the Land Commission be furnished Mr. Kelly, SoliCitor, New Ross, for his infor- mation. In reply to Mr. T. Redmond the County Surveyor said he nad never examined the place, but he knew that the damage to the road caused by the flooding cost £70 in repair. Mr. Thomas Redmond said tne County Council was concerned in the matter because there was danger that the road and the two big retaining walls would be carried away the s~e as last year. It was the opinion of everyone that © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES - ~ ~- ----

£250 would be thrown away on the work, as a proper job would cost at least' twice as much. County Surveyor - We are interested, because we have the drainage below that place, and the protection of the County Road also. The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Thomas Redmond seconded by Mr. Michael Redmond:- "That the County Surveyor inspect and report to the County Council as to application of tenants at Great Island and Fisherstown re drainage of their lands. That after consideration of this report the Land Commission be reques ted to arrange to receive the deputation appointed by the

Council. II

COUNTY ANALYST'S QUARTERLY REPORT Report of County Analyst for quarter ended 31st December, 1936, was submitted. The total number of samplffi analysed was 311, including Foods 230; Drugs 63; Waters J8. Of these two samples of butter, two of new milk, and one drug were adulterated, while 14 samples of water were con demned. Of the samples of water, eight submitted by the Health Board for the following districts were condemned:-

Rathnure, Baldwinstown, Kilbride, Aughanmoe, Duncannon~ Klltealy, Blackwater and Tubberlamina. For the Wexford Corporation waters were condemned from:- Reservoir (2); St. John's Road (2); and Anne Street Main (2).

NEW ROSS URBAN ROADS Under date 3rd February 1937 the following letter was read from County Surveyor:- "I have now heard from the Town Clerk, New Ross, that the Urban Council is prepared to put up £200 for MaintenancE of the Urban Roads in the coming year. I consider this © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES ~ -~------

amount fairly reasonable in view of the fact that a good deal of improvement work has been recently carried out

under Loan and Grant, and, moreover, two Employment Scheme I Grants have also been allocated for the Urban Roads. It will be necessary to add to this £200, £25, amount author ised as Surveyors' fees, so that the total to be raised will be £225 for the Urban Area. Will you please arrange for this when dealing with Road Estimate." The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Colfer seconded by Mr. Kelly:- "That Wexford County Council hereby agree to raise on behalf of New Ross Urban Council a sum of £225 for the , maintenance of Non Main Roads in New Ross Urban District." Mr. Thomas Redmond said that when the next scheme was carried out a sum of £1660 would have been expended in New Ross for the maintenance of roads and in view of the fact that another grant was expected the cost of maintenance would be considerably reduced. In the circumstances, he

was of opinion that the £225 asked for by the County Surw~ would be quite adequate for the next financial year.

KILMANNOCK DRAINAGE AREA The County Surveyor submitted the following letter from Mr. N. J. Murphy, Hon. Secretary of Kilmannock Drainage Local Commi'ttee, under date 23rd January 19-37:- "Re Kilmannock Drainage. The marsh owners held a meeting here lately, and we decided that as there was so very little in the drain at present it would not be worth while doing anytning till next Summer. When the Causeway wall broke last year, the tide gave it a good scouring out, and the Spring Tides are flooding it out still, so tnat 1I0ut of evil some good cometh". Mr. O'Neill was out inspecting it, he will be in a position to inform you on all particulars, and we shall abide by your

©decision WEXFORD on the COUNTY matter.1I COUNCIL ARCHIVES The County Surveyor said he was submitting this letter in order to explain to the Council that very little money would be necessary to expend in the coming financial year on the drains of this system for which the County Council were responsible.

EEMSTOWN GAP Col. Gibbon said that at the gap at Neemstown some of the concrete used in the last repair job had been washed away. The gap was very steep and unless something was done to remove the concrete and stones, and improve the gradient, the whole parish of Kilmore which was dependant on sea weed as manure for carrying out 75 per cent of their tillage, would suffer badly. Most of the sea weed gathereo by the Kilmore people came through Neemstown Gap. Mr. Birthistle, Assistant Surveyor for the district, said in his opinion it would be almost impossible to have any permanent structure erected at this gap. He was get ting the gradient gradually improved and would take out the concrete and stones referred to by Col. Gibbon. There never had been any hold up to the people using the gap.

ROADS IN CASTLESOW Under date 6th February 1937, Mr. D. Connolly, Hon. Secretary Crossabeg Fianna Fail Cumann, forwarded the following resolution which had been adopted by that body: "That we call the attention of the Wexford County Council to the deplorable state of the by-roads under the Direct Labour System. We calIon them to at least have proper drainage carried out. In their present condition they are a disgrace to any public body.lI It was decided to ask Mr. Connolly to furnish the Council with the location of the roads complained of by them, when the matter would be investigated.

