5th November, 1917*

A St4tutable MeetinG of the Counoil waa held this day at the Town C le rk 's

Office, at noon.

The members present were:r

Nicholas Byrne, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, William H. McGuire, Richard Coriah, George Hadden.

Matthew Lymbery, Robert Coffey, John J. Kirwan, James Mrphy.

The minutes of meetings of 1st and 3rd. October 1917 were read and signed.

L iabilities which had accrued due up to the end of last month amounting in the

aggregate to £1508. 16. 9 were submitted to the meeting, and having been

examined were approved and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to

pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 100 to 126

inclusive.

Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer’ s Account for the month ended the last

day of October 1917, including the payments made at the meeting held on this

day.

SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement. 1213. 10. 2

Total sums received to close of la s t month. 459. 2. 4

TOTAL 1672. 12. 6

Balance due to Treasurer as per last Statement* "" •

Payments ordered at this meeting. 1508. 16 . 9

Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of above Totals) 163. 15. 9

RECONCILEMENT.

Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer 1674. 0. 2

Outstanding Orders (including those issued at this Meeting) 1510. 4. 5

Net Balance as above due by Treasurer. 163. 15. 9

With reference to minutes of 1st Ultimo, a letter was read from Miss Harrison,

Hon. Secretary to the Vacant land Cultivation Society, Dublin. Miss Harrison

considered that certain Sections of the Scotch Allotments Act of 1892 should be

made applicable to Ireland, but the meeting considered that the provisions

referred to were capable of being usefully employed in large cities rather than

a small urban area such as Wexford. But by a letter received from the Local

Government Board under date of 16th October 1917 (No.50997) attention was

called to the terns of the Local Government (Allotments & Land Cultivation)

(Ireland) Act 1917» which had received the Royal Assent so recently as 2nd.

August last, and which, it was seen, afforded ample powers in the matter of

providing land and letting it in allotments to town dwellers. In virtue of

this Enactment, the Local Government Board for Ireland had been invested with

authority to make Sealed Orders extending to Local Authorities a ll necessary powers required to ©: carry Wexford into effect Allotment Borough Schemes. Council This was enough to meet the needs of Wexford Corporation, and it was decided to call together the Allotments Committee that was appointed on 6th January last to see i f there are

town dwellers w illin g to take plots, and then, i f there are, to find out where land

can be acquired proportionate to the number of would-be allotment holders.

The meeting further decided, on the motion of Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Alderman

Corish, to ask the Town Clerk to thank Miss Harrison for the information, she had

been kind enough to afford the Corporation in the matter.

With reference to minutes of meeting of 3rd. Ultimo, a letter from the Local

Government Board under date of 23rd. October 1917> No.51123> was read. The Board

stated that they had*not made any Order fixing the price, of coal, nor had The Retail

Coal Prices Order 1917 been circulated to Irish Locll Authorities by the Coal

Controller, and a letter dated 30th October 1917* No. C.3856.P.R from the Controller

of Coal Mines was also read asking for particulars of the prices of coal in Wexford

for the pre-war period of October 1913* and the prices charged at the present time.

The information asked for was presumably required with a view to the Controller making an Order affecting Wexford in the near future.

It was suggested that a Cbmmittee of members should be appointed to obtain answers

to the queries a3ked, although from the private nature of them it was very doubtful whether the Coal Merchants would give answers, as the Corporation had no legal

power to demand the requisite information. ’ / , .

However the suggestion w»s approved, and the following were appointed to form the

Committee, v iz :- Aldermen Sinnott, Hadden, Corish, and McGuire.

A letter under date of 16th October 1917 from the Association of Irish Municipal

Authorities was read oo mmuniaating the fact that the Association was arranging to

bring under the notice of Government the claims of Urban Authorities in Ireland, to

a proportionate share in the Grants promised by Government in aid of housing of

workirs in towns, and asking what was the number of additional working class

dwellings required to supply Wexford with a sufficierqpy o f such houses, and the

probable cost of providing them.

Regarding this matter, the meeting was- informed that from investigations made by a

Committee which had inspected the town about two years back, the number of

additional dwellings required to satisfy the reasonable needs of the working classes

was not less than 250, and it was decided to furnish the Association with this

number together with a free estimate of the probable cost of providing them.

A circular letter from the Local Government Board under date of 12th October 1917»

No.49,123, intimating that the Board were prepared, under certain conditions, to pay

half the cost of food and milk in necessitous cases in connection with a Maternity

and Child Welfare Scheme, was submitted to the meeting. No action was taken in the

matter, as the meeting did not see that there was sufficient additional

encouragement to ju stify the Corporat/ion in modifying the decision which they had

hitherto on more than one occasion come to as to deferring the question of

formulating a Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme until after the end of the War. A recommendation was©: submitted Wexford from the Borough School Attendance Council Committee in favour of increasing the salary of the School Attendance Officer (Mrs Pettit) from £36

to £50 a year. The School Attendance Cbmmittee on their own volition, had

made the recommendation, not only because of the increased cost of living, but

also by reason of the efficient manner in which that Officer had discharged

her duties, and it had been passed under review by the Finance and Works

Committee and endorsed.

The recommendation was adopted on the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by

Alderman McGuire, but only on a Division being taken, whereupon five voted for

enid two against the motion. Two members abstained from voting.

A recommendation from the Finance and Works Cbmmittee brought up was in favour

of the labourers in.tfie employment of the Corporation bding granted an increase

of 4/- per week in thetr wages* The present wages of these workmen was 18/6

per week, and they had applied-to the Commit-tee to have their wages raised to

£1 . 4 . 0 each per week. T^ey based their request on the ground that the

increased cost of living rendered the purchase value of 24/- equivalent to 12/-

in pre-war time. The Committee had considered that the claim was well founded,

but thought that 22/6 per week would be a reasons,ble wage at the present for a

labourer, and on the motion of Aide man Corish, seconded by Councillor Lymbery,

the recommendation was unanimously adopted*

It was suggested that in view of the demands made, and to be made, on the

Corporation for increa.-ed stipends by officers and employes, it was most

desirable that the state of the Corporation resources should be reviewed in

order that the Corporation might satisfy themselves, and incidentally the

ratepayers, that reasonable economy was practised in the administration of the

Municipal monies, having regard to the increased cost of living consequent on

war conditions. -1 > '•

The suggestion commended its e lf to the meeting, and on the motion of Alderman ■ Hadden seconded by Alderman Corish, the question was referred to tlB Fin nee

and Works Committee meeting on 14th Instant.

A draft memorial from the Harbour Commissioners and Wexford Corporation

addressed to the Treasury asking for assistance in the matter of dredging the

Wexford Harbour was brought under notice. This draft had been gone over by

the Finance and Works Committee and approved, and it was now fo r the Corporatia

to formally adopt it, if thought well, and on the motion of Alderman Sinnott,

seconded by Alderman McGuire, it was

Resolved:- That upon the draft Memorial being ai grossed, the Corporation Seal

be affixed thereto and attested in the usual way by the signatures of the

Mayor and Town Clerk.

A re solution in the following terms was read from the Clones Urban Council

"That we, the Urban District Council of Clones, petition the Government

to withdraw the restrictions prohibiting the shipping of horses from Irish Ports to England and©: Scotland, Wexford as these Borough restrictions tend Council to destroy the Horse Trade of this Country, and w ill have the effect of preventing farmers brddding young horses next year." U -) . On the motion of Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Alderman Hadden the♦unanimous endorsement of the meeting was given to this resolution.

A resolution from Rathdrum Rural District Council was read. It contained a protest

in a general way, against the existing system of governing Ireland, and called for I tte removal of Major Price, Dublin Police Intelligence Officer, from his position.

This resolution, which was proposed by Alderman Corish and seconded by Councillor

i ) , Murphy filled to be carried-It was defeated on a Division by a vote of 7 to 2.

A communication from Dr. J. B. Skeffington, late Senior Inspector National Education, was drawn attention to, but the meeting refused to entertain it. It had reference to the executions which were unlawfully aud unjustifiably carried out at the command of

Captain Bowen Colthurst at Easter, 1916.

3rd. December, 19 17 . \ 1 t I J < j A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’ s Office . J J 1 at half past seven o'clock p. m. ; -r■'< x i . ' v* 15 . • * 3 • ^ The members present were:- . 'i . ’ . • • ~ * r. ‘ ' . \ Alderman James Sinnott (in the chair) . ) ■ • • . * */ . v '■ Aldermen:- Richard Corish, James Sinnott, Prank Carty, William H. McGuire.

Councillors:- James Mcmahon, John Walsh, Matthew Lymbery, Thomas Rossiter,

Richard gibson, Robert Coffey, John J. Kirwan, Th oman O'Brien, ) • , ' ■> ’ . . , ') : C V ■ O r ’ Michael Martin, Michael Prowne.

The minutes of last.meeting were read and signed*

L iab ilities which had accrued due up to the end of last month amounting in the >' 1 . •» aggregate to £1214. 1 6 . 2were submitted and having been examined were approved and — • I 1 ’ - » an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him , -t , . r ) 1 v of Paying Orders numbered from 227 to 162 inclusive. ‘v' * I \ \r. jj k 1 V’ f V , * \r) f T ) v t . • f Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer's Account for the month ended the last day of

November 1917, including the payments made at the meeting held on this day.

SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement. 163. 15. 9 ' r .1 • ! ‘ / > Total sums received to close of last month. 720. 1 l. 2 _ • n - x > •. TOTAL 884. 6 . 1 l . r .. 1 j 1 jm.* j V' •* >' •'«•.' ’ ->

Balance due to Treasurer as per last Statement. • * a

Payments ordered at this meeting. TOTAIj 1214. 16. 2

Net Balance due To Treasurer (being difference of above Totals)1 * 330. 9 . 3

\f RECONCILEMENT. • i • 1 * 1 , > . •> .• \ j > Balance par Bank Books due by Treasurer 885. 14. 7

Outstanding Ordersfcncluding those issued at this Meeting) 12 16 . 3» 10 ij ) ) t * v V iJ r > * f Net Balance as above©: due Wexford to treasurer. Borough Council330. 9 . 3 The recent selection and endorsement thereof by the Holy See, of Dr. William • o > Codd, P. P. Blac^water, to the dignity of Bishop of the Diocese of Perns, was

a subject introduced. Delight and gratification was expressed at the fact that

Father Codd had been ^deemed worthy to f i l l this high Episcopal Office, not

only because of his great intellectual attainments, but because of his being

a native of the town of Wexford wherein Jie had resided a ll his life t i l l the « 1 1 .1 lit . . (. J J' f . I . (J • * ; last five years.

Thereupon the following resolution *s proposed by Alderman Sinnott and t * • r • * • J • seconded by Aldermnn Carty was unanimously adopted. > , . • ■ i_ . > . t ■ ... »' ■ 1 RESOLVED:- That we, the Wexford Corporation congratulate our fellow-citizen < t i (j , Father W. Codd, P. P. and wish to give expression to our extreme pleasure and

gratification on his appointment to the Bishopric of this the Ancient See of • - ‘ ' t < ■ > ‘ . / « 1 ) .» V. Ferns.

Applications fron Corporation workmen and officers for increased remuneration

for their services consequent on the increased cost of procuring the

. re cesser’ ies of life , were brought under the notice of the meeting. • i * ' 1 *• • v*r l . % ■v All the cases hereinunder referred to had been under the consideration of the t • ) Finance and Works Committee. The 0dnir.ittee, recognizing the justice of the

claim ineach case, had duly made recommendations. f , * In the case of the five carters employed by the Corporation, the Committee

had recommended that their present wage of £1 . 16. 0 a week each should be . . 4. , , :f|^ ■ — ; f I raised to £2. 5.- 0 each per week, and that the increase should date fron 7th ~) •» r ^ ■) ^ '<*.'<’ ( < 1 1 ‘ November 1917, the date 0*“ their application, except one (A. Byrne) whowas , T r • 1 r '<■ but ft recent addition to the staff of carters.

On the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor Rossiter this > > »%.*** recommendation was adopted, on a division, whereupon the voting was 1 l to 2 .

The gravedigger at Crosstown Cemetery whose remuneration was 7/~ P0r each

grave opened, was in the opinion of the Cbmraittee, entitled to &/- per grave r , ■ 'i, openedas from the date of his application, viz.14th November 1917, end on ) * the motion of Councillor Coffey seconded by Councillor Mcmahon the increase

. was granted.

The Caretaker of Crosstown Cemetery vh o had also applied on 14th November 1917

for a reconsideration of the terms of his employment, was recommended to have

his wages raised from 18/- to 20/- per week from the date of application, and

on the motion of Councillor Coffey, seconded by Councillor Lymbery, the

Committee's recommendation was adopted.

The Poor Rato Collector's application for an increase of his remuneration was

the next case dealt with. He had at present received about £70 a year,

including £6 . paid him for services in connection with preparing, verifying, and posting annually copies of a Schedule of uncollected Rate. The Cominittee

. . > ^ was in favour of his being granted an increase which would bring his total f 1 * v remuneration up to £86 a year, more or less, but the rate of his poundage was to be regulated on the©: principle Wexford of the scaleBorough dated 19th Council April 1905. On the motion of Councillor Rossiter seconded by Councillor McMahon the recommendation

was adopted. 0 o ■ •

The wages of the Foerman of Works, which was 27/- a week, was recommended to be

increased to 30/- a week, on the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor

Coffey the recommendation was adopted with the proviso that the increase should

take effect from 27th November, 19 17 .

To meet the claim in the case of the Town Surveyor, the Committee decided it was necessary to make an addition of £30 a year to his salary bringing this up to £180 per annum in respect of the dual office of Town Surveyor and Superintendent of

Waterworks., , .

On the motion of Councillor Coffey, seconded by Councillor Rossiter the Committee's decision was ratified, but with the understanding that £15. n year was to be added to the office of Town Surveyor and £15. a year to that of Superintendent of Waterworks and also subject to any formal sanction required to be obtaine4 from the Local

Government Board. , ,

A letter from the Local Government Board under date of 16th November 1917, No57641, and a resolution from the Wexford Trades and Labour Council were read. These urged the expediency of the adoption in Wexford, of a Maternity and Ohild Welfare Scheme, under which it might be possible for the Council to requisition the Half-time services of a Nurse employed by any local voluntary Association and pay half her salary, and of this h a lf a moiety would be recouped out of the Exchequer Grant.

The putting into effect of such a Scheme, it was alleged by the Trades Council, would be the means of securing a supply of milk and distributing it at a reasonable

° ost- , >. >•. •„/, . 1 .

On the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Alderman Carty, it was

RESOLVED:- That stops be taken to have a l l former resolutions on this subject rescinded in a regular way, and with a view to the possibility of framing a Maternity devising and Child Welfare Scheme, and also &&&*&&&&&& a means of increasing supplies of milk to the town, a Committee be appointed, and that th5 s consist of Aldermen Hadden, j > > 1 > > Corish, Carty, Councillors Lymbery, MeMahon, in addition to the Mayor. j An Abstract of the Accounts of the Council fo r the financial year ended 31st March. V ' . >' 1917, as audited by Mr. J. More 0TFerrall, was laid before the meeting. It was . * • , o accompanied by the Auditor’ s Report in vihich attention was drawn to an outlay of

£25. 18. 6 due by a Miss P itt of North Main Street. This amount was spent on the

work of providing a privy and ashpit on private property, and had not yet been

cecovered-. *■ In this case, it was explained, every effo rt had been made to collect the debt,

short of sueing at Quarter Sessions, but to take this step was inadvisable,

according to the Corporation Solicitor, as the woman had very scant means and her

Property was mortgaged.

The matter was referred to the Finance and Works Committee.

A resolution from the WeSford Technical Instruction Committee was submitted. The

purport of it was©: that Wexford Technical Instruction Borough in Ireland Council was inadequately financed. It appeared that the Treasury had refused to supplement thB present State’

Endowment, and i*hat a Grant from the Exchequer of £110,000 per annum was

required, in addition to the existing Grants, to develop Technical Education.

The Council were asked to make a protest against the parsimony o f the Treasury

in the matter, and on the motion of Alderman Carty, seconded by Alderman

Corish, the resolutions were adopted. • k '

Attmtion was called by Councillor McMahon to the insufficient lighting of

the Quays after dark. He suggested that the concession made to the Harbour

Commissioners by the Council in respectof lighting some of the lamps on the

Quays should be enlarged by the Council taking on themselves the cost of

maintaining three additional lifehts. u c '

Tlis proposal was referred to the Finance and Works Committee, who were asked

'to visit the Quays and report.

A 00 py of a resolution received from the Corporation of Cork was read. It

embodied a vigorous protest against the mode adopted by Major Bowen, President,

and Mr. Wolfe, Crown Solicitor, of conducting'* recent Court Martial Trial in

Cork. The occasion was the t r ia l of members of the Sinn Fein Party who had

taken up a militant attitude against constituted authority in furtherance of

that Party's declared policy of establishing a Republican system of government

in Ireland, severed from a ll connection with England.

The-meeting considered that the wording of the resolution was exagerated, but

on the motion of Alderman Carty, seconded by Councillor Coffey, it was

RESOLVED:- That the slighting observation ndde by Major Bowen in reference to

the use of the Irish Language ce.lls for our strongest condemnation, as we feel

proud of the efforts made to cherish the ancient Gaelic language of this

Country. '

A letter from the Gaelic League, Dublin, intimating that steps were being

taken to erect a Hall in Dublin in memory of m e late Thomas Ashe, and » . * O -i 1 r I ( » t I '- asking that a Cbmmittee should be formed to collect subscriptions towards the

Fund to be raised for this object, was read. ° be Alda-man Corish proposed that the undertaking shpuld/commend ed by this f ‘ • m i Caineil to the favourable consideration of the public.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Walsh, but was lost on a Division being

taken, five members voting for end six against it. ' • , ‘ * 'M O v V 5;

©: Wexford Borough Council 8

7th ‘January, 1918.' j j ■ - ) >* , 1 .. 1 . ■ > t ■ . . ? o a statutable meeting oP the Council was held this day at the Town Clerkf s Office ’)i*r * L 1 ■* v i - i if 1 '*» > o ■ * « 1 o« .j • . .f

at noon. . o 11 n 1 > 1 ■ 1 » ? > . . . . *• 1 ' > ■> r\ < - , o The members present were;- . J iO J >» r « > » 1 i i. Nicholas Byrne, Esq., mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Richard Corish, James Sinnott, William H. McGuire, Prank. Carty. , •) ■ 1 t • > 1 ■ « Councillors:- John J. Kirwan, James murphy, Joseph Doyle., Matthew lymbery,

James McMahon, Michael Martin. . e % l. » . • * V . I ' The minutes of la st meeting were read and signed. , r 1 , > •» « . L iabilities whibh had accrued due up to the end of last month, amounting in the

aggregate to £255. 4. 4, were submitted and having been examined were approved

and an Advice note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation

to him of Paying Orders numbered from 163 to 180 inclusive. ■ . > > • • v • 1. Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer’ s Account for the month ended the last day

of December 1917* including the payments made at the meeting held on this day. t . , • * * % * • v * • . \ I v * SUMMARY..

Balance due by Treasurer as p r last monthly Statement. < > • > . > - . 7 v *

Total sums received to 4lose of last month. . . ? 9 7 ^ 16 . 0 c • 0 TOTAL . ... ^ 9 7 . 1 6 .

Balance due to Treasurer as per la st monthly Statement. 3 3 0 . 1 ; 1 J ; ’ , . - ’ ?•

Payme&ts ordered at this meeting. . r , . 2 5 5 . 4 . 4 « ) . )

^OTAL 5 8 5 . 7 . > • ‘ I •'*. «. . } ' Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of

above Totals) 3 1 2 . 3 . ' 2

* r ’ * * '• fl v ' R E C 0 N C T T/ T. M ^ N T.

, i ' Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer. 5 6 8 . 1 5 . 2

Outstanding Orders (including those issued at this meeting) 2 5 6 . 1 2 . 0 , » *• • o.' s ■ 1 . •« ’ f •»: r ’ • 1

Net Balance as above due by Treasurer. 3 1 2 . 3 . 2

Referring to minutes of last meeting, the following is a oopy of a letter received r « % » \ *'' 1 • » from the Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Perns in reply to a letter congratulating <■ • » »•* . c him, on behalf of the Counikil.

Balckwater, Knniscorthy, Co. Wexford. * • . t ‘ )' • ( ♦ « > ' I • *• 1 • > 5th December, 1917*

Dear Mr. Browne, W ill you be good enough to express my thanks to the members of * k*» » f % * *1 • .. * ' * the Corporation for their kind resolution, and to accept them ^ourself for the

good wishes you convey. , 0 „ > 1 >{.•.' '• 1 '• t Believe me, Dear Mr. Browne, Yours very truly, , r \/. . » r 1 • W. Codd. .|j . .. r (. .. •* r . f> . . . » There was submitted to the meeting a copy of a Sealed Order made by the Local # , r fi • ii • 1 • 1 ,v Government Board under date of 17 th December 1917, pursuant to the Local Government,

(Allotments fc Land Cultivation) (Ireland) Act 1917* In virtue of this Order it was ©:' i- f Wexford "• I %' Borough * Council Possible for the Council to hire land and let it out to persons earning wages . ■ T (J t r‘l < * c ' ' 9 inside the Myniqipal ^rea^whether they resided inMde the Municipal Area or

not. The extent of an allotment was restricted to one-eighth of an acre, and p t I 1 * * J t ' v ' ' '( i t j * < it was not permissible to let an allotment to any person already holding . ) one-eightfe of an acre of land. Rent was to be charged for each allotment, and

the rents were to be sufficient, in the aggregate, to co\ter the cost gone to

by the Council in connection with an Allotments Scheme.

The^e are a few of the prominent provisions of the Order, which also, inter

J • I x it ) . , 0 ) — I < j alia, provided for supplying seed, manure, and implements, and also for giving

prizes to encourage the efficient cultivation of allotment plot3.

A copy resolution from the housing Committee of the Limerick Corporation was • , • > . ’ 1 i >• • • r v read, as follows.

M That this Meeting, realizing the bad housing conditions that esist in , • L il. V J * *' the Towns and Cities of Ireland, are of opinion that this question can only be i , ■ < <■ n if . 1 : ^ • ■' o satisfactorily solved oh National lines; add as the Government have recognized •> . •) this by their Scheme for National Housing, to be put into operation at the i i j ■ -C i r termination of the war, wc demand that in the best interests of the country and

the workers therein, it is imperative’ that a sufficient sum of money be

provided, immediately, for the re-hou3in£ of the Working Classes in the Towns

and Cities tof rrelaiid, as has already been done in the country for the

Agricultural Labourers.”

This resolution' ootrended its e lf to the meeting* was unanimously adopted m . . . t < - r. •> o v i3t on the motibn of Alderman Carty seconded by Alderman Corish*

i .> • Y * • The necessity for Government'grafting Loans at a low rate of interest for

providing town dv.*ellere with houses was. as. obvious as it was in the case of

the housing of agricultural labourers, and furthermore, the following

resolution on the motion of AD.derman Carty seconded by Alderman Sinnott, was

passed. , % ,

That ih vifcw of financial aid from the Treasury, we appoint a Committee

to prepare a General Housing Scheme for Wexford. y -J ■ ' I Thereupon the Committee was appointed consisting of Aldermen Carty, Sinnott, t ■ i i i ' 1 ■ y McGuire, Hadden, Corish, and Councillors McMahon, Mart in, Lymbery, in addition ( r> i • « > > . to the Mayor.

Bre following Is a copy of a resolution received from the Dublin Corporation

and read.

"That we, the members of the Dublin Corporation, having learned that

certain members of the Irish Civil Service have been victimized by dismissal, J * 1 transfer to other Offices, or by having adverse records made against them upon

secret reports, demand that the evidence upon which they have been victimized

shall be produced, and that the 'Officers concerned shall be given a fa ir

opportunity of meeting the charges upon which they have been penalised.

Failing the production of evidence or the fomulatin* of direct charges, we demand thalf the adverse©: records Wexford be expunged, Borough and that those Council victimized by >.!)«»' « If . ) ( dismissal or transfer, be restored to their various offices. The wiadorn of adopting this resolution was questioned as there was no specific • ' ' > > . , cases of victimazation mentioned, and the meeting had no knowledge of any such - . • cases, but yet, on the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor Martin, the resolution was adopted after a certain amount of discussion.

i , j . i t , i .i —. A recomm&nda tion made by the Finance and Works Committee in favour of the salary of . \ 4l V , » 1 the Caretaker of the Town Hall being increased by £2. 8 . 0 per annum, thus r > e Y'l ' ' I • >• r ■ > • - 1 ) bringing the salary up to £10 . 8 . 0 a year was brought forward, and was adopted

( %'•' I { .it 1 r on the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor Martin. '( S 'M > ' r ' , Councillor Martin proposed that the Government should be requested to give fu ll executive powers to the Irish Food Control Committee seeing that as it was constituted at present it was invested only with advisory powers, and that its / \ > < . .. J • ' XJ , ) • ' j recommendations were not treated with the respect which they deserved, and seeing r . > '■•)

Committee had found it incumbent on them to resign membership thereof.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Mcmahon, and was adopted, and it was ) > 'M i ■ .i decided to send copies of it to the Irish party, the Labour Party, and the Food

. r.j ; , Controller. i.! i > i 1 *» j . i ~ i A circular letter from the Department under date of 3l 3t December 1917 No.3151,

V f • ' . ■ * \ ' forwarding Orders made under the Maintenance of Live Stock Act 1915, vras reo,d.

• •i ’ i • t >• t 1 i 1 ■ 1 ' ■ , ij Th* Department requested that the Council should take steps to prevent the * r ’ ■ i f ; S> f'. >, ' i slaughter of any animals in contravention of the Orders and to report any instance *. -| ’ . O' . ■ \ ; J. \ . ■"> of an intended contravention.

» I i ’ . > ’ ) The animals to which the Orders referred were, Sucking Calves, Breeding Sow3, ’ f5* o j; ,v ’’ : i ^ ■ ; Cattle in Calf, Young Femala Cattle, and "Milch Cows. ; It was decided to imstruct the Inspe ctore under the Rairies fcc. Order to prevent, • * ~ - ; ) as far as in their power lay, or to report, the slaughter of arv animal to which

i i - ,J * . «/ n •’ r> . the Orders applied. *

©: Wexford Borough Council 23rd. January, 1918. • < ' ' * ’ .»*■•! Of '*‘1 I ' • i ‘ • ;’0 O ?;I0‘7 £ Statutable Meeting of tta Council was held this day at the Town Hall at noon 1 -* > > . , , ■ > i . f J < v n t ' The members present were:- , ; ,) > • .j > >>' >' ■ 1 1 1 \ Nicholas Byrne, Esq. Mayor (in the chair) > 1 » « .. J J 1 - o' ■ Aldermen:- James Sinnott, William H« McGuire, Richard Coriah, () i • > . i ■ ' V V ' ' J • , " r v \ ( !» .) 1 > “ 1 ! . V J ' ' Joseph Kelly, Prank Carfry. i . . j \ (J 1 1 : (. •.'■ 1 i.1 > ' 'X' 'w 1 I1 Councillors:- Thomas Rossiter, Matthew Lymbery, John Walsh, John J. Kirwan, • n . ,r \ ; David R. Keating, Philip Cowman, Robert Coffey, Joseph Doyle, , . • ) * * * ’ J » V Jame® Browne, James Pfrench, Thomas O’Brien, Michael Martin, • , . 1 . 1 . * 1 • ,, < » J ■. ^ J1 ■ ' Michael Browne, James McMahon, Richard Gibson. , » f ' „ < 0 .. 1 • 1J ‘i >••«»' .j' The minutes of meeting of 7th January Instant vrere read and signed, and , . . 1 . ’■ • • ■ ■, . t • I . ,1 . , v thereupon the meeting proceeded to elect a Mayor pursuant to Section 94 (1 l)

of the Local Government ( Ireland- Act 1898, whereupon the following motion

was proposed by Alderman Sinnott and seconded by Councillor Keating, v iz :- • t >■ » ) » : « t. .. ! That Alderman Wiliam H. McGuire be add is hereby elected Mayonofo 1) - !■ , . » '' > ' . • . < < i , j Wexford for the year commencing this day and until his Successor be appointed ; » ' • * * i ■ • > • > and shall have accepted Office as such. • O.t The proposer and seconder of this motion paid a high tribute of pre.ise to McGuire r a Aldermmn*/ efficiency arid attention to civic a ffa irs since he had become a ' t • -iO manber of the Corporation, and expressed confidence in his thorough fitness , » * » W ) v * ■ ' ' \ i to fill the Office to which they desired him to be elected, while, at the same

time, they regretted that the outgoing Mayor was unable to see his way to • • ' t ' ■ • retain Office for a further year. <- , T; , r - - , -if) The motion was well and appropriately supported by Councillor James Browne. * '* ■ • r . . . , Uo Thereupon Aide man Corish proposed the following xoticn, which was seconded

by Councillor Walsh, v iz :- 1 • J/ ’ >• ' r That Alderm»n Francis Carty be and is hereby elected Mayor of Wexford

for the year commencing this day, and until his Successor be appointed and

shall have accepted Office a3 such.

Th i.^ motion wbs supported by Councillors McMahon and O’Brien.

T’ e proposer and seoonder and supporters of this motion warmly united in

testifying to the characteristics of Aiderman Carty as a citizen, and as a

zealous member of the Corporation for the last eleven years during which

period he had tal.en an active part in the administration of the Borough.

No other member was propsed for Office, and thereupon a Poll was taken with

the following result.

There voted for the election of Alderman McGuire:-

Councillors M. Browne, Pfrenoh, James Browne, Joseph Doyle, Coffey, Cowman,

Kirwan, Keating, Gibson, Lymbery, and Aldermen Kelly, Sinnott, and The Mayor (13) Ihere voted for the election of ALderman Carty:-

Councillors McMahon, Martin, O'Brien, Walsh, Rossiter, and Alderman uorish ( 6 ) Neit-her of the nominees©: Wexford for Office uecided Borough to vote. Council j_ 2

Thereupon’Aiderman McGuire was declared elected, and on being installed Bade the

statutory declaration of acceptance of Office.

The new M&yor in returning thanks for being elected, touched' on many topics of '

vital interest to the people o f the town in the costing y^ar, * He drew attention

to the necessity for obtaining and retaining in the town food supplies in view of

the possible shortage of such, the probability of an increase in local Rates, the

need to be prepared at the close of the war to obtain Loans on easy terms for

Housing Schemes, the revival of the trade of the Port. He hoped that before his

year of office was run out the war would be over, and that ho would havo the

privilege of welcoming back to Wexford the survivors of the Woxfordmen who had

joined the Army and Navy.

Alderman Carty also returned thanks to his supporters. In the mat tor o'1 politic.!

he had stood by the Constitutional Movement, but sq fa r as this election was r i , fBp- PN concerned, it had no p o litic a l significance for him. He was given a mind and would

exercise it as he thought f i t so long as he held any public o ffic e. He estimated

that 1,000 men from Wexford and its vioin ity had joined the fighting forces, and. he •) « • '* 4 • held that there was no section of the town but had sympathy with these Wexfordmen.

The Mayor proposed the following resolution in felicitou s terms. In doing 30 he

4 ‘ 1 said this was the fir s t duty oast upon him as Chairman of the Council and it was a

• most pleasing one. <• • .... .C o • < The motion was seconded by Councillor Gibson, and it was spoken to by Councillors

Keating and Mcmahon, and Alderman Corish.

It was passed with acclamation and re.n as fo llo w s:-

Thatwe take this opportunity to tender our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing Mayor, V. * • • •.: • V < ’ Councillor Nicholas Byrne, for his untiring efforts to promote the welfare of the . «• ' r 1J .. " ’ ’ town for the last two years, during which he worthily filled the Office of Mayor

of Wexford. As Chief Magistrate of the Borough, and a3 First Citizen op ohd Town, v > I he displayed zeal, courtesy, and impartiality in the discharge of all his onerous > ’* * r public functions, and he oarries with him in his retirement the good wishes of

each and every one of 2ie Community of the Borough of Wexford. M ; c v Councillor Byrne returned thanks. He seid his actions for the last two years may '. ; • 1 * . f •. . 1 * 1 **" V have pleased some, and for this he was more than g rrtifie d , but it may not have met

with the approval of others. However he fe lt he had nothing to regretjbeaause iP he

were elected again he would not be able to see his way to deviate from the line of

action he had followed during his tenure of Office.

Attention was called to the occurrence of a sad event in the family of Aide man ■ is.\f I (. , » • «ji f * V. 'i> J. • Y 'X ' . \ * v ' v Kelly. His brother, the Rev. Thomas Kelly of the Order of the Irish Christian •. . *.»•„ . < ' i ■ j o Brothers had been called to his eternal reward. Alderman Sinnott proposed that an

expression of sympathy from the Council should be conveyed to their Colleague,

Alderman Kelly in his bereavement, and that the meeting should be adjourned out of

respect to the memory cf the deceased gentleman. • \ The motion was seconded©: Wexford by Councillor Borough Byrne, and was Council spoken to in feeling terms by 13

Al.iermon Corish, Councillor Liymbery, Alderman Carty, and Councillor Gibson,

and was passed unanimously. , , , ,

It was arranged that the business of the meeting should be resumed at tyalf

past seven o’ clock p. m. on this day. , ()

23rd. January, 1918. , , .'»• • ■ • ; t ' A'l adjourned Statutory Meeting of the Council was held this day in the Town

Clerk’ s Office at 7• 30 p. n.

. . . ! . . . < '• > i ■) 1 v • - The members present we^e:- * ’ • >< r .» ■ lit » U . * 1 t William H. McGuire, Esq. Mayor (in the chair) , • Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Richard Corish, Frank Carty.

, j > Councillors:- Robert Coffey, Philip Cowman, James Mcnahon, Nicholas Byrne, . ,c, • /• , i ; * v . m t Matthew Jjymbery*» David R. Keating, James Browno, John Wal3h,

, " ! • T* > t 0 Richard Gib3on, Joseph Doyle, James Murphy, James Ffrench. •T . Bs . appointing the’dates of three Quarterly Meetings to he held in the ensuing

year, in addition to this day's meeting, it was decided to have them held on

Monday, 6th May at noon, Wednesday, 7th August at 7 . 30 p. m., and monday,

. < 4th November at ~]• 30 p. m.

Re the appointment o° Standing Committees for the year, it was resolved, on • r*) ^ ' : the motion of Councillor James Br'o-vne, seconded by Councillor Byrne, that the

Finance and ’’forks, Waterworks, and public Health Committees be formed of the

entire Council, and t'lat the Technical Instruction Committee consist of the

* ) < p same members as at present constitute it. * • 1h e desirability of naming p. Committee to see what were the requirements of

the Town in regard to street maintenance and structural ^mproveman ts as a step

preparatory to making Rates for next financial year was discussed, e,nd it was

decided to appoint s\ich Committee, and that it consist of three memhers_ from • ) . ' ' each Ward, v iz ;- Aldermen Coriph and Kelly and Councillor Murphy; Alderman 1 «• > Sinnott and Councillors Byrne and Z-ymbery, and Alderman Carty and Councillors r * r>. . '* • *. McMahon and Gibson.

A circular letter from the Majror of Waterford was read. It bore reference to

C ’ . .j : tJ‘ a disaster which had occurred at sea early in Christmas week to two vessels

trading with the Port of Waterford resulting in the loss of 83 lives. A

collection had been opened for the immediate re lie f of the dependants of the

lost crews, and the Wexford Corporation were asked to assist in collecting \ t. s ; subscriptions in aid of this most deserving object.

The appeal met with the warm sympathy of the meeting, and as practical

evidence of such sympathy, it was arranged that the whoele Council should meet

on Wednesday, 30th Instant,©: Wexford to devise means Borough to organize Council a collection locally. Furthermore, on the motion of Alderman Carty seconded by Councillor Mcmahon, it was

HESOLVED:- That this Council, feeling for the afflicted Citizens of Waterford, beg to tender to the Mayor of that City a true and heartfelt condolence on the sad s calamity which h83 befallen his fellow-oitizens. • * * • A Deputation from the Association of National Teachers from Wexford District r ft I . waited on the meeting. It consisted of Messrs Breen and Goold. Their purpose was to eldcit the supp ort of the Corporation in favour of increasing the Treasury . > Grant fo r Primary Education in Ireland. They slated that the salaries of * % Teachers were so low In amount that there was no inducement offered to capable men f ' to join the service of the Commissioners of National Education, and the consequence would be the system would f a ll below the proper standard. They stated that Public

Bodies were asked to co-operate with the Dublin Corporation and the Trades Council .n in putting a case before the Chief Secretary for an amelioration of the situation, and also asked that the Council would be good enough to depute two of itc menbersto I attend in Dublin on an early date at an All-Ireland, meeting of Bodies to be called in support of the Teachers' demands.

The meeting was impressed by the strength of the case ma^.e out, and acceded to the request to appoint two Delegates, namely Alderman Corish (a member of th© Trades

Council) end Councillor Keating, who were gocd enough to signify their willingness to act as such.

A Deputation from the Wexford Trades and labour Council, who was accompanied by

Colonel Bryan, who acted as spokesman on t}\e occasion, cane before the meeting.

Their object was to draw attention, in good time, to the likelihood of p. shortage of food supplies before the garnering of the Harvest of 1918. In their opinion, * j f l | ' it was a wise precautionary measure to purchase large available quantities of cereals and potatoes as soon as possible, and. hold them in reserve wutil needed, yheir plan was for the Corporation to get together a number of the well-to-do residents, who would raise a sum of say, £20,000 cn their ovm security. The risk of any serious loss on the transaction might be freely discounted, and if there

should prove to be a small loss the man having a stake in the town were, no doubt,

sufficien tly public-spirited at the present critic a l juncture to undertake the

small risk. t After giving a sympathetic hearing to the Deputation, the meeting came to the

conclusion to adjourn the consideration of the question fo r a week to enable members to gather further information as to the quantity of commodities available

for Wexford Market, and also to give them time to make up th^ir minds as to the practicability of launching the project without serious loss to those who may become guarantors.

i A T t U , < - v * . ' ©: Wexford Borough Council 15 4th February 1916.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’ s

Office at half past seven of «lock p. m. * ' « ' I ' . ♦ * The members prsent were:-

- William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

) I .. Hi Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Richard Corish, Prank Carty.

> t t I J v Councillors:- Matthew lymbery, Richard Gibson, Michael Martin,

Thomas Rossiter, Nicholas 6yme, Richard Doyle, Phi lip Cowman 1 1 v John Walsh, R>bert Coffey, James Murphy, David R. Keating, * J t James M«Mahon, Thomas O’Brien, James Browne. > * ) The minutes of last meeting were retd and 3ignod. > > . ) » L i* ilitie s which had accrued due up to the end of last month amounting in the

agg® gate to £296 10. 2 were laid before the nee ting, and r.aving been

) , I \ \ IN examined were found correct and an Advice note was signed to enable the > ■ i, 1 . i >( ,. i. i * Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from ’ > - * > < 181 to 196 inclusive.

Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer's Account for the month anded the last

l . t . *9 c> «’ f day of January 191F,including t’:e payments made at the Meeting held to day.

SUMMARY.

Balance due byTreasurer as per last Statement. 312. 3« 2

Total suns received toclose of last month. 626. ’4. 0

• .* ' • in - i • • « • r* . * ,1 ... JaR TOTAL 938. 7. 2 ^r-o :) , • , Balance due to Treasurer as por last Statement. -. -• * • ’> y f ' * 1 - * ' 1 Paymentsordered atthis meeting. 296. 10. 2

TOTAL 296. 10. 2

; t . . ■ • • r -i Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of above Totals) 641. 17* 0 • - ( R E C 0 N C I L E M ENT.

Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer. 992. 19. 2 < « Outstanding Orders, Including those issued at , , this Meeting. 351. 2. 2

Net Balance as above due by Treasurer. 643., 1 7 . 0

The following is a copy of a letter which was r«ad. It was received in

response to a resolution of condolence passed to Alderman Joseph Kelly at last

mee t lng.

South Main Street, Wexford, 1st Feb. 1918 ) )' o 1 Dear Sir, ' , , Allow me to thank you for your letter of 24th Ulto. conveying to me the

sympathy of the members of the Corporation on the death of my brother, Rev. "

Br. T. F. Kelly. Such expressions of sympathy tend in a large way to mitigate

the sorrow caused by the loss of a dear departed one.

Will you kindly convey to my Colleagues in the 8o/poration the sincere

thanks of myself and the members of my family for their great kindness. ©: Wexford Borough Council As fo r your kind remarks, a l l I can say is that t shall cherish then in my

•■emory as words of deep feeling and sincere regaM for my dear brother.

1 Yours very fa ith fu lly .

W. A. Browne, Esq. Town Clerk. Joseph Kelly.

An application having been made by theTown Clerk for an increase of salary, the

Finance and Works Committee inquired into the merits of the application. Through

the mayor they had communicated with towns in Ireland of the same size and population

as Wexford, and had received eight replies showing the salaries that the Town Clerks

o f these towns enjoyed. These sa la ries ranged from £275 paid in Queenstown to £455 • i \ * • ‘ in Clonmel, but it was seen that in the case of Wexford the Town Clerk was senior in

point of service, he having been in Office for 30 years, while his salary was only ; t \ • . ') » v £275. ne 1 1 .

Tbe Committee had recommended that the salary should be increased by £50. a year, as

from 1st December last, the date on which the application was put in.

On the motion of Councillor Coffey, seconded by Councillor Ro33iter, the reoommendat- f * ion was unanimously adopted. ; . •»> ’■ • 'i ,i f The Mayor having resigned his membership of the Gchool Attendance Committee because

of the many additional public duties whish he had to perform in his capacity as

Mayor, the meeting was asked to appoint a person to f i l l the vacancy on the Committee Vr • a U. i ■ *1 made by the resignation, and on the motion of Councillor Keating, seconded by ;) 1 v I Councillor Coffey, it was ♦ . ! v r . , u )■ ' v . ’ i RESOLVED:- That Councillor Cowman be gtppointed a menber of the Ctminlttee to serve ( . K ■ , s V • . ») ’ ' 1 for the unexpired portion of the mayor’ s tern of Office. ] • > . J L • • '0 -• , ^ - •* c ' A circular letter from the Local Government Board unier date of 1st February 19IF,

and bearing t'« number 4402^as read. It drew attention to the provisions of the

Education (provision of Meals) (Ire lan d - Act 1917. The Act accompanied the circular.

By this it was pemnissible for the Council to srt apart in the forthcoming Rate •or .< • ' 1 Estimates, any sum they thought necessary to provide food for school children, und , ,i<; c or ) i raorevoer, it w&3 incumbent on the. Treasury to re-coup h alf the sum expended in c . : J * * ' > '• I pursuaance of the Act, subject to the approval of -the Local Government Board.

The limit of expenditure imposed by the former Provision of Meals Acts was removed

therefore as a consequence.