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES DEFAULTING ROAD CONTRACTOR The County Surveyor submitted the following report from Mr. Ennis, Assistant Surveyor, under date 2nd February, 1937, in respect of roads Nos. 233, 234 and 236:- "The Contractor for these roads, Thomas Kane, has done very little work. I think we should get authority to prosecute him if necessary. His contract expires on 31st March 1937, hence the matter is urgent. I am writing to him to improve, and will see the roads again in three weeks or SO." The Chairman proposed and Miss OtRyan seconded the following resolution which was adopted:- "That the County Surveyor be empowered to prosecute Thomas Kane, contractor for Roads Nos. 233, 234 ann 236, and his sureties, for his negligence in not keeping these roads in repair or otherwise that he take these roads into his own charge or adopt such other steps as will enable him to put the three roads in question into proper repair."

WAGES ON RELIEF SCHEMES In reply to Mr. Corish, the County Surveyor said that County Council wages were not paid on Minor Relief Schemes as wages on this scheme had been fixed by Government at 24/- per week. The rotational system of employment had

been first p~t into operation in reference to Minor Relief Schemes, but recently a notification had been issued by the Department of Local Government and Public Health that this scheme was to apply to all relief jobs. Mr. Corish proposed and Mr. Kelly seconded the following resolution . which was adopted:- "That representations be made to the Government with ' a view to securing that men employed on all Relief Works obtain a week and not three days employment, as with the rotational system they cannot draw money from the Labour Exchange." © WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES Mr. Redmond pointed out that the danger of this reso , lution mignt be to upset the system of Relief Schemes.

POISONS AND PHAFm~CY ACT LICENCE On tne motion of Mr. Colfer, seconded by Miss O'Ryan, it was decided tnat renewal of licence under Poisons and Pharmacy Act issue to William Hogan, Fethard-on-Sea.

CONTINGENCY FUND On the motion of Mr. Colfer seconded by Miss O'Ryan tne following resolution was adopted:- "'rna. t the following sums from Main Roads Contingency Fund (total amount £56. 12. 5d) be transferred to the following roads:- 14M £4 30M £2 33M '£1 34M ' £22. 12. 5d. 64M £3 7JlL £3 556M £2 640M £15· O. Od. 938M £4 and thattne following amounts from County Contingency Road Fund be transferred to the following Road Sections:- Section lc £27 5c £18 8c £30 12c £15 18c £10 22c £8 23c £5 26c £10 37c £16 38c £17 39c £7. 15- 6 41c £24. . O. 0 Total £187. 15· 6d.

POACHING TRAWLERS Under date 21st January 1936 (P.A.12/36) the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Branch, wrote that in reply to the resolution of the County Council the Minister had been

doing and would continue to do everything possible with ~

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES means at his disposal to afford the necessary protection to the fisheries. Col. Gibbon said it was not possible with only one boat to provide proper protection for the fisheries. These were worth several millions, but the entire Fishery Vote of the Government was only £60,000, of which £45,000 was spent on protection. More serious steps would have to be taken 9r the fishing would be absolutely ruined. Continuing Col. Gibbon said:- liThe real trouble is that our fishermen live by inshore fishing entirely and

tney do not go in for deep sea fishing. Unless the insh~ fishing is properly protected tnere will be nothing left, and the sooner the Government awakens to the fact and pro vide some facilities for the Minister the better it will be for tne country . Further representations should be • made to the Government. The Chairman thoroughly agreed that one boat is not sufficient, and he thought the time was long pa. t .. · when additional protection should be provided. Mr. Smyth said that on a couple of oooasions the fishermen called his attention to the foreign trawlers off the coast. All the fishermen could do was to stand and look on. Col. Gibbon proposed:- IIThat this County Council point out to the Minister for Agriculture it is within the knowledge of numbers of Councillors that there is consider able illegal fishing around Wexford coasts and the Council understand around other portions of tne Irish coast by foreign trawlers. It is manifest to the Council that one protection boat is absolutely unable to deal with these trawlers and that very much increased protection is necessary. Several of our members have watched the manner in ·, wnich tnese trawlers constantly came within the three mile

© WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ARCHIVES { limit and fish there without let or hindrance. It is certain tnat if tne present condition of affairs be allowed to continue the insnore fisnermen of Ireland will be depriv ed of tneir livelihood, a result to be deplored, and one which we feel certain tne Gover;nment will endeavour to avert. We look upon this matter as of the most serious importance and worthy of the immediate consideration of the Government Departments concerned." Mr. Smyth seconded tne resolution which was unanimously adopted.

POSITION OF NATIONAL TEACHERS AND DECREASE OF POPULATION. Tne following resolution from Clare County Council was adopted on the motion of Mr. Colfer seconded by Mr. Kelly: "We, the Clare County Council, realize that owing to the alarming decrease in the population of the Rural areas of our Country, Teachers are being dismissed and are under threat of dismissal. The system in operation which demands that a certain average must be maintained as a condition of an Assistant retaining his or ner position is, in our opinion, under present circumstances, unreasonable, and snould be removed. We, therefore, request the Minister for Education to alter the system under which Teachers may be appointed and retained in the service, so that, what we hope is only a temporary decline in the population, will not adversely affect the prospects of any Teacher. II

PAYME TS The following resolution was adopted on the motion of Mr. Colfer seconded by Mr. Kelly:- "That the several proposals for payment (including payment of amounts certified by County Surveyor on Forms 22 to contractors for roads and works) be and the same are

hereby conf irmed and approved."

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