On the motion of Alderman Corish, seconded by Councillor Mcmahon, it was

Resolved:- That tte question as to whether the contribution made to the Schools

hitherto under these Acts have been sufficient for the purpose, and as to what would

would be the measure of an increased Grant, i f such were required, to feed the

children in a reasonable 'vay, be referred to the School Attendance Committee for

their opinion thereon.

At the request of the Cookstown Urban Council, the following resolution was adopted,

on the motion of Councillor Martin seconded by Councillor Momahon. That this Council©: Wexford feels strongly Borough the necessity ofCouncil encouraging farmers and plotholders to grow greater quantities of potatoes, oats, and wieat, in view of the 17

grave danger of shortage of food In this country.

That the want of confidence created by the failure of the Government to

oarry out last season’ s pledge of Jc6 . per ton for potatoes to tte smaller

farmers and plotholders, w ill have a disastrous effect in the cojning season, .

and that it is highly desirable that the government should at once announce

their intention of fulfilling their promise, which would restore public m * • r * . • i «« confidence in the arrangement made for the coming crops, and make it clear i * > that all sellers of a ton and upwards w ill be treated alike, and thus assist

materially to increase the 1918 supply of potatoes. < A. A letter dated 15th January, 191S, No. 62412, from tho Local Government Board

was read. It contained approval of the remuneration of tYe poor Rate

Collector being increased to a year, 30 long lodges 40$ of his

half-yearly collection by the 3l3t July and 3l 3t D^a.eraber in each half-year

respe et ively. 11 i ■ , . A letter dated 16th January 1918 and numbered 62412, from the came public > ) * r Department, was read and contained approval of the increase of salary granted

to the Town Surveyor and. Superintendent of Waterworks on 3rd. December 19 17 .

Councillor D. R. Keating t a 3je allusion to a recent Parliamentary Election in

South Armagh whereat a Mr. P. Donnelly was returned as member of Parliament i*' 1 ’ in the interests of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

The Councillor proposed that the congratulations of the Corporation should be

tendered to Mr. Donnelly on his victory at the Poll. i. o ■ ' * • o2 The Mayor expressed the opinion ^ at this question was not in order, although

without doubt, there had been maiy precedents for adopting politica,!

resolutions of the kind, and although he was in full accord with the sentiments ^ ,r ’ I contained in the resolution.

However he yielded to the evident sense of the majority and decided to

entertain the motion, which wan seconded by Councillor Nicholas Byrne.

The proposition met with p. certain amount of opposition, but was carried on U - * * 1 r • a 3how of hands, when 10 members voted for and only 3 against it ,

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©: Wexford Borough Council 4th Maroh, 1918. -V , .i 1 A Statutable Meeting of the Council W'is held tills day at the Town Clerk’ s Office . -1: jvi H ) 1 ' . 0 •,;< > f -\ at half Past sevan o'clock p. m.

The members present were:- . ■ I ) ■) 1 f ^ * % 1 William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) f 1 Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Frank Carty,, Richard Coriah, Joseph Kelly. , 1 v ..1 • . . ■ f ■ Councillors:- John Walsh, Nicholas Byrne, Matthew lymbery, John J. Kirwan, ■ * 1 Robert Coffey, Thomas Rossiter, James momahon, Michael Martin,

Thomas O’Brien, James Murphy, David R. Keating. < ‘ J f f ) « ’ > • The minutes of last meeting were read and signed. , 1, j • •, .• 1 1 L ia b ilitie s which had accrued due up to the end of last month, amounting in the aggregate to £1112, 15. 7 were la id before the meeting, and having been exar.ined * J J (• ' . I f ’ I <■ '• I were approved, and an Advice note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders nur.bered from 197 to 226 inclusive. ■ , » >' Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer’ s Account fo r the month ended the last day of February 1918, including payments made at meeting held on this day.

S U M 1,1 A E Y.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement» 641. 17. 0 • - / • 1 < 1 ' f • Total sms received to close of last month. 19* 9 ■ • O f t (\ . r 1 • { 1 TOTAL 1425. 16. 9

Balance due to Treasurer as per la st Statement.

Paymentsordered at this meeting. 1112. 15. 7 i ' 1 >' . •r ' < *■ » TOTAL 1112. 15. 7 . . *»:•».: • ( r • ’ r * >•» .; , ‘ ‘ > net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference * • • * of above1 totals) 313® 1* 2

RECONCILEMENT.

Balance per Bank Books due by T reasurer. * 1427* IF* 7

Outstanding Orders (including those issued at this meeting- 1114. 1 7 . 5

Net Balance asabove due by Treasurer. 313• !• 2

Included in the Aecounts above referred to was an account for £37• 14® 5 being

composed of items of Borough Rate assessed on the valuation of a ll the Working

Class Dwellings provided by the Coiincil. By the terms o f the letting o f these

houses the occupiers were free from responsibility for the payment of Rates, but

although it seemed irregular for the Council to pay Rates to be lodged to their

°wn credit immediately, yet i t was explained that the transaction from a legal

£°int of view was not an amomulous one.

^ever, it was decided that in the work of applotting future rates, no assessment

Was to be made on items of Valuation plaaed on Dwellings provided for the Working

C1&3ses by the Council.

R®c°iun«ndaiions for increases of salary to be given to the Town Sergeant, the

^ar‘Uary subPffioer, and the Caretaker of Coolree Reservoir were presented by the

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the opinion of the Committee, was 4/- a week, in ths case of the Saniafcary

Sub-0£fi«er,lb-O&f i«er 3/- a week, and in that of the Caretaker of the Reservoir,

, i 2/-f - X week.

The meeting considered that the increases mentioned were not disproportionate f i t . . ' t , to the rise in prices of a ll kinds of com*odities, and on the motion of

Councillor Coffey, seconded by Councillor Lymbery, the recommendations were ■ . i • , y. ( .'J , v ( i ' ; , adopted unanimously. < . . • i , t The Fire Brigade, having waited on the Finance and Works Committee and made

... ! J 'V \ , • •* ' application for a supply of additional appliances, but especially for a motor

vehicle, the Committee abstained from taking any decisive action, but^ eame to , > •< the conclusion to refer the matter to the present general Meeting,

j f t was possible, in the opinion of the Brigade, to purchase a second-hand ' ' ' ’ • r motor car and build on the chassis of it a Body soconstructed as to • i j ■ i 1 > > accommodate the fire appliances. The cost invloved was to be £120, more ’ . . .T , or less. J 1 ' t r i ' . r . < & The meeting expressed no hostility to proriding the vehicle, but as there was

a likelihood of the Rates for the coming Financial year experiencing an

inordinate rise, it was decided, on the motion of Alderman Sinnott seconded > r # by Councillor Byrne, to defer artion pend^.ngth^ oompletion of the Rate

» , , \ r . • * '« Estimates at present in course of preparation.

• - The Waterworks Committee reported on the result of thf collection of the

Water Rat«s fcr the year ending 31st Mareh 1918. The Collector had performed

his duty in a most effi«ion t way. Of the total sum to be collected, namely, < 1 ' I •’ \ -1 £829. 15 . 6-J there remained at the clone of the year only £8 . 15. 7t

outstanding, and this, on exejr.ination was a ll found to be irrecoverable

and to be written o ff the books.

The xe commendation was adopted.

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©: Wexford Borough Council 13th 'March, 1918. at A Special Meeting of the Counoil was held this day/the Town Clerk's Office at half "past seven o'clock p. m. It was summoned specially for the purpose of paying a tribute of respe ct and sorrow to the memory of the late John E. Redmond, whose lamented death, on the 6th Instant, had plunged Ireland into mourning, and

evoked expressions of sorrow from the people of the United Kingdom from the

Sovereign' ^own.

The members present on the occasion were;-

tfilliam H. McGuire,; Esq., Mayor $iri. the chair)

Aldermen:- Richard Corish, James Sinnott, Prank Carty, Joseph Kelly.

Councillors:-* Jaes Browne, Richard Gibson, David R. Keating, Thomas Rossiter,

Richard Doyle, Matthew lymbery, John Walsh, Janes Murphy,

James Mcmahon, Nicholas Byrne, Philip Cowman, Thomas O’Brien.

His Worship, The Mayor, on rising to propose the following Resolution referred in

affecting terms to the departed Statesman, touching on the many great qualities which distinguished him in his public, as well as his private car#eer, and the

indebtedness the Country was u n ’er to him for his 0

endeavour to ameliorate the condition of tlB people.

The Mayor's elogium was followed by eloquent and sincere expressions of lament

delivered by Alderman Sinnott (who ably seconded the Resolution) and by Aldermen

Carty, Kelly, and Corish, a.id Councillors Byrne, Keating, Memahon, Gibson, Janes f - c c Browne, Walsh, Rossiter, and O’Brien.

Thereupon the Resolution was put and was carried unanimously, a ll persons in the . ' c c • o room standing up to mark the solemnity of the occasion.

r C The resolution was as follows:-

C • C RESOLVED:*- That fille d with profound sorrow at the great calamity itf'ieh. has

overtaken Ireland in the death of the late John Edward Redmond, we the Municipal.

Council of Wexford have assembled together in humble submission to the dispensations

of Providence to condole in a^spirit of brotherhood with the Irish People and

and especially with our fellow-townsmen in the loss of our incomporable Leader,

We who have been fam iliar with him from the days of his childhood, are aware, and w#

wish solemnly to emphasise the fact, that h« was actuated by the purest and most

unselfish motives in furthering the cause to which he devoted his great a b ilitie s ,

hi# unrivalled eloquence, and indeed every public aet of his life.

The sacrifice hemade in earLy manhood inabandoning his inviting prospects at the o : was Bar to follow a life of public usefulness in the Senate/worthy of his noble character ■I \ I • • • • . 1 •;) ‘ Mr. Redmond's wholeaareer was oneof strenueus untiring effort for the welfare of

his Nation, who w ill hold the memory of a great-souled Irishman dear in their

hearts for generations to come.

While dissolving this Meeting out ef veneration for the Mighty Dead, we hereby

respectfully express our sincere and heartfelt condolence with the sorrowing members of Mr. Redmond's©: Wexford family, but Borough especially with Council his devoted re lic t, Mrs Redmond, in her# bereavement. 21

Before the meeting separated Alderman Sinnott asked for permission to mention

that according to newspaper reports it had been decided by the Irish

parliamentary Party to eleot Mr. John Dillon M. P., to the vacant Leadership.

The Alderman proposed that Mr. Dillon was to be congratulated on his accession

to the Chairmanship cf the party, and the Party en the choice they h^d made.

The proposition was seconded by Councillor Keating, who also expressed his

gratification at the wisdom displayed uy one Party In selecting a well-triced

and life-long Mationalist as their Head^

The motion was supported by Councillor Mcm&hon, and on being put was carried,

Alderman C^rish dissenting.

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27th March, 1918. .1 »■ r i , A Special Meeting of the Council was helc? this day at the Town Clerk’ s Office

« . ’ * > y at half past seven o’ clock p. m.

The members present were:- . >’ .. > - . Vlilliam H. McGuire, Esq., Kayor the chair) r r ■ . f ' ( Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Frank Carty, Richard Corish, George Hadden,

Joseph Kelly.

Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, James Mcmahon, Janes Ffrenoh, Richard Gibson,

Matthew Lynbery, James Browne, Philip Cowman, James Murphy,

Thomas Rossiter, David R. Keating, Michael Martin,

Richard Doyle.

» » . O The minutes of meetings of 4-th and 13th March 1918 were read and signed. f Estimates of the expenditure necessary to administer the Civic affairs of th e ■ C ) ‘ ,!-|l r I • 0 . • 1 1.0 • I r . ' v ' ' Borough in the financial year commoncing 1st April next, were submitted. >‘ ' ■) . # * • : * - According to these it was seen that after carrying to credit the different

items of income accruing from sources other than Rates, and taking into

account the estimatpd Balances in favour at the close of the current year,

there remained to be provided by means of Rates to be levied on the District,

the following sums. .. r By Water Rates. ::::::: £ 1123. 4. 0

t» : ‘ o \ > , 1 . : 1 ‘ r ( i • 1 - • By Poor Rate. ::::::: 3209. 12. 2 [ i > i 01 •£. B y Special Rate. ::::::: 1777. 1. 4 ; ; T I . 1 . ' By Borough Bate. ::::::: 1995. 7. 2

As to the Water Rates, the meeting, on reviewing the items of Receipt and 1 , ■ - 1 * * < - ^ Expenditure set forth in the Estimate, decided to fix the Poundage of these

Rates at l/4, viz: a Domestic Water Rate of 10d in the £ and a Public Water

Rate of 6d. in the £.©: Wexford Borough Council As to the poor Kate Estimate, it was accompanied by a Keoommendation from the

Finance Committee undee date of 20th Instant, thatithe poundage of this Hate should be fixed at 3/6, but as it was seen that a-Rate of one penny less than

3/6 would suffice to meet a ll demands, it was resolved, on the motion of. i.

Alderman K$lly, seconded by Councillor Lymbery to fix the Poundage of the Poor

Rate at 3/5* ; . » .

The Estimate of Receipts and Expenditure-to.be raised by a Special Rate, or le gally speaking, a Rate in lie u of County Cess, showed that a Rate of 2/- in the £ was required. This was according to a r eoommendation of a Special Works

Committee to whom was confided the work of inspecting various localities throughout the town and finding out where nece33ary repairs were required on streets, 39wers, and footpaths.

Included in the Estimate was a sum of £900 set down to provide 2,000 tone of broken stones, and an item of £1 7 1 . 10 . 0 to be devoted to the construction of concrete footpaths in Trimmers Lane and William Street.

Attention was specially directed to these two sums, and dismission followed

* f * * I > f , • * * ' thereupon, with the result that it was resolveu on tne uiOviju oi.‘ Jo lo r

> ^ * Lymbery seconded by Councillor Byrne, to reduce the £900 item by £100, and on Councillor Ffren^h the motion of Councillor Byrne seconded by it was resolved to expunge the item of £1 7 1 . 10 . 0 en tirely.

Thereupon on the motion of Councillor Byrne, seconded by Alderman Hadden, it was

Resolved:- That having regard to the reduction made in the total o^ the Estimate the Poundage of the Rate in lieu of County Cess be fixed at 1/8.

The expenditure to be defrayed out of the Borough Fund Tor the year, and the • . * r» , i « • ,, ■ .(.«- <• moneys payable into this Fund from sources irresrective of Rates, as set forth

in an Estimate ’ there o f, was reviewed by the meeting. The inclusion of an item

of £150 to finance a Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme gave rise to a long

discussion, opinions differed as to the utility of such a Measure for Wexford, but in the result it was decided on the motion of Aide man Hadden, seconded by

Alderman Carty, that the item should remain in the estimate, in view of the

likelihood of a Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme being put into operation in A r - ’ > . i' the immediate future.

Included also in the Estimate was a sum of £151, 10. 0 for the purpose of

carrying out the Education (Provision of Meals)( Ireland ) Acts 1Q14 to 1917*

This item represented the sum raised by a Rate of Twopence in the pound.

The question of increasing the'contribution under the Acts having, per decision

of meeting of 4th Ultmo. been referred to the School Attendance Committee, and

the Committee haviilig made investigations, recommended that it was proper and

necessary that the’ co ntribution should be doubled under the enlarged powers

granted to the Council under recent legislation .

Thereupon the following resolution was adopted on the motion of Councillor Rossiter, seconded*by©: Wexford Councillor JamesBorough Browne. Council That the contribution from the Borough Fund for providing food for necessitous school children in the National Schools in the town, and also in schools

where only a nominal school fee is charged/ be doubled in vie w of one-

half of this Grant being re-couped by Government, and that tte item of

£151. 10. 0 inserted in the Estimate'for the purposes of the provision

of Meals Acts be allowed to remain therein. t

The examination of the Estimate having then concluded, it was resolved,

on the motion of Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Aldemnn Hadden, that

the Poundage of the Borough Rate for it he ensuing financial year be

fixed at Two Shillings.

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; i ,'J 1 t • r * , ■ 3rd. v t April, 1918. • A monthly meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’ s

Office at half past. s<=*yen o ’ clock, p. m.

The members p resen' re re, - . , ■. . . » c 1 William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor #in the chair),.

Aide man:- Joseph Kelly. *••>!•

Councillors:- Nicholas, Byme, James McMahon, John Walsh, Janes Browne,

Matthew Lymbery, Robert Coffey, Richard £iboon,

Janes Murphy, Michael Martin, Jane3 Ffrench,

Philip Cpim&n, Thomas O’Brien, David R. Keating.

The minutes of meeting; of 27th March 191^ v*ere read and signed.

Liabili> ties vhi ch had accrued dueX up * to the end *of last month, amounting « • . . in the a^gregp te to £369. 19 . 2 , were submitted to thp meeting, and having been examined were approved, and an Advice note was signed to • j ■ . enable the Treasu^r to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from,1 ?2~! * to 238 inclusive.^ w 1 ■ . > 1 Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer’ s Account for the month ended the last day of March 1918, includigfg the paymaits made at the meeting held on this day. , ( T w .

S II M M A R Y.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement. 313 . 1 . 2

Tot al sums received to close of last month. 898. 7. 1l /\ TOTAL 1211. 9. 1

Balance due to Treasurer as per last Statement. • -. - >

Payments ordered at his meeting. 369. 19. 2 Y v RECONCILEMENT.

Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer. 1212. 16 . 9 *. Outstanding Orders. 371. 6. 10 ©: Wexford Borough Council * 1 Net Balance, as above, due by Treasurer. 841. 9. 1 l 24 There was submitted to the meeting the following copies o f documents received In relation to the fixing of the retail prices of house coal, viz:-

A circular dated 23rd. March 1918 from the Cbntroller o f Coal Mines, London, the reference number being, D.7000* P. R«

A Seiled Order from the Irish Local Goverrment Board under date of 11th September

1917, imposing on Local Authorities the functions assigned to Local Authorities in Englarid by the Retail Coal Prices Order 1917*

Copies of the aforesaid Order.

Tables showing the maximum rates of freights between Grer.t Britain and Ireland.

F*rom these i t was seen that the obligation was cast on the Council to regulate the prices to be charged for house coal imported from England in the Urban

District o f Wexford.

Before fixing the prices it was incumbent on the Council to obtain from local merchants a statement showing the prices of different gualities of coal purchased by them at the present time, and in the: twflve months prior to the war, together with the present rates of freights and also to ascertain the expenses incurred by the merchants in connection, with the storing of coal, the discharging of vessels, and the distribution of coal. T^p entire mode of determining prices was fu lly prescribed.

On fully considering the question the meeting cane to the conclusion to refer * i t to a Committee composed, of the following members who we^e entrusted with the task of collecting the information required, viz: Councillors ^frer.ch, Cowman,

James Browne, and Martin, Alderman Corish, an*. ^ e ’'ayor.

A ciccular letter from the Director of Cross-Channel Transportation, under date of 28th March 1918, was read. It direoted the attention of the Council to th importance of reducing the consumption 0" coal in Ireland,, in view of th.i <*act that the quantity of sea borne coal coming into Ireland had been reduced.by

1 ,500,000 tons per annum, as a considerable number of vessels hitherto employed in the coal trade had to be used in other ways by reason of the. exigencies of

War.

The Council were asked to take such measures as they saw f i t to induce coal

consumers to aim at saving coal and a r t ific ia l light to the. to the extent of

25$ at the least.

The subject of this circular wa3 also referred to the above-n^uned Committee to

advise as to the best means of bringing about the desired objpct.

The making of conditions preliminary to appointment of a person to serve as

C ollector of Borough Rat*3 and Special Rate to f i l l the vacancy ca\ised by the

death o f the late Collector, was gone into. On its being seen that the amount

of the remuneration in the case came to £95 odd at a poundage of 7£d, it was

proposed by Alderman Kelly that the poundage should be fixed at 6d., having

regard to the proposed increase of the rate of the Assessments in question.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Cowman.

But Councillor O'Brien©: Wexford proposed that Borough the Poundage Council should be le ft at 7^d, and 25 Councillor Coffey seconded the motion.

On a Division th« ft rat motion was carried, nine members voting for it and

only uix against it.

It was further arranged thatthe incoming Collector should furnish Security

in the sum of £300 from an approved Fidelity Guarantee Society, and that

application for the Office should be invited from competent persons,

prepared to submit testimonials of character from present or la.^t employe?,

by advertisement in the Press against Wednesday, the 17th Instant.

A recommendation from the Finance and Works Committee as to the Assistant

Town Clerk being granted an increase of £15 a year in his salary was

brought forward, and on the motion of Councillor McMahon, seconded by

Councillor Coffey, the recommendat ion was unanimously adopted.

A notice of application for compensation for Criminal Injury to Property

as served on the Council in behalf of Mr. Matthew O’Connor of 4, North

Main Street, was submitted. It appeared that on Sunday, 24th March last,

the window of his premises was broken in time of public commotion, and the

cost of the damage done was £5. 10 .' 0, wf ich he intended t,o apply for at

the next Sittihg of t^e County Court. r

It was decided to refer the application-to the Corporation Solicitor to

see that proof of value w ill be adduced at the hearing of the Case, and

the interests of the To'vn safeguarded asfar as Justice, may appertain.

The Accounts of the Collector of Borough Rate and of Rate in lieu of

County Cess were produced. They had been under exanination by the Finance

and Works Cbmmittee. The Committee had'nade the following Recommendation.

That there be written off as irrecoverable items of Borough Rate amounting

to £20. 18. f> and itens of Ratein lieu of County Cess amountingto

£20. 5. 9, and that the balance of items outstanding, i. ft £6 . 1l. 4 and

£9. 19* 1l respectively be carried forward into the coming years Rate

Book as Arrears.

The Recommendatjon was adopted.

A circular letter from the Local Government Board dated 12th March 1918

(N0.23.M.) was read. It intimated that in the administration of Separation

Allowances the system had been modified in a few particulars in the case of

Soldiers’ dependants availing *f the facilities of rate-aided Institutions.

A circxilar from the samd Department under date of 28th Mar oh 1918,

0No.12747) was also read. It pointed out that the practice which had been

recognized hitherto of allowing the ailing poor in critical cases into

Workhouses with a view to the immediate transferring of the cases to

extern hospitals for special treatment, was *held to be illegal, and that

therefore it was necessary that Sanitary Authorities would in future have

to fa ll back on the ample powers of the Public Health Act 1878, Sections 155 ft 156 in dealing©: with Wexford such cases. Borough Council 26

The contents of these circulars were noted, though the questions were not ones

n; i . ) _ ; that only distantly affected the functions of the Council. (.. , fur vi«vJ •+.; / .1 >• * • cvf i .

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17th A pril, 1918.

£ Special Meeting of the Council was held this day (pursuant to the Mayor’s requisition) at the Town Clerk’s Office at half past seven o’clod: p. "ft. 1 * . 1 ' ■ . , > » ' ) ) ( The membe rs present were : -

William H. Mcguire, Esq., Mayor (in the chelr)

Aldermen:- Richard Corish, Prank Carty, James Sinnott, Joseph Kelly.

Councillors:- James Mcmahon, David R. Keating, Nicholas Byrne, Th omas O’Brien,

John Walsh, Jmes Brovme, Philip Co-man, Richard Doyle,

‘Michael Martin, Thomas Rossiter, Michael Brovme, Robert Coffey,

James Murphy, Richard Gibson.

The following Resolution was unanimously adopted. It was introduced in stirring terms by the Mayor, and in an anime.ted discussion which followed its introduction , * * CT 1 r , T > ^ I ; was wamiy supported by Councillor Mcmahon, Councillor Byrne, Alderman Sinnott, 1 Councillor Keating, Alderman Carty, and Alderman Corish. ; proposed by His Worship, The Mayor, seconded by Councillor Komahon.

RESOLVED:- Thatw6 , the members of the Wexford Corporation, desire to protest in ■ i * 1 : f' • - ; the strongest possible manner against the action o** the British Government in endeavouring to force a blood-tax on the youth and manhood of Ireland through the operation of a Conscription Act. We assert, that the liis h Nation has a right to be consulted on this v ita l matter, and w<° demand that the government, rithdraw

the Act and let an Irish Parliament decide as to the necessity of putting

conscription in force in Ireland.

We wish to warn the Government' of the grave consequences that w ill undoubtedly follow i f they persist in endeavo\iring to put the Act into force

without the acquiesence or consent of the Irish People.

It was t^en arranged that a copy of the Resolution wh.ould be sent by telegraph

to the Lord Mayor of Dublin to allow of its being submitted to a Conference

which waa to be held the next day, and was to be called together to devise the

best means of opposing the application of the system of oonscription to Ireland,

and for the Mayor to 00 nvene a General Meeting of the inhabitants of the town on

Monday, 22nd. Instant, to consider the situation.

1 he minutes of last meeting were then read and signed, and the making of Rates

was proceeded with, hereupon the four following Resolutions were adopted, and

thereupon the different rates referred to in the resolutions having been made, the Books containing©: Wexford such Rates were Borough duly sealed Council and signed. 27 Proposed by Aide man Corish, seconded by Councillor McMahon.

RESOLVED: - That a Borough Rate of Two Shillings in the Pound (being One

Shilling for General Town Purposes and One Shilling for Sanitary Purposes)

be made on the net assessable value of property within the Borcugh of

Wexford to supply the deficiency in 1he Borough Fund, as shown in an

Estimate of Expenses required to pemit of the Municipal Administration of

said Borough being carried out, as considered and adopted on 27th March

1915.

Proposed by Alderman Sinnott, seopnded by Alderman Kelly.

RESOLVED:- That an Assessment c * One Shilling and Eightpence in the Pound

on the net assessable value of property within the To’*ni of Wexford be laid

on pursuant to the Local Government Board (Ireland) Provisional Order

(Wexford) Confi ▼nation Act 1^73, and Acts incorporated with and amending

the same, as ppr an Estimate duly considered and adopted on 27th Merch

1916. < ,

Proposed by Councillor James Browne, seconded by Aldermen Cori3h.

RESOLVED:- That an Assessment of One 5? illin g and Pcurpence in 1h e Pound, • ■■I . r 'Mi'aMUD 'v"«^ >s>-r

viz. a Domestic Rate of Taipence anl a Public Rate of Sixpence on the

rateable vtl.ue of property witMn ths town of Wexford be 3.aid on pursuant

to the Local Government Board (Ireland) Provisional Orders (Dalkey &c.) r f v * Confirmation Act 1^7*% and Acts incorporated with and amending the same, » ‘ as per an Estimate, duly considered and adopted on 27th March 1916.

Proposed by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor Kcmahon. / y j> ... faLVED:- mhat a Poor Rate of 1h ree Shillings and Fivepence in the Pound

e; made on net assessable value of property within the Urban District

of Wexford, as p°r an Estimate of Expenses to bo raised by a Poor Rate on

the said Urban District, considered and adopted on 27th March 1916.

*016 appointment of a Rate Collector on the terms arid conditions prescribed

at meeting on 3rd. Instant was proceeded with.

There wen» four applicants for the position. These were Patrick Browne,

Thomas Parle, Nicholas Furlong, and Patrick Gordon.

There was a Poll taken of th« members present to ascertain the measure of

support whj. ch each applicant possessed, whereupon Patrick Browne was

declared elec ted, the poll being as follows,

FOR BROWNE:- Counci3.1ors Murphy, James Browne, Rossiter, Martin,

Richard Doyle, Michael Browne, Walsh, O’Brien, Mcmahon,

Aldermen Kelly end Corish. 1l.

FOR PARLE:- Councillors Coffey, Cowman, Byrne, Keating and

Alderman Sinnott. 5

FOR FURLONG:- Councillor Gibson, Alderman Carty, and The Mayor. 3

There was no vote cast for Patrick Gordon. ©: Wexford Borough Council f H M H H p 28

6th May, 1918.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held thia day at the Town Clerk’ s

O ffice at noon.

The members present weie

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the cheir)

Aldermen:- Prank Carty, Richard Corish.

Councillors:- James Murphy, Matthew Lymbery, James McMahon, Richard Gibson,

Thomas Rossiter.

L ia b ilities which had accrued due up to the end of last month amounting in the aggregate to ££1412. 6. 6, were submitted to e meeting, and having beon examined were approved, and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 239 to

268 inclusive.

Summary and Reconeilement o f Treasurer’ 3 Account fo r the month ended the last day of April 1918, including the paymnnts mrvde Rt t,?ie meeting held on this day.

S U M M A R Y.

Balance due by Treasurer (as per la st Statement) S42. 17. 7 '

Total suns received to close of lafct month. 103* 5. 1l

- - TOTAL 945.' 3. 6

Balance due to Treasurer as per last Statement. - •

Payments ordered at this meeting. * v* 1412. 6. 6

J TOTAL 1 ; '

Net Balance due tb Treasurer. . „ 456. 3* 0

RECONCILE HEN T.

Balance per Bank Books due- by Treasurer J 9^6. 3* 6

Outstanding Orde rs( incLudl ing those issued a t v ' 1 this meeting) 1412. 6 . 6

Net Balance as above due to Treasurer.4 466. 3* 0

The minutes of last meeting having been read and signed, the Mayor referred to

a bereavement that had befallen Councillor D. R. Keating. Councillor Keating’s

son, Lieutenant Timothy Keating, had beon k ille d on the fie ld of battle since

the date of last, meeting, and it was appropriate that an expression of condolence

should be conveyed, in behalf o? the members of the Corporation, to their worthy

and respected Colleague in the sad circumstances.

The Mayor moved that a le tte r of condolence be sent to Councillor Keating.

The motion was seconded by Alderman Corish, and spoken to in sympathetic terms

by him and Councillor Lymbery, Alderman Carty, Councillors Mcmahon, Murphy, and

Gibson, and on being put was carried unanimously, the members rising to their

feet in token of their regret.

Pour Collecting Books to be furnished to the Rate Collectors were submitted. They were proper©: copies Wexford o f the Rate Borough books for the Council current financial year. They, and the Warrants attached to them to empower the Collectors to levy the

various items of Hates, required to be sealed and signed, and on the

motion of Aide man Corish seconded by Councillor Lymbery it was decided to

perform t 'is legal formality, which was accordingly done.

Among the items of expenditure included in the lia b ilitie s defrayed this

day was a sum of £4. to be distributed equally among the superunemaries

employed to write .up and applot the Hate Books. This was done on the _

recommendation of the Finance & Works Committee owing to the difficulty

that had been experienced in obtaining the services of competent hands to

do the work at the usual remuneration.

Applications for the renewal of two Cinematograph Licences were submitted in

respect of the Theatre Royal and the Cinema Palace for one year.

The conditions under which such Licences were hitherto issued were reviewed

and it was seen that it was not necessary to embody any further restrictions

but fault was found because of the flagrant disregard of two inportent

rules, one requiring that the passages leading to the exits of the houses

should be kept clear during the exposition of Hie films, and the other providing for the adequate lighting of 1h e floor.

In connection with thi3 it was suggested that a few members of the Council who were habituees of the Cinema houses night, wl th advantage, act as a

Vigilance ^Corrittee pnd report as occasion Flight arise on any gross violation of the Regulations, and Aldernen Corish arid Carty and. Councillor

Murphy undertook to be the mei.-.bers of such Cbnmittee.

Thereupon on the motion of Alderman Carty seconded by Councillor Rossiter fresh Licences were sealed and signed.

A communication fro-, the Obntrollcr of parer was it'ad. It was dated 25th april 1916, and contained a request that th? Council should join in an effort which was being made to reclaim waste paper, ?fcirh had be come valuable because of the reduced imports of paper and pulp, attritutable to the War. To reclaim p'-per was not only a national duty, but would prove to be- a paying commercial undertaking which could be carried on for the benefit of the Ratepayers.

There was no expression of opinion given on this matter, but it was referred to the Finance and Works Committee to deal with.

Copy resolutions received from the Tralee Rural District Council were read advocating the resignation of the^r positions as magistrates of a ll h ld ers of the Commission of the Peace, the return in a Body from Parliamait of the

Irish members of parliament, the refusal by farmers to pay further Annuities to the (rovemmant, and the refusal of Local Public Bodies to Administer

Local Government as a protest against t.te application of the (inscription

Act to Ireland. These resolutions were©: marked Wexford ’’read”. Borough Council Councillor McMahon took occasion to refer to the depEture from Wexford of Mr. Robert Brennan., late reprter in Wexford for fine Enniscorthy Echo.

Mr. Brennan, it appeared, had obtained a lucrative position in Dublin. It was

one which his a b ilitie s and merits entitled him to and he (mr. McMahon)

proposed thAt the Council should express their warm congratulation on Mr.

Brennan’ s promotion.

The motion was seconded by Alderman Carty, and was passed nem. con.

A letter from patriot Breen, secretary of the Guild of Brick and Ston£ Layers

was read pointing out that the Council had in tin eir employment a non-unionist

mason. The Guild did not consider this fair under present conditions. Every

trade unionist had to contribute to a Defence Fund from vh ich non-unionists

were clear. The Guild hoped the Council wuld seel that a trade unionist ve -2

employed and thereby prevent friction.

Tte meeting treated the request contained in this letter in a sympathetic

sp irit and referred the matte j- to the Rorm Surveyor to report to the Financr-

and Works Committee tahereon.

3rd. June, l^lC.

A Statutable meeting of the Council waa held this day at the Town Clerk*s

Office at half past seven o’ clock p. m.

The members present w ere:-

William H. MsGuire, Esq.,, Mayor (in the cfcair4

Alder»en:- Richard Corish, George Hadden.

Councillors:- John Walsh, Matthew Lynbery, Richard Gibson, David R. Keating,

James Murphy, Robert Coffey, Thomas Rossiter, Thomas O’Brien,

Michael Martin, Mis^ael Browne, John J. Kirwan.

L iab ilities which had ascrued due up to the end of last month, amounting in the

aggregate to £1276. 6 . 0, were submitted, and having been examined were J . r approved, and an Advise Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on > presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 269 to 303 inclusive.

Summary and reconcilement of Treasurer’s Aecount for the month ended the last

day of May 1918, including the payments made at meeting held on this day.

SUMMARY.

Balanse due by Treasure, as per last Statement.

Total sums received to close of last month. 1083. 2 . 7 ©: Wexford BoroughTOTAL Council , 1083. 2. 7 3l

SUMMARY ( continued)*

Balance due to treasurer as per last Statement. 46 6 . 3* 0

Payments ordered at this meeting. 1276. 6 . 0

TOTAL 1742. 9. 0

I net Balance due to Treasurer (being difference of Totals) 659. 6 . 5

RECONCILEMENT. < . * Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer 6l 6 . 19 • 7

Outstanding Orders (including those issued at present meeting) 1276. 6 . 0

Net Balance as above due to Treasurer. 659» 6 , 5 1 1 1 • 1 . The minutes of la st meeting were read and 3igned, and with reference

thereto the following letter was read and wasordered to be inserted on

the minute*.

Ardara, Wexford.

15th May, 1918.

t Dear Mr. Browne,

Kindly convey to the Mayor and fellow-members of the Corporation

my most sincere arid heartfelt thanks fo r their kind rote of sympathy on

the great loss my family and s e lf have sustained in the death of a dear

and gallant son who 1ms died for a principle he considered right and best

for the interests of his Country.

I also wish at the sane time to mark my deeply-felt thanks for

the kindly sympathy you have personally expressed in conveying the message

All together help to lighten the grie f and sorrow itfiich I, through the

Divine Will, have been called upon now to bear.

Yours truly, D. R. Keating.

Recommendations from the Finance &. Works Committee in T a r our of granting

increases of remuneration because of the all-round rise in priees,in the

following cases were submitted, and resolutions thereon were adopted as

hereunder set forth.

Proposed by Alderman Corish, seconded by Councillor Coffey.

That the Poundage paid to Thomasparle, Water Rate Collector, be Increased

from 9d. \o 10d. from the beginning of the current financial year,

proposed by Councillor Rossiter, seconded by Councillor Martin.

That the wages of a ll carters in the service of the Council be increased

from £2. 5. 0 to £3. 0. 0 a weekfrom and after 15th may, 1918, being the

date of application for such increase.

proposed by Alderman Corish, seconded by Councillor Walsh.

That the wages of a ll labourers in the service of the corporation be

increased from £1. 2. 6 to £1. 7 . 0 a weefc, from and after 15th may 1918. proposed by Alderman©: Corish, Wexford seconded by Borough Councillor Martin. Council That the wage* of the foremah of Works be increased from £1. 10. 0 to £1. 16. 0 ft week from 22nd. May 1916, this being the date of the Foreman's i j . J T * application for additional remuneration.

Proposed by Councillor Martin, seconded by Councillor Keating.

That the wages of the Turncock be increased from £1. 8 . 0 to £.|,10. 0 a week from 15th May 1918.

Proposed by Alderman Corish, seconded by Councillor Walsh.

That the remuneration1 oftie Caretaker ■ ...... of the Town lhall be in creasedJj l from

£lo. 8 . 0 to £14. 6 . 0 a year, this to be in addition to his IJees and

commissions an Town h a ll lettings and to date from 15th May 1918, and that the

Office Cleaner have her wages increased from £9. 0. 0. to £10. 8 . 0 a Tfcar from

the same date.

In the case of the Cinema Inspector, this Officer had tendered his resignation

inasmuch as the remuneration of £2 . a year allowed him was incomensurate with

the duty he had to perform. % ’ i w , * I * . ] ‘ • * • He had been asked by the Committee i f he would withdraw his resignationif he

were allowed £5. a year for his services in seeing that the Regulations wer e

complied with. » J .1 ’ * This amount he consented to accept, and the Committee thereupon recorjaended tha

a salary of £5 a year should b® attached to the Office,

This reconmiendatian the meeting unanimously adopted* . . b j it was noticed that n o application had been received from the Sanitary Sub- , ■. ,jV v

Officer, and it was suggested that he should be granted a further increase of i* .j t •> ' .T™*. .. - X 0 c s o- j 'o...... » •* < •'* salary. • ) i - ** Hp (, v . s - —• * '* 1 The suggestion commended it s e lf to the meeting, and on the motion of Alderman f ‘Iff ~ - ' l • ). ’y > w f Corish seconded by Councillor Rossiter, it was decided that the case should be i t ■ L * L taken into consideration by the Finance & Works Committee upon the Sanitary

Sub-Officer being Invited to apply, and thatany increase granted should date r ' 1 - from the day of present meeting.

The Irish Association of Municipal Authorities by letter which was read r c < intimated that this year’s Conference would be held in Londonderry, and that ) ■ u ‘ *■ they would be glad to know i f any member or o ffic e r of t*>e Council would be

good enough to contribute to the Agenda by reading a paper or Other wise. Any

suggestion or information that would go to make the Conference useful or

interesting would be acceptable.

At the request of the meeting the Town Clerk undertook to submit a statement on

reform of municipal administration, i f between now and the holding of the

Conference in October it occurred to him that there were any points on which

reform was called for.

Ariang out of a letter from Portrush complaining of a recent increase of 50$

in railway fares all over Ireland, attention was directed to the advisability

of endeavouring to induce the Railway Company to resume the custom of running

a local Sunday©: train Wexford from Wexford Borough to Sosslare dueing Council the Summer months. 33 The obtainment of this concession for the town would be fully appreciated

and availed of by a ll classes, and it gave an opportunity not within the

reach of everybody on week-days, to spend a few hours at the seaside.

It was unanimously decided to communicate with the Railway Company on the

subject, requesting them to confer the favour desired on the inhabitants

of Wexford.

Attention was called to a grievance under which the town laboured by a

recent alteration in the train service from Dublin to Wexford. The s p t& il

mail train which used to arrive in Wexford at 9. 20 a. m. and leave at

4. 20 p. m. allowed a period of seven hours in which business men could

deal with and answer their English letters, but owin^ to the alteration

in the time—able, this train now arrived at 12.0 noon, and returned at

3. 0 p. m. The three hours thus allowed to traders to deal with their

English correspondence had proved to be wholly inadequate, and efforts

made to obtain an extension of this period had proved to be unavailing.

Such being the case, and as there was real and substantial grounds for

• omplaint, it was pronounced to be incumbait on the traders of the town,

in conjunction with the Council, to make a supreme effo rt to brlgg about

an alteration in the time-table suited to the town's requirements.

In a discussion which arose, it was stated ttiat the curtailment of the

mail service corresponding to the one under discussion on the four trunk

lines from the Metropolis involved a curtailment, in the case of Belfast,

of only one hour, in the case of Cork, of 1 hour arid 25 minutes, in the

case of Galway, of 1 hour and 55 minutes, while in Wexford, as was shown

above, it *as no legs than 4 hours in the day.

A Committee wa3 therefore suggested to take such st^ps as might appear

proper to bring about the desired object.

e Committee was aaoopl^frod. It contained the name of the Mayor, and

representatives of the Corporation, of the Firms of Traders and

Manufacturers, and Newspapers, together with the Solicitors and Banks.

Reference was made to the strike that had occurred at the firm of Messrs

Philip Pierce & Co. whereby a section of tiie workmen of that Pirn declined

to continue in their employment. The m«irs action was dictated by the

refusal of the Firm to recognize their claim to an increase of wages, and

as to the praiswirthy pert taken by His Worship, the Mayor in bringing

about a reconciliation between employ-r and employed, the following

resolution was adopted unanimously.

It was proposed by Councillor Coffey and seconded by Alderman Hadden, viz.

That we, the members of the Corporation, on behalf of the Citizens of

Wexford, beg to tender our sincere thanks to our worthy Mayor, Alderman

W. H. McGuire, on the happy and successful result of his intervention in

the recent trade dsipute, by which he has proved once again his deep

interest and concern ©: in all Wexford matters affecting Borough the welfare Council of hi* fellow-

townamen. ---- 54 Tenders in resp& ct of supplying a cooking range to be put in the kitchen of the

Town Hall were opened*’

They were from James McEvoy, James J. Stafford, and Matthew Harpur. The f ir s t - naraed offered to supply a range at the price of £8. 0. 0., the second at

£6. 12. 6, and the third at £5. 0. 0, but in the last case the article was a

second-hand one, but stated to be in perfect condition.

The Order made on the matter was: -

That the tender of matt hew Harpur be accepted i f the range offered by him is

found, on inspection by the Town Surveyor, to be value fo r the price asked,

but i f not, that the tender of James J. Stafford be accepted.

The Town Sergeant having been granted, on 4th June 1917* a War Bonus of £4.

in respe ct of the year ended 2nd. May la st, and no diminution in prices having

come about, he applle d to the meeting to do him the favour to continue the

Grant, and on the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor Lymbery,

it was decided to accede to the request, and further, that the Bonus should be

paid in quarterly instalments until the termination of the War.

7 //

1st July, 1918.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’ s

Office at noon.

The members present were:-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Richard Corish, Frank Carty.

Councillors:- James Mcmahon, Matthew Lymbery, John J* Kirwan, Richard Gibson.

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

L ia b ilitie s which had accrued due up to the end of la st month, amounting in

the aggregate to £344. 9. 1l were submitted, and having been examined were

approved, and an Advice Note was signed to enab?.e the treasurer to pay them on

presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 304 to 327 inclusive.

Summary and reconcilement of Treasurer’ s Account for the month ended the last

day of June 1918, Including the payments nale at the meeting held on this day.

SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer as per la st Statement. • ft

Total sums received to close of last month. TOTAL 1236. 7. 4

Balance due to treasurer as per la st Statement. 659. o. 5

Payments ordered at this meeting. 344. 9. 1l

TOTAL 1003. 16. 4 Net Balance ©: due by Wexford Treasurer (being Borough difference Council of above totals) 232. 1l. 0 3 5 n RECON Cl LEM RUT.

Balance per i ank ooka due by Treasurer. 577* 0* H

Outstanding Ordera (including thoae i 8sued at

thla meeting) 344 . 9. 1l

Net alance as above due jy Treasurer. 232. 1l. 0

A circular letter rom the Local Go.ernment oard under date of 27th

June 1918, and numbered 23543* was read. It contained a recent amendment

of the Defence of the realm Regulations with regard to extended fa c ilitie s

for the keeping of pigs in Ireland. This made it lawful to keep pigs in

any premises, locality, or place, with permission of the Local Authority,

and for the Local Government Board to over-ride by Order a refusal by the

Local Authority of a permission to keep pigs i f 3uch refusal was

considered unreasonable.

The aim of the amendment was to encourage an increase in the food

production of the Country.

A circular letter from the sane Board under date of 27th June 1918, and

numbered 28095, was read. Its purport was to secure in good time supplies

of milk for towns in the coming winter. It reoommnded Local Authorities

to induce milk purveyors to reserve a sufficient daily supply of freah

milk for tlie use of nursing mothers, and also pointed out that arrangements

could be made, i f necessary, for the supply of dried milk which was found

to be a most suitable substitute for fresh milk for infants, and was to be

obtainable through the Ministry of food.

This matter was referred to the Committee engaged in considering a

Maternity & Child Welfare Scheme.

With reference to minutes of 3rd. Ultimo, a letter received from the

General Post Offi#e, London, under date of 22nd. June 1918 was read. It

intimated that in view of the circumstances which had rendered necessary

the recent curtailment of train services in Ireland, the postnaater-

General would not be Justified in revising the existing mail service

between Dublin and Wexford. * I t was deciaeci to call together the Committee appointed on 3rd. Ultimo, of

Corporation members and bU8lne8a men of the town for the purpoae of

demising a means to bring about an earlier arrival of the mail train which

at present reaches Wexford each day at noon.

Notification of an increase of 2/6 per ton in the pit price of coal, from

the Coal Mines Department of the Board of Trade, was ‘read. This enabled

the local Coal Merchants to charge an equal increase in price, but it was

said by members preaent that the coal pricea had been increaaed locally by

more than 2/6 per ton. in juatice to the Coal Merchant8, however, it waa

8aid that they had been obliged Oo grant an increase of wage8 recently.

However, it waa decided to call together the Retail Coal Price8 Committee,

appointed on 5th November©: Wexford last, to reconsider Borough the situation Council and endeavour to determine the prices to be charged for the various qualities of eoal until

such time as the necessity for a further revision of prices will arise.

A circular le tte r under date of 2 1st June 1918 from the Local Government Board,

No. 79* M. was read. It drew attention to the re cessity of furnishing the

Ministry of National Service with a monthly list of plans of any building or

construction work, and particulars as to the nature of intended buildings and

the materials to be used. This information was required to facilitate the

l /, dealing with applications fo r Licences for construction work, but was only

needed to be furnished in cases where the cost would exceed £250,

The matter was referred to the Town Surveyor to deal with. Jl The portion of this circular referring to the rationing of horses did not

apply to Wexford, as the Urban Council did not own the horses employed by than.

With reference to minutes of 3rd. June Ultimo, the Finance and Works Committee

recommended that the salary of the Sanitary Sub-Officer be increased from

£65. to £72 . 1 6 . 0 a year because of the increase in the cost of living.

The recommendation was unanimously adopted, and it waa further resolved that

the increase should commence from 3rd, June la s t.

The same Committee having dealt with applications from the Caretaker of

Crosstown Cemetery, and the 0ravedigoer at the Cemetery for increases of

remuneration, came to the conclusion that the Caretaker was entitled to 25/- a

week instead* of £ l.,-an d that the* Gravedigger should be paid at the rate of

10/- per grave for opening graves instead of 8/-.

The Recommendations of the Coumittee were adopted*

The following Resolution was unanimously adopted on the motion of Alderman

* V ~ J Carty and seconded by Councillor Keating.

"That we, the Wexford Corporation, representing the people of Wexford,

wish to join with the Americans in our midst in celebrating the one hundred

and forty-second Anniversary of the Declaration of America’s Independence on

July 4th.

That a copy of this Resolution be forrarded to the Commander of the U. S.

Sea-Plane Station' at Ferrybank.

©: Wexford Borough Council » 7th August 1918. -

A Quarterly meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk13

Office at half past seven o’ clock p. m.

The members present were:- , , .

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- George Hadden, James Sinnott, Prank Carty.

C'u.nax’ ■ ors:- Nicholas Byrne, Matthew Lymbery, Jo.hn Wal3h,

Ihomas O'Brian, Richard Gib3on, Robert Coffey,

David R. Keating, Jamos Browne, Philip Cowman,

Joseph Doyle, John J. Kirwan.

The minutes of last meeting rere read and signed.

Liabilities which had accrued duo up to the end of last month amounting

in the aggregate to £730. 1. 2, were submitted, and having been

examined were approved, and an Advice Note was signed to enable the

Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered

from 32S to 348 inclusive.

Summary and reconcilement of Treasurer’s. Account for the month ended the

last day of July 1916, including the payments made at meeting held on this day.

SUMMARY.

Balance flue by Treasurer as per last Statement. 232. 1 l. 0

Total 3ums received to close of last month. 693. 8. 1

TOTAL 1125. 19. 3

Balance due'to Treasurer as per last Statement. , ' 1 Payments ordered at this meeting. 730. 1. 2

TOTAL 730. 1. 2

Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of above Totals) 395. 17. 1l

RECONCILEMENT.

Balance per Bank Books due by treasurer 1125. 19. 1

Outstanding Orders (including those issued at this meeting) 730. 1. 2

Net Balance as above due by Treasurer. 395. 17. 1l

Included in the Accounts passed this day for payment was a sum of £10. payable to the Town Clerk. In virtue of the Wexford Habour Acts it was

incumbent on the Town Clerk to prepare annually a lis t of voters to which was affixed a remuneration of £10. Since the Harbour Elections had been suspended three years ago by Parliament as a Wair Measure, there was no necessity for these Lists, and the Harbour Commissioners were under no obligation to pay the £10, but as this sum formed part of the

Town Clerk’s salary, the Corporation paid it, as they were in duty bound to do. ©: Wexford Borough Council The precedent for payment was set up in August last year. The meeting was invited to consider the propriety of purchasing a plot of

ground in West Gate belonging to Mr. M. A. Ennis* lh i3 plot was surrounded by

a wall and railing, and projected a distance of 17 feet beyond the line of the

street, it was 39 feet long and contained ~J4 square yards, and was a source of

danger to traffio. It was subject to a head-rent of £5. a year, but Mr. Ennis was prepared to make it over to the Corporation free of rent on being paid a

sum of £125, to allow of its b^ing let in with the street. The proposed

improvement was admitedly a much needed one, and had been in contemplation for

many years. In fact it would have been carried out before now were it not

that the Council and Mr. Ennis could not come to terms about the purchase price.

On the present occasion, however, some o f the well-to-do residents of tho to"«n

offered to contribute £45 towards the purchase i f the Council saw their way to

pay £80, a sum representing a rate of one penny in the Pound,

The question of acquiring the plot on the above conditions had been b r ig h t

under the consideration of the Finance and Works CJommittee, and the Committee,

after expressing gratification at the praisworthy public spirit- o'* the

intending subscribers, came at once to the unanimous conclusion to recoranend

the Council to acquire the plot,--

on the motion of Alderman Sinnott seconded by Alderman Hadden the recommendation

was adopted, one condition being that the material in the wall and railing was

to be the property of the Council.

A report from a Sub-Committee was read on the subject of the cost attendant on

the system of domestic scavenging in Wexford. From this it was seen that the

cost of the dust-bin service, as distinguished f f 8» •the"work of emptying

ashpits, w ill come to £184. 12. 0 in the present year, and the charges for

emptying the bins under the existing scale w ill come to only £48, 10, 0.

The Sub-Commi ttee recommended that a charge should be ma ’e fo r emptying a ll

and every dustbin: that in case of houses valued above £6 . the charge should be

£1 , 0. 0. peijyear, and in the case of houses valued at £6 , and downwards, the

charge should be 7/6 a year, e increased charge was computed to bring in

£117. 5. 0 a year, reducing the deficiency to be brane by the Ratepayers under

this heading to £6 7 . 7 • 0.

As to the ashpits the cost of emptying then came to 2/l per load. Under the

present scale tte charge was differential according to valuation. In some

cases it was 1/6 per load, and in others it was l/ - per load. The Committee

recommended that an all-round charge off 2/- per load should be made in future,

with the exception of the houses valued at £3 . and under.

In these last mentioned cases the charge at present was sixpence per ashpit,

although an ashpit might contain several loads. Nevertheless the Sub-Committee

did not recommend any change to be made in these latter charges. The Sub­

committee did not wish to put any obstacle in the way of the removal of refuse from the poorer©: classWexford of houses, Borough although last Council year the cost borne by the Ratepayers waa over £63 in respect of houses valued at £3. and under.

On the motion of Alderman Hadden seconded by Councillor Byrne, the

report was adopted.

A resolution in the following terms received from New Ross Rural Council

wa® r >ad. It was unanimously adopted after a brief discussion.

" Considering that Ireland, especially the south-eastern part of

it, is so abundantly supplied by nature with the clay deposits used in

the manufacture of every kind of earthenware we are convinced that an

earnest and united effort should be made to resume this highly essential

industry so native to the soil of Ireland.

Now that coal, the key to all industrial effort, is being once

more mined in our midst, and that cross channel pottery supplies are

running so low as to necessitiate a rationing system in the Bear future, we consider that a golden opportunity prese.ntg its e lf to exploit Just a lit t le of our ovm mineral wealth* < To this end we would reconr.end the instant formation of Indite tria l and Research Societies throughout Wexford and Kilkenny, having for their purpose the industrial awakedlng of our mills, stilled by legislation in this country in the past.

We also desire to thank Johnson Pasha, our County Wexford pottery expert, for 1 i3 invaluable experimental spadework in ttris direction already.” , , ,

Notification fron the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland as to the appointment of the holding of a Conference of the

Association at the City Hall Dublin, on 10th and 11th Prox was submitted*

The Mayor and Alderman Hadden having been asked, and having consented to attend the Conference as representatives of the Councl, these two members were duly appointed as Delegates.

A man named M. Kehoe, an occupant o f one of the Corporation dwellings , at Carrigeen, having applied for permission to erect a stable

feg— if or a pony at the rere of his house, and the request having come before the Finance and Works Committee, it was referred to a small

Visiting Committee, as there were difficulties in the way of granting it.

The land at the rere of the 26 houses was formerly used as a stone depot by the Council, and a ll the tenants had a means of access to it.

The Visiting Committee recommended that a3 the ground was not now utilized by the Council it ought to be divided into 26 allotments, appropriating one to each house at a nominal rent of one penny a month, then allow the tenants to utilize the plots for the production of vegetables or tile provision of out-offices, such as stables or pigstyes.

The recommendation was adopted.

A resolution from the Clones Urban District Council relative to th® exportation of milch©: cows Wexford was submitted andBorough wa3 ordered Council to be marked a t ) Attention w&3 .called by Alderman Sinnott.to a .family bereavement which had

befallen Alderman Joseph Kelly. It appeared that Alderman K elly's' sister,

Mother Mary Mechtilde of the Order of Mercy nun3, had lately been called to her

* r > ( Eternal Reward at Moville, Co. Derry. She had been for many years a venerated - i > i, ■ > j i member of this Order, and seme of the older members of the Council had • ! ) » » remembered her in her youth and expressed deep sorrow at her death.

Alderman Sinnott proposed that the deep condolence of the Council be conveyed

to Alderman Kelly on the sad event.

The motion was seconded by Alderman Hadden in touching terms, and was duly

adopted. •/>

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2nd. September, 1Q18.

A Statutable Meeting of taie Council was held this da,- at the Town Clerk*3

Office at noon. _ f* ' v • f ■ The members present were:- t j. - . . .. c William H. McGuire, Esq., mayor (in the chair) . • v .■> t ; i • , Alderman:- Richard Corish. 4 * » } Councillors:- James Murphy, John Walsh, James McMahon, Matthew Lymbery,

Robert Coffey, David R. Keating* Thomas Rossiter, and - ' ' • > ' \r % n ' r ' ' Michael Martin.

The minutes of last meeting were read and. signed*

L ia b ilitle s which had accrued due up to the en 1 of last month, amounting in

the aggregate to £1134. 10. 0. were submitted and having been examined were

approved and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them

on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 350 to 372 inclusive. J ‘ ... . . v* ' Summary and reconcilement of the Treasurer’ s Account for the month ended the

last day of August, including the payments made at the meeting held on this

day. • •.» . j % ♦ • • • I i » SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer, as per last Statement. 395. 17* H 1 * j ) * * • Total sums received to close of last month. 980. 7* 1

TOTAL 1376. 5. 0

Balance due to treasurer, as per last Statement. -. - . -

Payments ordered at this meeting. 1134. 10a 0

Net Balance due by Treasurer(being difference of above) 241. 15. 0

RECONCILEMENT. • » » Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer 1378. 1 . 5 ' • » » ' 1 i • Outstanding 0rder3(including those now issued) 1136. 12. 6 • ’ 1 « * • ' . % Net Balance©: as aboveWexford due by Treasurer. Borough Council 241. 15. 0 4l The following la a copy of a letterread and ordered to be Inserted on the minutes. , '

South Main Street, Wexford.

1st September, 191S.

Dear Sir, Please convey to my Colleagues in the Copporation my sincere

thanks for their kind vote of sympathy on the death o f my dearsister.

I also wish to thank you for your own kind expression.

’.V. Browne, Esq. Yours sincerely, Joseph Kelly.

The question of appointing a Veterincry Inspector under the Dairies,

Cowsheds, &c. Ordor, 1909 was introduced, and on the motion of Alderman

Corish seconded by Councillor Lynbery, it was

RESOLVED:- That a Veterinary Inspector be appointed for one year at a

salary of £15., and that Ur. B. Hicky, V. S., be re-appointedto the

Office as temporary substitute for Mr. Staples, V. S.

Recommendations from the Finance &. Works Committee were submitted. They > went in favour of the Tumoockr3 wt.ges being increased from 30/- to 36/-

a week, and of the wages of the labourers in the service of the council

being increased from 27/“ to 30/- i»er week.

The matter was considered, add on the motion of Alderman Cori3h, . Wr seconded by Councillor Magt In, the recommendations were adopted.

Attention was called t.o the work of constructing a Naval Seaplane

Station at present in course of erection at Ferrybank. This structure

was being put u; for the United States Nsvy, and certain public rights-

of-way had been uncermoniousV taken away.

• * 1 There had been, from time immemorial, a right, by the public, of access

to and user of the road and pier, which lit t e r f©2»e<*. the abutment of

the old demolished Wexford Bridge. It appeared that, at present, it

was not permissible for any civilian to approach the place without being

possessed of an Authorization. The right of user of Perrybank was a

great acquisition to the town, as it was a constant practice with the

ij r i ,■ ii j J residents to resort to it for recreation purposes.

Perrybank was outside the control of the Urban Council, out as it was

vested in the County Council it was maintained that it was the bounden 1 . > . , duty of the latter to see that the public rights were secured in the

matter by proper Legal Instrument, or tJiat, at least, these rights

should be restored on the conclusion of the War.

Alderman Corish proposed that the Town Clerk should write to the County i « : i J Council conveying to them the views of this Urban Council in the matter, ( h i ’ • ...... o and requesting them to take the needful action.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Murphy and adopted.

( • \ • \ With reference to minutes of last meeting, on which date it was decided

( o . >J V 1 V : . to add one penny a month to the rents of workers’ dwellings at Carrigeen, O .l. ©: Wexford . Borough ‘ .j Council; *■ • r-- j’ti J it was maintained by the Finance and Works Committee that thB imposing of this t r if lin g rent was doing an act beneath the dignity of a Public Body, and as there was no legal necessity for it, the decision should be deemed to be inoperative.

Thereupon on the motion of Councillor Coffey seconded by Councillor Rossiter, it was resolved that the suggestion of the Committee in the matter be adopted.

A circular from the Local Government Board under date of 29th August 1918, the reference number being 9 7 ’M/1918 , was read, drawing attention to the provisions of the Parliament and Local Elections Act 1918, in virtue of which the Statutory

Elections o f Borough Councillors were further postponed for one year. f' The provisions of the Act were read and noted.

The following is a copy of a resolution received fran the Wexford Trades and

Labour Council.

" That in view of the urgent need for more houses in Wexford, and in order that a fa ir share o f the proposed State Grant for housing be secured to the town, we request the Corporation to at once take the necessary steps to formulate a Scheme for the building of 300 self-contained houses on the cottace system, each house to be provided with at least three sleeping apartments, scullery, w. c., and bath, and plot of ground of at least one-eighth of an • * * • 1 acre, for cultivation, we are altogether opposed to any further building on •• .. ■ the few remaining open spaces in the town as being a g a i n s t the well-being of the Community and opposed to a ll modem ideas, and are strongly of opinion • • - • ’ that a ll new houses should be bu ilt on virgin s o il, and suggest at the proposed new road from John Street to A ir H ill would make a suitable site for the houses to be .erected under the proposed new Scheme.**

The terms of this resolution met with approval, and on the motion of Councillor

Martin seconded by Alderman Corish, they were endorsed on the part of the

Council, and in order to be prepared to put. them into effect on the moment that money w ill be available from the promised Imperial Grants for housing

purposes over the whole United Kingdom, it was resolved that the Housing

Committee of the Council be called together on an early date to devise a Scheme

for the acquisition of land to allow of the opening of a road from George Street

to Air Hill, and also the provision of sites for cottages and gardens.

©: Wexford Borough Council 43 7th October, 1918.

• ■ ! < !; ■, ■ 1 i \ t l -IS t ' \ t %t A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’s i - '* ■ ' • ' • ' « ■ 1 i r i • i ' I i J 'i Office at noon. ' . ') , v« ) i i. s- The members present were:- • ' > William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Prank Carty, Richard Corish. ’ > ' * * » ■ . . • « i Councillor*:- Matthew Lymbery, Richard Gibson, James Murphy, » t • I «> V . ‘i | it ) I Robert Coffey, Michael Martin, John J. Kirwan,

Thomas O'Brien. } r i V » * '•* , (j The minutes of last meeting were read c,nd signed. j- ' ' * “*■ ' t ' * • % * I . Liabilities which had aacrued due up tothe end of last month, amounting

in the aggregate to £471. 5. 2, were submitted, and having been examined

were approved and an Advice note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay • »* them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 373 to 392. > » v , > Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer’s Ascount for the month ended the ' • ' • ’ C• ; ■ ’ . ,U last day of September 1918, including the payments made at the meeting

held on this da/. J SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement. 2 4 1 . 1 5 . 0 1 « ' ’ r - • * ' . f J ' . »

Total sums received to close of last month. 7 1 5 . 1 4 * 7 *( V . . . . . 'j ( j) *■ . ,'j« ■.

TOTAL 9 5 7 . 9 . 7

Net Balance due to Treasurer as per last Statement. * • * • - ' -* »> . . > »

Payments ordered at this meeting. 4 7 1 . 5 . 2 J ' - . / { . • ■ - - * * r \r . . * ) <

TOTAL 4 7 1 . 5 . 2

Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of above Totals) 4 8 6 * 4. 5

RECONCILEMENT.

Balance per Bank Books due by Tree.surer. 9 5 7 . 9. 7

Outstanding Orders, including those issued

at this meeting. 4 7 1 . 5. 2

Net Balance, as above, due by Treasurer* 4 8 6 . 4. 5

Adverting to minutes of 5th February 1917* on which occasion a resolution

was passed deferring the consideration of a Maternity and Child Welfare > . .■< ! r Scheme imtil the termination of the War, Alderman Carty proposed that this • . • ’ v '-J * , I resolution should be rescinded, and the motion was seconded by Councillor

Coffey.

(Notice of intention to propose the rescinding had been duly given to

members seven days beforehand)

After a brief discussion the motion was put add was carried unanimously. - - # Thereupon the question of adopting a Maternity and Child Welfare Soheme (was introduced. The Scheme, which had been settled on by a Special Committee appointed on 3rd. December 1917, was briefly expounded, It

provided for the appointment of a lady to act as Health Visitor. Her

duties were to be to©: visit Wexford the homes of Borough expectant and nursingCouncil mothers in 44 I poor circumstances of l i f e , and of children under five years of age of the poorer classes. The «hief object of her work was to instruct such mothers as to how they were to treat themselves and their babies, and also to see that childr® under five were looked after, properly nourished, and kept, as far as possible,

in a good state of health. The Health Visitor’s qualifications were to be such as would satisfy the requirements of the Local Government Board, and her salary was to be £100 a year, and one condition of her appointment was that she was to devote her entire time to the discharge of the duties of the Office,

The Scheme also provided fo r the obtatnment of a supply of milk to the town to

supplement present resources. The milk was to be distributed from a station

situated in Corn Market, and charged for at the prices current in the tovm,

but in cases of extreme poverty, properly authenticated, it was to be distributed free of charge. The remuneration fo r the use of the house and

attendant would be part of the cost connected with the Scheme, e.nd would be

arranged for by the Committee in due course*

Thereupon it was proposed by Alderman Corish.

That the Scheme as above outlined b f» adopted by this Council*

The motion was seconded by Councillor Coffey and was passed unanimously.

Furthermore it was proposed by Alderman Carty, seconded by Councillor Martin

and passed: That the Committee entrusted with the organizing of the Scheme be

re-appointed and invested with power to co-opt aiv persons, especially any

ladies, who would be willing to give their services voluntarily to the work e t

supervising the operation of the Scheme, but that the appointment of the Heilth

Visitor be made by the Council on 4th Proximo, after notice in the Dublin and

Wexford newspapers.

A copy Sealed Order made by the Local Government Board under date of 20th

September 1918 was submitted. This Order was made in virtue of the Fiducation

(Provision of Meals) (Ireland) Acts 1914 to I9 1 7 . It prescribed the arrangements

to be made for the provision of meals fo r necessitous school children as a

condition precedent to local authorities being entitled to recoupment of one

half the expense gone to under the Acts.

The Board took power to themselves to be satisfied , through the agency of one of

their Inspectors i f necessary, of the adequacy of sueh arrangements, and the

efficient working of them, and also the necessity of food being given in any and

every case. Properly certified accounts were also required to be kept.

This matter, on the motion of Alderman Carty, seconded by Councillor Lymbery,

was referred to the School Attendance Committee for their opinion as to the

feasibility of carrying out the elaborate regulations prescribed, considering

the smallness of the sum allotated out of the Rates for the purpose of the Acts,

namely, £151, 10. 0.

A Deed of Assignment of a plot of ground at West Gate from the Owners of the plot to the Corporation©: Wexford was submitted Borough and the execution Council of it was suly sealed and signed. Two *&

done for the Council for one year were submitted, but without being .

opened were referred to the Finance and Works Committee to deal with.

Four tenders in respect of painting work to be done on seven working

class dwellings belonging to the Council at Monument Place were opened

and read. f They were from John Butler of High Street, M. Furlong & Sons, Spawell

Road, and James Carty, Waterloo Road. These three intmding Contractors

offered to do the work according to specification for £14. apiece. The

fourth was from WLIlian McEvoy of Temperance Row, who askfld £20.

The coincidence o f the amount of the three first-mentioned tenders was

1 >

A copy resolution from the Dublin Branch of the Irish Drapers Assistants

Association was read* This Branch of the Association advocated the

closing of all shops engaged in the drapery add allied trades at five

o’ clock p. m. on week days. They requested the eo-operation of Public

Bodies in an endeavour to bring about the desired object.

This matter, on the suggestion of Councillor Martin, was adjourned for

a month.

A copy resolution passed by the Witklow Urban Council was read. The

Council was engaged in an effort to hawe the train leaving Harcourt o ■ „ ' Street for Wexford daily at 3. 0. p. m. put ba«k to 6 . 5 p. m. as the present evening train service was a source of inconvenience and expense * < * to the travelling public without affording anji correapnding benefit.

It was detided to take no aetion in this ease, as the meeting did not

consider itse lf sufficiently we 1 1 -infoimed on the point at the present time to Justify them in asking for an alteration in the train service

in question.

©: Wexford Borough Council WEXFORD URBAN DISTRICT.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.

Dir IF 3 ow HEALTH VISITOR.

1 . As'* the Reatth V is ito r’ s work w ill be corduetr d anoigst the hone*

of the pr*c, it ia of prime inportftn.ee t'«xt she uhc.1d exrroise

considerable tact In tho dischft/go °** - c'r duties, so that her visitg may

be welcomed, and her advice and suggestions availed of.

2. She shall visit thp hones of expectant poor mothers, giving such

advice as may be found needful, and shall supervise, as fe. ' as mc-tf be,

the necessary food and clothing for motors end infanta, as well cs

preparation for oonf moii^nt.

3 . Her poet uat'dl v isits s > »ll cannence within $ or in days of the

tirth, and she s'lall endeavour to come into contact, 'with the midwife or

doctor attending t:ie case, so m to ascertain any s ^ c i : l information

concerning it, taking c n o , however, not to interfere m pry way with

the professioriil duttos of the doctor or midwife.

4. The on Jo ct of t ho fir s t v is it a fter birt.i 3hctll cc to jea Xt at

the mother is comfortable r.nd the baby in good, hec.lt)', end to urge the

great importance of bree-st feeding; subsequent vi. its shall be paid as

often as found nocessary, having regard to t)ie health of the infant or

other young children, the habits and knowledge of the mother, and the

character of the doncstic jw roui 'ding*; they shall be utilized for the

instruction of the mother ..n the feeling of her infant, and when breast

feeding' is not possible, an to at other food to uso, how to prepare

it, and how often to(jive it; they shall also be availed of to odvis«

th? mother as to theventilation and cleanliness of her dwelling, and th> olothltig and general hygenlc iiar© of her Infant and children, especially tho^e under 5 years of age, while i f anything tiiat calls for a doctor1 a care i-. discovered, the mother shall bo instructed to obtain the necessary medical treatment.

5. She shall visit the hones of children under 5 years of age in rrder to give their mothers any nocossary advice, while, if in the eourso of the discharge of her duties she shall discover any case of

Infectious disease, tuborculocic, or insanitary conditions, she shall bring the circumstances under the notice of the Medical O fficer of

Health.

6 . She shall v is it, at frequent intervals, the various schools throughout the D istrict, with a view to observing the genera? coi*d.itior. of a ll the children©: inWexford attendance, Borough and noting cases Council requiring her special at tent ion in their homes. 7. She s’vJl invent i0a to * h? circumstances of sprlicants for a

supply of milk, 30 as to ensure that a o'lar^e for It v* 13.1 be node

commensurate with t!io means or the applicant, ar*l *hat t.Vo supply "'ill b

he given free of c.’ar^e only In *ases of extreme povot/.

8 . The Health v u it o r shall carry with her a bool', c.i-d note therein

particulars of the conditions and progress of the various cases

attended by her for subsequent transfer t,0 a more detailed and

aystematic Register to ho carefully compiled by her from time to time,

and to contain Information under the following headings. (1) date of

first and subsequent visits. (2) llr-me and address o? p ti«*>t. (?) Date

«f hirth of infant. (4) Occur^tion o" father. (5) Number of family.

(6 ) Number of children under 5 years of age . (7) Number of rooms

eecupiod by family. (8 ) General sanitary condition, cleanliness and

surroundings (9) Method of feeding infant. (10) Appearance of infant

or children, any ailments. (1 l) Obsorvat lens.

■ o. Sh-uld arrangements be made at any time hcroaftor for the

opening of a Maternity Centre, at which the attendance of mo* hers with

vabies> end o>:p^ctant mothers, w ill be arrayed i ‘c r on one fixed

■evening each woo*, the Health Visitor shall sc in attendance to assist

the 1 Officer of Health in conducting infant consult at iens and

gi/ing advice and prescribing: the neccsscry treatment in the Cft3? of

expectant and'nursing mothers, infants, and ycung children, as well as

In cases in which sh/) may require medical assistance, as for instance,

when she finds that notwithstanding her advice and attention, a

delicate child ins not nr.kin^ jctl*factory progress.

10. She siir.ll attend a ll meotdi.ga of t: c public " 3a 1th Committee

when requested by the Executive Sa.iitary Officer,

QUALIFICATIONS.

The Health Visitor shall possess the qua 1 ifteation* of a "Trained"

Nurse with experionco in Midwifery, as well as In tho case and

management o+* infants ant yf'unfi children, A "Trained" Nurse means one

who has reside! for not less t>*,n two years in r» general clinical or

other hospital recognized by the Local Government Board, and who,

after examination, has obtained from such hospital a Certificate of

proficiency in nursing.

SAJiAFT AND TF.K4S OP APPOINrMWT.

The salary o ’ the Health Visitor shall bo one hundrer. potuidfl a

year, inclusive. She* shall bo deemed to be a whole-time officer, and

her appointment ehall be terminable by a month’s notice from either

a lde.

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The members present were:- r • r i > ■ • William H. McGuire, Esq., (mayor) in the chair. • r f * *"* • Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Prank Carty, Richard Corish, George Hadden. \ 1 • -. r Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, Robert Coffey, Matthew Lymbery, John Walsh,

Richard Gibson, James Browne, Thomas Rossiter, James Murphy, , V, Michael Martin.

The minutes of 2nd. and 4th December 1919 were read and signed.

Referring to meeting of 2nd. December 1916, there were submitted four letters .' , t 1 • v i ■1 i * < conveying thanks fo r letters o f condolence sent out pursuant to resolutions passed on that day. . \# * | ‘ ‘ . They were from Councillors Thomas Rossiter, Mr. Patrick Myrtle, Dr. Thomas

Pierse, and Father Matthew Wickham, C. C, . ' o • o Alderman Sinnott referred to the recent death of Mr. Patrick Kelly,a brotter \ ,■ . • n ; of Alderman Joseph Kelly. . m : : •: •• f • • " . ’ - / i ' •( The speaker expressed his sincere sorrow at the death of the deceased gentleman, and proposed that the meeting should stand adjourned fo r one week out of ^ - - * o ' ' ' , *■ ' f) ' * f », t J' •' . , t respect to his memory, and a3 a tribute of sorrow to Alderman Kelly. ) . • V .. • r .. ' ' ’ ■ ‘ .. The motion was seconded by Alderman Carty, and was supported by Councillors r ** ) I * % Lymbery, Coffey, Murphy, and Alderman Corish. ( ' * . . The question was put from the Chair in touohing terms and was carried • 1 r\ t ft unanimously.

Thereupon reference was made by Alderman Carty to the lamented deot h of the

Reverend P. P. Kavanagh, 0. P. M. Pather Kavanagh was a native of the old town ’r • • o i i , >r »,'i of Wexford, and the old natives were proud of him. He wan a distinguished man of letters, an ardent Irish patriot, but then, excelling all and everything, . his lif e was one of holiness and devotion to the great Saint he had taken as r • rs ‘ s < his exemplar; in fact Pather Kavanagh was a siealous Catholic Priest, and a true

Disciple of the great Saint Prancis o£ Assisi. . ' I ■ 5 1 ■ ! ' ( ■ ■' C This motion was received with sorrowful unanimity and passed.

©: Wexford Borough Council 15th January, 1919*

An adjourned Meeting of the Council waa held this day at the Town Clerk's r ’ , . o ’ O ffice at 7 . 30 p. m.

The members present w ere:-

Wllliam H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) ' Aldermen:- Prank Carty, George Hadden, Richard Corish.

Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, John Walsh, Philip Cowman, James Murphy,

John J. Kirwan, James Browne, Michael Martin, Thomas O’Brien.

The minutes of meeting off 8th January 1919 were read and signed, and in

reference thereto two le tte rs were read in acknowledgment of the receipt

of letters of condolence transmitted in conplic.nce with orders made on .

that day. They were from Alderman Jospph K elly , and from the Very Rev.

Pather Alfred, 0. P. M, Guardian, Wexford Priary. The former expressed

thanks fo r the sympathy tendered to him on the death of his brother, ~ W ■ - * r\ ' M 'r r \ ; ■ » 1 * ) Patrick Kelly, and the latter thanks and deep appreciation for the well- * • f merited sympathy expressed at the loss of a notable ner.ber of the , ' r O 1 > «■»').*! ‘I Brotherhood of Franciscans in the person of the late Rev. p. P. Kavanagh.

The Wexford Volunteer Fire Brigade per a camnunication frcn the Hon. Sec. » ) L ‘ • i : . • • k of the Brigade, submitted their resignation. The Brigade were convinced r 4. < f that they were not in a p o sitio n to «a rry out e ffe t t iv e ly the duties of r i ' 'vj iOL ' ■' - > . \ the Brigade, as they believed that the day was gone by w’* n it was possible * ' 1 • > . ' ’ < 'r • to run efficiently a Pire Brigade on voluntary lines. r * ' » . jJ 1 r The meeting considered the matter, and to see i t at was best to be done in

the circumstanees, decided to ask the Hon. Secretary to get together a

few of his Colleagues to come to the weekly Committee meeting on Wednesday

night next.

With regard to minutes o f 4hh. December 1918, on which occasion it was

decided to o ffe r Mr. Prank Swan a sun o f £45 in consideration of his

taking away a portion of his house in William Street, as on that day : r properly sp ecified , the Finance end Works Committee, who had been in

f , , t communication with Hr. Swan ever since, had recommended, as a result of a . *« X; : •* r> r - > > 1' / r process of bargaining, that he should be paid £50 instead of £45. . ' ■ i ? • »■» It was for the present meeting then to sanction the payment of the

additional £5. and on the motion o f Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor

Byrne, it was resolved that the demand o f £50 should be paid in the case,

but not until provision was made for the amount in the forthcoming Rate

Estimates.

A circular letter from the Local Government Board was read. The reference number o f it waa 61,878, andjttte date 23rd. December 1918. This le tte r communicated the intention of the Treasury to lend Building Loans in the near future in certain cases of urgency.

By the purport of this circular it waa possible for the Council to obtain the residue o f the Building©: Wexford Loan of £10,000 Borough which the Government Council had agreed 60 to lend to Wexford before the outbreak of the War, and of which £4789. 14. 0

BH By ^ ' ■ i ■ had, as yet, only been lent.

This did not satisfy the members present at the meeting. It did not go far enough, as, in the opinion of the Corporation, there was a demand for at least

250 new dwellings to satisfy the requirements of the town.The Housing Committee of the Corporation was confronted with the difficult question of obtaining money to carry out building operations, not only by way of Loan, but also as a free State Grant, for it had to be recognized that the building of working class houses requiring to be state-aided, considering that the present-day cost of building was so great that it was not possible for a Local Authority tc provide houses and let them without serious loss at 3Uch a rent as the working . . . • > . . ' classes could be reasonably expected to pay.

This whole matter was re fe rre d to the Housing Committee whihh was appointed on

7th January 1918, and which consisted o f nine members, and i t was decided to <) -<■ < ' \ \ ( ' ' * r.r t. :o >• " *■ • •. • • • • > in v ite a few members from the Wexford Trades and Labour Council to ^oin the ' i "T- >: • Committee and a s s is t them with their advice.

The Special Fin ancial Committee appointed on 4th November la s t sent in a recommendation, it being the first which they pro-osed to submit* This

’ ‘f ^ r.’ .V _ recommendation applied to the charges in respect of Crosstowi Cemetery. The .J ‘ J * ' ’ * , ■ ii present Scale of Charges was adopted so far back as 1908, but owigg to the

| „ ' ' L J 1 diminished value of money due to increases of wages, the prices wore now 100 , ’ f> 1 . ‘. fl * L ’ per cent below what they ought to b e , and they recommended, in the f i r s t place, that the charges for the grave spaces should be doubled. In the next place they recommended that the Column of Charges applicable to children under 10 years of age should be altogether abolished, as it cost as much to open a grave for a child as for an up-grown person.

Then in the case o f free graves, the Committee recommended th at the ground should be given free, but that the charge of 10/- paid by the Corporation for opening the grave should be imposed.

A fu rth er recommendation o f the Committee was that no grave should be opened at **' Ira ’ ' ’ - • *• . 4- a charge le s s than 10/- which was the actual amount paid to the gravedigger for opening a grave.

The present meeting investigated the Committee's recommendations to the fullest exten t, and s a t is fie d themselves as to how the proposed change of p rice s would operate in the different cases. The meeting spent a good deal of time over the m atter, and the conclusion come to was a3 fo llo w s : -

Proposed by Alderman Corish, seconded by Councillor Cowman.

That the grave spaces p riced at £ 5 ., £4. 10., and £3. 10. be increased in price by 50$, and that the price of all other grave spaces, except those priaed at

10/- each (in which it is not considered desirable to make any change) be

increased by 25$; that the differential charge in the case of children under 10 years of age©: be Wexford abolished; that Borough in the case ofCouncil free graves, the cost paid fo r opening them, namely, 10/- be charged, and that in cases at present where 5/- is charged for opening graves, this charge be increased to 10/-

The opportunity which at present presented itself to purchase, as a

bargain, the e le c tric lig h t plant put up by the American Government at * • 1 Ferrybank for the purposes of the Seaplane Station, was brought under i > f • ’ notice. It was stated that this planfc, if it was found to be adaptable O '* f to the purposes of lig h tin g the town by e le c t r ic it y , should be acquired.

The question of the ad ap tab ility of the plant to the town uses was not

known, but it was well and fitting that full particulars about it should

be obtained.

It was suggested that the Committee consisting of The Mayor, Aldermen

Sinnott, Carty, Corish, and Hadden, and Councillors James Browne, and

Nicholas Byrne, vrho had already discussed the question of purchasing the

electric plant at Ferrybank, should be formally appointed by this Council

Meet ing add invested w ith authority to employ an expert Electrican to

visit Ferrybank and report thereon, but chiefly to report on the proper

and most economical means of providing the town of Wexford with electric

lig h t.

It was mentioned that at the present t ime there was an E le c tric a l Expert - • * . M' ' r • ■ • * 1 f named Tierney enjajed in providing elect? ic li^ltt for St. Peter's College

and the Bishop's residence, and it was well that the Committee should be ) / . endowed with authority to employ th is Expert at the expense of the , • ‘ „ Corporation, if necessary.

23rd. January, 1919.

A Statutable Meeting of Hie Council was held this day at the Town Hall at noon.

The members in attendance were:- , - y

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott,, Riohard Corish, Joseph Kelly,

George Hadden, Franois riarty.

C o u n cillo rs:- Matthew Lymbery, P h ilip Cowman, John Walsh,

James Murphy, lh omaa O’ Brien, James McMahon,

David R. Keating, Richard Gibson, John J. Kirwan,

Robert Coffey, Nicholas Byrne, James Ffrench,

Joseph Doyle, Michael Browne, and James Browne.

The minutes of meeting of 15th January 1919 were read end signed, and thereupon the meeting proceeded to elect a Mayor fo r the then ensuing year, whereupon it was©: proposed Wexford by Alderman Borough Sinnott, seconded Council by 62 Alderman Hadden. . . . ,

That our present Mayor, Alderman William H. McGuire, be aftd ia hereby elected

Mayor of Wexford for the next ensuing year, and until his Successor be appointed

and shall have accepted the Office of Mayor.

This motion was put and carried unanimously, it having been supported by

Councillors Byrne and Mcmahon, Alderman Corish, being the Senior Alderman o f

the Borough atting as Chairman for tttie .time being. , ,

The newly-appointed mayor thereupon made and subscribed a Declaration of

acceptance of Office, and returned thanks for his re-election.

The appointment of the ^ates of three Quarterly Meetings to be held in the

ensuing year subsequent to this day which was .fixed by Statute, nac consiiorod.

In the course of the deliberation on thevsubject .it was maintained that tho

monthly meetings of the Council, which were required to be held on the first

Monday o f each month at noon, should be fix e d fo r the f i r s t Wednesday o f each

month at 7 » 30 p. m, so as to consult the convenience of the members of the

Council, and in order that steps should be taken to biinc about this desired ' r- object, Alderman Corish gave notice that at next meeting of the Council to be

held on 3rd. February 1919* he would propose that a ll the Statutory Monthly

meetiggs of the Council should assemble on the first Wednesday of each month

at 7 . 30 p. m., end until this question be disposed of that the fixing of ‘ . quarter days be deferred, o' - A This proposal was agreed to,

Regarding the appointment of Standing Obmmittees for the year it was decided, on

the suggestion of Councillor James Browne that the Finance and Works, Waterworks,

and Public Health Committees be composed o f the en tire Council fo r the ensuing

year, ; r .,v > m J 1 t'

The names composing the Technical Instruction Cbmmittee required revision. One

member o f the Committee appointed la s t y.ear had d ied , and another had put in no

appearance of any of the 16 meetings held within the'ye.ar, . A Return cf the

attendances of the 13 members of the Committee was produced, and on consideration

the following two motions were adopted, viz:- *

Proposed by Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Alderman Kelly,

That the following seven members of the Council, namely, Ti e Mayor, Aldermen

Hadden, Carty, Corish, and Councillors Byrne, Ffreneh, and Rossiter be

appointed as members o f the Ccnra.ittee.

Proposed by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Alderman Cori3h.

That the fo llo w in g fiv e non-members of the Council be.appointed, namely, Mr,

Howard Rowe, Archdeacon Latham, Rev. T. Hore, Adm., Mr, James Hore, and Mr.

Herbert Thompson, and that the sixth vacancy be l e f t open pending the

• appointment o f a nominee o f the Wexford Trades and Labour Council.

On the motion of Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Councillor McMahon, it was

R eso lved:- That the Special Works Cbmmittee, con sistin g of three members from

each o f the three©: WardsWexford o f the Borough Borough be appointed Council as was done th is day twelve month3 back to inspect the entire town and Bake recomnendationa as to

the most urgent works and improvements required to be done preparatory

to the compilation of the Rate Estimates in respect of the coming

Financial Year, the members of the said Committee being, Aldermen

Corl3h, Kelly, and Councillor Murphy; Alderman Sinnott and Councillors

Byrne and Lymbery, and Alderman Carty and Councillors Mcmahon and Gibson.

Regarding an Account due from the U. S. Seaplane Station at Perrybank

fo r water supplied by meter from the town resources, the amount o f the

account for Quarter elided 1st October 1918 wa3 impugned by the

Authorities at Porrybank. The amount chargeable by virtue of the Scale cf

Charges fo r water used was £452, 18, 6, *h ich included £41. 9 . 6 fo r

extra chargcs and meter rent. The Obnnanding O ffic er at the Perrybank

Station felt assured that the quantity of water registered by the meter,

namely, 10,792,000 gallons for the Quarter in question, could not have

been used. The quantity was immeasurably greater than was eenaumed at

any other Seaplane Station in Ireland of the same size as Feriybank, and much was even/greater than the quantity oonaumed at the chief Seaplane

Station at Queenstown.

The Waterworks Committee, at th e ir meetings on three d iffe re n t occasions,

had discussed the question of tils refusal of the payment of this flU-l,

and finally had appointed a aib-Ceronittee consisting of-the Mayor,

Alderman Hadden and Councillor Byrne to meet a Mr.-Morton, a Representative

o f the Perrybarik A uthorities, at the request o f these A uthorities.

A meeting between this gentleman and the members o f the Sub-Committee

had taken place on 17th January 1919 , an i the re su lt was that the

Committe? agreed, subjoet to the approval of the Council, to reduce the •

charge of ninepence per 1,000 gallon s to sixpence, and to reduce the

charge in respaet of the meter to £10. *Ih is meant a reduction of the

Account by £168. 5. 10. Th ia pro vision al agreement applied only to the

Quarter that had. been impugned, and it waa now for this General Meeting

of the Council to ratify or not the Sub-Committeera action.

The reoo7”jnend«tion of. the Committee, as above outlined, waa unanimously

adopted. . , '*f'

Attention was drawn to the d e s ira b ility o f c a llin g together a Joint meeting of the Corporation and the Harbour Commissioners, with a view to

steps being taken to obtain a Free Grant from Government fo r the purpose

o f deepening the Harbour. The obtainment o f such a Grant was absolutely

essential to the keeping epen of the Port, as the financial embarrassmait o f the Hatobour Commissioners le ft no means to that Body to do the work o f dredging.* Through the agency of Mr. Lindsay, M. P. an assurance had been given that in the near future the Steamship "Wexford Coast" would resume her sa ilin g s ©: between Wexford Wexford and Borough Liverpool, and Council the deepening of that part of the Harbour called "Gull Bar" was urgently needed, and it waa decided to write to the Secretary of the Harbour Oommissloners on the subject * * j Reference having been mad* to the announcement th at the Roads Board were about to make Grants towards the upkeep o f main lin e s of roads, ar*i a case having been made out in December 1914 in support o f■ a Grant being made towards the f improvement of the lin e of roads from Wexford Bridge to Maudlintown, including the Quays, and properly put before the Roads Board at the time, it was decided that the Town Surveyor should see the County Surveyor with a view to the proceedings taken in the matter being revived.

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\ - i ' 3rd.* February, 1919.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk ' 3

Office at half past seven o'clock p. m. \ 4 . * ^ • r . * - " v ' * r . J>'. ' ! The members present w e re :- »■> f ■ •>-* • ■ 1 r r r • j .’*> ' _ .1' •• '• William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) t f '• ' • *** . t ~ .r' o • ^ Aldermen:- ’ James Sinnott, Richard Coriah, George Hadden, Prank Carty. ; «■ . <' j •. t;+#* * V f tfl . . ,Of ^ - * C o u n c illo rs :- Matthew Lymbery, David R. Ktat In j, James Murphy, John Walsh, _v • t . f ' -r. t n 1 _ > Thomas R o ssiter, Richard Gibson, Thomas O’ Brien, Jajaes Brovme.

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed. » ' ..) M ‘ • \ \ ‘ . \0 The question of changing the time of holding the mont^ily meetings ef the

r + . r . • rs • + *“* ' f. • * ?% ; >* Council from the f i r s t Monday o f the month to the f i r s t Wednesday o f the month

at 7 . 30 p. m. was brought und6r consideration, \vhereu~on the following

t ,|5 . • <> -v * ‘o.\ ' v ' - 1 resolution, ad proposed by Alderman Corish. and seconded by Aldermn Carty was

, , + | , ,* - j ) • (- : unanimous ly* adopted. \ , , , : • . * . ; r > > > R esolved:- That the Local Government Board f o r Irelan d are hereby requested

to make an Order altering the time of holding the Monthly Meetings of the * ) ■ >* ; j ■ •> • * Council from the f i r s t Monday o f each month to the f i r s t Wednesday o f each

month at half past seven o'clock in the evening, In virtue of the powers •• 1 1 1 - . ' conferred on the Local Government Board by Section 14 of the Local Government • r ,• > v ) , • (Ire la n d ) Act 1902.

The fixing of the dates of three Quarterly meetings of the Council in 1919(the

first Quarter Day being fixed by Statute) was considered, and the following

dates and hours were appointed, viz: Wednesday, 7th May at 7 * 30 p. m .,

i f *» Wednesday, 6th August, at 7 . 30 p. m ., and Wednesday 5th November at 7 . 30 p. m

The Special Financial Committee appointed on 4th November last sent in a

recommendation, it being the second one of a number which they contemplated ) making. > a This referred to a piece o f land s u b -le t to a tenant at the rere of John Street • /» The Corporation held this land under lease, and except a portion on which the R e s e rv o ir o f ©:the old-timeWexford Waterworks Borough System stood, Council it was all in possession of the Sub-tenant. The rent p aid by the Corporation was £30 a year, but the rent charged on the sub-tenant, Mrs Catherine Walsh, was £11. 1. 6 a year.

The Committee were of opinion that although she had been in possession

for 33 years as a yearly tenant, it was right and equitable to demand an

increased rent, as the land was situate inside the town. The (bmmittee

had been in ccrnmunication with her, and she had offered, as a compromise,

to pay £16 a year, if a guarantee were given that no further increase

would be demanded. The Committee approved of the o ffe r on tj\e terms » % . Cl \ ' '* « • ; ' • » mentioned, but as to the guarantee, that was to go for whatever it was

worth, as future momber3 o f the Council might not fe e l themselves bound

by the action of the present-day members.

On the motion of Aldernnn Sinnott seconded by Councillor Bess iter, the

recommendation m3 adopted.

A th ird reeornmoAdation from the same Committee was submitted. It went . : in favour of revising the charges in connection with the system of « » 'j dcwesti-t seavenjing. On account of increased wages the cost of emptying

ashpits had increased, ani the Committee held that a charge of 2/- per

ashpit should b* made in the ease of all hou3es valued at £3 . and under,

whereas the price hitherto charged was only sixpence per ashpit. In all

other cases the Committee recommended that the actual cost of emptying, ■ V which was 2/11 per load, should be charged instead o** 2/- per load as

at present.

•The meeting considered that thi3 matter was one which night usefully be

subjected to further oo inside rat ion in Committee, especially the charge ■*' r r V in the case of the viluation s o f £3 . and under, and decided to re fe r the recommendation to the net ice of the Finance and Works Committee. ;

The same Cornu it tee made a recommendation w ith regard to ti*? wages of tfre

Foreman of Works. This manfs wages, which was 36/- a we*=k , was

considered by t h i3 Special Financial Coi.mittee to be fairly entitled to * be increased by 1/6 a week. ?he Committee were in favour o f the Council ') \ * granting such increase, and on "fhe motion o f Alderman Sinnott seconded i) by Councillor Keating, the recommendation was adopted, but with the ^ T \,r proviso t>Tflt the increase should oc mmence from 1st January 1919* /

The Finance and Works Committee recommended that the labourers in the

service of the Corprration should have their wages increased from 30/- to 32/- a week. This was due to a demand made by the Iris h Transport i * and General Workers' Union, as 32/- per week was the minimum rate of,/"". wages paid to labourers in Wexford.

On the motion of Alderman Corish, seconded by Councillor O'Brien, this •fit 13i recommendation was duly adopted.

Referring to minutes of 15th Ultimo, a letter frcm the Secretary of the

Wexford Trades and Labour Council was read. This was in response to an invitation sent to ©: that CouncilWexford to appoint Borough a few of their Council members to jo in the Housing Committee of the Corporation. This Council had 66 nominated Messrs Philip Lacy of George Street, Thomas Walsh of Mary Street, and

Patrick White of King Street.

The Meeting decided to co-opt these three gentlemen on the Housing Committee.

Referring to minutes of 23rd. Ultimo, when it was de_cided to leave vacant one

o f the appointments to membership o f the Wexford Teehnieal In struction Committee

in order to allow of a nominee o f the Trades and labour Council being put on

the Committee, it was decided on the motion of Councillor Rossiter seconded by

Alderman Corish to appoint Mr. Patrick White of King Street to f ill the

vacant Office, he being the Secretary of the aforesaid Trades Council. w 4 < A copy of a Resolution received from the Wexford Trades and Labour Council ras

read. It was drafter? in terms severely condemnatory of the alleged inaction

of the Coal Prices Committee of the Corporation. This Committee had omitted

to fix prices in respect of the varieus qualities of household coal, and this

was the open charge made by the Trades Council. As a matter of fact this

Committee had met in June la s t on more than one occasion, and had gone around

the Coal Merchants. Prom what they gathered they were of opinion, at the t tee,

that the fixing of prices would prove to be of no protection to consumers,

considering the terms ct the in stru c tio n s received from Government. They came

to the conclusion that during "the continuance of the war no good object was to

be aohdived, fro m the consumers point of view, to fix prices, but when the

Committee were ca lle d on again in December l a s t , although they could see no

very urgent necessity to fix prices, they complied with the Coal Controller’s

demand and promulgated in the local Newspapers the prices fixed.

The present meeting, after hearing a ll that had been done in the case, came to

the conclusion that the resolution of the Trades and Labour Council was not

ju s t i f ie d .

©: Wexford Borough Council R 7

3rd. March, 1919*

A statutable meeting o i* the Council was held th is'day at the Town Clerk's

Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

The members present w ere:-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

A lderen :- James Sinnott, Richard Corish, Prank Carty,

George Hadden, Joseph K elly.

C o u n cillo rs:- Robert Coffey, Nicholas Byrne, Matthew Lymbery,

John Walsh, onas Roc3 iter, David R. Keating,

Richard Gibson, James Murphy, Michael Martin,

James Browne, Thona3 O’ Brien.

The minutes of la s t meeting were read end signed.

L ia b ilit ie s whioh had accrued due up to the end of la st month, amounting

in the aggregate to £1340. 1 . 10 were submitted, and having been

examined were approved, and an Advice Note’was signed to enable the

Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders nv®bered

from 4B4 to 500 and from 1 to 1S.

A Memorial from the residents o f the B u llrin g and of a street leading

into it called Co. non Quay street was submitted. An old house situate

in the latter street had recently become vacant by the dea' h of Hie

tenant. This house was part o f the ancient estate o f the Corporation,

e.nd was le t from time immemorial at a nominal rent o f sixpence a year.

It stood out several fe st beyond the lin e o f the s tre e t, and the

Memorialists requested the Corporation to take it down.

The meeting considered the matter, and expressed the opinion that

advantage should b6 taken o f Ihe opportunity to remove the house, but

yet decided to refer the question of demolishing it to the consideration

of the Special Financial ConmAttee which was engaged in the task of

increasing the revenue of the Corporation, and had already increased it

in some instances.

Among the Bills passed this day for paymait were the Grants payable under

the Provision of Meals Acts. These Grants, on the present occasion,

were confined to schools under the control of the Commissioners o f

National Education, although hitherto the schools conducted by the

Christian Brothers had been given their share of the contribution.

Attention was called to th is fact by the School Attendance Committee, who

had kindly placed their services at public disposal in th e capacity of

a School Meals Committee, as defined by the Acts.

The meeting fully considered this question, with the result that the

following resolution, as proposed by Councillor Rossiter, and seconded

by Councillor Murphy, was unanimously adopted. That the amended ru©: lin g ofWexford the Local Government Borough Board Council under the Education (P ro v isio n o f M eals) ( Ire la n d ) Acts, 1914 to 1917, as conveyed in th e ir letter of 18th November 1918* whereby necessitous children attending schools other than schools under the control of the Commissioners of National Education, have been deprived of the benefits of the Acts, is, in the opinion of this

Council unjust and unsonsitutional.

A ccordingly th is Council requests the Local Government Board to takw such steps as may be necessary to have ,the e x is tin g Acts amended, so that they w i ll apply to a ll schools where education is given free,.or at a nominal clx-rge.

A le t t e r from the Local Government Board under date o f 25th February 1919,

No.506, was submitted. It contained tho Boardrs approval of an incroase of s a la ry given to the Medic a l O ffic e r o f Health on 4th November la s t , and an increased war bonus allow ed to the San itary S u b -O ffice r on the sane occasion.

A letter from the same Department under date of 12th February ,1019 No. 506, was read. It had reference to the inorease of salary of £20 a year allor/ed to t the Town Surveyor on the 4th November 191P. in th is case the Lo^al Govemnent

Board requested to be furnished with a considered statement with respect to the manner in which the Surveyor's duties were discharged, and the reasons for a re-consideration of his salary,'* in view of the .fact that it was increased only a year ago. f ^ _ . .">

Regarding this matter the meeting considered that t'he action of the Council was

Justified. Besides the diminished value of money, the further grounds on tfiich the increase was granted was that the Surveyor had discharge! his duties well and e f fic ie n t ly . The b e l ie f was expressed that the Surveyor's work had been augmented w ithin recent tim es, and that he was even s t i l l underpaid.

The Volunteer Fire Brigade, having definitely resigned, a sub-Commit tee of the

Council submitted a recommendation a 3 to the beet course to be taken in the circumstances. With the assistance of a 'd r. William Byrne, a Pensioner frcn the Dublin Fire Brigade, this Committee came to the conclusion that the services of four working men should be engaged, preferably men employed about building work, and be given a retaining fee of £3 . a year each, and provided with helmets

hese men were to be put under a short co\ir3e o f tra in in g by Mr. Byrne, and

aid five shillings apiece for each lesson given them* They ware also to be paid something for each occasion on which they would be called on to extinguish

fires. Mr. Byrne also would have to be remunerated for his temporary services

in connection with the training of the men.

On the motion o f Alderman K elly seconded by C ouncillor Byrne th is recommendation | J was adopted, and it was decided to advertise in the local newspapers for applications for the posts.

A recommendation from the Finance and Works Committee was submitted. This

Committee decided that the charge for emptying ashpits in connection with the

system of domestic scavenging should be increased ^rom sixpence per ashpit to sixpence per ©: load, Wexford in the case of Borough all houses valued Council at £3 . and under because o f 69

the cost attendant on this work having doubled within recent times.

This recommendation was adopted on the motion o f Alderman Kelly seconded

by Alderman Corish, but with this proviso, that the charge of sixpence

per load should apply to all houses valued for rating purposes from £4.

downwards, instead of from £3 . downwards.

A report from Sir Charles Cameron, Analyst, in respect of Quarter ended

31st December 1916, was read. During this period 47 articles of food and

drink were subjected to analysis. Two specimens of milk proved to be

adulterated with added water, and four specimens o f buttermilk were

adulterated with added water. One o f the specimens o f dripping was

found to be saet or tallow. *• >

It was mentioned that prosecutions had been in stituted in the seven

delinquent cases, but in the cose of the substitute for dripping, the

prosecution failed. V ' 0

The Aocounts o.^ the Water Rate' C ollector were brought under notice, they

having teen gone into by the Waterworks Committee. Of the to ta l items

o f Rate there remained only £6 . 15, 0 outstanding at the close of the

collection. Of this sum £4. 14. 6 was written off as irrecoverable,

being items assessed on premises that f e l l vaoant during tr eyear, ar-d

the balance, £2 . 0. 6 was carried **orward as collectible arrears.

The Committee's action was r a t ifie d . . .

A letter from the Local Government Board under date of 25th February .n

1919 (N o.5440) waa read. It had reference to t2\e revision made on 15th

January In the Scale of Charges in respect of interments in

Crosstown Cemetery, which rev isio n was subject to the sanction o f the

Local Government Board. At present the Urban District Council, acting

as a Burial Board, donated grave spaces free of enlarge to e poor, and

also carried out interments in these gra^espaces free of charge, but

under the revised Scale the ground was still to be given free, but a

charge of Ten S h illin gs was to be made fo r burying, and th is was the

actual charge paid to the gravedigger for doing the work of opening and

closing a gra^e. 1 .

The Local Government Board suggested that the Council should accept a

fee of Five Shillings for opening and & osing a grave in these cases.

However the meeting did not see its way to fall in with the views of the

Local Government Boa rd on the point, fo r the reason that it was the

duty 0.^ the Wexfo -d Board of Guardians to provide free grave spaces for

the poor, aixi also beoause the B urial Board were compelled to pay Ten

S h illin g s fo r opening such graves.

Copies were read of two resolutions from the New Ross Board of Guardians

and the Naas Board o f Guardians asking fo r relaxation o f the treatment cf political prisoners ©: in Cork Wexford Jail. Borough Council 70 These resolutions were not discussed, but Alderman Carty submitted a resolution

of his own which he contended wus the appropriate motion to adopt at tbe

present juncture. It was in the following terras, and having, been seconded by •* Couniillor Martin was adopted nera. con. .. ,u

"That we demand the immediate release of all interned Irish political

prisoners now in English and Irish Gaols. -;

That as the war is now over we believe the time has come itien the

Government should grant a gen eral anmesty fo r a l l Ir is h p o li t ic a l p ris o n e rs .”

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j J '" n - 1 26th March, 1919 .

A Special Meeting of the Council was held this day (pursuant to the Mayor's requisition) at the Town Clerk's Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

The members present w e re :-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Richard Corish, Frank Carty, Joseph Kelly, George Iladdfen.

C o u n c illo rs :- Nicholas Byrne, Matthew Ijyrnbery,* James Browne, Richard Gibson,

Robert Coffey, John J. Kirwan.

The minutes of meeting of 3rd. March 133-9 were read and signed.

Estimates of the expenditure necessary to administer tte civic affairs of the

Boroufch in the financial year commencing; 1st April next were submitted.

According to these it waa seen that after carrying to c re d it^ the'different items of income accruing from sources other than Rates, and tal.inc into account the estimated Balances in favour f t the close of the current year, there remained to be provided by means of Rates to be levied on the District the fo llo w in g sums.

By a Rate in lie u Of County Cess. : : : : : £ 3123» 13• 7

By a Borough Rate. 2103* 6 . 0

By water Rates. ::::::::: 633* 14. 10

By Poor Rate. : : : \ : : : : : : 34-71. 10. *10

As to the Estimate o f expenses to defray which the Rate "in lie u o f County

Cess was le v ia b le , it was seen that i t was necessary to levy R Rate of 3/7 in the Pound, but as the Special Act lim ited the maximum Poundage of this Rate to

2/-, it was for the meeting to see where items of proposed expenditure w#a

capable of being reduced in amount, or expunged altogether.

The meeting thereupon went over the items included in the Estimate seriatim, with the following results.

On the motion of Councillor Lymbery, seconded by Councillor Byrne, It was resolved:- That©: theWexford Item of £1350 Borough allocated to Council provide 3,000 tons of broken # J < I .« . 71 - - J! at one 8 be reduced to £675 to provide 1,500 tons of broken atones.

On the motion of Counoillor James Browne, 8econded by Councillor Byrne,

it was re so lv e d :- That the item o f £65. 3» 8 for laying new crosaing8

be struck out.

On the motion of Councillor JameB Browne, seconded by Councillor Bvrnp,

tt **<■. reso lv o d :- That the item of- £126 in respect of repairin'*

gravelled footpaths bt reduced to £87. 0. 0. °

On the motion of Councillor Coffey, seconded by Councillor Byrne, it

waa re so lv e d :- Th^t the iton o f £190. 18. 0 sot apart fo r the work of

repairing the surface of Spaarell Rood bo reduced to £100. 0*00.

Aa to the undermentioned five items, it wa3 decided to deal with them in

the following way, viz:-

£30. 10. 0 for laying water tables frcn Cher lot te Street to Bullring

to bu struck out, but to be transferred to the Borough Fund Estimate.

£500. 0. 0 for scaveU^in^;-and watering streets to be reduced to £300,

but the £200 struck out to be tran sferred to the Borough Rate Estimate.

£100. 0. 0 for repairing and cleansing sewers to be_struok out, but to

be transferx-ed to the Borough Kate Estim ate*'

£140. 0. 0 for constructing a new sewer in Parnell Street to be reduced « V ■* ’ * o to £25. 0. Oc, but the £25. 0. 0 to be tra n sfe rre d to tho Borough Rate

Estimate. * £10. 0. 0 for rent of manure depot at Faythe to be struck out, but to

be transferred to the Borough Rate Estim ate.

This action on the part of the meeting reduced the amount to be provided

to £1773. 1. 1 l, and a Rate in lie u of County Cess o f 2/- in the pound

waa thereupon agreed to.

The Estimate of expenses to be defrayed out of the Borough Fund was then

gone over seriatim, and the result was that no alterat ion was made

therein with the exception of adding thereto the five above-mentioned

transferred suns, anounting in the aggregate to £365. 10. 0 as being .

fo r Sanitc-ry P u r p o s e s ...... : : . » *

This brought the amount to be provided fo r by the Borough Rate up to

£2468. 16. 0, end thereupon a Borough Rate of 2/8 in the pound waa

agreed to, namely, l/- in the Pound for General Town Purposes, and l /8

in the Pound for Sanitary purposes.

As to t>he Water Rates, the meeting on reviewing the items of Receipt

and Expenditure, as set forth in the Estimate, decided to fix the

Poundage of theae Ratea at One S h illi:ig , v i z :- a Domeatic Water Rate of

8d in the Pound, and a Public Water Rate of 4d. in the Pound.

A8 to the Poor Rate Eatimate it was accompanied by a Recommendation from

the Finance Comirittee under date of the 5th Instant, that the poundage o f th is Rate be fixed©: at Wexford 3/9» and thereupon Borough a Poor Rate Council of 3/9 in the. Pound waa agreed to. ;;y | p 7 2

On the motion of Councillor Lyrabery it. wsa unanimously decided to increase the remuneration of Miss Kate McEvoy from 7/- to 10/-/per week for her '■ y services in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, namely, i f r for acting as distributor of milk and placing her house, the Tuskar Dining 1 j Rooms, at the disposal of the Coloration as a Milk Depot. 1 . o

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' " ro ’ ■ " 'u' " ' ‘ 7th Apr 1l, 19 19 .

A Statutable Meeting#of -the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk's

O ffice at noon; - - • ^

The members present w e re :-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Joseph Kelly, Prank Carty, George1 Hadden, James Sihnott,

Richard Corish.

Councillors:- David R. Keating, Matthew Lymbery, Janes Hurphy,

Michael Browne, Richard Gibson, Thorns O'Brien,

• Michael Martin, John J. Kirwan.

. The minutes o f la s t meeting were- read and. ai^ned. J

L ia b ilit ie s which had accrued up to the end o f march amounting in the

aggregate to £557. 16. 4, were subm itted, and having been examined were

approved, and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them

on presentation'to him of Paying Orders numbered from 19 to 43' Inclusive. *• Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer's Account for the year ended 31st

March 1919» including th : payments made at the meeting held on this day.

J‘ S U M M A R Y.

Balance due by Treasurer at end o f February 1919* £ 350. 12. 1l

Total sums received to close of March 1919. * 1098 . 4. 10

* : ' > TOTAL 1446. 1 7 . 9 #* Tb » \ i* Balance due to Treasurer at end o f February 1919. ‘

Payments orderd at-th is.m e e tin g . * 557. 16, 4

TOTAL 557. 16. 4

Net Balance due by Treasurer (b e in g d ifferen ce of above Totals) 690. 19• 5 ( \ % RECONCILEMENT. • * > Balance per Bank Bcoks due by T reasurer. 1446. 17. 9 . • U> ’ ■ L‘ » * 1 f ' Outstanding Orders (including those issued at this Meeting) 557. 16. 4

Net Balance, as above, due by Treasurer. 690. 19. 5

A le t t e r under date o f 31st March 1919» arid numbered 49. M ., from the Local . . i jji ‘ > Government ©: Board, Wexford was read. It Borough set fo rth the Council proposals o f Government with regard to oh* provision of houses for the working classes, arvi the

measure of assistance to he given \)y Govurnment in connection with e

provision of such houses. It was seen that Schemes prepared under the

Housing c f the Working Classes Act 1890, and submitted in complete

form to the Local Government Board before 15th A p ril 1920, *ould be

entitled to financial State assistance, not by way of a reduction at*

interest below the current market rate, but by way o f a subsidy in aid

This subsidy would be calculated on a basis estimated to relieve the

Local Authority of any loss incurred within a maximum of One Pound

for One pound of the rent actually collected from the occupiers.

Scheir.es so subsidised would, not be er.titl.3d to ony s!iare of the Irish

Housing Fund. Designs "or suitable and econor.ical types of houses

would be supplied by the Local Government Board in. due tine. In order

to be en titled to obtain the f u l l measure of the subsidy, it was of

course incumbent of Local Authorities to exercise due economy in

making building contracts, and to see that the highest obtainable rent

was got out of th 3 housesc / . >

This circu la r le t t e r was referred to the Housing Committee, but i t C J * 4 ' * was decided to request tlie Local Government Board to be gooi ai ough to

state, for the guidance of tRis Council, Trih &t would be a reasonable

rent to charge a workingman in tie fo llo w in g two cases, v iz :

(1) A house capable of being let, without involving any loss to the

Ratepayers, at Fifteen Shillings a week, and

(2) A house capable of being let, without Involving any loss, at Ten

Shillings a week. r# ,

It was also decided to ask the Local Government Board to state if this

Council could look forward, in the near future, to obtaining the privilege of the expected visit from Dr. Cowan, vfrvo on inspect ing the

location of the proposed sites of houses in Wexford, and the line of

the projected new road, vc uld, no doubt, be able to afford the Council much valuable advice.

A letter from Messrs Little & Elgee, Solicitors, was read. They

requested the Corporation to sell a head-rent of £2. 6. 2 a year

received out o f part of the Townparks o f Wexford, This land was demised under Leese fo r 999 years from 2nd. September 1737> &nd w»s held by the Representatives o f John Boxwell* Messrs Elgee mentioned

£50* as the purchase price, being at the rate of 2l£ y earsf purchase.

This matter was referred to the Special Financial Committee to see if the sum offered was su fficie n t to produce the head-r«nt fro^i iiivestment in Trustee Securities, but it was to be understood that any costs gone to in proving Title, should be borne by th e purchaser. A suggestion as to dispensing©: Wexford with the public Borough lights on Council 15th Instant 74

and during the period of operation of the Daylight Saving Act in th e present

year, viz. 30^ September, was uubmitted, but it vras resolved, on the motion

o f Alderman K e lly , seconded by C ouncillor Lymbery, to have the lig h ts

extinguished from 15th A p ril to 1st September only.

ffith reference to minutes of 3rd. March 1919» eight applications were ruceivied Jail .:__♦ < • , , ■ ' for appointment as members of the Fire' Brigade in course of being organized.

The applicants were. W. Buckley, Nicholas McEvoy, Temperance Row, John Power,

Gibson S tre et, Thomas McEvoy, Carcur, John K eeling, John's Gate, P h ilip Lacy,

John Street,r Thomas Roche, John S tre et, and Frank B olger, Monument Place.

On the motion of Alderman Corish, seconded by Alderman CInnott, it wag

resolved to appoint John Keeling, Philip Lacy, Thomaa iloche, and Frcnk Bolger,

they being masons by occupation, active young men used to house construction f i f and climbing ladders.

A recommendation from the Special F in an cial Committee ’vas brought under notice.

It had reference to the present nominal charges made for the use of the Totsi

H all. These, charges w e re :- • ■ " \ r 1 ,

Por use of the Hall in the daytime. Five Shillings.

For use of it from 8 p. m. till 10 p. m. Five Shillings.

For use of it from 6 p. m. till midnight. Ten 3l tilings. $z\ For a l l night. . t One-Pound*

and for the use of the hall in the evening for Lectures. Two Shillings f: Sixpence

The recommendation was in fa your o f tftase charges beii^j doubled, but in the === case of lectures,, that the charge be raised to Ten 3'illin^s. The receipts

from the le t lin g s were not s u ffic ie n t to pay fo r the gas consumed and the

Caretakerf8 remuneration, and in the current year the repairs to be done on

the floor alone will cost, at least, £100. *

Thereupon Alderman Kelly moved that the recommendation be adopted*

. The motion was seconded by Alderman Sinnott.

But an amendment, as proposed by Alderman Corish and seconded by Councillor

Martin to the effect that the charges be increased by 50^ only was-put, and on

a Division failed to be carried, the voting being 4 for and 9 against*

The original motion was then put and carried*

Arising out of this matter it was also ordered that the letting of the Town

Hall in future be only of a temporary character, and with this object in view

that the Speflial Fin ancial Committee be asked to p rescribe regulation s fo r

future lettings.

A letter from the Office of National Education drew attent.ion to the fact that

the period o f service o f the School Attende,nce CoBnmittee would shortly

terminate, and that it was necessary to appoint five persons as nominees of the

Corporation to serve for a period of three years, the appointment of the

remaining five members resting with the Commissioners of National Education.

Thereupon the©: following Wexford gentlemen Borough were appointed Council to act, viz.Alderman Corish, 11 * < Councillors P h ilip Cowman and John Walsh, and Messrs James Hore and

Nicholas Prendergast.

A recommendation from the School Attendance Committee was read as to

increasing the salary of the Secretary of that Committee from £12. to

£20. a year, and on the motion of Alderman Corish seconded by Councillor

O'Brian the recommendation was adopted.

Among the B ills passed this day fo r payment was An item o f £3. to Mr,

N. J. Cosgrave for acting as temporary Gas Inspector at the request of the Finance and Works Committee for twelve nights during January,

February, and March,

' ^ 16thr April, 1 9 1 9 .

A Special Meeting of the Council was held this day, pursuant to the

Mayor’s requisition, at Hie Town Clerk's Office art half past seven

o’ clock p. m.

The members present w e re :- • • * ( -

William Ho McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the ch air)

Aldermen:- James' Sinnott, F*ank Carty, Richard Corish, Joseph Kelly

Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, Matthew LyHbeiy, John Walsh,

Philip Cowman, David R. Keating,

The minutes of meeting of 7th Instant were read and signed.

The making-of Rates was proceeded with, whereupon the four following

Resolutions were unanimously adopted, and thereupon the different Rates

referred to in the Resolutions hav-ing been made the Books containing

such Rates- were duly sealed and signed.

Proposed by Alderman Corish, . ' _

Seconded by Alderman Sinnott, o'- 1 . \(>

RESOLVED:- That a Borough Rate o f Two S h illin gs and Eight Pence in

the Pound (being One Shilling for General Town Purposes and One

S h illin g and Eight pence fo r Sanitary Purposes ) be made on the net

assessable value of property within the Borough of Wiexford to supply

the deficiency in the Borough Fund,-a s shown in an Estimate o f Expenses

required to permit of the Municipal Administration of said Borough

being carried out, as considered, amended, and adopted on the 26th

day o f March 1919*

Proposed by Councillor Byrne. , ! ' ' . ! O >* > * Seconded by Councillor Lymbery.

RESOLVED:- That an Assessment o f Two S h illin gs in the Pound on the net assessable value©: of Wexford property within Borough the Town of Wexford Council be laid on pursuant to the Local Government Board (Ireland) Provisional Order 76

(Wexford) Confirmation Act 1873» and Acts Incorporated with and amending

the same, as per an Estimate duly considered, amended, and adopted on the

26th day of March 1919. 3

proposed by Alderman Carty.

Seconded by C ou n cillor Cowman.

RESOLVED:- That an Assessment of One Shilling in th e Pound, viz; a

Domestic Rate o f Eight Pence and a P u blic Rate o f Pour pence on the

rateable value of property within the Town of Wexford be laid on pursuant

to the Local Government Board (Ir e la n d ) P ro v isio n a l Orders (Dalkey &c.)

Confirmation Act 1876, and Acts incorporated * i t h and onendlnc the seme, c.a

per an Estimate duly considered and adopted on the 26th da;’ o f March 1919.

Proposed by Alderman Kelly. » • «

Seconded by C ouncillor Murphy.

^SO LV E D :- That a poor Rate o f Three S h illin g s and Ninepence in the Pound . # be made on the net assessable value of property within the Urban District

of Wexford, as per an Estimate of Expenses to be raised by a Poor Rate on

the said Urban District, considerd and adopted on the 26th day of March 1919*

l ^ L • • 'r* < ' •

5 r.

7 th M ay,, 1Q1?* 7 * A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this da/ at the Town Clerk’s m n . 1 v Office at half past seven o’clock p. m* . . .Oil C* ! O ' i.:\ • The members present w e re :-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor $in the chair-

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Joseph Kelly, Ffrank Carty, Richard Corish*

Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, Robert Coffey*

The minutes of meeting of 16th April, 1919 were read and 3 igned*

Libailities which had accrued due up to the end of last nonth, amounting in

the aggregate to £1555. 15. 4 were submitted, and having been examined were

approved, and an Advice note was signed to enable the treasurer to pay them

on presen tation to him o f Paying Orders numbered from 44 to 69 inclusive.

Upon the financial business being disposed of, His Worship, the Mayor called < * attention to an exceptionally sad affliction which that day had befallen a

worthy member o f the Counoil, Mr. P h ilip Cowman, whose p a rtn e r-in jlife had

been called to her Reward, leaving behind her eight infant offsprings, the

eldest of whom was only nine years old. The case was probably one without

parallel in Wexford within living memory. His Worship©: proposed Wexford that the Borough meeting should Council stand adjourned for a week out ■ 1 ■ of respect to the memory of the deceased, and as a token of sympathy

with an esteemed Colleague.

The motion was seconded by Alderman K elly , and spoken to by him in

touching terms. Indeed all the members present united in expressing

their sincere and heartfelt sorrow at the untoward event.

The motion was put and carried in respectful silence, all present

standing up to betoken their assent.

/T ' f ^

. 14th May, I 919.

An adjourned Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at

the Town Clerk's Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

The members present were: —

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Prank Carty, Richard Corish, Joseph Kelly

Councillors:- John Walsh, Janes K*mt,hon, Nicholas Byrne, Janes Murphy,

Thomas Rossiter, Matthew Lynbery, Robert Coffey,

David R. Keating, Richard Gibson, John J. Kirwan,

James Browne, Michael M artin.

The minutes o f meeting o f 7^1* May, 1919 were read and signed.

A Sealed Order issued by the Local Government Board was submitted*

The effeot of it was to alter the dates and hours of holding Statutory / r j • v.- Meetings under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854, fron twelve

o’clock, noon, on the first Monday of each month, to half past seven t o’clock p. n. on the first ^ednesda/ of each month.

Applications for the renewal of two Cinematograph Licences were

submitted in respect of the Theatre Royal and the Cinema Palace for

one year. The conditions under whclh such Licences were hitherto

issued were reviewed, and i t was seen that it was not necessary to

embody any further restrictions, and thereupon on the motion of

Councillor Byrne, seconded by Aide man Sinnott, fresh Licences were

sealed and signed.

Four Collecting Books to be furnished to the Rate Collectors were

submitted. They were proper copies of the Rate Books for the current

financial year. They, and the Warrants attached to them to empower the

Collectors to levy the various items of Rates, required to be sealed and signed, and it was decided to perform this legal formality which was accordingly done.

A letter under date of 28th April 1919 from Mr. Charles H. O’Conor,

Local Government inspector, was read. The purport of it was that land at rere o f John Street©: 1*1 Wexfordich the Conncil Borough proposed to acquire Council as sites 78 for working class dwellings, and which, In order to open up this area, required to have new roads constructed through it, had been under

consideration. As to the desire of the Council to obtain a State Grant towards the cost of constructing the roads, it was pointed out that this was

a matter which had to be dealt with by the Committee controlling the

Demobollsation and Development Fund, but i f the lo c a l Soverment Board were

given an assurance from the Cornell that the sites in question would be

utilized as sites for artizans dwellings, and if the Board were furnished

with an estimate of the cost of constructing the roads referred to, they

would lay the matter before the Development &c. Committee for consideration.

The question having been duly considered and satisfaction having been

expressed at the Import of the communication, it was decided, on tho motion

of Alderman Carty seconded by Alderman Corish, that the Tovan Surveyor be

instructed to take the necessary levels and prepare a plan of the proposed

roads as well as an estimate of constructing them, and consequent on these C particulars being furnished, that measures be taken to ascertain the price

to be paid for the land for the purpose of th.9 roads, and that the assurance • • r J U * 1 asked for be given as a sine qua non.

An extract from a report following on a visit paid by Hr, Cowan^ Local

• • v-4v C • . - * c Government Board’ s Engineering In sp ecto r, to Wexford on 12th A p ril 1919, was

submitted. As per arrangement mr. Cowan was shown the various sites for

working class houses which the Corporation had in cantenplation. Of these < 1 c the two most e l ig i b le were the s it e in the possession o f the Council at

Windmills H ill itiich might properly be used for the erection of a small

number o f houses soon, and the area at rere o f John Street to be opened up * • < by a new road from the Monument to Sunmerhill Cross Roads, with a branch to

George Street. On this area of land of about 35 acres, a thoroughly

satisfactory scheme on the best lines could be carried out.

This important report was referred to the Housing Committee to deal with.

The following resoltuion was adopted unanimously, on the notion of Alderman

Carty, seconded by Alderman Kelly, viz:

"That we, the Wexford Corporation, request the Railway Executive to

restore the pre-w ar tra in service on Sundays from Wexford to S o sslare, as

we consider It a great benefit to the people, froa a health point of view,

to have the service on Sundays during the suamer months."

The Accounts o f the C o lle cto r o f Borough Rate and o f Rate in lie u o f County

Ce8s were produced. They had been under examination by the Finance and

Works Committee. Ihe committee had made the fo llo w in g Recommendation.

That tte re be w ritte n o f f as irre c o v e ra b le , items o f Borough Rate amounting

to £25. 5. 10£, and items o f Ra*e in lie u o f County Cess amounting to

£19 . 1 . 2 , ani that the balance of items outstanding, i. e. £10 . 7 * 0* and £10. 9. ©: 4 respectively, Wexford be carriedBorough forward Council into the coming year’s Rate Books as Arrears.

The Recommendation was adopted.

A Scale of Charges in connection with Crosstown Cemetery, being a copy o f an amended Scale framed on 3rd. March la st was submitted fo r formal adoption preliminary to being sent to the Local (Government

Board f o r formed sanction by that Board, whereupon on the motion o f

Councillor Coffey, seconded by Alderman Carty, it was

RESOLVED:- That the Cbmmon Seal of the Council be affixed to the

Scale in testimony of its adoption by this meeting, and that the

Sealing be attested in the usual way by the signatures o f the Mayor and the Town Cleric*

4th June, 1919.

A statutable meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town

Clerk's Office at half past seven o'clock p. m.

. . y The members present w ere :-

William H. McSuire, E sq., Mayor ( in the ch a ir)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Prank Carty, Richard Corish, George

Hadden*

C o u n cillo rs:- David R* Keating* Matthew Lymbery, James Murphy,

Jac83 Hcmahon, Nicholas Byrne, Robert Coffey,

John TJalsh, Richard Gibson, Tliomaa O'Brien,

Michael Martin, John J. Kirwan.

t The minutes of last meeting were read and signed. t i t .r . L ia b ilit ie s which had acorued due up to the edd o f la s t month, amounting in the a g g re g a ^ to £1268. 14. 1 l were submitted and having been examined were approved and an Advice Note was digned to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 70 to 95 in clu sive.

The following letters were read and were ordered to be inserted on the minute s.

38, Main Street, Wexford.

28/5/’ 19.

Dear Mr. Browne, W ill you kindly convey to His Worship, the Mayor and my brother members of the Corporation the deep appreciation of myself and family for the most kind resolution of condolence, an* our sincere thanks for the sympathetic references expressed at the meeting of the

Corporation.

Allow me also to thank you very much fo r your own kind words of sympathy. ©: Wexford Borough Yours tru ly , Council P h ilip Cowman. Mount George, Wexford

31st May, 1919

Dear Mr. Browne, I desire to return my most sincere thanks to the Wexford

Corporation for their kind vote of sympathy to me in my recent sad bereavement.

Yours sincerely,

T. P ierae.

A notice served by the Wexford (Jas Consumers' Company was submitted. From * • f' ' <* this it was gathered that the Company had made application to the Board of

Trade for an Order to modify their Statutory powers by authorizing them to increase their present rate of dividend on their "A* Shares, "B" Shares, and

"C* Shares to 3-i$> and 3l^ respectively. If the Corporation considered that the proposed increase was inequitable, it was open to them to male representations to the Board of Trade within a specified time with respect to the aforesaid application.

The meeting did not oonsider the modest increase asked for was in any way burdensome on gas consumers, and on the motion o f C oun cillor Byrne, seconded by Alderman Hadden it was

RESOLVED:- That the application of the Gas Obnsumers' Company be allowed to go forward unchallenged.

A circular letter from the Dublin Citizens' Association was read. Ih is Body had taken up the question of obtaining an increase of the Capitation Grants to Asylums, as also the Grants to Poor Law Unions to an extent proportionate to the increased cost of maintenance. The Association was desirous to ascertain the opinion of the different Contributory Bodies affected throughout Ireland, and wished to be informed *hat was the opinion of tt.e Wexford Urban District

Council on the su b je c t, and on the motion o f C ouncillor Byrne, seconded by

Councillor Lymbery, it was

RESOLVED:- That the unqualified support of this Council be given to the action of the Dublin CitiMens* Association in urging on the Government the equitableness o f making future State Grants to Local Government Bodies commensurate with present-day prices, as contrasted with pre-war prices.

©: Wexford Borough Council 8 l *. \ * - r 2nd. July, 1919.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held th is day at the Town

Clerk’s Office at half past seven o'clock p. m.

The members prejent w ere:-

W illla® H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Prank Carty, Richard Corish.

C o u n cillo rs:- Matthew Lymbery, John Walsh, James Browne, 1 Richard Gibson, James Murphy, David R. Keating,

Michael Martin, Thomas Rossiter, Thomas O’Brien.

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

L ia b ilit ie s which had accrued due up t o t h e end o f le st month,

amounting in the aggregate to £506. 3« 1 were submitted, and having

been examined were found correct, and an Advice Note was signed to

enable tho Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him of Paying

Orders nunbered froci 96 to 126 inclusive.

A le tt e r from the Local Government Board dated 25th June 1919, and

numbered 105, waa read. Accompanying it was copy o f the Local

Government (Ire la n d ) Act 1919, which applied the p rin c ip le of

proportional Representation to Local Government E lections in Ireland.

It also called attention to the terms of the proviso to Section 1 (3) 1 * ' » / VT f '•Sfj fit! of the Act which enacted that if the Council of ary Borough submitted

to the Local Government Board a Scheme f o r the d iv isio n o f the Borough

into Electoral Areas the Board would adopt the Scheme unless they saw

good reason to the contrary.

Under such a Scheme it looked a 3 if it was legally possible for the

Council to a lte r the area o f the present three Wards o f the Borough

and adjust the area to the population of each Ward, or possibly, it

waa permissible, with the sanction of the Local Government Board, to

ignore the boundaries o f the Ward3 and divide the Borough into four •- - . r • . * , n • t ») ■ > ■ ' 'k ■ Electoral Divisions.

The prominent features o f the Act in question were expounded to the

meeting who were given to know that the present members of the

Council v’ould go out of O ffi^ in January next, and elections of

Candidates to fill their places would be held on the 15th of that

mdnth, and that fciae* the system o f electin g members annually would be

substituted by a triennual election of the whole Body simultaneously.

The consideration of this question was deferred for a month to give

an opportunity to the Electors of the town to be consulted as to

altering the ancpint Divisions of the town which had already been

delimited by a Charter of Incorporation from the Crown.

A le t t e r from the Local Government Board under date o f 14th June 1919 the reference number©: being Wexford 28729* was read. Borough The le a fle tCouncil accompanying it was also read, or rather the p rin cip al features of it were read 82

and exp lain ed. From th is It was seen that Government had authorized the

formation of Public Utility Societies for the purpose of providing dwelling

houses. Seven or more persons, with a Secretary, could combine to foiro one

of these Societies, and on complying with certain simple requirements, would

have the powBr, on form ulating a Housing Scheme, to obtain th ree-fo urth s o f

the Loan necessary to put the Scheme into effect from the Board of Works,

but as an encouragement to such Societies to undertake building operations,

the Government was prepared to contribute 30 per cent o f the to ta l loan

charges. Consequently the Societies would be only required to find one-

fourth of the Capital, and would be assisted to meet the annual charge on the

C ap ital by a s u b sta n tia l Government subsidy.

The Order in this ca'se was:- That copies of the leaflet bo purchased and

distributed so as to give the public a chance of knowing the facilities

placed at their disposal in the matter of providing housing accommodation.

A le t t e r from the Acting C lerk o f the Wexford. Rural D is tric t Council wa3 read.

Owing to a recent decision in the King's Bench, In which it was held that

only bona fide inmates of workhouses could be legally sent to special

hospitals for Medical or Surgical treatment, the Council wished to join with

the Corporation in putting in force the provisions of Sections 155 and 156 of

the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878. By this menas it'would be possible to

send patients to extern hospitals who although not innates of workhouses or

destitute yet were unable to afford the expense of spQoial medical or

surgical treatment.

In furtherance of the object in view the Rural Council desired to confer with

the Corporation through the medium of four Representatives from each Body on

the subject.

The question was fully deliberated on, and thereupon on the motion of Alderman

Sinnott, seconded by Councillor Rossiter, it was resoived to appoint the

following four members to meet the proposed Deputation from the Rural D is t r ic t

Council and discuss the matter.

The members re fe rre d to were:p r. His Worship, The Mayor, Aldermen Sinnott and Carty, and Councillor James

Browne.

A report from Sir Charles Cameron was read on his analysis of articles of food I * * H • < > and drink submitted to him during Quarter ended 31st March 1919* The number

in a ll were 4l, and included specimens of milk, buttermilk, intoxicating

drink, butter, cheese, olive Oil, and margarine• One of the specimens of - milk was found to be adulterated with 6.25 per cent of added water. In this ‘ \ case a prosecution was brought and a substantial fine imposed.

A letter was read from the Irish Association of Municipal Authorities

appointing September 9th and 10th next as the date of holding the Annual Conference©: of theWexford Association, Boroughand in v it in g theCouncil Council to appoint two Represenatives to attned the Meeting khich was fixed to be held in

Londonderry.

The meeting decided to depute His Worship, The Mayor, end Alderman

Hadden as Delegates Of the Council on the occasion.

Two tenders received in respect of the purchase of the grass on

Crosstown Cemetery were opened* They were from Thomas Nolan of

Kedmond Place and George Browne o f Commercial Quay* The former

offered £9., and t»he la tte r £10. 5. 0. J 1 The latter tender was accepted, subject to the purchase money being

paid before the removal c f the hay, and subject to the grass being

cut to the satisfaction of the Council.

Two Committee recomondation3 were brought under_ notice. One was in

favour of the wages of the Corporation labourers be ing increased

fr®m 32/ - to 36/ - a we4 , and the other was in favour of tfce wages of the Caretaker of Crosstown Cemetery being increased from 25/- to

30/- a reik. -r \ J f •- t — > These recommendations were adopted nem. con. and with t he proviso v that the increases in the case of the labourers should date from

3rd. June 1919> and in the case o f the Caretaker o f tte Cemetery from 18th June 1919*

6th August, 1919* - - - - ‘ J ftfv - u ■ A Special meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’s o ffic e at 7 . 30 p* m. for the purpose of electing a Harbour Commissione • - t -- •* ! -■ - • - «i- as provided by the Wexford Harbour Act 1874 end Acta amending the same.

The members present w e re :- : • • j- ii ;o: . ■ 'O'. William. H. McGuire, E sq., Mayor ( i n the ch air)

Aide men: - Jaoaes Sinnott, George Hadden, Prank Carty.

Councillors:- Richard Gibson, Jeunes Browne, Nicholas Byrne, Michael

Martin, Joseph Doyle, Matthew Lymbery, John Walsh,

James McMahon, P h ilip Cowman, Robert Coffey, LT il The Seoretary of the Harbour Board notified that only one member of the

Council, namely, Alderman Jeunes Sinnott, had been nominated as required previous to the meeting being held, and thereupon on the motion of

Councillor Lymbery, aeconded by Alderman Hadden, i t was unanimously

Resolved:- That Alderman Sinnott be and is hereby elected a Harbour

Commissioner to represent the Corporation fo r one year from th is day.

Alderman Sinnott returned thanks for his election. '

. \ r r ©: Wexford Borough Council V ? \ > M k ' ! \{\ 6th August, 1919»

A Quarterly Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’s

Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

The members present w e re :- ,

W illiam H. mcOuire, Esq., mayor $in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, George Hadden, Prank Carty.

Councillors:- Ricterd Gibson, James Browne, Nicholas Byrne, Michael Martin,

Joseph Doyle, Matthew Lymbery, John Walsh, James Msmahon,

phillp Cowman, Robert Coffey, David R* Keating,

ths minutes of meeting of 2nd July 1919 were read and signed.

L i a b i li t i e s which had accrued due up to the end o f l a 3t month QUiOuntlng In

the aggregate to £545 . 4. 2 were submitted and having been examined were

found correct and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay

them on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 127 to 144 inclusive

Among the Accounts included in the foregoing amount was an item of £5, for

which there had been no precedent., This was the amount of remuneration

awarded by the Finance and Works Committee to W illiam Byrne, an ex-member o f

the Dublin Fire Brigade, for hls^servioes in connsotion with the training of

the four meh forming the newly-organized Fire Brigade.

Regarding the Provisions o f ths L o c a l Government (Ir e la n d ) A ct, 1919, a

subject which was under consideration at last meetln^, but whish was adjourned to the present meeting to permit of opinion being gathered throughout the town on the point as to whether it would be advisable to alter the areas of t&e ancient Ward Divisions of the Borough for municipal election purposes, the question was fully taken into considerstion. Without looking beyond the strict terns of the Act, it seemed to be possible for the present Council, if they thought well, to divide the town into four Divisions, assigning six members to each Division, and to so form the Divisions that the number of electors in each Ward was to be as near as possible equal.

It was to be particularly noted, however, that the number of members composing the present Council was 24, and this, as well as the present three ancient

Ward Divisions of the Borough, was fixed by Charter from the Crown.

However, should it be decided to alter the present Electoral Areas, It was necessary to prepare a Scheme of the proposed new Eleotoral Areas for the approval o f the Local Government Board f o r Ire la n d .

The result of the deliberations on the question was that on the motion of

Councillor James Browne, seconded by Councillor McMahon, it was unanimously

Resolved:- That this Council decline to exercise the doubtful powers conferred on them by the Local Government ( Ire la d d ) Act 1919 in the matter o f altering the areas of the existing Wards of the Borough, as the Council is of opinion that the powers of the Legislature cannot over-ride the terms of the Charter©: of IncorporationWexford granted Borough to Wexford Council in 1846 Referring to minutes of 14th May last, on which occasion it was decided ' 1 r * ‘ ♦. to have plans o f the proposed roads at the rear o f John Street I . ’ , prepared, as also an estimate of the eost of constructing them, with a

view to a Government Grant being obtained through the good o ffic e s of

the iris h Local Government Board in aid o f such cost, the meeting was

made aware that the plans and estimates had been furnished to th e--

Board in due course, but the well-meant efforts of the Local Government

Board to obtain a favour for Wexford had not been attended with success

as the follow ing le tte r showed.

Local Government Board, Dublin,

2nd, August, 1919*

Dear S ir,

With further reference to your letter of the 2nd. Ultimo, I

am desired to inform you that the application of the Corporation of

Wexford for a grant towards the construction of certain roads on

building sites proposed to be acquired for the erection of houses for

the working classes was under consideration by the Inter-Departmental

Committee at their meeting on the 25th instant,'?) Owing to their present commitments the Committee regret that they are unable to make

a grant for these works.

The Town Clerk,' ’ * Yours faithfully,

Wexford. ^ Charles H*. 0*Conor.

Upon this letter beinc read members expressed their sense of

disappointment at the terns of it, and it was decided to refer it to the Housing Committee appointed on 7th January 1918, with a view to memorallying the Inter-Departmental Committee, or else taking such

steps in the matter as to the Committee might appear advisable.

A le tt e r was read from the Secretary o f the Wexford Technical

Instruction Committee whieh contained the following resolution adopted

by the Committee.

" That we recommend the Corporation to grant a lease of the Tennis

Ground to the County Wexford Lawn Tennis Club for a period of 3l years

from 1st March 1919> on terns Alm ilar to those o f the Lease then

exp irp d ."

In explanation of this resolution, it is necessary to state here that the Technical Instruction Committee received a rent of £12. a year

from the Lawn Tennis Club under a Lease granted fo r fiv e years from

31st March 1914 by the then owner o f the Technical School premises.

This lease contained a clause for a renewal of It for a further five years, but the club were anxious to •btain a lease for thirty one years for the portion of the ground of the School In their possession. Opinion d iffe re d as ©: to the Wexford wisdom of adopting Borough the recommendation, Council and 86

and it waa decided that the case should be given further consideration, and

it was referred to the Finance and Works Committee, and to a s s is t th is

Committee to arrive at a proper conclusion the following three members who

were gentlemen experienced in the value of land property were asked to see

the place and give advice on the matter, namely, Messrs Cowman, Lymbery,

and J. Browne.

The question of putting a name on tlw space recently opened in Selskar,

was considered. This space was hitherto occupied by a number of small

uninhabitable dwellings which formed a lane known as Trilmaers, Lane, and

and the persons having premises abutting on the area in question were

anxious to have some appropriate name conferred on it *

After consideration the meeting decided to have it called "Selskar Avenue"

and to have name-plates put up in the E nglish and Irish. Languages.

Letters were read from the Dublin Citizens' Association and the Pembroke

(Co. Dublin) Urban Council. These Bodies animadverted on the financial

clauses of the Irish Housing B ill at present before Parliament. The B ill

was calculated to inflict an extra burden on the> already overburdened Irish

ratepayers. In proof of this an estimate given of the cost of providing a

sufficiency of small dwellings for the City of Dublin went to show that the

additional Rate involved by the provision of such houses would be 6/ - in

the £ approximately.

The two Bodies in question asked that steps should be taken to press on

Parliament to apply to Ireland the financial conditlor*s of tfce English and

Scotch Housing B ill, whereby the liab ility of Local Authorities was limited to a Rate o f one penny in the Pound.

This was a matter which was a ls o re fe rre d to the Housing Committee above mentioned, which it was decided to tall together on Monday next, 11th Inst, at 4. 0. p. m.

Recommendations from the Finance and Works Committee were brought forward as follows:-

That an increase of wages from 37/6 to 50/- a week should be given in the

case o f David Bennett, Foreman o f Works, and an increase o f wages from 4/- to 6/- a week in the ease of Johanna Kirwan, Offiee Cleaner. ^4.

In the first-mentioned case it was proposed by Councillor Coffey, and seconded by Councillor Martin that the recommendation be adopted, but the apparent sense of the meeting was not in favour of the motion, it being considered that the suggested increase was too large.

Councillor James Browne thereupon proposed that the wages be increased from

37/6 to 45/- a week.

This was seconded by Councillor Byrne and was passed on a Division being taken, 8 members being fo r arid 6 against it. In the case©: of Wexford the O ffic e Cleaner, Borough the Committee Council Recommendation was adopted on the motion of Alderman Sinnott seconded by Councillor Coffey. 87 Complaining o f the rugged and neglected state of the surface of the

streets and roads o f the town, Alderman Sinnott held that the present

system under which the thoroughfares were maintained was clearly

imperfect. He considered the state of disrepair into which they had

gone was disgracefu l. He was o f the opinion that the contract system

of doing this class of work should be given a trial, and he gave notice

of his intention to move at next meeting that the present method of

maintaining the streets on the direct labour principle should be given

up and that tte work should be done in future by contract.

The motion was accepted.

Miss Prance3 M. D aly, Health Visitor, hewing applied for an increase of

s a la ry , and for permission to take vacation, the application was

referred by the Public Health Committee to tho Comdttee of Ladies

engaged in the task of supervising tho working of the Maternity and

Child ^felfare Scheme in Wexford. These ladies were, of course,

• ompetent to Judge of the measure of efficiency shown by the Health

Visitor in the discharge of her duties, and to say if she was worthy of

an increase of salary, and if her services could be dispensed with

temporarily, considering that there was no one in Wexford qualified to

act for her as a temporary substitute.

In this matter the Committee of Ladies made the fo llo w in g Recomnendat io

" Owing to the increased cost o f liv in g , th is Committee have much

pleasure in recommending Miss Daly for an increase of £10. in her

salary, making a to t a l o f £110* A lso that she be granted 1S days

leave of absence from duty. »

Thereupon the follow ing resolution was adopted on the motion of

.Councillor Janes Browne, seconded by Councillor Byrne*

That the recommendation be adopted, but that the increase o f £10 a

year in the salary be given subject to the approval of the Local

Government Board.

A recommendation from the Pinanee and Works Committee was brought

forward, with regard to the provision of 4 brass helmets and 4 belts

furnished with axes for tfre use o** the members of the newly-formed

Pi re Brigade. The Committee had been in communication with Shand,

Mason, & Co., Pire Appliance manufacturers, London, as to the cost o f

these articles. The cost was seen to be £14., and the Committee

recommended the purchase of the equipment.

The recommendation was adopted.

Messrs J. Doyle k Son, Plumbers, o f Commercial Quay, applied by le tte r

fo r permission to convey a supply o f water by means o f a h a lf-in c h

pipe to two tanks to be placed by Mr. M. J. O’ Connor in his fie ld s at

Westlands. These tanks were to be used for holding water for watering

c a ttle . ©: Wexford Borough Council 88

The application was granted, but with the proviso that the water was to be

supplied by meter, and the work o f construction to be done to the s a tis fa c tio n

of the Superintendent of Waterworks.

A communication from the County Inspector, R. I.'C o n sta b u la ry , was read

intimating that Sergeant patrick White, Inspector of Pood and Drugs for

Wexford Urban District had now been promoted to the position of Head Constable

and that Sergeant Michael Doyle would act as Inspector of Pood and Drugs in

future, if appointed to that Office.

It was Ordered:- That Sergeant Michael Doyle be hereby appointed as Inspector

of Pood and Drugs w ithin the Urban D is t ric t o f Waxtford.

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3rd. September, 1919*

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this da;’ at the Town Clerk’s

Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

The members present w e re :-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the cha±r)

Aldermen:- Richard Corish, James Sinnott, Frank Cart/.

C o u n c illo rs :- Nicholas Byrne, Matthew I^ymbery, M ichael Mart In, John Walsh, * • s " j r • i ' ' r James Murphy, Joseph Doyle, Richard Gibson, James Browne,

Robert Coffey, David R. Keating, Janes'McMahon, John J. Kirwan.

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

L ia b ilit ie s which had accrued due up to the end o f la s t month, amounting in the aggrngate to £1340. 15 . 4 were submitted, aivi having been examined were found correct and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him o f Paying Orders numbered from 145 to 179

** f C ' v • ’ ' 5 L inc In 8 ive. ) ' Referring to minutes of 2nd. July la 3t , the Committee appointed on that day

. •. x * >' • ' > . ' r . r after having had an interview with representatives of the rural District

Council, recommended that the Corporation would be well advised to take over | t ft) ggjfcjj. , ( ■ . • , from the r u ra l D is tric t Council t h -i duty of sending to, end maintaining in, extem hospitals such of the sick poor of the town as required special medical or surgical treatment. Under this arrangement, subject to the sanction of the Local Governnent Board, it was necessary for Hie Corporation, upon a case being brought before them, to inquire into the m erits o f i t , and upon its being found to be a dwserving case, it was the duty of the Corporation to • , provide the funds necessary for the maintenance of the patioit in hospital Kvm' ftp ■ f* ' : : ' l and also the expenses in connection with the conveying of the patient, together with a qualified attendant to and fro* the hospital, It was necessary also©: thatWexford the Corporation, Borough with the Council consent o f the Local Government 8 S Board, should make terms with the Authorities of different Hospitals

regading the charge for the Maintenance and treatment of patients.

The question having been duly considered, it was resolved on the

motion of Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor McMahon, to adopt

the Committee’ s Recommendation.

Referring to minutes o f 6th August 1919* the question of maintaining

and cleansing the surface of the streets was introduced by Aide mam

Sinnott, as per notice given by him. Before mkking any innovation in

the present system of doing this work he moved that p articu lars as to

the quantity of road metalling delivered on the streets for thw last

five years, and the C03t attendant on domestic scavenging for tiiat

period should be ascertained and investigated by the Special Finance

Committee appointed on 4th NovemberlQlC. The Committee would then be

in a position to see i f It wa3 not possible to ensure efficiency in

the performance of the work, while at the same t lme paying due ® gard ( h * • to economy.

This was seconded by Councillor Byrne and adopted.

In connection with this matter it was decided to have a Return

furnished showing the number o f men employed on the work ten years ago

as canpared with the number employed at the present day.

Referring to minutes o f la s t meeting, a recammendation from the Finance t C ‘ ' ■ > c V ‘ ‘ • ' J '' ' r !!'» ' - X and Works Committee was considered. This Committee, on the advice o f t i. • ' _ < •>. •< e Councillors J. Browne, Cowman, end Lymbery, were in favour o f acceding '■ • 1 . ' ' n.f ■ to the request of the Lawn Tennis Club for a J>1 y e a rs' lease of the

premises held by them at the rere of the Technical Institute, but In

consideration of extending the term of the Lease from 5 years to 3l

years, the Club giould be required to pey a rent of £15. a year instead

o f £12 . as at present.

The Club had expressed their willingness to submit to the increased

rent, and thereupon the Recommendation was unanlmoully adppted. * « ' • It was announced that Mr. P. C. Cowan, Local Government Engineering

Inspector, had paid a v is it to Wexford on 2nd. September Instant. Ihe

v is it was evoked hy a le t t e r sent to the Housing Department o f the { 'i* 0 * J t Local Government Board regarding a Housing Scheme for Wexford. Mr.

Cowan called attention to tho circular letter of the Local Government

Board of 5th May, 1919» furnishing information as to the class of house f to be built. He pointed out that the Government undertook to pay

5/9ths of the rents collected in compliance with the provisions of the

Ir is h Housing Act, 1919» but the future houses fo r the accommodatlonof 1 the working classes would be required to be equipped with modern

sanitary arrangements, and to be set back from the lin e of the street. The exisitng Scheme ©: for theWexford provision of Borough 27 houses at Council Windmills H ill must be abandoned, and a feesh Scheme framed for a better class of 90

house than was intended, and in connection with the framing o f any new Scheme • P 1 the services of a professional Architect was required to he enlisted.

Connected with the housing question also 'a printed circular was submitted,

frcm a fin a n c ia l syndicate c a llin g i t s e l f "The National Development Company

of Ireland Limited." This Company was prepared to lend money for Jrish

housing purposes to the enormous extent o f £150,000,000o The terms.on which

the Company were disposed to lend money was that .the Loan was to be repaid in

50 years, the rate of Interest was to be 5^ per annum, and this was to cover

the re-payment of both Principal and interest in the period mentioned. This

Company seemed to be a hurridely torganized Concern. There was very little

known of its standing or bona fides, so far.

This matter, together with the next foregoing matter, wa3 referred to tho

Housing Committee. r ' „ro. '

Recommendations from the Finance and Works Cbranittee in the fo llo w in g oases

were brought forward and dealt with In the manner hereinunder stated:-

1 . The remuneration of the Town Sergeant, being at present £102. 14. 0

from a ll sources to be increased to £130. a y e a r.

Alderman Corish moved that th is Recommendation be adopted.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Walsh, but on a Division failed to be

ca rrie d , but an amending motion, a 3 proposed by Councillor James Browne,

seconded by Councillor Coffey, raising the remuneration of the Sergeant by

£13. a year as from, 13th August last, was carried on a Division, nine being vfor and seven against. r

2 . James Kenny, Turncock, his wajes of £1. 15. 0 a weak to be increased

to £2 . 10 . 0 a week.

Alderman Corish proposed the adoption o f the Recommendation.

The proposition was seconded by Alderman Carty.

This failed to be carried, but a motion as proposed by Councillor Bjrrne,and

seconded by Councillor Keating, raising the wages to £2. 5. 0 a week was

adopted on a Division, nine being for and four against it.

3. The remuneration of P. Healy, gravedigger, to be increased from 10/- ✓ • • \ per case to 1 1 /- per case for his work in connection with the opening and . 1 » ■ closing of graves.

. ' .‘i»l i ) ' » • i i i This recommendation was adopted on the motion of Councillor James Browne,

seconded by Councillor McMahon.

As per notice which had been accepted from Alderman florlsh, that member proposed that the Resolution come to at last General Meeting in reference to the wages o f the Foreman o f Works Should be rescinded, and that the Recommendat of the Finance and Works Committee In favour o f the wages being increased to

£2 . 10 . 0 a week should be adopted.

This motion was seconded by Councillor McMahon, but failed to be carried on a Division, the©: voting Wexford being seven Borough for and eight Council against.

]°iC (yfr.cjC j • ’ " v ’ ■ " W 1st October, 1919.

A Statutable meetlgg of the Counoil was held this day at the Town

Clerk’s Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

The members present w ere:-

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Richard Corish, Prank Carty,

Qeorge Hadden.

C oun cillor#:- Matthew lymbery, David R. Keating, Richard Gibson,

James Murphy, Nicholas Byrne, Junes Mcmahon, John Walsh,-

Thomas O’ Brien, Robert Coffey, Janes Browne,

Michael Martin, Thomas Rossiter, John J. Kirwan.

The minutes of last meetlrig were read and signed.

L ia b ilit ie s which had aeorued due up to the end of la s t nontfc ,

amounting In the aggreggte to £387. 19* 4 were submitted, and having

been examined were apiroved and an Advice Not© was signed to ends le

the Treasurer to pay then on presentation to him of Pay ing Order s

numbered from ISO to 201 in c lu siv e. *

Suwiary and Reconcilement o f T reasurer’ s Account fo r the month ended

the la st day o f September 1919, ineluding the payments male at tfce

meeting held on th is day. * »

SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement. £ -. -. -

Total sums received to close of la s t month. 1201.* 4. 3

i TOTAL » 1201.' 4. 3

Balance due to Treasurer as per last Statement. 124. 13. 5

Payments ordered at this meeting. 387. 19. 4

TOTAL 512. 12. 9

Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of £> ove T o tals) 688. 1 l. 6

RECONCILEMENT. . ’ • . 1 • . ' ’ r » ° Balance per Bank books due by Treasurer. 1076. 10. 10 —\ 1 • * ■ , V.j': *«,.<• • Outstanding Orders. 337. 19. 4 , >.1 .> O'.:: v c . I iq : Net Balance as abo^e due by Treasurer. 688. 1 l. 6

A Recommendation ^om the Special Finance Committee appointed on 4th ■ , * ii.*. November 1918 as to Increasing the price to be charged fo r emptying

dustbins anti ashpits was taken into consideration. This Committee was

in favour of the charge for emptying dustbins being lneie ased fro* £1 .

to £2. per annum for the reason that the cost on the Council in f connection with the emptying o f duatbins came to £4. a week, whereas

only about £95 had been received for dding the work. As to the

emptying of ashpits, they recommended that in the case of dwelling* valued from £4. downwards the charge should be increased from 6d to l/ per load, and in all ©: other Wexford cases, from 2/- Borough to 3/ - a load, Council inasmuch ast. ■HHffP'' ' 92

the cost to the Council eame to 3/10 per load.

As there was- a variety of opinion on the whole subject, it waa desided to

re fe r it to the General Finance and Works Ccnaittee to discuss and report

thereon.

Regarding a requirement of the Local Government Auditor as to the for* of

•ertifisate to be attached to the weekly wages aecount of workmen in the

service of the. Council, a le t t e r from the Local Government Board und r date

of 25th September 1919 No.4961, was read pointing out' that in ca303 where

workmen were allowed to be paid for Roman Catholic holidays, tho amounts I 4' ' payable to each man in respect of these days should be set forth on the wa^es

account as an addendum, but in the case of men temporarily employed, tfcese

workmen should be paid only for time actually served*

n the motion of Aderman Corish seconded by Councillor Martin it was

Re:solved:- that all men permanently in the employment of the Council be paid

in respect of Roman Catholic holidays, as has been the pradtice for many

years past, notwithstanding the fact that no work has ever been done on these

days, and that the form of Certificate be varied so as to bring it into

conformity with the Auditor’s requirements*

A notice served by the Wexford Gas Considers’ Compary was submitted* This

Company had made application to the Bosrd of Trade *or an Order to modify

their Statutory powers as regarded the price to be charged for gas* At

present the charge was limited to 5/- per 1,000 cubic feet, but to enable

the Company to maintain their present rate of Dividend, as agreed to by the

Council on 4th June last, they were seeking powers to abolish the limit of

p ric e .

The question was discussed, and the meeting came to the conclusion that if

the Gas Company were permitted to take unrestricted powers over price it was

right and proper that representations should be made to the Board of Trade

giving the Council some control over the Reserve T?und and the Insurance Fund, i t . r n and as the time to take action was short, the Special Finance Committee were

authorized to deal with the case as they saw fit, fortified with advice from

the Corporation Solicitor, and after consultation with the Manager of the

Gas Works.

A letter from Messrs Little & Elgee, Solicitors, was read on a subject last

dealt with on 7th April 1919, namely, the selling of a Head Rent of £2. 6 . 2

a year out of part of the Corporatibn Estate at Clonard.

They o ffe red to redeem the rent at 2l£ y e a rs ’ purchase, or £50., but could

not see th e ir way to pay £62. as demanded by the Council. They pointed out

that £50 invested in War Stock would purchase £52. 10. 0 Stock, or

£2. 12. 6 annual dividend, leaving bhe Council in a better position in the matter than they were at present. In an accompanying©: Wexford letter the Borough Corporation Solicitor Council advised the acceptance of 93 tho £50, and thereupon, on the motion of Councillor Byrne, seconded by

Councillor James Browne, it was resolved to s e ll at this p rice .

Referring to minutes of la st meeting a le tt e r was read from the Local

Government Board under date of 13th ultimo, the reference number being

46272. The Board drew attention to a l i s t o f charges to be made by

some of the Dublin Hospitals for patients sent by the Wexford Rural

District Council to Dublin for medical or surgical treatment.

They ware as follows:- Jervis Street hospital, The Mater Hospital,

The Skin and Cancer Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Royal City c of Dublin Hospital, M ercer's Hospital, and the Itye and Ear Hospital,

whose charge would be four shillings per day; the Coombe Hospital, and

the National Maternity Hospital, who would accept patients at three

•hillings per day; ahd the Chillren’3 Hospital, Temple Street, and the

National Children’s Hospital, who would charge at the rate of fifteen

sh illin g s a weak.

The Board asked to be informed if the Wexford Urban Council approved

of these rates of. payment in respect o f patien ts to be sent from the

to*n of Wexford.

Thereupon it was re so lv e d :- That the charges mentioned be approved and I * ' that permission be obtained from the Lo cal Government Board fo r the

Council to enter into Agreements w ith the d iffe re n t H ospitals mentioned

on these terms., t > * ( 1 *J r C \ * The inconvenience and annoyance suffe re d on F a ir Days by the oocupoits

of four dwelling houses belonging to the Corporation at Rest Gate was

brought under notice. West Gate was one of the streets where cattle

were allowed to stand for sale, and as there was no means of keeping

them off the footpath, the tenants had no proper means of access to

thetr houses while the Fair we.3 going on, but not only that, but the

footpath and the front walls of the houses were frequently being

basmen,red with cattle droppings. The tenants were continually

complaining of this nuisance and there appeared to be no doubt about

the complaints being well fo;inded.

After due discussion if* was resolved on the motion of Councillor McMah©

|| seconded by Councillor Keating that a portable barrier be provided for

use on Pair Days in front of the four houses at West Gate.

A recommendation from the waterworks Committee as to ra is in g the wages

of the Cartaker of Coolree Reservoir from ll/ - to 13/- a week was U " • , brought up and was duly adopted.

Tenders received in respect of printing and supplying all the books,

forms, and placards required for one year were submitted. They were

from three of the lo c a l printing works, namely, "The People" O ffic e , "The Free Press" O ffic©: e, Wexford and W. Hanrahan. Borough Council One of the conditions under which intending Contractors were required to perform the work was that their employes were to be paid not less than the

minimum standard rafce of wages paid in the town for a like class of work.

The meeting went over each of tne ite ns contained in th« three tenders

seriatim, and marked sutsh items as proved to be the cheapest "accepted."

5th November, 1919* - « i > ' ,,i ' v* ' ‘ • • v' " n A Statutable meeting of the Council was held this day at th£? Tom Clerk'e

Office at half past seven o’clock p. n.

The members present w ere:-. •“ » ’ • ' *- * William H. geQuiry, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Riohard Corish, George Hadden.

Councillors:- James Browne, Joseph Doyle, Philip Cowman, James Murphy,

James McMahon, Nicholas Byrne, Matthew LymT?ery, John Walsh, . _ , r j • ' i° i 1? . ■ T, J _ , Michael Browne, Th onias O'Brien, Richard Gibson, Michael ’ ' ) * ‘ t.rv J f> V' ' • ■ ■) Martin, John J. Kirwan, David R. Keatirr> <•*. •' • 0 ... The minutes of, last meeting were read and sit^ied. ‘‘'t* Liabilities which had accrued due up to the end,of, laiit month, amounting in the aggregate to £1769. 18. 6 were submitted and. having been examined were ' • - 5 ' ’ *• ' * - 1 1 ' I * approved, *.nd en Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pa. them ' • C - i ‘ on presentation to bur. of laying Orders numbered from 202 to 235 inclusive.

A circular letter from the Prdsident of the Board of Tra-to. was read. It wi-,s > • ) ' • ' \ dated ?lst Ootober 1919. It dealt with the Provisions of the Profiteering - A ‘ - . ♦ . - - J } C - Act, 1919, under which it was. competent f o r the Board o f Trade to empower ♦ ■ * i Local A uth orities to appoint Committee sin th e ir respective. D is t ric ts to • • 1 ' c investigate and determine complaints of profiteering by retail traders. It was open, however, to any two or more Local A u th o ritie s to combine to ap^oi..t f » **,■ i -> ,■? - . t V ’■ > . ^"> a jo in t Locax oenuuittee i f it was cons li e red advantageous to u.o ou. The Act did not apply to all articles of merchandise, but o n ly to such as the Board •’•"vn . - r xr r '■ r;r *; \ t • r • > •• 1 < of Trade would declare it to be applicable. Directions a 3 to the consitution • 0 • p ■*^ powers and procedure of such Local Committees were to be issued by the Board r1; i f - of Trade at an e a rly date. Any expenses o f the Committee were seen to be > i chargeable on the Borough Fund in the case of Wexford. t 1 ' In reference to thii matter, a letter from the Clerk of the Wexford Rural 1 * ■ 1 .; 1 ■. r J1 ■ l i o r ) District Council was read intimating that in the event of the Municipal

Council appointing a Committee under the Act, the Rural Council would be glad to name a few of their number to serve on it. p Thereupon on the motion of Alderman Corish seoonueu by Councillor James

Browne, it was RESOLVED:-©: That Wexford a Local Committee Borough be appointed Council under the Act fo r Wexford 95

Urban District to act in co-operation with a Cominittee to be appointed

by the Wexford Rural District Council.

Furthermore it was arranged that the Committee should consist of

sixteen members, and that the following seven persons be appointed to

act on the part o f the town, namely, His Worship, The Mayor; Aliermau

Coriah, axia Councillors D. R. Keating, James Browne, Thomas fC ssiter,

John J. Kirwan, and James McMahon, and that the Rural Council shoikld be

asked to appoint seven persons to act.

Tte appointment o f a Charlnan o f fr o Committee was a question which it

was thought w ell to leave fo r settlement to the Conmittee themselves,

yet the desire was expressed that the llpyor 3hould be Chairman* and

that the remaining mentoerc be left to the selection of the Conmittee,

one o f Ahese to represent the trading in te re sts, and the other the

interests of employes,

A le tt e r from the Local Government Board was read under date o f 28th

October 1919 (No .53643) This oomflunicetion oontained intimation that ... - • • t r'i r n t ' • I • • ' the Board had given directions for the preparation of an Order

constituting, in the Borou^ of Wexford, Electoral Areas and assigning

members thereto in the manner set forth in the dra "t Scheme forwaruea

to the Council on the 13th Ultimo.

The draft Scheme in question, which had been under consider** ion on

o 1 1 ’ i’’ *< • ■ \r two former occasions, namely, the 8th October and 22nd. October Ultimo,

prescribed that the existing three Wards in the Borough were to be

constituted'the future three Electoral Areas under the Local Govemmait

(Ireland) Act 1919t that the number of Municipal Representatives

assigned to each Ward were to be: To St. Iberius Ward, seven members,

to St. Marys Ward, eleven members, and to St. Selsfcar Ward s ix members.

A.3 there was no option but to submit to the ruling of theLocal

Government Board ir the case, having rege.rd to the u b f tlr Act,

M T ; 4 » ' J 1 4 • Vf * • * the meeting accepted the situation, although members again expressed

. O n ‘ ' 0 • ‘ 1 1 •: 1 1 J dissatisfaction, inasmuch r b *he existing arrangement wher«by eight

members represented each Ward was to be superseded.

a \ f 1 ■ 1 . .*• jo t v r, • i f . , • . • ()•,.' r > With reference to the minutes of 1st Ultimo when was discussed the t y « • action of the Wexford Gas fb n3umers Company in endeavouring to have

all ximit ta*en ofx tliw price of gas, a letter from the Board of Trade

undor date of 22nd. October 1919* communicating the decision of the

Board in the matter, was read. The Board had made an Order fix in g the

pri which the Company might charge to consumers at 5/6 per 1,000

cubic feet.

The maximum price hitherto chargeable had been 5/- per 1,000 cubic feet

The contents o f the le tt e r were noted and were deemed satisfacto ry . A Recommendation from©: the Wexford ochoox Attendance Borough Committee, Council which was 96 . . > I followed up by a Kj commendation from the General Finance **nd Works Committee

waa brought unclear no tics# ♦ t i Mr a X*te Pel-t.it, School Attendance Officer, vrhose salary was £50 a year was » a dutiful and painstaking Officer and merited an increase of remuneration

owing to the diminished value of money, and both o f the said Cbmmittees were ( ,; . . , r # / I ' j in favour of increasing the salary of her Office to £76 . a y ear.

Whereupon on the motion of Alderman Corish, seconded by CoujJoillor Keating,

the recommendation was adopted.

A letter received from Messrs Huggard & Brennan, Solicitors, raa rood. It - . •. • • • +■. , % A appeared from th is that th e ir c lie n t , Mr. Timothy O’Leary, o f John S tre e t, . ' 1 > ‘ r ' ; j(. ; * J •, , . had been d riv in g a pony along John Street on Monday, 20th October 1919 *7hen * 1 the pony's leg went into a hole in the ground, with the result that the pony < was serio u sly damaged, as was also the trap yoked to the animal* The lo ss

incurred by the accident was estimated at £50. It appeared also that the

(Jas Company had recently laid a pipe across the street at th» particular point where the aocident took p la c e , and th at one 0^ the main sewers o f the town passed under this particular point 9 The work done by the (Jas Company

in making good the excavation made by them in the stre et had apparently been done in a most negligent manner. Mr. O'Leary claimed £50 from either the

}t 1 o , Gas Company or the Corporation.

This was, briefly, the contents of tho letter.

In behalf of the Corporation, Mr. O'Connor, Solicitor, had had the pony examined by Mr. S tap le s, V. S ., and the la t t e r found the in ju rie s to the pony to be as stated, that the two knees had been badly influr ed, that the animal would not be fit for use for at least a month, and that it would be v r fs ; *r r1 - r * r , j .1'O') >' ^ 3" r' permanently disfigured. . 1 '' 1 r i r * r The Corporation Solicitor had been in communication with the Gas Company's legal advisers, and they, on the part of the Company, had repudiated all liability in the matter. ' ; ' The Town Surveyor, on being asked by the meeting to form an opinion as to how the aocident occurrad, stated, inter alia, that it was hard for him to do so, as he had known nothing about the opening of the ground, as in this

J., f u l i ’ * '» * ‘f> • • f r> j *

**■ “ I ’ • J.O '<•*. 'O ' . ' M . *>■ -i , a pipe.

As it was impossible for the meeting, from the information at their disposal, to solve the question of responsibility, it was deoided to let the case go into Court, if Mr. Timothy O'Leary in his diaoretion thought well of bringing it before a Legal Tribunal for full investigation.

©: Wexford Borough Council 12th November, 1919« i \ r • r t<> A Special Meeting of the Municipal Council was held this day,

pursuant to the Mayor's requisition) at the Town Clerk's Office at ' ' !* • • * > •' . 0 • > i > * * . 4 • half past seven o'olook p. m. ) c ( . , / The members present * e r e :- • <) William Ho MoQuire, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) . * .< \ . • r i i i r ■ ■ i -.u Aldermen:- Janes Sinnott, Richard Corish, Prank Carty, <“ Z i l- . * * ^ f j ^ ’. 1 • J i ; j ) . U » i ‘ Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, John Walsh, Mlohael Martin,

Janos Bronno, Thonas R ossiter, James Murphy, • r - 1 • ' * c iJ Robert Coffey, Janes McMahon. 1 ' ' ' > * c . The minutes of meeting of 5th Novenbor Instant were read and signed. ^ < .. ' • > ■ I I V i The meeting was summoned for the special purpose of preparing, for k r. . ■ • ‘ ' t i j • submission to the Local Goverment Board, a Housing Soheme pursuant . r ' to the Housing (Ire la n d ) Act 192-9•

Before entering on the business for which the meeting was so convened r ' 1 .o i Alderman Carty asked for permission to introduce a motion in the • > • " ^ . c 1 following terns,

"Ttet we, the Wexford Corporation, wish to express our deep

regret at the death of our dist inguiahed fellow-townsman, Mr. M. A. ' r' • f f '

Ennis, and resp ectfu lly tender our h e a rtfe lt sympathy to h is s la te r,

Miss Ennisc" • t r The permission was granted nem. oon., and Alderman Carty spoke of

- . t ’ ; ' v “ . P 0 1 the services fchioh the late Mr. Ennis renderod to his native towi ’ N/ ^ , . * ; • J* r r c • • \ •' • \ ( of Wexford in his lifetime in a publio way. ' , ’ ' . i l j . ' / (f ' The motion was secon’ed by Alderman Sinnott. His references to the j r j !0 ! " ,i deceased, with whAm he had, on many occasions, been publicly

associated, were couched in touching terms.

The motion was put and carried unanimously. ’ ' '■f: - ' >' < „ . * o ‘ .. Thereupon a Porm o f Survey o f the housing needs o f the Urban D istrict

of Wexford was brought under the notice of the meeting to be dealt ;o » with finally.

t ’ - : ( r The f i l l i n g of this Pom was a matter which had engaged the

attention of the Officials of the Council and the Council also since

th^ date o f the receipt o f i t from the Housing Committee of the

Local Government Board.The information obtained for the purpose of

supplying answers to the queries propounded by the Committee was t * * put in a concise way before the meeting, and it ms pointed out, as

per circular from the Secretary of the Housing Committee of 22nd.

September last, No.170.M., that If the Porra bore evidence of having

been oarefully prepared, it *ould be regarded asthe Soheme complying

with the First Section of the Statute in question. The meeting went over©: all Wexford the queries seriatim, Borough and inserted Council the 98 li r * I

appropriate particulars, and on the completion of the Form it was found

that the number of houaea required during the next three years under the

Soheme in hand wa8 300. Thia number waa arrived at in the following way:

It waa conaidered that to meet the preaent unaatiafied demand for houaea

there waa need for 185 new dwellinga.

To re-house peraons to be diaplaoed by the clearance of unhealthy areaa. 29*

To replace houaea, which although fit for habitation, did not cane up to

a reaaonable standard of ocnfort and amenity. 86.

Thsreupon a ll the details of the Soheme having been fully diacuased and understood, it was formally adopted and signed on the notion of Councillor

Byrne, seconded by Councillor McMahon*

.. -v . a:..* •: -V: ■ > • ' » • At the request of the Irish Bank Officials Aaaociation, a reaolution waa . •> i - r: > (••• •* . » ' ( ," o adopted on the motion o f Alderman Coriah aecocided by Aide man Carty, requesting the nine Irish Banks to recognize the Aaaoolatlon« ) Organizationa of Officials and Employes in every line of business were ■ '• ' 1 ' .1 ' . ‘ y~) o recognized at the preaent day, or the tendency waa tower da recognition,

t . - r ' •! ' . ‘ •* . i c ‘ ^ and it 8eemed inexplicable that the BanZ.8 ahould take up an attitude of c .. „ 'tor■" ... hostility towards* their Officials ■ > ‘ combining. V. 1 " Moreover, it would be well if the Banks would come to some settlement on this question, aa the threatened . v/- • ‘ : Strike of Bank Clerks? if precipitated, would bs the cause of diaor^aniz in^ . r : the financial tranaactions of the Country. or- .' ' ' ' : r* "r ! o °

< 3rd. Deeember, 1919.

A STatutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk* a

Office at half past seven o'olook p. m.

The members present w e re :- . . ,

William H. McGuire, Esq., Mayor ( in the chair)

Aldermen:- George Hadden, James Sinnott, Prank Carty, Richard Corish.

Councillors:- Richard Gibson, Nicholas Bwrne, James Mcmahon, John Walsh,

Matthew Lymbery, John J* Kirwan, Michael Browne, James Browne,

Michael Martin, Robert Coffey.

The minutes o f meeting o f 12th November 1919 were read and signed.

L i a b i li t i e s which had accrued due up to the end o f la s t month, amounting in the aggregate to £1480. 12. 7 were aubmitted, and having been examined were approved and an Advice Note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to him o f Paying Orders numbered from 236 to 236 inclusive.

A circular letter from the Coal Controller for Ireland was read. It intimated that the Board of trade had made an Order reducing by ten shillings per ton the©: pit-head Wexford price,of Borough all coal to be Council used for domestic and household 9.4 purposes, but it provided that Merchants would be compensated in

respect of coal sold at reduced prices out of Stocks held at the

• end of November 1919*

It was announced that the local Coal Importers had.been advised

accordingly, and thereupon this letter was referred to the Coal

Prices Committee to see as to issuing a fresh Schedule of Maximum

retail prices for coal.

A letter was read from Mr. Patrick O'Leary of Park, Wexford. Mr.

O’Leary being the Contraotor.for supplying milk in connection with

the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme pointed out that the term of

his Contract had expirrd on the f irct of the present month, and

before entering into a Contract for.a further year he stated he

required to be paid at the rate of 2/6 per gallon in respect of the ' first si* months' supply, and at the rate of 2/- per gallon in i • . 'it'. i 1 respect o f the second h a lf year, instead o f 2/- a l l round, as

heretofore.

As there was no option but to accept the tender, the price demanded j * w i ; ' t ' O <. » btin^; ttie price current ir* the District, it was resolved on the

a * motion of Councillor Iv'mbeiy, seconded by Councillor Byrne, to enter . 0 0 into a fresh Agreement with Mr. O'Leary f o r one year from 1st In st.

A recommendation fron the finance and Works Committee was brought

under notice*. The Town Sergeant having obtained no uniform for the

current year because of the impossibility found by the Draper of

obtaining the ai>propriate material, applied for the granting to the

Sergeant of a suit of civilian clothes in lieu of the uniform tih ich

was a perquisite of his Office.

Thereupon i t waa resolved on the motion o f Alderman Sinnott,

seconded by Councillor Coffey to provide a suit of clothes as

requested at an inclusive cost not exoeedlng £10 *, the sum paid for

the last uniform being £10. 8 . O. " \

Attention having been drawn to the possible eligibility as a site

for houses of the lately reclaimed swamp at the rere of the Loretto

Convent, I t was urged that the grrund ought to be examined with a < r • < • • f . view to its acquisition in connection with the Soheme of working

class dwellings recently adopted by the Council.

The decision noma to in this matter was to refer it to the Housing

Cormittee. r A llusion was made to the very serious outbreak, p f fir e which

occurred on Sunday, 23rd. Ultimo resu ltin g in the complete

destruction of Mr. Laurence Mccarthy's Com Store. Gratitude was

expressed for the voluntary assistance rendered to the Fire Brigade

in the effort to extinguish the fire on the occasion. One of the

lin e s o f hose happened©: to Wexford burst owing, probably,Borough to well-meant Council but H im il l „ , .o 1 0 •> untrained handling In the exeitment of the no.Bnti Special ,entk>n «an made . of the assistance afforded by the Police and Military, and It was resolved e I' f . X i» ) t on th# Motion of C ouncillor Byrne seconded by Alderman Corish to«vonv»y to

the Officers of tte two Services mentioned the thanks of the Council*

It*was thought that the Fire Brigade was undermanned, and that it should be

strengthened by the addition of three auxiliaries, and the appointment of t,h*ee > It v >' , * t . f additional hands was resolved on, as per notion proposed by Aldenr.en Sinnott

* >) and seconded by Aldernan Corish.

It was further decided that the names and addresses of the Brigade Men be

painted on a Notice Board and affixed on the Town Hall and also transmitted r f o r~> ’* r‘ . ' ( ' ' v* to the Police Authorities.

C

7th January, 1920. f, i • ' ‘ , 1 ' O V 1 • ’ '*> ’ . .0 r A Statutable Meet'ing of the Council waa lield this day at the Town Cleric’s ' ’ o • i Office at half past seven o'clock p. m." I ■ i ' . ' ’ .i'r t > . ' : ■ *' The members present w e re :- ! , , v :^r ■ I- * ■% * .1, . " 'O' ~ j.' ' ■' \ ’ ’ ' William H. Mcguire, Eslj*, Mayor 9in the chair) I" > ' I"1 ' ■* * 1 *. "0 1 Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Frank Cart;, Richard Coriah.

, .• r Councillors:- John Walsh, Nicholas Byrne, Philip Cow&mn, James Mcmahon, ^ _ r " r> ' o Trlomas O'Brien, John J. Kirwan, Michael Kart In,

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed,

•V*- . l ‘ ' 1 ' ' , ’('-V > Liabilities which had accrued due up to the end of last month, amounting „ ri . ' '« r 4. r i r — ^ ' in the aggregate to £768. 413 . 2 , ^vere submitted and having been examined i t '■ , . *r ' o r >' were approved and an Advice note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay

. - ' ' i v ' • f ' ’ rr ’ ^ them on presentation to him o f Paying Orders numbered from 267 to 290.

His Worship, The Mayor, drew attention to a loss which the Council had

suffered by the then recent demise of Councillor David R. Keating. The ■ V/* i < * f . • , ' . t 'I deceased had been, for many years, an active and prominent member of the

Council and he especially distinguished himself by his intecrity and . IV; -) ;; advocacy of every measure which he believed wa3 calculated to advance the

well-being of the town. He had always taken a deep interest in the political • o • affairs of the Country, and had taken the side of the late Irish, Parilamentar

Party, whose Cause he co n sisten tly supported in a most fe a r le s s manner, . 1L. flg \, f ,r Notwithstanding the opposition he met With from time to tline, he incurred no , i , enmity,■ but rather the respect and esteem of friends and opponents alike.

His Worship proposed that an expression of condolence be conveyed to his

sorrowing widow on the sad event which had deprived her of a worthy partner

in life. ' r

This motion was seconded by Alderman Sinnott. Alderman Sinnott said he had

been acquainted©: Wexford with the deceased Borough sicne the Council latter had come to reside in ife Xford over 30 years ago. During that long period he had been (j * i 1 Intimately associated with Mr. Keating, ana he naa aiw«,yj round him to f \ I »> ‘ M I * > V ‘ « ‘ <\ * be the soul of honour, courteous, and sympathetic in his feelings for o« > o • .1. I ' •- i -j.) t - . o . his fellow-man. Alderman Sinnott deeply regretted the departure from . I ! v O . , «1 •! . l i f e of his lamented friend. 1 # _ , ■ , i . f ,t J The entire meeting evinced their sorrow at the sad occurrence, but in O' ’ : (j ; f h ■ I * i M . ’ • n r •(' x addition to the two foregoing, the following members gave verbal J i x. I • ') •(» •! f I . . ; t t ■ J t. >}. I I. : . I < expression in touching terms to their sorrow on the death of their

revered Colleague, namely, Councillor Byrne, Alderman Carty, Councillor • i / i o i '>■ *i T J • ’J !♦' if 1 • * i i McMahon, Alderman C o :i3h, and Councillor Walsh. •) 1 ■’ I ■ ’ ' J o Attention was called to the TTorimcn's Wages Bool: wherein was inserted . > ■.>> the f u l l wages o f each employe in respect o f St. Stephen's Day,

although on this day they had only worked half time. The Town

Surveyor’s Certificate showed this to be the case, and it was

necessary that the meeting should make a ruling on the case, in view

of the fact that the men had been allowed their wages for Christmas • ~ r < _r • " ' I Day, or. whioh T^stival, of course, they had done no work.

The meeting, after discussing the pros and cans of the matter, decided

on the motion of Aldenr»n Corish, seconded by Alderman Sinnott to

allow payment for the fu ll day of St. Stephen's Day, inasmuch as it < • * • had been the custom for many years to allow the men to take e. half • * < f ' * % holiday on the da./ in question* . K.. ... ■ j • < Referring to minutes of 3rd. December last, the members of t he newly-

appointed Pire Brigade made a claim against the Corporation for

clothes destroyed at the outbreak of the fire at Mr. Laurence

McCarthy's premises# The claims amounted to £57* 6 . 8 . They were

brought before the finance and Works Committee, and th is Committee

mad*3 a reduced offer which the men refused to aocept. In the

circumstances, the Finance and Works flbmmittee re fe rre d the case to ) , * ; J ) U three o? th eir number consisting o f Ilis Worship, The Mayor, Alderman v *' Sinnott, and Aldeman Corish, requesting them to interview the men '. * ) < ' i ' • r again and authorl z eln£ them to make a compromise fo r which the Council

would be responsible.

The Sub-Conmittee met on the 3rd. Instant, and Messrs McEvoy and F.

Browne attended in behalf of the men. • J T . > j , i • ' The resu lt was the making o f a Recommendation that the men should b*

paid PAS. 1PI. 1 l, as against £57. 6 . 8 demanded.

This recommendation was r a t ifie d , and the amount ordered to be paid.

A Recommendation from the Finance and Works Committee was considered.

This Committee having had before them on two occasions, namely on the

10th and 17th December, 1919, applications from the Town Clerk, the

Assistant Town Clerk, and the Town Surveyor for an increase of salary having regard to the ©: increased Wexford cost of living, Borough and having Council had before 102 them the circular letter'from the Local Government Board of 13th June 1919>

No. 99.M.1919, in dicatin g what the Treasury had allowed in the shape o f War

Bonuses in the case of Civil Servants, this Committee had decided that the

Town Clerk was lentitled to, at least, an increase of £90., the Assistant

Town Clerk, £60., and the Town Surveyor,:£60 a year* as from 1st Instant,„

The matter having been considered fully by the present meeting, Alderman

Sinnott proposed that the recommendation be adopted, which motion was

seconded by Alderman Corish. J

The motion was not adopted straight away, inasmuch as Councillor Cowman

proposed that the question should be adjourned until tho pending Slootior*s

for the- re-formed Corporation were over* c He tbok'oocasion to say that he

was not opposed to the granting of these .Bonuses, but on th r‘eve of'a

change in the person *! o f the Council, he .was o f opinion that the question

should be left to the incoming Council to deal with* ^

This motion f o 'f adjournment was seconded

failed ,to be carried. t-: - ' < 4 ' v r'

The original motion was then put and duly passed, no member at this stage

actually opposing it. •’

A legal .olaim .served at the suit o f‘the Venera’ble Archdeacon Latham,

ProtestAnt Rector of Wexford, for £5 for damage done to the windows of St.

Ib e riu s Chuoch, was brought under n o tic e . The breaking o f the windows was

done by some person or persons unknown, and th® members present at the

meeting took occasion to characterize it as a most wanton and reprehensible

act, done, probably by thoughtless Juveniles*

Thereupon the meeting decided to refer-the. claim to the Corporation

Solicitor, with instructions that he was to sive it no content ious

opposition when it came befoer ' the County Court Judg* for disposal.

To preclude, as far as possible, the cliance of any further claims being made against the Council by the members of the Pire Brigade for loss of

clothes, the a fore-mentioned Sub-Committee, on concluding tlieir bargain with

the men, took the opportunity to make a fu rth e r Recommendation.

This was to the effect that the members of the Fire11 Brigade be provided with appropriate Uniforms consisting of boots,- jackets, and trousers«

The present meeting^ being the last one of the existing Council, the members intimated their wish to leave » heritage for the in-coming Counci.1 , and adjourned this matter sine die.

©: Wexford, i Borough Council

* 30th January, 1920.

A Statutable Meeting of the Counoil was held this day at the Town Hall

at noon. j , i } ,

This was the f i r s t ,moeting held under the Local Government (Ire la n d )

Act., 19I9» Enactment which prescribed for the first time .for

Municipal Elections to be held under the Proportional Representation

system of election .

The Elections for the new Council took place on .the 15th Instant, when

the following 24 persons were elected, namely.*

As Aldermen:- > Jan»3 Sinnott, Jamo3 Larkin, Richard Corish,

Patriot Clancy, ,0eor20 Hadden, Nicholas Cbnnelly.

As Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, Thomas R o ssiter, Ihomas Hayes, }

) P h ilip Oownan, Herbert Thompson, James Crosbie,

John Walsh,. Michael Martin, Iiaurence Cummins,

■ r Thomas 0fRrien, James Billington, David O'Neill,

Janes Sinnott, ^lloe litny r'enneljL., ,?rancis Oarty,

• Joseph Boyse, Richard Gibson, Mary Anne O'Connor.

It so happenedthat a l l the above Members were In at tendance.

The Chair was taken by the outgoing Mayor, ’’71111am H. McCkiire, Esq#,

in pursuance of a Sealed Order mafle by the liOcal Government Board under date of 19th December 1919* e n title d The Adaptation (Day o f Annual and Quarterly Meeting) Order 1919* t

It having been seen to that a ll the Members of the newly-elected

Counoil had taken their Declarations of Acceptance of Office, the business of electing a Mayor was proceeded with.

The outgoing Mayor delivered a short farewell address, in the course cf which he. thanked the members of the extinct Cornell for tfe courtesy and assistance rendered to him during the two years he had occupied the

Mayoral Chair, paying a special tribute of thanks to Councillor Byrne and Aldernu.n Sinr.ott, who had hac\ experience of the duties o f the r

Mayoral Offiaeo *■ • o 0

He took opportunity, also, to welcome the two ladies who had been returned as members of the Council., ,

Upon motions being invited for the election of a new Mayor, Councillor

Rossiter proposed that Aldem*sn Richard Corish be elected to that

Office, calling att-ent.o the valuable, public services rendered by

Alderman Corish as a member o f various lo o a l Boards, and his indefatigable exertions in promoting the interests of the working man for marjy years past.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Witlsh in appropriate terms.

I t was supported strongly by Alderman Clancy and Alderman Larkin. Thereupon a second motion©: wasWexford proposed by Borough Alderman Sinnott. Council Alderman Sinnott was in favou r o f electin g Alderman Hadden in 104

recognition of the letter's services extending over a period of 30 years

as a member of the Wexfcrd Municipal Counoil. Alderman Hadden had given

years of untirijfig exertion to an,.endeavour to provide ^or the needs of the

town in the matter of housing, j 0

On th is motion be ing seconded by Councillor Byrne and spoken to by him ,It was supported, by Councillors Thompson and Gibson. 1 < ■ ■ c

Thereupon^ a P o ll was taken w ith the fo llo w in g r e s u lt :- , # For Alderman Coriah:- Councillors BoyseCarty, James Sinnott, O'Neill,

, O’Brien, Cummins, Martl^, Walsh, Crosbie, Hayes,

Rossiter, Aldermen Connolly, Clancy, artf Lari':In, 14,

For Alderman Hadden: - ^ C oun cillors Miss 0 'Connor ,„.Gib3on, Miss Fennell, t , v • • « -* * * B illin g to n , Th ompson, Co^mari, Byroe, end Aldornan

, sinnott. r , : f. ^ rtf,' ' - 8 ,

Neither of the nominees for Office decided to voV. * "■ ’ < '

Thareupon Alderman Corish was declared elected, and on beir^ inatalled made the statutoiy Declaration of acceptance of Office.

The Mayor, in returning thanks for being ohosen as -Giief Magistrate of the town said, inter alia, that he did not propose to, take the Oath required to

constitute him a Justice of the Peace for the Countv, as he was opposed to 4 I .' C ■ - British domination in Ireland. He regarded himself as the Stendard Bearer

of the Labour Cause in Wexford, and he attributed his election to his unremitting attaehement to that Cause. In his opinion it was the first

duty of the new Council to devote unremitting attention to the work of

ameliorating the sanitary condition of the tovzn, > In respect of the public

health no reasonable expense should be spared* notwithstanding that it might involve an i»crea»e qf Rates, but at;.the same tjjpe* he, intended to keep in vinw, as far as possible, the due intsrest of the Ratepayers.

The appointment o f Committees wasr t ^ e ^ d e lib e r a ted on.-' On the suggestion

of His Worship, The Mayor, it was agreed by the meeting to appoint a Public

Health Cb remittee which was to meet ever/ alte rn ate Wednesday n ig h t, and be

charged with the taek of dealing with sanitary reports, making all necessary

orders thereon and seeing to the due enforcement of suoh orders, and to be responsible for all matters pertaining to health. iT x

This Committee was then appointed, co n sistin g o f twelve members, being

four from each of the three Wards, it being understood that the Mayor was an e x -o ff ic io member o f a l l Cb remit tees. x

For St. Iberius Ward:- Aldermen Sinnott and La^in, and Councillors

R o ssiter and Hayes.

For St. Mary's Ward:- Alderman Clancy and Councillors Miss Fennell,

M artin , and B illin g to n .

For St. Selskar Ward:- Alderman Connelly and Councillors Miss 0rConnor,

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The Pin*.no# and Works Committee was then appointed., vIn accordance ) r'

with the practise hitherto followed, it was agreed that this Commit ta

should be eomposed of the entire member* of the Council. It was to’

me*t fo r the fir s t time on Wednesday, 4th Prox, and thereafter on

eaoh alternate Wednesday evening.

As to the Technical Instructibn Committee which is required to be

made' up o f 13 meajbers, nvnely 7 members o f the Council and 6 non-

m&mb^rs, th* follow ing were chosen,0nano!/', Alderman Hadden,

I , Councillors Carty, Thompson, Rossiter, O 'Neill, Mias Pennell, and

TTie Mayor ■ ' ‘ ° f" ‘*'1 a 7

Mr. Howard Rowe, Venerable Archdeacon Latham, Rav. T.~Hore, Adn.,

Mr, Janes Hote and Mr. P a trW * White. 1 5

,Tb rake up the deficiency of one in t«e nutnber of non-corporate

members, it was decided-to refer thin question to the next General

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 4th Prox.

The members o p the Housing Committee wore selected . It was formed

to include the names o f Aldermen Hadden, Connally, Sinnott, Larkin,

and Councillors Hiss 0 'Cennor, Carty, Martin, and Byrne, together

with Messrs patr5.ck White, P h ilip Lacy, end Thomas "Talsh, as

representing the Wexford Trades and labour

The Coal Priees Committee was formed* Only three o f the former

Committee were now members o f the Coruna21, namely the present Mayor

and Councillors Cowman and Martin, and to make up the fu ll quota of

six, it was decided to add on Alderman Clancy, and Councillors

Gibson and aixlin ^ton . ’ «

The question of appeinting a Profiteering Cmmittee was deferred t ill

^iext meeting o f the Council. i »/ ]

Bhe fixing cf the dates ef threa Quarterly meet .'ft the coming

year was considered, the resu lt being that the f i r s t Wednesday in

May, the f i r s t Wednesday in August, and the f i r s t Wednesday in

November next were appointed as Quarter Days.

A notice was given by Councillor Martin of his intention to bring

under diseussicm rt noxt neeting the ne^ected state of Wexford

Harbour with a view to an endeavour being made to raise funds to

permit of dredging operations being carried out.

The notice was accepted. • / >

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. . ,t » *\j > ) , v I ' • n ' 1 • i 4th February, 1920. , j • ., i.i i i ' f r> *'v- > > • t f j • ; • » A Statutable Masting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk's i «• ’ ... ’ i • J ■ i'> lO n > Office at 7. 30o P. M. i.o* >» ■< • * t *J< f • . • > • ' * i The members present w e re :- j ) , i ( ) < .j . j *•' ' > Richard Corish, Eeq., Mayor (in the chair) v • ,.ii »/! ' 'i.it i f « j i .(;; i* i i -1 .. » i • u > Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Nicholas Connolly, James Larkin, Patrick ,t »: i ■ rt >■ , • ■ t .fc 0 £ ' i ) ; >■- •• 1 Clancy, George Hadden.

f . r f ' n r » J ' o Councillors:- Francis Carty, James Billington, Thomas Hayes, John Walsh, o 'i r* v » •» ;;.i ° f' - . Nicholas Byrne, David 0fN eill, Janes Crosbie, Herbert Thompson

• •« f • > : r r . :.1 *■ 1 {(~ o «.#* ‘ v.\ 1 -' V i . . Richard Gibson, Philip Coxian, Laurence Cummins, Thomas

O'Brien, Jeseph Beyse, Janes Sinnett, Michael Martin, o l~ *" i “ r ~ j r ” T i'm ' j ’ r . i*'* i* ’ J \ ■ Themas Re s s ite r . •i i ' ’ > 1. 4 : ' ■■»: , < r • ' ,r-. <* : : . ' c • The minutes of meeting of 30th January 1020 were read and signed. V . V. > : ' : '■ ' w r.v+ r ' ' r. , ; • ,* - • , . > Liabilities which had accrued due up to the end of last month amounting in

.. , / . f ■■ 2° L»-** -' ' '"1 '' *:' ' ■ ' the aggregate to £603. 1 3 - 4 were subm itted, and having been examined were • V* o r f '■ ' . J ' \ ■’ " J . ' J : ' .) approved and an Advice note was signed to enable the Treasurer to pay then \‘i r ' c 1 „ ■ . ■ '<>. ' t 3 i" > ' 'o on presentation to him of Paying Orders numbered from 291 to 306 inclusive. i ( ~ > ^ ‘ i n • _ , - w ‘ \-\y J . :J • : ' ’»r ■' • r" The appointment o f a Committee under the p r o fite e rin g Act to work in concert o * •:<•» • ^ t *■* ' >' „ f .o' ' 1 i o-J \ * with a Committee of the Rural District Council already appointed, was a

' ■) v ’ '>2 ,r ■ •• » r Kr j ‘ . if > ' ) matter which was brought under co n sid eratio n * It was pointed out that two t *- ^ ‘ ) • i ' o ’ i c r ' o f t * » members o f the Committee were to be women, tiiat labour was to be . o. >1 '< oS r . •: ’ „ . i" > adequately represented, and in furtherance of this latter object, members of - ’ - ' '*■! 1 ' • ,J 4 . > - ' - • the Committee were entitled to be p{iid travelling exjenaes or for lose of . . • « ■ v * r ' n» >' ••• J-r ‘""V - v.i • S. • ' • •' > ' i . • t 4 • \. ...4- * time. ThB expenses attendant on the Committee?s proceediniis were to be - .• . . ^ .. ; ' . . . . . borne Jointly by the two appointing Councils, and upon the Committee being ' » "A ’ ; r p.* yr 1 » ' , ' * *" <•’ ’ ' ’ ) formed, i t was incumbent on them to appoint t h e ir own Chairman and Clerk®

It wa3 pointed out, furtherm ore, th at the proceedings o f the Committee were o ■> 22.1 x J . li u ' J « . > ' vr ' . subject to certain Regulations which had already been prescribed by the ( 1 ■ •' .V+. V- .* : i • : 1 » ; v1 ; / ■ , . t : ^ 'I • Board of Trade. « • -» i ( - / ^ • . c It had already been arranged between the two appointing Councils that the i * > ) » ' » r ' r • ■ . i /' . (, . ' r Conmittee should consist of 14 members, and then it was for the present ’ . j i I. ; c. 11 t r J )'• r • r meeting to appoint seven of the members of the future Committee. «’j i .i »i ’ • > * . ' • vr. > ' ; ) Thereupon on the motion of Aldernan Sinnott, seconded by Councillor Byrne, . • c. * V ‘ It was re s o lv e d :- That in beha?.f o f Wexford Urban D is tric t Council the • u . r > ; • Ol ■>’ ' v e ° ' ,,f' ' ’ ' 1 following persons be requested to act as members of the Profiteeting

• . i t , 1 1 l : ‘I X ■ <1 « ‘ , ■ t >, ■ • Committee, viz. His Worship, The Mayor, Councillor Miss O’Connor, Mrs Susan i' - i ■ -iof. i r..-> ■ , , i > ’ .ot" Stafford, Alderman Connelly, Councillor Carty, Councillor Rossiter, end Mr. . ’■ r . 1 *! > ' ' f>> t > ' ‘ ' Patrick White.

K <> KJ 1 t ' r ( • . * . \ ‘J i \ '■ i j | J i L Thereupon It was mentioned that it was not desirable to convene the first « >«.' 1 . ,,o. — t..,, . j ■ i meeting of the Conmittee pending the receipt from the Rural District Council .ii j . • .»j• ’ i J t i - of intimation of their willingness to pay half the expenses attendant on the administration©: Wexford of the Profiteering Borough Act in Wexford Council Urban and Rural Districts. 107

Referring to minutes of last meeting, a point whioh was left unsettled <■ ' * * i 4 ■ on tii at date was the insertion in the list of the Technioal Instruction ’ ’ 1 ) J I , U l Committee of one name in order to complete the l i s t . Father Mark • • • • \ 0Jl5yrnef a name had been suggested, but there had been no assurance

given that he would take up the duties o f membership of this Committee. > However, the present meeting on hearing from Councillor Cummins that f ‘ ’ f ) • ( ' > ~ i the clergyman in question was disposed to act, and on the proposition ♦ o f Councillor Cummins as seconded by Alderman Hadden, i t was C ' 1 ‘ r * >< i.f 1 . 1 , V 1 I — \ I I < I • Resolved:- That the Rev. ll&rl: O’Byrnc appointed as a member of the ♦. . «, f c:.» *r , f ;N Technical Instruction Camittee, thus completing the list of 13 mwbers c - ■ t . ' ( • m r I constituting said Committee. r . • ! :oS , ^ .* •' ’• « • Pursuant to notice given by and accepted fron Councillor Martin on 30th • ' J Ultimo, that member brought under notice the neglected state of Wexford •>. ■ j , L, i ’ Harbour, and suggested that steps should be taken to raise money by * :o.. ‘ ..' ' > ’ ■ 1 . v '*■*■ ' ’ J i public subscription to allow of dredging operations being carried out. j j ' ‘ ! *'• 1,1' • • . r - >' He was of opinion tfcat the various Public Bodies concerned with the •t./<; . . 1 . ( J development o f tlie Port, and not only th ese, but the vaiioua . • r *• > . . r : ' ■ -■ Organizations interested in trading, either in the capacity of employer

■ < ir . " o ’ o ' lt \ ’’ O 'l " • 1 :u'. • »t * ' .) or an ployed, should be called together by His Worship, The Mayor to - t' *■ • o • / >• *J ' r ‘ *• ' o i devise means of obtaining funds in view of the impossibility of

obtaining Government Aid, and he moved a resolution to this effect, J .1 > 1 ■ j a o which was seconded by Councillor Sinnott.

Councillor Thompson supported the motion pointing out that the

' ) . - J i. J. . . . J t _ . j V V. _ i . j ' v v i J efficiency of the Port was a matter that affected intimately every ' J' . ’ >••• • V > , . ^ individual in the town. If Wexford Port were not kept opencrosr- : ' S‘ ■ ' t o* channel good.s would be diverted to other Ports leaving avoidable.

Railway expenses to be paid, and thus increasing p rices on consumers. '• > ' 1 • r o _ t o , *>■> ■ «• r Alderman Hadden joined in the debate. He, c f course, epproved o f the J ’ ’ :rv • / l ^ r i u 1* • 1 ' • * > • object in view, but considered that before asking the County Council,

the Enniscerthy Urban Council, Uie Farmersf Union, the Wexford Employer i : r r . I >■' .. *0 ^ ^ ' - - ' •••> (- ' <-fi • ( V » •'. ! ‘ Federation, and the Trades and Ijabour Council to meet the Corporation

J . , ■' : . ' ______, . ■< 1 1 i . ■ ■' • > ■ r . - , i and the Harboxir Board, it was w e ll a sn a il Committee o f the Corporation • ‘ ' >' . O' il V(if « should be appointed to formulate a Scheme and have it ready to submit ■ > ) t ‘ .• _ J • i'i > j ' > i to the different Organizations mentioned. >* ;•' ■' j ■. J ■ ( • . .* This suggestion was approved of, and the following were appointed a C ''ft " , () i.' • ' . i ■( •... ' Committee to confer with !ihe Harbovir Bo«ird and frame the suggested , >) i 1 ° . j 1 • ' ^ » , > , 1 • . r >■ >' j Soheme, namely, Councillor Thompson, Alderman Hadden, Councillor Martin j • 1 . itln' t \ > ' ‘ , ' >- i , ‘ i J Councillor fiillington, together with His Worship, The mayor. • i R eferring to minutes o f 7th January 1920, a Recommendation brought up o r . i »' i ■ • v i . on that date from a sub-Committee as to providing uniforms fo r the i , -i ■ • -i.i , r i 1 »■ t mentoers of the newly-formed Fire Brigade, and tHereupon adjourned sine j ,■ «♦: . i i • i * i(* die, was brought under©: the Wexford consideration Borough of the present Council meeting. The matter having been briefly discussed it was decided to refer it to 103

the Finance and Works Cbmmittee on the advice of C oun cillor Thompson, who

had much experience as a member of the Volunteer Fire Brigade which had

lately resigned their Office, but that it was to go as an instruction to the

Committee that the re q u isite uniforrh's w^re to be, i f p o s s ib le , manufactured

in Ir eland o if, , : > Notification received from the Guild of Brick and Stone Layers was submitted

_ • » The members o-f the Wexford Branch demanded an increase of threepence per hour

on present rate of wages, end also that the present 50 hour week should be

reduced to 47 hours. The increased rat© of wages and the curtailment of the

hours o f labour was to "commence from 1st March Prox«

Alderman Larkin proposed that the Council, a3 employers, reeocnize the

justice of the demand, and accordingly hereby agree to deal with any mason

or masons in their service on the new terms, 'as laid down by the Guild.

The mot ion was seoended by Alderman ‘Connolly, but Alderman Sinnott noved an

amendment whi-ch was seconded by C6uncillorJByrne to' the effect that

censideration of the matter be deferred' pending action beinj ta!:on by the

Master Builders of the town.

The amendment was put and was defeated by a majority of 13 to 7.

The motion was then put and was carried, the voting beinj. 14 for and 7 aga In st.

•• ■ ■ - ‘ .ir ; ■ A cheque from the northern Assurance Compare fo r £26 was produced. This was received in settlement of a claim for dlama^e done on the Market Buildinc in the Bull Ring on the occasion of the fire which broke out on the adjoining premises of Mr. Laurence McCarthy on Sunday, 23rd. November la s t*

Alderman Clancy gave notice of his intention to propose the revocation of a

Resolution adopted by the Council on 10th May 1916„ *!he Resolution in question was condemnatory o f the ac tio n o f a section o f Irishmen who took up arms against the constituted Authority of the Country on 24th April 1916.

The notice was accepted.

©: Wexford Borough Council 10d

3rio March, 1920. ' f *i • ’ I > * . o i' • <•' ■' 'u A Statute b! e meotiru?

C lerk 's O ff! >e ,at h a lf past seven of cloak. p. m.

The members present w ere:-

Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Larkin, James Sinnott, George Hadden.

Councillors:- Michael Martin, JaTTibs Billington, Richard Gibson,

. P h ilip Cowman, Herbert Thompson, -Ja*& s Sinnott,

Thomas) Hay9s, Alice Mary Pennell, Mary Anne

O'Confior, Prtu?.ois Carty, Nicholas Byrne,

Jarae3 Crosbie, La.urenoe Cummons, *Homas O’ Brien,

. r , ( - John ?7alsh, r- L

The minutes o f nesting o f 4th !*ebr,r»ary, 1920 wp~e rea^ *nd signed.

Liabilities which had e.tcrued dU9 up to the end. o f l a 3t month. * ■ K, amounting in the aggregate

havi.ij been examined were approved, and an Advice Note was signed to

enable the Treasurer to pay then on presentation to hia of Paying

Orders musbered- * r jx 307 to 734 inclusive.

In reference to the ninutes of 7 ^ January last, when the grant of a

Bonus of £50c a year was granted to the Town Surveyor, a letter from

the Losal Government Board waa read. This le t t e r was numbered 12117, - > J O _ . . 1 . • '' Su /a and dated 2nd* Karah 1920, The Local Governnent Board considered

that as the Surveyor had obtained increased of salary on t^o v-^c^nt

oacasions he did not apre*^ to be eligible for the grant of a Bonus,

but apart from this, it was necessary, before obtaining the approval

o f . the Board to the Bonus, to show that the Surveyor devoted h is J > • J . i . / 9 j O . i J ^ ^ O u whole time to the service of the Council. * *_*.*• - -'' v - - ^ * -J 0 - •"v iJ\ In reference to this matter, it wa3 statrd that it seemed proper to

regard the Town Surveyor as a whole-time Officer, inasmuch a3 whenever

the Council required hia services, he had to be on duty, and it was

decided to press on the Local Government Board the justice of

sanctioning the increase, having regard to the dinisished value of4

money.

His worship, The Mayor, nado a llu sio n to the recent demise of the

la te Mr. Howard Rowe, an o ld and respeetei native of Wexford Tow.

The deceased had served as a member o f the Council fo r many years,

and fo r two years, namely in 1911 and f12 as Mayor, He had also acted

for many years as the Chairman of the Technicl Instruation Committee.

His loss as a public man was very much to be deplored, but as an

employer hewa s a model, and h is private charaater was an example o f

integrity, courtesy, and kindliness.

He proposed that the ©: sympathy Wexford of the Council Borough be expressed Council with Mrs Ml m .™p !-■ no

Row# at the loos of her e a t iMable partner-in-life.

The Motion was seconded by Councillor Carty in feeling terns.

Other members, namely, Alderman Hidden, Alderman Sinnott, Councillor

Oibson, Councillor O’Brien,’ and Councillor Thompson, also took occasion to

pay a tribute of respect to the memory of their late fellow-tovmsman.

Ths motion was put and'carried unanimously in respectful silence.

Referring to Minutes of-4th Ultimo, a letter< fro* the Clerk of the:Rural

D is tric t Council was read. 1 Thii Council, although they had appointed

seven of their number to act conjointly with seven persons appointed by

the Urban Couftc 1l 4s a CoMMitte# under the P ro fite e rin g Act, had rofu.sed j.O.C / to contribute anything towards the expense of adaifil&teriaj the Act„

Under these cireuMstanceC the M eeting decided, on the no-ion of Councillor $ Martin, seconded by Councillor Crosbie, to igrr.ore the Rural Counoil in the

matter of putting the Profiteering Actinto operation, and that the seven

persons already selected by the Couneil be a Committed under the Act in so

far as the Urban District of Wexford is concerned, and that the initial

Meeting of the Coamittee.be convened for Monday, 8th Instant, to *\aV.e the

preliMinary arrangements as to appointing a Chairman and C lerk, and taking

other Measure s'for the proper working of the Act. c „

A communication was read frOM the Depai*tment' of Technical Instruction under

date o f 28th February 1920, No.2477* According to this, the Departjisrtt

were prepared to Make a s p e c ia l grants o f £200 fo r the one y e a r 1920-21, to % provide further iMproved accommodation for the Technical Instruction

Classes on condition that th e Urban Council would make a Rate of twopence

in the Pound for the year in question for the purposes of Technical

Instruction, instead of one'penny hitherto. .

Thereupon on the motion" of Councillor Sinnott, seconded by Aide man Larkin

it was resolved:- That in the forthcoming Rate Estimates there bf °

included such sum as w ill be realized by a Rate-of twopence in the Pound,

in orfler to entitle the Conumittec to obtain the special grant mentioned.

Pursuant to notice of M otion accepted from Alderman Olancy on 4th Ultimo,

that member proposed that the resolution of 10th Kay, 1916, condemnatory

of the action of a section of Irishmen who took up arms against the "

constituted Authority of the Country'on Easter Monday, Mth April 1916,

should be rescinded;

The motion was seconded by Councillor Sarty. j' > 'i,

It was supported by Councillor Sinnott, Aiderran Connolly, Councillor

Cummons, Alderman Larking and The Mayor.

It was opposed by C ouncillor Byrne and Alderman Sinnott, who, re sp e c tiv e ly

had proposed and seconded the iMpugned resolution, and by Councillor Miss

0 fConnor. 1 1->

A ll these©: M ebers,Wexford pro and eon, Borough expressed theirCouncil biews in a debate which took plat# on the matter, and in th« eeurse of which it wan explainad

that tte requirements of the Aet a a to the revocation of Resolutions

did not apply in this case, as it was not one within the prpvintt of

an Urban District Council to deal with, being of a political

oharaoter.

A Poll was taken on the question, shereupon there voted, for the

Motion:- Councillors O'Brlon, Walsh, Cummins, Crosbie, Cartjr, Hayes,

Sinnott, Martin, Aide icon Connolly, Lajrki»# Claney, and

The Mayor. ? 1 Z>

Against:-Counoillora Byrne, Mis3 O'Connor, JLtaa Fennell, Thcmpaon, Gibson . * Cowman/ Bil&Jncton, Aldermen Sinnott and Hadden. 9. ,,

Thereupon the resolution ofc 10th May 1916 r» ferred to was duly .

expunged* r , t « 1 >\i • • ■ \

A le tte r m r r-^ad ^rca the Local Govern^ t *> B»*rrt under date of 27th

February 1920, No*S124. Prom the purport o f th i3 it was aeen that

it was necea3ary to naJcp an arran£emertf. w ith the M ediaal O ffic e r o f

Health for certifying a ll% eaaea In which free supplies of milk wen

given in connect ion with the Maternity, and Child Welfare Scheme, in

order that the Council cp’^.d claim.the Governmentfa share of the

exi)en3(?s attendant on such Scheme. ■ , v) • tJ

Thia matter waa referred to the Public HealQi Committee for

consideration, who, it waa arranged, were to call for ifce advice and

guidance o f th e Committee o f Tiadies forming the Maternity and Child

Welfare Corutittee0 , • iJt

A specially appointed Market Committee consisting of His Worship,

The Mayor, Alderman Siimott* and Co\noiXlora Carty, Hayea, and

Gibson, met on 5th February | and visited the Market. 3hnir buaineaa

was to se* i f a suggestion emanating from ttio General Finanec and

Works Coaualttr. as in or6a 3.ing the rent of t

J u stifia b le one, conaide rin g the diminished value o f money, and also

to 3e© if it wore advisable to construct additional Stalls . 0

’iavin^ diaeudsed; the matter: fully the Committee cane to the t

cm elusion tc re comend the Council to increase the-rent of the

Stalls by 50^ in tfhp ca*e •* the four Stalls in the occupation of

1h omas Furlong, r*nd the two Stalla in 1h e occupation of James Roche,

but as to the suggested additional Stalls, the Town Surveyor was to

prepare an estimate o f. the cost oferecting one Stall similar to the

exesting ones, and another Stall £>n a somewhat more clahcra tt plap

•han J*"e existin g ones. a The Town Surveyor state# to present meeting that he estimated the

cost of constructing the two class of Stalls contemplated at £45,xj and £65. respeetively©: . Wexford <•. Borough , >■ u Council The question was diaeussed, and thereupon it was decided that the 112 v> ,K i i ' «!>: < i l ' A / i-1 " ■ont of the Stella above raferred to lie increased fcy jSOfi, but as to ereeting tl , ...... * n-t . 1 additional Stalls, it was deemed proper that the sane Market Committee . ij i 'J ,ii t r ; .' * N *i •. 1 • should re-considur th e ir reeommendatiom. .10 r f' > I ' j|' . I * i 0 0 1 ^ Committee recommendations as to increases of remuneration applied for by

% i ; i■ i. i • , » . . I i ' ■» employes of the Corporation were considers*, ana dealt witn a a hereinunder

l! I " J . ) r . «• \ M -i ' ‘ '11 1 *■' stated.

In the case o f the Tom Sergeant, the General Finance and Works Committee >. » > 1 1 <•'. -o i- -J . 1 i lvd recommended that his salary should be increased to £1 6 1 . 0. 0»per f ^ 1 ' V ,i* 0 1 . r' + ' > * annum, and that this sum w«Lij to include the remuneration paid to hin from

sll and every source of his present various salaries, but exolusive of the

Irs V , .J* », • . " 'r' .1 " r O 00' : r C’. - • ■ - ■>' ' cost of his uniform. r } , r\ o « 'S. :r.r . ' : ' > * ' As to this matter, Qouncillor Byrne proposed that the inclucivo salary r . * . r * ' .*• ! »’ c i*. I r .t.v ; ’ v • >' ’ should be fixed at £2 . 10 . 0 a week, and this motion was seconded by . ' / >' • ’ . 7 . > ••/ ■ Councillor Miss O’Connor, but Alderomn Connelly proposed that t>» Cormittee

' *• *"‘o x* ' o V u O . ‘ .0 A .* ‘ ° Recommendation as to fixing the salary of the Town Sergeant &o. at £161 a v *■ 1 '.L ’ i - r ' ^ . j 'r ■ i- •••' o ✓ year should be adopted, which motion was seconded by Cmaiciller Creabi*.

, J J >r > •' ' The latter motion was put to the meeting, whereupon eleven members voted for

\ f J \ t 1,1 !/ [...4 ■' , 6 ril ) ■" O \ > i 1 and nime against it, whereupon it was declared carried. , • . • r ,t In the ease o f the Foreman e f Work* the recommendation was thfct h is wa^es r - > > - c should be inereased to £143 per annum, h is pre-w ar wa^e be In j £57* 4, 0, arcl

.; j ’ 'm wo ." " V ‘ i ' x nie present wage £2. 5. 0 a week, in other words, that his present wa^es

should be increased by 10/ - a week. ’ 0 \ - t ■ ' • ' >■’ ■ ‘ '' M o •' ' • Thereupon on the motion of Councillor Walsh, seoonued by Councillor O’Brien, C( > ’ ' _r . • ' 1 ^ • < the recomc«ndation was adopted. '■ ,* r"• ) 4 •. . .«• - J 1 As to the application ef the Sanitary Sub-Officer, tiie reconnendation in his • . . ' , . • r ’ * * * > : c'- ( . -v. f * - - % eaeo was that the salary should bo fixed at £104 a year, his pre-war salary * V 0 * having been £52. a year, and his present salary beln^; £78. 0. 0. a year. • r ; i . * o -tJ .‘o.. • 11 • > ’ The question having been considered, it was proioaed and seconded respectively

by Councillor Walsh and Alderman Connolly. v V f i n - / ‘ "O W * O a « * ' That the recommendation as to paying a salary of £104 c. year in the ease be ; . j . , . i- i ■ o ’ «• ‘ • ■,< ■>' i. • r ° 1 adopted.

This motion was put and c a rrie d . 4 ...... j'm: • > • \ r ’ ' / ,r> The recommendation in the case of the labourers in the service of the Council

: x'-: •• i • j v ' ct '■' .<) j ( ..c ° ; was that their wages 3hould be inereased to £2 . 0. 0 a week, their pre-war

wages, having been 15/- end their present wages being £1, 16. 0 a woe!:,

. x . ■» r ' ,■f» > ' Rocommondatien, on the motion o f Aide man Larkin, aeo<'n^e«t by Alderaan

Connolly, wrs adopted.

In the case of the Carters, whose pre-war wages was £1. 10. 0 a week, and

whoso present wages was £3« 7* 6 i week, the Recomiiondation ran in favour o f

the wages being inereased to £4. 0. 0 a week, and on the motion o f Alderman

Clancy, seeondod by Alderman Larkin, this roooaLaendation was also adopted. A le t t e r ©: from Wexford the County Committee Borough o f tho G aelicCouncil League was brought under 113 actioc. TVil« Committee called on the Urban Council of Wexford to give k (i% . r Or: \ c 1 iTj ' “1. * ' i ‘ ■'» ■J o fr ia la l recognition to the Iris h Language by having cheque books and v «ii <• stationery headings printed in the Irish Language. i , There seemed te be no p ra c tic a l d iffic u lt y in the wey e f acceding to

P the above request, and i t was decided to oomply therewith. .»j .i i’ rf . ! • J ' n , » u* ' 0 With reference to minutes of 30th January la s t . , on whidi date it was

arranged that the meetings o f the Public Health Committee and the 0 K\, - / . ; v.i- t t t> 1 " * c ’A - Finance p nd Works Committee should be hold on alternate Wednesday ,r .1 i . > i < 1 * ' J nicrhts, His Worship, the Mayor, ctaVd that he had found, from . . *• ■' ‘ 1 • > r experience* that this arrangement was not conducive toefficiency, and o )■ c ♦ «i • ' •^ ’ t ” • •: “I he suggested that tl* Council would be '.veil advised to fa ll back Into

the old system of having General Committee Meetings once a week. ■ ■ 2 • His Worship's surgestion ocmnended itself to the meeting, and

thereupon i t was adopted. _ , , . x „ . O. .. .** . ~ 1 • Ji( , Councillor Thompson took occasion to point out that Wexford was much ■ -n r~ * exposed to storms from its geographical p o sitio n , and that. i n pest •/ - o C i o - i; „• ’ > . c v. li ' A > • o • , '• ’> years it had suffered great dislocation o? business due to injury to *• , i fj , ; ,i- * i .0 ji *1l) c w>..* • • - • '•*» overhead telephone wires. He understood that in several of the cities ♦ * • * ' V * t and town^ in Ireland the an in bundles of telephone wires were under- ' o - - * r* *-f)o • k > o ) * > r ground, nnd it was desirable that the postmaster-General should be li v ap^rooohed with a view to having overhead wires put under surface in , ■ o ■ o J , r .« • Wexford. -V Mo member present saw apy objectior. to Councillor Tho*pson9s i'l r - - ' r ' M ^ - -J • §» '• t !? suggestion, and thereupon it was agreed that tv# Town Clerk should

write to the Postal Authorities oskir^; them to give up 12? e system of * • .... . ■ < i • - v U il'Vi overhead wires, so far as Wexford was concerned, if such a thing was r. 'tv — t -;, r "• practicable.

It was brought under the notice of the meeting by Councillor Carty ' • V , - ' - ■ r> » - • : () ■ i . ' ' ' < ' • ' that thi present Irish Education B ill before parliament was not

accept&ble to the majority of the Irish pople, and he propo* d that • i? J •. i * ) ’•■.''A ". * > \ i . protest should be mdde by the Oxford Corporation against the Bill

be ing pasoed.

Aldr^^nfln Clancy endorsed the views of Councillor Carty, » nd seeond-’ d - . )-v' v: i‘i j-i./otf-iX ' ’••*> ■ j the proposition, which was supported by Councillor Martin «.nd Alderman ■ < • _ . i - C . ^ . . j ? '»•<.% C t - .o - «• Connollj'-. -V-1 Tho motion vrr.s passed without dis -ient.

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24th March, 1920. Mdtftliub t Ai^noO 3%; fTljMMC -«•/» 0 »C - • j haj A Special Meeting of the Council wti held this day (pursuant to the Mayor's "i List ■ < • requisition) at the Town Clerk*a Office at half past seven o'clock p. in. .( - r ’ The members present w e re :- . ■ ( 1* 1 ilt 0 *f' *( ' Richard Corish, E sq ., Mayor (in the ch air) .raJ j-oh* Kinw ■ Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Nicholas Connolly, Patrick Clancy, , j , ~om©flyoO \d J*** a** no/*' ' 0 •“ * * r Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, Prances carty, Thomas O'Brien, John Walsh, * ft .o .o n ia *» fMwi •«* 1 1 > ■ Herbert Thompson, P h ilip Cowman, James Sinnott, Jamos Cro3bio

i lf iQ jip it#«#v?af*r \ .fio i'o r c-f t ■ 1 cor. *1 n n 1 Michael Martin, Thomas Hayes, Laurence Cummisn, Richard • 'i-r ’ s* Lf ~ * -11 r' j Gibson. if m P *> i <* tor .><'■ ?-i.* O slo e : <1 no u oj * ■’ His Worship, The Mayor, took occasion to refer to the reo6nt assassination Jnnr > k » < ** *> >- j » f J .* ,r . &.» e,.rcro.- o* i a / e 1, ■*> . of tte Lord Mayor of Cork by a person or persons unknom, ar.d opealiins on .rr/?r c vi «i — the part of the townspeople of Wexford proposed that an expression of 1, ■«' j vr ■ , ^ y I*. *) f t** v ' Co<* i t , j.» vo 0>' ii o 11 * . 1 1 A»> »* ■ sympathy with the Lady Mayoress and the C ity o f Cork sliould be put on nl *0 r & C.'+t''r J* . 0* k. .<*-:* J. 10 - * record officially on the occurrence of this fearful tragedy*

The motion was seconded by Alderman Clancy. It was supported by Coui*c‘.U o r I * »V r ■ r.r s* ' o »«..»* i'O - In accordance with the practice in such, cases, it was understood that the o"' ' iIJtr.X'V ' ro! 1.0‘ *i. . 11D 1. y.-> rm*c r J t' j> . «■ sentiments entertained by the Corporation of Wexford in the matter ^ 3 to j ^ c.1 f t.tO O 1 ><• •/»-<- I 8 ^ " O ..»<.• 1 be conveyed to Mrs MacCurtain and the Corporation o f Coric. >■ —' ^ ■•(*! /y‘ 'I |,i \t -Of' S f t '» > 4 0 i J The Estimates of Hfeoeipts and Exjenditure in respect of the financial year \ . hCT . commencing 1st April 1920 were taken into consideration, lie items • r ' ■ ' r ' ' ; : '/ t •, . composing them had been reviewed by a Sub-Committee, on whose in it ia t iv e

' r ■ " " * 1 ' ' 1' • * ' ® ' ' ; attent ion'was c a lle d to sev^n items o f e x r9 ^ -i-*ir e > nai/.ely, £796® 8 . 0

r,\ V i , f 1 '<■ 4\ur st. t M { -i'_____*■ c. & 'c . . ■ * fo r intended improvements on A rtiz a n s ' D w ellin gs, £734. 1£. 3 f o r r e - l ^ i n c 1 • *-i li 'u u’’ > ° * 0 * ' • • public sewer at Trinity street, William Street, and Maud!intown, £100. 0. 0 - '-i ... - - 10 — . ^ for maintenance of patients in Dublin Hospitals, £377. 0. 0 for Domestic

Scavenging, £50. 0. 0 for repairs of Corporation Buildings, £50. 0, 0 for general maintenance of Waterworks, and £650. 0. 0 fo r Steam R o llin g . .St} With regard to the first three items above-mentioned, the meeting saw there

S ,t . v . - '• •• «J -f r. p v o * ^ !_• 1 ' O Is . * ) ; *.«*» •*: J . » v : ;C - ; - ' was no alternative bUt to leave them untouched, and decided accordingly. m -y 10 rr'**..r » »T Y * ^C ^ t 4 f r.r" As to the cost of Domestic Scavenging, the Sub-Carjiittee were in favour of ':•••/! Si nr*.. ' • t 1 ,• f «. o* r.: ii.1, r, - ' r ,ri the differential charges made on householders for the services rendered M V V( > , ••• ' * «\;\f *1- '• . / '* r:*t ,r' \ ‘ ' ’ > under the system being increased, so that the charge of sixpence in certain , . * yrtfijif * ' . f 1 •« o : o » 1 • ,r.f. cases Bchould be increased to two shillings, and the charge of two shillings J li' A- • j ' vi J • I»: •• 1 ■ should be increased to three shillings end sixpence, so as to make the ,rv ; • v J J- , ' ill * J:. service nearly self supporting.

The weight of the opinion of present meeting, however, appeared to be averse to ra is in g the charges to the extent suggested, and re fe rre d the matter oack to the ©: Sub-Committee Wexford for re-consideration. Borough Council 115

Thy recowmendationa o f the tiub-Conuaittee as to inserting £200. 0. 0 , 1. f 11 r *i Vi (J instead of £50. 0. 0 for repairs to Corporation Buildings, SoMuttuq) t»w 1l oiwoD an J T o^U ^eeM U l l increasing the item o f £50. 0. 0 fo r general maintenanoe of Water- • , ,v-» J-jaq ‘lia r ecitlO bM tolJ nwoT erfw Jo inoiJisiui Works to £250. 0o 0, and reduoing the item of £650. 0. 0 to

£500. 0. 0 in respeot of Steam Rolling, upon being discussed ( . ’ • if > » •; ■ ' * ' ; ; • ■’ ■' seriatim , were adopted. 'YOOftlO .'/r.tiiaS #\XXooaoO -..•i • • -• At this stage a proposition was made by Counoillor Mart In as to , . lO , «• I the propriety of paying the Mayor a salary, aid proposed that such , o ,no V ■ -x* *•» • * salary should be fixed at £100# 0. 0 a year. i'. n cJj fna -;J IJ S t »un, 1 r iea*T

Thereupon th is item vr^a also inserted, rl th 1k,e stipulation that /A , • * , v *+. i r Tt v'* ' •* " ’>* -I-1'; »‘v } 3 x 1 •’ H 1 * ■ f j s MayorTs salary was to accrue due &3 from the date o f hia ele c t ion, n .. > ' ^ o v iz . 20th January, 1920. L , , :* ; - > lo «Iqooqtii*oJ o/IJ 1 © <1 Thereupon the four following resolutions were formally adopted. ) ■ , hot ' o hew »jpoiox«m xBjkI mil twlw 'i\e As proposed by Counoillor fiyrne, seconded by Counoillor Martin. • ) L elr I‘1‘!0 W< That the Poundage of the Water Rates bjp fixed at 2/-, that is to *1T say, i f - for Domestic Purposes and l / - fo r Publio Purpoaes. i -■ , \ <• « • As proposed by Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Councillor Cownar . 1»J I'*;. Hi'• 1 l ». I W That the Poundage of tne Poor Rate be fix e d at 4/3. o it' in u I « lorn .. •• • j j J l As proposed by Councilor Thompson, seconded by Counoillor Crosbie. 0. . i L .. 1 .»•» »- * .(• , \ ,, *♦» - ■ - ‘ *3 ■ «*• > ; ■ *■ I'* - ‘ ' *• *u' ' V * ■ That th^e Poundage of the Rate to be devoted to the naintenanoe and , > o' " i ..o’ nr, or - ' ...... 1 °- ' x " lV iaprorenent of s'.reeta be fixed at 2/10 , that is to say, 2/ - in S.. /ful ' o *•)*. i.« -j-’.J. JfJ:. _ Ax.'. * . "l 0 r"',"r l,u the £ as R ate'in lie u o f County Cess, and 10d. in the £ as To-wis a. ■- . .ol «). J ■ V.- , • ’ >.*• ^ 7 ' 1 • ' “ ‘ j ; ■ 00 Inprovement Rate, th is bein^j 2d. le ss than was estimated fo r ■ *1.;* ico " *io f o*T r>i.*iov1 -tufa a .Sti’r? 1 v e t it«**••• • J *-‘' f because of the reduotion of the cost of St.eam Roll inn by £100. 0. 0. . 0 . : _ . x / . ■ T.s»Jr n ■ .ji. oT u* aow l t « Aa proposed by Councillor Dyrne, seconded by Alderman Larkin*

That the Poundage o f the Borough Rate bo fix e d at 4/2, thet is to I. iJ . • « ' ' l/- for General Towi Purposes, and 3/2 for General Sanitary v "o' 0 . r « bX / *i J.Q •-<» r.«n*'T- ' '■> ’* •• ’7,‘“ Purxoses.. . r .o , 1.,/; .j With reference to minutes of 1st Ootober le.st, on rt ich occasion n ,e .ni?: « ' * : • 71,1 i t was resolved by the Coiancil to s e ll a head-rent o f £2 . 6 . 2 a ..'J .*■ >3.: 2 >* fI)9il0l -'i iVO'' year received out of part of the Townparkc of Wexford, attention > v i ' r t > . . . 1 wan called to the necessity of passing a foinal resolution on th e •t.jf.v ,i !■ , ♦** o i.W a x ' 'J :• «..£/• - V ’*r.. to J r r matter* The 3and in this ease was dewised by the Counoil under ( J(|i m - * ^ 11 I LeasE fo r 999 years from 2nd. September 1737v and was held by the 4t 1 ’ t N Representatives of a John Boxwoll. The sum agreed to be accepted wJ .. 1 oorotonx et f « fo r relin quish ing the head-rent was £50, and it was necessary fo r

th« meeting to adopt a resolution undertaking to invest the £50.

in approved Security, for example, in Bank of Ireland Stock. ,)t ,»• <(i o*t i *t <*j . . > «*t ■ • o , iL ■ '.••«»< U-* Thereupon on the motion of His Worship, the Mayor, seconded by < v J J Councillor By me, it ©: was Wexford Borough Council Resolved:- Tliat the sum o f £50. 0. 0 to be obtained from tho sale 116 of a head-rent of £2 . 6 . 2 a year received at present out of the Estate of the representatives of John Boxwell be invested in Bank of Ireland Stock, as was done in the case o f the Estate o f Martha and W illiam Brown, where a head-rent was also 30ld by the Council.

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. 7tk A p r il, 1920.

A Statutable. Meating of the Council was hold this day at,tho To*m

C lerk T 3 Off icq a t half past seven o'clock p. m. .

TU« members present w e re ;- ■ ^ , ■ f

Riihard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the Chair)

Alderman:- George Hadden, James T»arkin, Nicholas Connolly, • • ,1 . i . * Patrick Clancy.

Councillors: - Janes Billington, Laurence Cummins, Thomas. T*v? 3>

Mary Anne 0fConnor, A liie rc&ry ^nna 1l, .Nicholas Byrne >

-rtichari Gibson, James Sinnott, David O 'Neill, John 7&l?.h, r . • • ; • * • i * ’ James Crosbie, Hi.mas O'Brian, Terhert'T^xr.son. c - * • • i • • • The minutes of last meeting ware ra&d and alined.

L ia b ilit ie s which had aecrued due up to the end or la s t month, amountinj

in the aggregate to £933. 4. S ire re admitted arid having been examined

were approved,_and an Advice Note wa3 signed to enable the Treasurer to

pay the* on presen tation to him .o f Paying Orders numbered from 336 to a v \ 360 inclusive. • < *■ . . - • Summary and Reconcilement of Treasurer1s Aecount for the month ended on

31st March 1920, including t>» payments made at the meeting held on this • ^ ( .V - - W ' -

d ,y - SUMMARY.

Balance due by Treasurer as per last Statement. -

Total sums received to close of last month. 1711. 0.

•TOTAL » • . 1 £ 1711. 0. 1 , Balance due to Treasurer, as per last ^tate. ent. 457. 17 * 0

Payments ordered at th is meeting. 935 . 4 . 8 • > f ' - T o tal £ 13Q3 . 1 . 8

Net Balance due by Treasurer (being difference of above totals) 3 1 7 . 18. 5

RECONCILEMENT. c

Balance per Bank Books due by Treasurer. 1253. 3. 1

Outstanding Orders (including those issued at this meeting) 935. 4 . g Net Balance,©: Wexford as abpve, due Borough by Treasurer. Council 317. 18. 5 i 1 o i —\1 Copies of a Sealed Order Bade by the Local Government Board und^r

date o f 25th February 1920, were submitted. This Order constituted

in the Urban D istric t of Wexford three Poor Law E lectoral Areas fo r f * . J......

the purposes of the Ejection of Guardians, and assigned the number,

of members for each of these Electoral Areas.

No. 1 Electoral Area was constituted to consist of St. Iberius

Ward, No. 2 of St. Maiys Ward, and No. 3 of St. Selskar Ward, and

the number of members to represent each Area was set down as 4, o,

and 3 , respectively*

The Special Financial Comnittoo appointed on 3rd. March la s t made

a rocommendation regarding the Schedule o f Prices in respect of - f , ♦ Crosstown Cemetery* This Schedule cane into force on 20th June last^

but the Committee deemed tlie p rice s, at the present day, too moderate

and considered that the Council would be justified in increasing

them* With regard to the prices for ground sold, it was proper to

increase them to the following extent:- -V‘

Spaces priced at £ J , 10. 0 to be increased to £10. 0. 0 ., at

£6 . 15. 0, to £8ovl0. 0.', at £5.: 5'. 0

to £5. O .'O ., at £3. 2. 6 to £4. 0. 0., at £2. 10. 0 to £3. 0. 0.,

at £1 . 1 7 . 6 *to £2. 5o 0*. , >at £1. 5. 0 to £1. 10. 0., but in the

case of spaces priced at 10/ - find free spaces, no a lte ra tio n was

deened advisable, as a concession to the very poor.

With rd^atd to opening graves, in the cases where 15/- was the

cli*rje, this,was to be increased to 20/ - . , and where 1 0/ - was the

char-e, this was to be increased to 15/-, except in the cases where

ground was taken up by the very poor, who were to be cJiar^ed nothing

more than the actual cost of the work of opening and closing graves.

This recommendation was adopt?d unanimously, on the motion of

Councillor Byrne seconded by Alderman Hadden.

A recommendation from the Finance and Works Committee was dealt

with. • It was in favour of charging l/- per load for the removal of

house -refuse in the case of dwellings valued at £4. and under, and

3/- per load in all other cases.

The meeting on inve3tigating this natter, did not ratify to the

f u l l the views of the Committee, but adopted the three follow ing

resolutions.

As proposed by Councillor M artin, seconded by Alderman Connolly. . That the charge, per load, to be made in the cases of premises

valued at £5. and upwards be the actual cost gone to by the Council,

which, at the present time is 4/3 per load, as certified by the

Town Surveyor. As proposed by Councillor©: Wexford Gibbon, seconded Borough by Councillor Council Miss Fennel That a charge of l/- per load be made on dwellings valued at £3. H | p - 1 1 8

and under. , * , . ,

4s proposed by Councillor Miss O’ Connor, and seconded by Alderman Haddela.

That the charge be 3/- a load on premises valued over £3. and under £5.

Referring to the rule Made by the Ccunoil on 7^h August 1918* req u irin g

that the dust-bin service should apply to houses valued at £6. and under

on condition that a charge of 7/6 p er y e a r was p a id , it was brought under

notice that the occupants of 22 houses be longing _1

D i s t i l l e r y road had re fu s e d to pay this charge direct, but were willing,

in lieu thereof, to subject themselves to an increased rent o f twopenoe

per week, in fact this twopence per week was imposed by the Finance

Committee, subject to the approval o f the Council.

•Thereupon on tte motion of Councillor Byrne, seconded by Counoillor

Crosbie, th^ proposed increase of rent was decided on.

A re p o rt from S ir Charles Cameron was made on his analysis of food and

drink submitted to hia during Quarter ended 31st December 19^-9*

number in a l l were 3 7 , and included spec iaens of m ilk , buttermilk, ' • intoxicating drink, butter, cheese, and margarine. All the specimens were

found to be pure on being analysed,, One specimen of water was sent

forward on her own account by the Rev. Mother of the Converyt, Wexford,

and was found to be a p o llu te d w ater. 1 > . I t r

In this case it was decided that the Sanitary Sub-Officer should ascertain

the source from which the water was obtained, and notify the users that

it was not fit for human consumption*

Pursuant to decision, come to by the Special Finance Committee on 29th

March la s t , which was subsequently, on 31st March, e^pdorsed* unanimousTy

by the General Finance Committee, both o f whom went f u lly -int.o d e ta ils o f

the question, and acting up to the spirit of the circular letters from

the Local Government Board o f 30th June 19^9* No.99/^» ^nd 4th March 1920,

No. 10545, and acknowledging the ju s tic e o f the claims mfUe in each

particular case, the undermentioned three increases of salary were adopted

nem. con., on the motion of Alderman Iladden, seoonded by Alderman Connolly. Cl The Town C le rk *3 salary to be increased by £82. 10. 0 a year, the Assistant

Town Clerk’s salary to be increased by £33* 15. 0 a year, p,nd the Tov/n

Surveyor’s salary by £120 a year, this latter sum to include the £60.

increase voted to him on 7th January 1920.

*fhe following increases were also granted as recommendod by-the Finance

Committee. « '' ;• v c - •' . As proposed by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor Thompson.

That the sala ry o f the Veterinary Inspector under th» D a irie s , and

Cowsheds Order 1908 be increased from £15. to £30 a year. t ' As proposed by Councillor Crosbie, seconded by Alderman Larkin. /That the©: sa Wexford la ry o f the Qaretaker Borough o f the TownCouncil H a ll be increased from £14. 6. 0 to £27* o. 0. a y ear. 119

As proposed by Alder*an Clancy seconded by Aldennan Larkin. 1.

That the salary o f the O ffice Cleaner be increased from £15. 12. 0 to b £20'. 0« 0. a year. '

As proposed by Councillor Martin seconded by Councillor O’Neill.

That the wages of the Caretaker of Crosstoriw Ce»etery be increased

from 30/- to 32/6 a week, and the gravedigger be paid 12/- per

interment instead of 11 /- as at present.

As proposed by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor Billington.

That the wages o f the Turncock be increased from £2. 5. 0 to

£2 . 10. 0 a week.

As proposed by Councillor Martin seconded by Councillor O’N eill;

That the rages of tho Cer et'akor of the Roaorvoir be increased fro*

13/- to 14/- a week:

On the proposition of Councillor Walsh, seconded by Councillor

Crosbie, it ^w.s resolved that the decision come to on 3rd, March

i a 3t to increase the wa^es of the wo-rkmen should take effect as from

1 st February, 1920, this be in*; the date from which the Irish Transport

and General Workers’ Union requested, on behalf of the men, that

their wa^es should be increased*

The Atoounts of thB Collector of Borrtu^h Rate and of Rate in lieu of

Count/ Cess ware produced* They had been undt.r examination by th e '

Finance and Works Committee who had made the fo llo w in g Recommendation.

That there be w ritten o ff as irrecoverable items of Borough Rate

amounting to £16. 8k. % an? items o f -Rate in lie u o f County Cees

amounting to £^> £ S^f'and, that the balance of items outstanding, '<> ' £ r - -... y , /£, 4 /1 . i. a., ££. 1^ . and £%• V respectively be carried into the

coming y ear’ s Rate books as Arrears* -

Tlie Recommendation was adopted* -

The Accounts of the Water rate collector wore alos brought under

notice, they having been gone into by the Waterworks Committee* Of

the total items of Rate ther3'remained only £C* B* 4 outstanding'at

the close of'the collection* Of this sum £5. 13* 1 was written off

• j. , - . . ♦ as irrecoverable; bein^ ltd ms assessed on premises that fe ll vacant

during the year, and the balance, £2* 15; 3 was carried forward as

Collectible Arrears.

The Committee’ s action ’ms r a t i fle d .

F. McGuire, Corporation tenant, having made application to be relieved

of the rates assessed on his dwelling in John’s Gate Street, and

having intimated his willingness In return to subject himself to an

increase of rent; the meeting granted the request. The quid pro quo

was ascertained to be an increase of l/lO a week, on the supposition that th e future Rates©: would Wexford be on an average Borough 14/- in Council . 12 n

, V. . > • i j i i ; \ < i » ' ■ • •• f . J . > ♦ !>...»sJ < 21at A p ril, 1920. , . .* Jt ' f iliiO * .f I. < I '' .> « - . A Special Meeting of the Council was held this day pursuant to the Mayor’s ■ • ' J I 0 I ,J‘ r u 1 ' < I requisition, at, the Town Clerk’s Office at half past seven o’cloak p. m. • * • * '» J . (J ) , * 1 \ , 1 i I \ «’ l ) i ».'/' < , , The members present w e re :- I .J ) O i • ' I' ■ >* . i ‘ i Richard Corish, E sq., Mayor (in the ch air) j « *> ' , \ . I . ,i » < t i i ; . < . t < - i Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Patrick Clancy, James Larkin, George Hadden, v l : : r ’ 1 ■ ■ • ; • • > ' Nicholas Connolly. f n.rtit •» Councillors:- James Sinnott, Francis Carty, Nicholas Byrne, John Walsh, o,„ ml « r • ; - ' ;• ?. • . • i .r: ' . r. Michael Martin, James Crosbie, Richard Gibson, and

Laurence Cummins. o.i ,‘i ' ■* 2 ’ r •)' •: v V .W .1:" t£ ' ... \ ■ . Tte minutes of meeting of 7th April Instant were retd ard. allied. % ,y ’J i o „ '■ 1 * ©•* • *. . 11 J • 'Cr . i • c. i TYb making of Rates, as agreed to on 24th Ultimo, was proceeded with, and »r » t • Jo. ; ’ • \ * o .. ' thereupon the four following Resolutions were unanimously adopted, and tine n ■ ■ ! tevjk*?" • - different Rates referred to in the Resolutions having been node, the- Books ufr ~ l. ’ r. V .. n '» o . 'V* . . ;o’ • ’’ containing such rates were duly sealed and signed* • > : ' f “ „‘r . 2n i < * , ' S <* RESOLVED:- That a Borough Rate o f Pour S h illin g s and ^ o Pence in the

« r,‘ r’ — v • • ■ ' v . ' o Pound (neing One Shilling for General Town Purposes and T'iree Shillings

ani Two Pence for Sanitary purposes) be made on the net assessable value dT

property within the Borough of Wexford to supply the deficiency in the

Borough Fund, as shown in an Estimate of Exienses required to permit of

the Municipal Administration of said Borou^ be li\_, carried out, as

considered, amended, and adopted, on the 24th day o f March, 1920.

'• ~ 1 -a r ■ ■ |> i Proposed by Councillor * Byrne, seconded by Alderman Larkin.

RESOLVED:- That an Assessment o f Two S h illin g s 'in the Pound on the net

assessable value of property within thte Tov/n of Wexford be laid on

pursuant to the Local Government Eoard (Ire la n d ) P ro v isio n a l Order

(Wexford) Conf irmat.ion Act, 1673, and Acts * incorporated w ith and amending

the same, as per an Estimate duly considered, amended3 and adopted on

the 24th day of March, 1920. < : <

Proposed by Councillor' Byrne, ' seccrri.ded by Aldermen Larkin.

RESOLVED:- That a Towns Improvement Rate o f Tenpence in the Pound on t* e

net assessable value of property within tthe Town of Wexford be laid on

pursuant-to the Towns Improvement (Ire la n d ) A ct, 1847, the Towns

Improvement■(Ireland) Act, 1854, and the amending and extendinc Acts

incorporated therewith, as per an Estimate d .ly considered, amended, and

adopted on the 24th day of March, 1920.

Proposed by Councillor Sinnott, seconded by Councillor Cummins*

RESOLVED:- That a Poor Rate o f Pour S h illin g s and Nine Pence in the

Pound be made on the net assessable value o f property w ith in the Urban

District of Wexford, as per ari Estimate of Expenses to be raised by a t Poor Rate©: onWexford the said Urban Borough D istrict;, considered Council and adopted on the 24th day of March, 1920. 21 Proposed by Counoillor Carty, seconded oy Councillor Martin.

. < 1 ' 1 I ,1 V J 11 RESOLVED:- That an Assessment o f Two Shillings in the Pound, v iz ., . f • • a , , t « ■ a Dowesti* Rate of One Shilling, and a Public Rate of One Shilling • • * • • ’ • * • ■: ■ ' ’ ^ ■ ' , - ■ J on the rateable value of property within the Town of Wexfori be -1 . « i (. la id on pursuant to the Local Government Board (Ireland)

> f • • ' r i. «. Provisional Orders (Dalkey &c.) Confirmation Act, 1875, and Acts i C 1 . f » IJ — . incorporated with and amending the same, as per an Estimate duly

. i >: ■ i • > ; considered and adopted on the 24th day of March, 1920. ' s r V« • • I1 , ■ I > • t - n | ■ A Schedule o f Prices and Charges in connection with Cross town

, i ' ' • • ' , 1 ( ; ’il • , i . i . I !,■■■ rJ Cemetery, being copy of an amended Scale passed on the 7th Instant, » 1 ■ was submitted In duplicate for fonnal abortion, preliminary to 1 •.').*> V ’ . ' i 1 \ ; < : , i being sent to the Local Crovernnent Board for sanction by that

0 * •« ' « ' * • ’ 1 ' u 1 /• f ' J > i:i Board, whereupon on the notion o f Alderman Sinnott, seconded by { ’ j J ‘ ^ j • i. . . 1 > r I*. ■ • 1 ’ i 1 .; o t 1 » ■> • i > .< Councillor Byrne, it was . ' ' < o' , . . ■ ; r . ,j ' : »'■ • '• t lck . o RESOLVED:- That the Common Seal of the Municipal Council be , U ( 1 ( i affixed to the Scale, testifying to its adoption by It is meeting r:. i’ '■ ■ )'.* c . ■ ■/ 0 I -• ; <• ’ ‘ * j i ! i ( • • ( and that the Sealing be attested in the usual way by the signatures . 1 i* <>'i i . 1 i » 1 • r —.: i •, o f the Mayor rind the Town Clerk.

5th May, 1920.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held is day at the

Town Clerk’s Office at half past seven oTclock jr. m.

The members present w ere :- .

Richard Corish, Esc^e, Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- James Larkin, Nicholas Connolly, George Hadden,

Patrick Clancy.. v , ., (

Councillors:- Alice Mary Ferine 1l, Janes Sinnott, James Billingtoij

Nicholas Byrne, John Walsh, Michael Martin,

Thomas Hayes, Francis Carty, Laurence Cummins,

Jones Crosbie, Joseph Boyse, Richard Gibson,

, David 0fNeill, Thomas O'Brien, Thomas Rossiter.

The minutes o f meeting of, 21st Apr 51 >1920 were read and signed.

L ia b ilit ie s which had accrue,d due up to the end of flafct month,

amounting in the aggregate to £1737* 12 . 0 were submitted, and

having been examined were approved and an Advice Note was sigrBd

to enable the Treasurer to pay them on presentation to hi*, of

fayin g Orders numbered from 361 to 390 inclusive.iU • 0 x

Amoung the items of expenditure included in the .liabilities was

a sum of £26. for the supernumeraries «nployed to write up and . applot the Rate Books.©: ThisWexford was £6. more Borough than was paid Council la st 122 y ear, and wa3 granted on the re commendation of the Finance and Works

Committee owing to the difficulty experienced in obtaining the services

o f competent hands to do the work; owing also to the necessity of having * ! • • .) I • (. i ' < . ' to applot an ad d itio n a l Assessment, namely, Towns Improvement Rate.

A notice of intention to apply to the Court of Quarter Sessions ror

compensation for Criminal Injury to property, was submitted. The j • i ) proceedings were taken at the suit of the Commissioners of Inland

Revenue, ani were isntitutod for the recovery of £250 as canpensation ,1 • J. J * I ,0 l vl i , 1 . fo r the destruction , by persons unknown, of Income Tax documents on . o > i i : ) i tte night of the 3rd. A p ril 1920. It appeared that these documents ' - . > : : \ l5 t V : : c V i >’ • * had been forcibly taken from the house of Mr. Thomas parle, School » u:r . r Street, Wexford, Income Tax Collector. • r ... * r -c j • ■> - .* .r.» ^ ■’,r. > y’ ' ■ . After discussion it was proposed by Alderman Hadden, and seconded by . * - 1 • . •„.■*• r r ■- . r i 'p r r c d V ' Councillor Byrne, that the case should be placed in the hands of the »*•* «- ‘ 'l ' Corporation Solicitor, so as to ensure the making of a proper defence < ~ - -1 J ' ' - ' in behalf of the Ratepayers of the town at the hearing of the " ’ • o - »• • • . T ' 1 • i application, but the evident sense of the meeting was opposed to such

a measure being taken, and i t was moved, by Aide roan Clancy, seconded

by Alderman Larkin that no notice w ^ t e v e r should be taken o f the

intended application and the proceedings be allowed to ^o by default.

This latter motion was put to the meeting whereupon 14 members voted

for and 4 against it.

This motion was declared carried. o ' r*’ :o An application for an increase of wajes for the labourers in the . .i . * . ■ > r ^ * service of the Council was made in their behalf by the Transport <’ %: it c* ' . ' ! ./I.; ' ( . : •> . J. - • Workers’ Union and wa3 considered. Their present wages was £2. 0. 0. c ? ' c * .y ± * * o . .o *i. a week, and the workmen were looking for £2 . 10 . 0 a week as from the * » ' — , * >r * ’ ' r i' 1st Instant,

The matter had been before the Finance and Works Committee, and th is

i o •_ w .r . .j .. ' .•> j Committee had recommended that ths demand should be conceded. - v , jf r»o . J ','r t» ; •) The recommendation in thu case wa3 adopted uner.imouilyo t ’ • i»’ > „ - ’ :o ; t j . „ * Applications for the renewal of two Cinematograph Licences were

r " 1 ) . 'j < v JM • . . t.T i. r . ; . ’ ; •' y submitted in respect, of the Theatre Royal and the Cinema Palace, for i- *. . . j one year. The conditions under which the Licences were hitherto 1 * '' - - - ^ > 3 V issued were deemed to embody anj'- restrictions necessarj'-, and thereupon on the motion of Councillor Rossiter seconded by Councillor Byrne, . ' - . . i i fresh Licences were ordered to be issued.

It having been reported that two members of the School Attendance

Committee had become disqualified for non-attendance, it was found

' ‘J . • 4l .Ct’f J necessary to appoint in their place two other persons who might be ) , ( 1 r | willing to act as nominees of the Council. ©: Wexford Borough Council Councillors Rossiter and Sinnott having consented to serve as membe rs o f tbe Committed were auly appointed aa aueh in virtue o f a motion • • r. )' i ) . propoaed by Councillor Byrn*m ae«onded by Councillor CUmmins, and v 0 i adopted. * • 1 t » «• ' j A 3um of £500 having been allocated in the Rate Eatimatea in the

• w • ' r v ’ * ’ * « ■ V * ■ » 1 * • J (J I . 1 v current year to allow of the aurface of portion of the atreets being • > 1 . t ‘ . o treated with a Steam R oller, a recommendation from the Finance and I . ' • i ,i ‘‘ Worka Committee was dealt wit.h.

Thia recommendation ran in favour of the work o f Steam Rolling being

commenced at Maudlintown erf carried on into Williem Street to auch

< . / ' f i) . • i * > r L \ ’ f * J1. w * i j \ J * <. * diatance as the atm eaimtrked would allou. i~y- jw ’ • ■ Thia recommendation was adopted on the not icn o f Councillor Byrne, t > . 1 ’ • ‘‘ * ' (* aeccnded by Councillor Rose it e r.

• -* f r x ■ ' Tenders having been invited in reaps ct of the construction of 3l . {-• -»' ) ; i .'i . v water closets in A rtisa n 's r o l l i n g s in H il l Street and Roohers Road, . •„ ■ ' - - ■ r * *- > ' ' • f •'1 v. . j . namely, 1S fo r H ill Street arri 13 fo r Rochefs Road, it ^o,s found that

only o ^ tender had been lodged. This we,3 from James McEvoy,

Plumber, of Main Street, It was opened. The price aj.ked for doing > ■ ’ . j 1 1L l/ '" f 1 1 Iv the work was deemed excessive by the Town Surveyor. ‘r - I - ■ 1 < • 1 ' 11L In the circumstances it was decided to send around to 1fre rest of • ‘ ‘ o . ' * ' 1 * ** » <‘ >*:. r 11 » the local plumbers a request that they might be able to see their > C r* ) i . i i • waj to furnsih tenders against next deneral Meet tag.

Accordingly'- in ju stic e to Mr. McEvoy the amount of his tender was not distlosed to the meeting.

With regard to decision cone to on the 7th Ultimo fixing the charge to be made for eaptying ashpits at 3 / - per load in the case o f 1. - ' • „' ’ <■ j * premiees valued from £3. to £5., it was urged that this charge would . . . 1 • ' ’ 1 prove to be a burden on occupants of the class of houses mentioned,

• ~ • T. / 1 r and that i t would be w ell i f the deals ion were re-cons li e red with a .■ viev< to t!ie charge being reduced. . . , ’ • -'r v ’. ' o ' . . . y.\ .J ' ■ . . ' o -i- • » ' In tho course of discussion on this matter it wa3 pointed out that in ,/ f" , ' , . • 1j 1 1 mivny instances houses of a low valuation were occupied by well-to-do . r ...... people, able to pay the actual cost gone to by the Corporation, find ' . .• -,.c* .: ImJ u ’ that therefore it was neceasarjr that the question should be discussed t • 1$ 11 ! .J I.. ' , ,'-v C u I '1 •’ V o ' • “j in d e ta il. ii / The propriety of going into the matter minutely was at once

f , . . ^ J J J. A 1 w - ' - ' ‘ V* recognised, r*,nd the question wa3 referred to the Finance arti Worka 4 .• 0 L - >• w • ■ o . o 1 u 11 • •' Committee for re-consideration. . » With regard to decision come to on 3rd. March last, increasing the wages o f the Tor.vn Sergeant and o f the Foreman of Worka, it waa

c submitted by Councillor OfBrien that the decision should come into operation aa from 3l3t December laat, thia being the date on ich theae two employes had©: made Wexford th eir application Borough fo r a rise Council of remuneration. 124

*he proposal commended i t s e l f to the meeting, and it was adopted on the K ) motion of Councillor O'Brien, seconded by Councillor Crosbie. *( Alderman Larkin moved a proposition congratulating the Irish Labour

Party for their action in bringing about a complete cessation of V , M/J 'I ) business throughout the Country with a view to coercing the Government to

release Political Prisoners confined in Mountjoy Prison, and in imminent

danger of losing their lives by starvation, as these men had taken the

extreme step of going on what who aa "hunger strike.”

Tte Irish Labour Party had accomplished their end, 0.3 tho Government had . ■ ~ - * r - * ■ given way and released the prisoners.

He also wished ttat the Council should thank 3uch o f the shopkeepers end

merchants o f the town as had paid the unearned v:a£e3 to tljeir G^rloyec in

respect of the two days suspension o f busin ess.

This was seconded by Alderman Clancy, and on beir^; put to the meeting - I , ‘ ' '1 ..V- " _. I ^ ■> ^ was carried unanimously.

On the motion of Alderman Clancy seconded by Alderman Larkin the

following resolution was adopted.

That th is Urban Council, be in^ convinced that a prosperous future

1 . . V I • '1 i is in store for this Country, consider it opportune to advise /oun^ . >/\ r \ ' ' ’ people intending to emigrate, to re-consiier their position and' remain

at home. V ' • > >v ... .. It. c...... r,- '*•»■ t 0-t r ' r ,! . - t ' ,> ’.That gave risev to this Resolution was the recent of a resolution Jfrom

the Cove Urban Council, calling on Dail Eireann to prohibit, emigration • i' • ‘ o ' ; I r" .1 . r .1 ; .-.J, : t . ./ where possible, and to prohibit shipping agents from encouraging . ... c ; r o .. > o’ ^ emigration.

f ■ o 1 ■ r’ 'i r 'As a general reduction of one penny per Quart in the price oC n ilk had

been made throughout the town as from 1st Instant, i& wad decided to make

an equal reduction in the case of nilk sold under the Maternity and

Child Welfare Scheme. %ri>. ' . .1

©: Wexford Borough Council 125 2nd. Juno 1920. ' % . •* U % f »

A Statutble Meeting of the Council wrs held this day at. thi Town < Clerk’s Office aL half past seven O’clock p. m. < J 1 ' i i The, members preaent w ere:- i 1 • v ?> ' . 'for- •• ■■ ' it 'ii. j ■ ^ :' • , • ■ Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor ^in the chair) ) ■ o . 'O'." i ' •' r > O" v! • ; Aldermen:- Jame3 lark in , Nicholas Connolly, George Hadden, , O I > * * Patrick Clancy. M I Councillors:- Francis Carfcy, Thoma3 Hayes, James binnott,

Thomas Rossiter, Richard Gibson, Alice Mary f . ' •• 7 ' "■>' ‘ Fennell, Ar.r.e O’ Connor, John Walsh,

Ja*nR3 Orosbio, Laurence Cunr.ons, David O’N eill, ' 1 ’nm I ’ 1 Michael Hart in. j J ' ' ' The minutes of la st meet Inc having been road exception wa3 taken to „ 4 ‘ 'i 1 : *■' the wordifiC paragraph re la tin g to the release o f p o lit ic a l ; 1 ; <1 ii J 1 1 t » v 1 ' \ 1 1 ■ 1 . prisoners. One line of the paragraph ran as follows:-

"These men had taken the extreme step of going on what was known

as ’ hune r s tr ike ’ " , O 1 O Pour of the words of th is sentence, n aaely , "what was known a s ", • ,rn ■ . . ' or . : • r 1 ' were a lle 0ed to be derogatory ill a certain sense by Alderman , j v 1 o ' i;><* ;ot . • ' 1 1 *• ■ r \ ' • Connolly, and were struck out of the minute.

Liabilities wl.ich. had accrued due up to the end of la.:t month,

amounting in the a b ro g a te to £1837. 14. P. were submitted, and . j ■ . o .; ) • < v havin^, been examined and found correct were passed fo r payment*

Tith reference to the minutes of 5th Ultimo, a legal notice served f . t ,/ ' * ’ ' f - - ( at the instance of the Commissioners o f Inland revenue was read.

This document contained intimation of fre withdrawal of an 1 A - *1 « •* \ - * • o 0 . J » ' application fo r compensation fo r lo ss sustained by reason o f • 1 , ; * . ■ 11 criminal injury done to certain Inqome tax papers on 7 th April last. V !T v . J. 1 1 ■. s r 1 .j * . ' , • Apropos of this question, allusion was made to a letter which had

appeared in the lo c a l newspapers from Mr. Thomas P arle , Water Rate

Collector. This Officer also occupied the position of Collector

of Income Tax, and it. was in tJiis latter capacity he had written to

the Press ir. a way Dr. at was considered to be offensive to the

Co’.me 11#

I t was proposed by Alderman Clancy and seconded by Councillor Hayes

that Mr. Parle be asked to apologize for his uncalled-for act.

The motion was passed, Councillor Miss O'Connor dissenting.

A le tt e r dated 29th May 1920, No.II.398/10/1920, from the Housing

Committee o f the Local Government Board, was read. With regard to

the proposal of the Corporation to erect five specimen houses at

Windmills H ill out of the unissued balance of the Housing Loan sanctioned in August 1914,©: Wexfordthis communication Borough intimated thatCouncil such balance was obtainable, and that it would be treated as a Loan VV • 126

under the Housing Act, 1919 fa regards Government Subsidy and terms of re­

payment. Of course, lay-out plans, sections, and designs of the buildings

would require the sanction of the Local Government Board. l Thereupon on the motion of Councillor Martin, seconded by Alderman Connolly

the letter was I’sferred to the Housing Committee of the Corporation, and in

order to expidite building operations, it was arranged that a Special

Meeting cf the Council be convened for the 9th Instant to receive the

Committee's advice as to the most appropriate plans and designs to be x: .r . / ..V-_ . 0 followed, and adopt same if thought well*

.. '■ r * ■ • * c ( - '( Pursuant to notice given by him, Councillor Rossiter moved'that tho charges

prescribed on 7th A p ril la s t in connection with th e work of einptyin*;

ashpits should -be revised so as to make the charge one b illin g per load

, f it e r « , ~ r J x on dwellings valued at £4. anrf under, one ‘shilling end s ixrante a load

on dwellings valued over £4. and under £5.

This gave rise to a short discussion, at the conclusion of which the . r . r , J. r _ a • t - - - • - -• * •)’ ' ’ ' .» ■ following resolution, as proposed by Alderman Connolly, seconded by

Alderman Larkin, was adopted, but was dissented from by Alderman H&dden, Vi7.

That the service rendered in relation to the eiqptyinj of ashpits be oharjed

for at the rat,e of one shilling per “'cart load on dwellings valued at £4.

and under, at two shillings on houses valued over £4 end up* to £5, and

/ I . \ t r ^ , - ’ » three shillings per load in all other cases* *

Miss Frances M. Daly, Health Visitor under the Wexford Maternity and Child

Welfare Scheme, having applied for an increase of 3alary , the question was

f i r s t dealt with by the Finance and Works Committee, an’I a re c omrne ndat ion

made thereon. 0 '• '' *o;

. ,. . . ,* r .... r ' r T ' , , | , ' * • j Miss Daly had found‘that her present s a la ry o f £110 a year was t o t a lly

inadequate to meet the present cost of liv in g , and she hoped that an

increase would be granted proportionate to the increase in prices.

// /,s ST* Committee were in favour of her remuneration'be in;; raised from £110 to

£156 a year, and on the motion of Coioicillor Martin seconded by Councillor

O'Neill, the recommendation was adopted, with the proviso that the increase

was to take e ffe c t from 5th Ultim o, th is bo 'ng the date o f her a p p lic a tio n .

Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Poor rate Collector, having applied for a revision of

the terms of h is employment, 'the question had been considered by tho sane

Committee. Hitherto Mr. Godfrey ha-d been remunerated in accordance with a

Soale of Poundage adopted on 19th April 1905, and he was anxious that the

Scale should be cancelled, and that he should be paid at the rate of so

much in the Pound on a l l moneys lodged.

The Committee had recommended that the ap p lica tio n be granted, and that

the rate of Poundage be fixed at Sixpence, this being the minimum pAid to

any C o llector in the service o f the Council. The e ffe c t of the re-adjustm ent would l*e©: to Wexford increase the remuneration Borough by £Council20, more or less, in the present y ear. 127 Counoillor Martin moved that the rnoommendation be adopted.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Crosbie. O ' r « ' % • - • - A discussion followed, and was marked by a sharp difference of

opinion. The members opposed to tho motion based their opposition

on the fact that Mr. Godfrey was the holder of other positions

besides the one in question. f ) , . i f • i ■ r ° ’ > i C . .. Th« motion, however, was carried, but only as the result o f a P o ll

which turned out, as follows:- i

FOR Councillors Kaftin, Crosbie, O'Connor, l£i3s Ffennell, Miss

O'Connor, Gibson, R ossiter, ,Carty, Aideman Hadden, and

The Mayor. \ AGAINST Councillors 0 'lie i l l , Cuiiinlns? ^Valsh, Sinnott, Hayes,

fi ^llei^pn Clancy, Connolly, pnd Larkin. 8 v .

T7ith reference to minutes o f meeting; of 5th May la s t , i t was

announced that a l l lo c a l Contractors had -since beer* ac«juaintej. in

good tine t>iat the Cnune il were prepared to deal ’with tenders in

respect of erectin^; 3 - water c l o s e t s , but there m s no response to j * the notification. .

It then remained to deal with Mr. Mc2voyf a tender whr’ ah was lodged

at last meeting. It vras. decided to read it and it was found that v f the intending Contractor was prepared to accept £4^ to do a ll the

work set forth in the sie c ific a tio n .

On the motion of Alderman Connolly/- seconded by Alderman Madden the 4 ' X < w tender was accepted...... • < , v 1 0 t > Aldermen Clancy proposed as per notice given that o f f i c i a l

recognition be given to Dail Kireann by the Corporation.

He held that no Irishman or wonan should recognize the Laws of any

Authority except B a il Eireann, which was conposed o f the

representatives of the Irish people.

The proposition was seconded by Counoillor Cummins who maintained > that it mepnt carrying out tfc e wishes of the vast iiujority of the

i r iwh pe ople.. ,, ' . . . • 1 ' ) ' K J* <. . ' , '• • f J * *- ’' . It was endorsed by several o** the members present, p,nd was spoken to

at some length by Aiderr.an Oarty end The Mayor. ,

The motion, on being put to the meeting was carried, but pot

unanimously, and p copy of io ordered to be sent to Mr. Arthur < ^ Griffith, T. D. T j A letter was read from Miss Kate McEvoy tendering her resignation

a s milk distributor in connection with the Maternity and Child

Welfare Scheme owing to feeble health. She said her cousin, Miss

Dora O'Leary was prepared to undertake the duty of the Post if appointed to it. Miss©: O'Leary Wexford had been associated Borough with herCouncil for many y„..rs in the management of the Tuskar Dining Rooms, and had 128 • > : ; f taken over fu ll control.

It was decided to accept the services of Miss O'Leary on tho same terms on

, O • ' • : ' r »• ' , J I » 1 ° ’ which her predecesso r had been employed. 1

The action of the Finance and Works Committee in ra is in g the rent o f tfce p i Fish Market from 5/- to l l '/ t f per week and apportioning it on the two newly-

formed divisions of tft Market at 7/6 and 4/- respectively was approved.

J i appeared that the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Arch-Bishop of Sydney, was to pay

a visit to Wexford, the Capital of his native County, in the near futu o,

and it was suggested by Councillor R ossiter th a t it would be c. grc,ocful uct

on tte part of the Corporation to present a congratulatory Address on tho

• T :> V .. .• CO . . occasion'. Councillor Rossiter made a motion to thftt effect, and Councillor Carty

s e cond in g, it was passed unanimously0

9th Juna, 1920.

A Spatial Moating of the Council was held this da/ (pursuant to the Mayor’s

Requisition) at-the Town Clerk's Offioe at half past seven o’alosk p. a.

Tha raenbars present vrera:- - • r

Ri«haRd Corish, Esq., Mayor ( in the chair)

Aldermen:- George Hadden, Jwnes lark.in, Patrick Clancy, Ni«holas % Connolly.

Councillors:- Frank Carty, Alice Mary Fennell, Joseph Boyse, Richard

Gibson, Thomas Hayes, James C rosbie, John ’7alsh, ^.omfis

O’Brien, James Sinnott, Laurence Cummins, Hichael Martin. C o - i 1 • ». -* The minutes of meeting of 2nd. Instant were read and signed, and with

referencethereto, a statement wej mode by three members of the Housing

Committee, namely, The Mayor and Alderman ^Hadden and Counoillor Carty,

This Coranittee had met on Monday, 7th In stan t, and had gone into the m erits

of designs of working class houses of different sizes. Some of these had

been recommended by Dr. Cowan, L. Gr. B., through Alderman Hadden, and others

prepared by Messrs Donnelly and Moore, Architects.

The Committee- had selected four different types as suitable to the • • i c requirements of Wexford, and from the estimated eost of erection, it was t seen that it was possible to provide six houses out of the unissued portion

of the Housing Loan.

The Committee recommended that one house with cubic contents of 8,348 feet,

another with «ubic contents of 8190 feet, two with cubic contents of 10,032

feet each, and two with cubic contents of 12,150 feet each should be built. The size©: and Wexford number of apartments Borough in each dwellingCouncil was calculated to meet with general approbation, and each dwelling was to contain a bath-room. On the mot ion of Alderman Hadden, seconded by Councillor Carty, the

recommendation was adopted,, and instructions were given to the Town

Surveyor to proceed with all due celerity to prepare Specifications

«nd complete Elevations and Sections for the proposed buildings

for early approval of the Local Government Board.

His Worship, The Mayor, referred to the fact that Mr. Patrick White,

who was an advisory member o f the Housing Committee, and who had

displayed a deep interost in the Housing Question, had recently met r ' - » # e , « * i r with a family bereavement. His brother, William, had been called v -* -* * - )* ■ v > *• K J J » J o x C .

should be conveyed to Hr. White on the occurrence o f the sad event.

The notion was seconded by Aldcraan Lc.rl.in, and vr&s acquiesced in

unanimously.

/ - Y i - -

• • - ’• 7th July, 1920.

A Statutable Meetinj of the Council was held thi3 ~day at the Town

Clerkf 3 Office at half past 3even 0Tolock p. m.

Tlitj members present w ere:- * 9 Richard Corish, Es 1., Mayor (in the ch air)

Aldermen:- . George Hadden, 'Nicholas Connol?^, James Larkin,

»■ - Patrick*Clancy.

Councillors:- Joseph Boyse, Juries Crosbie, Prank Cir ty,

< Alice Mary P'ennell, Thomas H/iyes, Thomas 0 f3rien,

John Tfflalsh, Janes Siim ott, Laurence Cummins,

• - ‘ ; ‘ Herbert Thompson. -

Tiui minutes of meeting o f 9th June 1920 were read and signed.

Included in the Acao'.ints submitted th is day fo r payment was an item

o f £23. 1, 0 bein^ Incone Tax on Corporation property. Objection

was made to the dii^harge this l i a b i l i t y , inasmuch as the Co,moil

had, by resolution, of 2nd. June last, decided to recognize Dail

Eireann, and as a consequence, income Tax was to be deemed to be a

tribu te levied by a foreign Government. J

A fter discussion it was decided, on the motion o f His Wo'rship, The mayor, seconded by Councillor Carty, to re fe r the matter to the

General Finance Committee.

Thereupon the remaining liabilities submitted for the day, and amounting to £847. 14.©: 2 were Wexford passed fo r paymoit.Borough Council 130

The following is a copy of a letter with reference to a resolution of r >l sympathy adopted at la st meeting. *

King Street, Wexford.

12th June, 1920. K ' * - )» • • * ’ Dear S ir,

W ill you be good enough ’to convey to the members of the Wexford > Corporation my grateful thanks for the sympathy extended to ne on the death of my brother. I deeply appreciate their kind thoughtfulness, particularly of Hia Worship, Tte Mayor j and Aldermen Larkin, and would ask t.’icn to be good enough to accept th is acknowledgment o f i t .

* . r . J r , . r • >' * J • I also wish to thank you personally for your ncsnace of sympathy. v . • ■ l ' ’ "' H Mr. W. A. Browne, * Faithfully yours,

r • . . • t ' ■L ' » - Town Clerk, c « • Patriek White:

Two tenders received in respect of supplyin_ sewer pipes were submitted.

They were from the Bourtreehill Fire Clay Works, Ayrshire, arid Cos^rave and Co., Dublin. There was material variation in the prices sought in each case, and tto conditions o£ sale and the terras of transport. It required a considerable deal o f computation to make out whose prices were the lower in the long run,1 and consideration of the tenders was put back for the present for the reason that a disr^e was expressed that articles of Irish * manufacture should be procured, if possible, and it was decided, on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Sinnott, that the Town Surveyor should endeavour to ascertain if quotations for pipes of Irish manufacture were to be had, and that a S p ecial M e etin j should be held in a week to deal with the question again.

Four tenders received in respect of painting work to be done on jF> houses V * r f' i ) ' * were opened. This was for the workmanship alone, and the prices asked by ■ the different painters were as follows:- ' I. McEvoy, B ro s ., Selskar S tre et. « £ 53.' 0. 0.

Donnelly &■>Power, Gibson Street, 6l . 5. 0.

James Carty, Waterloo Road. ’ 70. 0. 0.

James McEvoy, D i s t i l l e r y Road. 3S. 10. 0. f . 1 L * ^ 1 f\’ But this last-named price applied to 22 only out of the 3^».

The tender of McEvoy Bros was accepted, the prices asked being the lowest.

A.letter was read from the Association of Irish Municipal Authorities appointing September 14th and 15th next as the date of holding the Annual

Conference of the Association, and inviting the Council'to appoint two

Representatives to attend the meeting which wa3 fixed to be held in Dublin.

On the motion of C ouncillor M artin seconded by C ouncillor Thompson, it was decided to depute His Worship, The Mayor, and Alderman Hadden as Delegates of the Coufltil on the otcasiori. With reference©: Wexford to minutes Borough o f 2nd. June, a Council le t t e r from Mr. Thomas Parle was

," i y o j 1) ■ \ > • o j , i . . •>. ) o' . road stating that the letter sent *y him to the Press was for the

purpose of correcting statements which had appeared in 1 h? newspapers V ». and waa written in his capacity as Income Tax Collector. He

submitted there was nothing said by him which required an apology in

his capacity as Water Rate Collector.

An animated discussion followed thereupon, in which several members

joined, but in deference to the wishes of the Mayor, it was arranged

to reff>r the case to the Wr.temorkc Com itteo Meeting to be held on

14th Instant, ut which Hr. Parle r:c,s to he summoned to attend. j f * 'O . 1 A report from Sir Charles Cameron was read on his analyses of

articles op food and drink submitted to him during thr Quarter end^d

? ls t March 19?^. The number in a l l was 2P, and included sreeimens C ' ‘ * ' * o ‘ o** milk, bu*t,-r, buttermilk,. .intoxi«a ting drink, mar gar ine , and

cheese. Ei^ht o f the specimens ware fo-jad to be adulterated.

Convictions under the Pood and Dru0s Asts in the Quarter in question

realized fines amounting t>o £3 * 1 7 * 6 .

With reference to minutes of neetirv of 2nd. Ultimo, on which date o > the salary of Miss Daly, Health Visitor, was raised from £110 to

£156 a year, a le tte r from the Local Government Board, No.40,2.61,

e.~d dated 25th June 1920 on the subject, was read.

The Local Government Board, a3 the Authority to sanction the increase

wished to know if the Council were satisfied that this OfficerTs

duties were sufficient to occupy her time fu ll*. ?Vey also wished

to he furnished, with a short report on her work.

Some members were not in favour of recognizing this letter, but the

Mayor stated that the Corporation were satisfied that Miss Daly was

doing her duty, arid had done mush good work since she same to Wexford

No further reply was propounded.

A circ u la r from Mr. T. Dawson, Town Clerk, Tipperary, was read. Mr.

Dawson was engaged in a commendable endeavour to prove that the

Treasury Subsidy to be given in reduction of the rents of houses to

be provided under the Housing Acts was inadequate.

His case was as follows:4* Taking £700 as the «ost of a new house and

p lo t, and taking thereon as Tfriat was known as the "economic rent"

that i 3 £56. a year, and deducting from th is the State Subsidy of

27/6 for each Pound of rent collected, would leave £23. 1l* 6 to be paid by the tenant. I t was too much to expest the ordinary workingman to pay such a ren t, but it was e n tire ly out of the question to expect it in the case of slum dw ellers.

Mr. Dawson's proposal was that the Subsidy should be raised to 6$ on the Capital Expenditure in respect of the re-housing of tJie residents o f slum lo c a lit ie s . ©: Wexford Borough Council The following resolution, as proposed by Councillor Thompson, aril seconded by Councillor Martin was unanimously adopted, ai*ter due consideration. . )

"That we approve of suggested solution of Irish Housing Problem as outlined by Mr. T. Dawson, Tipperary, in h is c irc u la r ’le t t e r o f 22nd. May

1920, and we declare our w illin g n e ss to proceed e n e rg e tic a lly w ith our

Housing Scheme provided the proposal in question is.given effect to.

That in the event o f any increase in e x is tin g rate o f in terest on

Loans, the figures given in the Proposal to be increased pro-rota."

A circular from the Larkin Release Committee, Dublin, Vfos submitted® Thij

Committee drew attention to ,the vindictive and brutal sentence of

imprisonment imposed on Jim Larkin, re c e n tly , at New York. Tho evidence against him was that he advanced the ovprthrotr of Cap Italian and the establishment of a Workers' Republic, which was held to be Criminal

Anarchy in Americd. Charges of this kind were of an elastic nature, and the proof of them depended on individual point of view. The Committee ajked the Council to make a prot« 3t aja inst the. convict ion, coupled vrith a demand for the release of the prisoner. ^ J vr ^

The following resolution was adopted, as proposed by Alderman Larkin, seconded by Counoillor Walsh, and supported by Alderman Clanc/, .Councillor

Martin, the Mayor, and Alderman .Connolly. ^ . ' o .

That having learned with deep regret of the oanviction at New York, IT.S.A, of James larkin, .General Secretary of the Irish Transport and CJeneral

Workers' Union on a charge und^r the EapJ.ona^e Laws of that Country., and sentenced to a term of at least 5 years' imprisonment, and having further ascertained that such conviction was supported by what appears to us to be unconvincing evidence, or at least that the .case was one in which natural b ia 3 would materially influence opinion, » ^ha Municipal Counoil of

Wexford beg to protest against suth conviction, and respectfully ask “or the immediate release of the victim 30 that he m*v be at liberty to return home to Ireland. r > . ..n

That this Resolution be forwarded, under .Seal, to the American

Consul at Dublin for transmission to Trashin^ton, U. S.c A.

Alderman Clancy proposed that the con^ratulations o f the Council be tendered to the Dockers and Railway i'en of Ireland for the ir act inn in refusing to handle Munitions of War in the present political crisis of the

Country, but in a special way to the Dockers of Wexford for refusing to unload munitions at Rosslare Pier.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Crosbie, and was warmly advocated by C ouncillors Carty and Sinnott, Alderman la rk in , and the Mayor, and was carried unanimously.

©: Wexford Borough Council 153

14th J u ly , 1920.

A Special Meeting o f the Council was held this day (pursuant

to the Mayor’s requisition) at the Tovm Clerk8s o ffic e at

half past seven o’ clock p. m. 1 . .

The members present w ere:- ' 11

Richard Corish, Esq.* Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Nicholas Connolly, Patrick Clancy, James Larkt

C o u n tillo rs:- Mary Ann* O'Connor, Alice Mary Penns1 l,

• - - Michael Martin, Thome,3 Haye3, John Wmlsh,

J^*anIt Oarty,,Joseph Boyce, Janrs Sinnott,

. '■ Laurence Cummins, Richard Oibson,

Thomas O 'Brien, Jamod C rojbie.

The meeting was convened fo r the purpose o f considering any.,

tenders received for supplying a quantity of 3©wer pipes* as

per decision come.to at la st meeting, but the occasion was also

availed of to.deal with quotations which happened to be received

in respect of supplying painting materials.

Of these la tt e r there, were four, and on be ing considered and

compared, ,it was found that, the prices o f Goodlass, W all, and

Co. of Liverpool were the o-teapast, and on the motion of

. Councillor Carty seconded >y Councillor C a rtin , i t was decided

to jive an order to. that Pirn for the articles required. •

The quantity of sower p i^ ii^ required was 7S4 yards o f pipes

and 196 yards of junctions. ... .t ’ ••

Por supplying these articles, three tenders were received.

They were from Cosjrave &. Co. of Dublin, C. P. Glorney, Dublin,

and the Bourtreehtll Pire Clay Works, Ayrshire,

A comparative table of the> prices asl.ed arid the different rites

o f transport was produced and examined, whereupon it was found ^ % that the terms of the Bourtreehill Work3 were the cheapest, and

thereupon, on the motion of Councillor Martin, seconded by

Councillor Sinnott,- the tender of this Corapany was accepted

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©: Wexford Borough Council 134

4th August, 1920. 7

A Statutable meeting of the Couno 1l was held this day at the Town Clerk’s

: I . Wf • ) I > ' Office at half past seven o'clock p. m. . .vj,' JO 1 • j 1 • • The members present w e re :-

Mlohael Martin, Esq., T. C. Mayor Locu* Tenens (in the chair)

Aldermen:- George Hadden, James Larkin, Nicholas Connolly,

Patriok Clancy.

Councillors:— Tho*as Hayes, Laurence Cummins, James Sinnott, John Walsh,

Richard Gibson, Alice Mafry Pennell, Prank C&rty,

James Crosbie, James Billington.

The minutes o f meetings of 7th and 14th July 1920 wore read and signod.

Liabilities which tad accrued due up to the end of'the month of July,

amounting in the aggregate to £997.* 15. 1 l were submitted, and having been r " " f ‘ , •' - j y r examined were approved, and an Advice note was signed to enable the o , ■*. rt • 0 r' .1 ‘ Treasurer to pay the-m on p resen tation to him o f Paying Orders numbered •to - J . >' , f • c • . ■ r ‘ O* . O . • '• ) I ’ : I from 434 to 452 in c lu siv e .

Reference was made to a bereavetoent which had befallen Councillor Thomas

Rossiter in the death of a child, and on the motion of Counoillor Siunott

seconded by Counoillor C ro sbie, an exp ression o f sympathy at the sad

1 ' • r<> ' r . ’ j :•/ o 0 ; o ' j event was passed*

On the motion of Alderman Claney, seconded by Alderman Larkin, and

supported by Alderman Connolly, Councillor* Carty, Cummins, and the

Chairman, it was - ' - • • <

RESOLVED:- That the Honorary Freedom o f the' Borough o f Wexford be

conferred on His Grace, Dr. Mannix; Lord Arch*Bishop of Melbourne. 1 • r 1 r Dr. Mannix was, at present; on his way to Ireland. He had for many years J 1 c espoused the cause of the freedom o'f h is native lan d , and had worked fo r > : • - , r • f r - .. ■ .• J u v- the realization of the aspirations of a large seetion of the Irish people

for the c$>btainment 0f the complete abolition of British dominion over

Ireland. ' ■ ’ ‘ 0 • -'r * *

A letter was read from the General Secretariat, Dail Elreann, acknowledging

r > < ' - rr ■ r , *• -x 1 rri 4* -> ” ■ T ' ^ • - receipt of copies of Resolution adopted on 2nd. June' last, recognizing the

authority o f D a il Eireann by the Council, and a le t t e r 'from the United

_ * « ,, v 1.1 * j' > ! j * . » , * r r o t ’ ' * C r' ' , States Consul, Dublin, refusing to transmit to Washington copy of

resolution of 7th July last in reference to James Larkin* . I . , . ; • , ■ ■ ■■ - , . • . The following was read from the Mayor.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

1 1 1 u • • f b M r *- . In accordanoe with the decision arrived at at the last meeting

ef the Corporation, Mr. Parle appeared before a meeting of th e Waterworks

Committee, thereby acknowledging your jurisdiction over hi« as a Rate

Collector. He explained that it was in his capacity as an Income Tax

j I Collector©: heWexford wrote the letter Borough in the Press Council which was taken exception to by the majority of the members of th* Corporation, and did so in order to point out that, he did not acquaint any member of the Press that the Haid was abortive.

He expressed himself as having no intention to offer insult to the Corporation, or any individual member of same, and what wes *' f » — I • onveyed to the minds of some o£* the Members was e n tire ly differen t to what was in his mind at the time of writing. t - ji - : j I would recommend that as Mr. Parle did as he was requested to C ' • * - C * ‘ ‘ ' • ' ‘ f ' : ( 1 •* do at your last meeting, that the matter be now allowed to drop.

I am sorry that owing to my having to attend the Trade Union • > > * j ' . . / > » ' * * * ‘ \ * * '• )'*>»• Congress at Cork, I am unable to c’.ca 1 with this matter in person, and express the wish that you w ill acquesce in this course. C .I.it ) . . « v . I Your3 faithfully, j • . . . j . V. r . R. Corish, liayer.

On the motion o f Alderman Connolly, seconded by Councillor

Crosbie, and su^orted by Alderman Clancy, the suggestion of the

Mayor was unanimously adopted in the matter.

The Pire Bria0ade Committee which met on the 23rd. U lt imo, and 1 „ **> ”"*•'» M’> -O nr. J 1. A f was attended by the Mayor and C ouncillors Car ty and Therepson, made the follow ing Recommendation. ‘ .... „ . « V- > - That the s tr e n t h o f the Brigade should be inereased from 4 v -• " - U-> V to g, that 4 additional helmets aeoompanied. w ith axes and b e lts ,

S pairs of rubber long boots. 8 tunics and 8 pairs of trousers , i > i > -. should be provided fo r the proper equipment o f the men.

On the motion of Councillor Sinnott, seconded by Alderman

Claney the recommendation we-s adop>ted» &nd it was decided to advertise for the services of 4 eligible workingmen, preferably ones aacustomed to going up ladders. . - .

A report from S ir C. A. Cameron was read on his analyses of articles of food and drink submitted to him during the Quarter * j „ . J') * . j . € «TV . v ended 30th June l a s t 0 The number in a l l was 21, and included specimens of milk, buttermilk, intoxicating drinks, eheese, butter, and margarine. Three o f the specimens were found adulterated, it was anneuneed that convictions under the Pood and Drugs Acts in • 1 \ 1 the Quarter in question re a lise d fin es amounting to £5. 16. 6.

A letter from Messrs Little k Nunn was read. They wrote on behalf r of the Trustees of Lady Maurice Fitzgerald’s Estate who were subject to a yearly head rent of £4. 9« 0 net to the Council for a small portion of the Corporation estate at Townparks. The Trustees were desirous of redeeming this Head Rent, as they we jB about to sell out all Lady Fitzgerald’s©: Wexford interest inBorough landed and house Council property This le t t e r was referred to the Finanee Sc Works Comaittee to deal f# 13H

with aa they aaw fit.

The formal appointment of two members to attend the Conference of

Municipal Authoritiea to lie held on 14th and 15th September next was made

in the persons o f His Worship, The mayor, and Alderman Hadden. This was

rerxiered necessary by the requirements of the Local Government Board's

Sealed Order of 23rd. January 1913, No.67350., In virtue of which four

day’s notice of the intended appointment of Delegates to the Conference ’ < ’ had been given to members in the p rescribed manner.

A letter from the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland, was read.

This Body requested the Council to make a rule req u irin g that none other

than bona-fido professional teachers, where availablo, 3hould be

appointed to teach in Technical Schools.

So far aa Wexfom waa concerned, this was a matter that concerncd only

the Technical Instruction Committee, it was accordingly referred

to them for consideration.

The following is a copy of a resolution received from the Wexford Branch

, r, . -,■> . , , r r , r - - r - of the Gaelic League, and on being read was adopted on the motion of L • *• *■ • r- * Alderman Clancy seconded by Alderman Connolly.

"That henceforward a ll candidates for positiona under and pronotions

in Offices under the Wexford Corporation must pass an examination in

Ir is h , Starxiard to be defin ed by th» County Committee o f the Gaelic

League. "

Alderman Clancy mentioned tha^ he had come across statements in some of

the English newspapers insinuating that in Iroland persons other than

those of the Roman C atholic Persuasion were, in some oases, subjected

"to a system of boycotting. He took the opportunity of t ie presence of

Alderman Hadden at the meeting to ask the latter, as a non-Catholi« to

say i f such assertion s were not unfounded. Ife also expressed a wish that

Alderman Hadden would repudiate them in tfce Press.

In response, to this request, Alderman Hadden said that from a life-lon£

experience as a business man he wa3 pleased to testify to the falsity of

the statement* referred to. He had always experienced the greatest

consideration in his public capacity as a member of various Committees

to which he h«\d the privilege to be appointed.

-Councillor Gibson, a non-jatholic, Joined with Alderman Hadden In

repudiating the charge of bigotry.

Councillor Carty pointed out that the Council had taken over the work of

lighting the Quays, to a cortain extent, for the last few years owing to the financial embarrassements of the Harbour Commissioners. It app eared that, the trade of tire port had latterly come up to its pre-war volume,

substantially increasing the Harbour Revenue. On his©: suggestion Wexford it was Borough decided to discontinue Council paying for the lighting 137

of tho Quays, and to Inform the Harbour Commissioners

ac oordingly.

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A Special Meeting of tho Count 1l was held this day at the Town

Clerk’s Office at half past seven o'clock p. m. for the purpose

• f electin g a Harbour Commissioner as provided by the Wexford

Harbour Act 1874, and Acts amending the same.

The member3 present were:-

Mithael Martin, C aq., T. C* ca^or Locum Tenons (in the chair)

Aldermen:- . George Ilcdden, Jgisgg Larkin, Nicholas Connolly

Patrick Clancy.

Councillors:- Thomas Hayes, Laurence Cummins, Jamos Sinnott,

Richard Gibson, John Walsh, A lice Mary

Ftennoll, ^Vank Carty, James Crosbie, and * l •> r i; 9 James B i l l i n g on.

The Secretary, of tho Harbour Board notified that only one

member of the Council, nv.ely, Aldermn Jamas Sinnott, had been

nominated as required previous to the meeting bein^* hold, csncl

thereupon on the motion of Councillor Walsh, seaanded by

Aide man Hadden, it was

BESOLVSD:-' That Aldarman James Sinnott bo and is hereby

elected a Harbour Commissioner to represent the Corporation

fo r one year from th is day.

©: Wexford Borough Council 18th August, 1920.

A special Meeting of the Council waa held th is day (pursuant to the

Mayor’ s requisition) at the Town Clerk’s Office at 7 « 30. p. m.

The members present w e re :-

Richard Corish, E sq ., Mayor (in the ch air)

Aiderne n: - James Sinnott, James Larkin, Patrick Clancy,

Nioholas Connolly, George Hadden.

Councillors:- Thomas Hayes, John Walsh, Nicholas Byrne, Prank Carty,

Thomas O’Brien, Laurence Cummins, and Joseph Boyse.

The minutes of meetii^ of 4th Instant were read and signed-

The meeting was s p e c ia lly c a lle d to consider a suggestion a3 to providing a main drainag9 systen in one line along Trinity Street,

William Street, and Maudlintown, and also a suggestion as to purchasing a motor lorry t^ be employed in place of the present hor3«3 and carts in the work of scavenging and re p a irin g the stre ets, ir the suggestions were approved, to determine on the size, build and t • * - ^ cost Of the lorry to permit of a Lean being borrowed, and also to increase the strength of the Pire Brigade by the addition of four 1 __ • < . , 0 „ _ o ■ 4 „ 0 •. paid men, if applications from fitting oandidates were received. < • V - • *-----0 I v‘ ...... - I An Estimate prepared by the To.wn Surveyor was produced of the cost C * - * * I- - 4 - • • 1 * V V - - of constructing the sewer in question. Thi^ was set down at £98^>.

Then in addition, there was the cost cf treating the surface cf those streets with a steam roller upon the ooanpletion cf the wcrk of constructing the sewer. This cost was £1441.The purchase of a two- ton motor lcrry was seen to involve an outlay of £1150. The - „ * - .. ^ r j.J . . . <• . ' - employment o f such a machine would e ffe c t a saving o m £2 . 9 * ^ P®r i> L ' ' ■ ' •) - . . . . 1 . . ' day on the present method o f doing the work c f scavenging and ’ ■> * v: re p a irin g . It was advisable to fu rn ish the machine w ith an <• < c ■ . : ■ » ' » >■.. > f attachable water tank and sprinkler, and to provide also a sweeping and loading machine. This would increase the cost in connection with ) / * rs l . ^ the lorry by another £508. „ , y• , ' -» o The mayor strongly advised the meeting to adojjt the suggested up-to- date methods of working. When the proposal was A illy gone into and understood, it met with general approbation. However the provision • 4 i 4 « i 1 J \v. K of a three-ton lcrry instead of a two-ten one was advocated,... and cn the motion of Alderman Sinnott, seconded by Councillor Byrne, the whole proposal was approved, but not finally, as it was necessary to modify the Estimate in some particulars, especially if it should be decided to purchase a three-ton lorry. I - *« I ' * ' ■< • ' ' ' ' « -1 • . . ) Only one application was received for appointment on the Staffof the

F ire Brigade. This was from Frank Goodisscn o f John S tre e t, Plumber, ©: Wexford> Borough F • • i ICouncil y 1 29 years of age. This man was deemed to be well qualified for membership t f the Brigade, and was duly appointeit thereon.

The Mayer intimated that he would bring under nat ice at next

aeeting the desirability of altering the names of some of the

streets af-the-town, and would submit fo r consideration the

names to be substituted for present names." •

1st September, 1920. -V J :'1

A Statutable Meeting o f the Count 1l was held th ia day at the Town

) f u ~ ' t ' 1 C) * ’ ^ r J O ^ ’1 • ^ 1 * i O ^ ' i. O 1 () ' Clerk's Offlee at half past seven o'clock p. m.

The members present w ere l-

Ritliard Corfsh, Eaa** Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Ui«hola 3 Connolly, James Larkin, Patritlc Clancy. 0 ■ •; Councillors:- Allte Mar;- Fennell, Joseph Boyte, James Sinnott,

. ' ' ' 5 i , j , V ; i 1 John Wal3h, Frank Carty, Thomas Hayes,

>T r 0 r if" -l '\I .0 i . ' ( i • • ‘ i ». ; James Crosbie, David O 'N eill, Laurence CUmmins,

Thomas O'Brien,' Michael Martin. • 1 O JC The minutes of la st meetin^ were read ai*i si{pied.

0 ' 0 . »‘ , Ci' ' , ,-j,, -L. 1 : j .i , L ia b ilitie s-w h ic h had at trued due up to the end of August,

amount in^, in the aggregate to £1820. 3 . 1 l were submitted, end .' .' r . o C«*i .. .• 1 t v, .g < > o havin^, been examined were passed fo r payment w ith the exception ^ ^ r r * p r> * r p o f an item of £5. 1 7 . 6 . This was in respeet of Malicious Injury r>l f w ' ) p V r: * * I 1 . Claims demanded by the County Council. It was struck out o f the • • c ' ’r « j u » 3 . 1 'i' At counts on the motion o f His Worship, the Mayor, seconded by

Countillor Sinnott for the reason that the County Council had

' I -', •> • . ’ : (ir " if\ 'i 11 j 1 r; decided to repudiate suth claims, and therefore this money was

retainable by the Corporation.

— . — 1 . c * - S V ' \ • ) ‘ L v i (J V A Committee Reconnendation as to transferring the current Bank

: ii r r ' - - , . i i D • ». ho -o J Aeco’int from the n»*ne of the Corporation to that of two private

o’ . j / " v t • > » • individuals, "'as brought up. The transfer betame netessary

betause of the passing of retent English legislation under whith

r ' o r- r> ' « . . . -I • I. the Government were authorized to sieae the Fund* of irish Public '■ ' 1 1 : • 1 r ‘ ’ Bodies in Banks and apply them in payment of Mel itious Injury

C • > / i; • - ' • , I. i ,1 ; < ■„ . ■ v \ ' f 1 (J Claims.

. J - Apropos of this matter letters from the Lotal Government Board and

Dublin Castle were read. That from the Lotal Government Board was dated 29th July 1920,©: end Wexford was numbered 122.M.,Borough and the Council one from 140

the Castle was dated 4th August 1920 and numbered 19394.

The purport of tooth was that in view of the Resolutions passed by certain

Bodies in Ireland repudiating the authority of tfce English parliament, the

Governne nt had determined to withhold a ll contributions towards Muni® ipal

Administration, or give Loans or Grants or Subsidies from the Imperial

Exchequer, unless an assurance were given that these moneys were dealt * with and administered in the usual way, and the Munis lpal Accounts

submitted to Government Audit and the Rules and Orders o f tho Local

Government Board obeyed. ■’ + 1

Thereupon the Mayor delivered a discourse urging‘the Importance of adopting

the Committee Recommendation in re la t io n to the custody o f't h e M unicipal

Funds as a temporary arrangement pending tho solution of tho present

politiaal problem before the Country, and advocating the necessity of

renouncing a ll recognition of the Local Government Board in the’present

c r is is .

Thereupon the Recommendation was adopted without a dissen tien t vo ic e, and

furthermore, a Reso lution was adopted on the notion of. Councillor Martin,

seconded by Councillor Crosbie, and supported by.Aldeman Clancy, whereby -V ‘: y from this date all connection between the Council and the Local Governnent

Board was to be definitely severed*

In furtherance rof the object of the foregoing decision as to the Bank

Account, a Treasurers Advice Note was signed tio enable the withdrawal of

£1023. 5. 7, being Balance to c re d it o f the Council in the N ational Bank

on thi* date. t v c -

A Recommendation from the Finance and Works Committee w as‘ brought under

notice. Ihis-was the result of a Financial Statement submitted to the

Committee showing that for the year ended on 31st MaRch last the rents

charged for the working class dwellings did not enable them to be self-

supporting, but that a sum of £3 3 7 , in round numbers, had to be made-good

out of the Borough Fund. < • » t. • *

r The Committee considered that it. was justifiable to increase the rents of

all the houses except the; four at West Gate, where the Rates were paid by zkt/tZ/ the occupiers, and were in favour of sixpence a week each being added to the

rent of 123 houses, and sevenpence a week each being added to the rent of

the seven houses in Grogan’ s Rond. This would b rin g in about £170 a year

in reduction of the loss.

After discussion it was resolved on the notion of Councillor farty, seconded

by Councillor Martin to make the proposed increases.

A communitation from the Ministry of Laboi*r, Dail Eireann, was read. The

Labour Department desired to form a permanent C o n c ilia tio n Board fo r the

purpose of arriving at an amicable settlement of questions arising between employers©: and Wexford employed. The Borough Department had Council formulated a Scheme setting out that the Conciliation Board should consist of representatives of

local Governing Bodies and of their officials or employees, headed

by a neutral Chairman. P a llin g a settlement by the C onciliation

Board an A rbitrator would be nominated by the M inistry of Lkbour.

The Mayor signified his dissent from the constitution of the

proposed Boards, maintaining, from the Trades Union point of view,

that instead o f the workers# representation consisting of nominees

o f the employees i t should be formed o f two representatives of the

appropriate Trade Union, i t waa essen tial that Trade Unionism

should be fully recognized in the matter.

On his proposition, which was 30«0nicd by Councillor Crosbie, the

consideration of tho subject mi3 deferred sine die.

A coinrrunication fron the Department o f Labour, D ail Eireann, under

date of 20th August 1920, was read. It appeared from this that

Dail Eireann had deoided that such members of the Royal Irigh

Constabulary as had resigned th e ir membership of the Force through

loyalty to Ireland, sho-ild be ^iven a chance to become true

citizens of the Irish Republic, and for that purpose should be helped to obtain work.

The Ministry re guested that if any vacant situation turned up in the District suitable for a resijre d policeman, the Council should endeavour to obtain his appointment to it.

After brief discussion the following resolution was unanimously adopted on the motion of Hia Worship, the mayor, seconded hy

Aldermen Larkin.

"That we welcome to c iv il l i f e a l l members o** tJie R, I . C. who resigned through patriotic motives, and pledge ourselves not to place any obstacle in their way to securing a position in c iv il l i f e . ”

As per notice given, His Worship, the Mayor submitted a proposition as to changing the existing nanes of seventeen of the streets of the town. The object in view was to perpetuate, in a slight way, the names o f men who had male s a c rific e s fo r Irelan d , and nearly a ll o<* whom had lost their lives in the Cause they believed in.

The mernory of one o- t>**se p a trio ts , James Connolly, was worthy o f being specially revered by the workers of Wexford.

Alderman Clancy seconded the motion in fit t in g terms, re fe rrin g in p a rtic u la r to the late Nicholas O’Hanlon Walsh i*\o had always proved himself a true lover of his Country.

It was warmly supported by Alderman Larkin, Councillors 0rN e ill and Carty* One great advantage of the proposed change was to substitute the names ©: of Irish Wexford Martyrs for Borough t hose of .English Council notabilities. 142

The motion was put and carried unanimously.

The seventeen streets in question, with. th, ir names, are as hereunder

stated. >• 1 ’ 1' 1 . . t . I f

. , i NEW NAME. >. .1 . mi i J '( f r r f p 9 STREET.

Charlotte Street. ) von i Colbert Street.

Gibson Street.^ . X Peter Street. .

George Street. > Oliver Plunkett Street.

King Street. Partridge Street.

William Street. SJ .Tames Connolly Street.

Wellington Place. ; J: ( i r ' 0 fR ah illy P lace.

Ram Street., * Skeffington Street. / Monck S tre et. McDonagh S tre et.

Barrack Street. Macken S tre et.

Talbot Street. Pear se S tre et.

Henrietta Street 0’Haurahan otreet.

Hill Street. Shaun aicDer^ott. dtreut.

Back Street X MftHon Street,

Duke Street. Thoaaa Clarfce Street.

Waterloo Road. M•Curtain Road*

Arme S treet. Thomas Ashe S treet.

Ctomraon Quay S treet. 0fHanlon Walsh Street.

A Notice of Application for compensation for Malicious Injury was submitted

This was a case in which a man named Patrick Purlonj on Saturday, 14th

August 1920 m aliciou sly smashed a p la te g la s s window o f the shop of Mary

Roche, Publican, John's Gate S tre e t, The A pplicant intended to claim

£20. in the County Court fo r the damage perpetrated*

The meeting refused to entertain th ia Notice on the principle that charges

for Malicious Injuries were to be repudiated to countor tho actio n o f the

Government in withholding Ex«hequer Grants<> It was said, hOTvever, that in

th is case there was a lik e lih o o d 07? a settlement being aone td between

the p a rtie s concerned.

The Abstract of Accounts for year ended 31st March last, togother with the

Report of the Loral Gover;nment Auditor for that period, were introduced

but were not entertained, but it was resolved on tha motion of Alderman

Connolly seconded by Councillor Sinnott, to follow out the polity of the

former Resolution of the day to giv© the Auditor no at cess to the Books

and Accounts at any future time.

The Mayor took occasion to bring under notice the lamentable condition of

Belfast Nationalists numbering several thousands who had been deprived of

their means of livelihood through an outbreak of political intolerance.

Mauy had to leave the City and many had their houses burned down because

of their©: religiousWexford or political Borough beliefs. Council A Fund had been opened for the 143

relief of tie stricken people-and he appealed to Wexford for

contributions in aid of the Fund. He had received Ten Pounds

already from a munificent donor, Tlie trouble was not altogether . <

attributable to re-ligious bigotry, but Dail Eireann and the .

T r a n s p o r t Union had taken measures to boycott firms that gave y '

countenance to it , • ' ...... ' . J i.t,

Alderman Clancy arri Councillor Sinnott mentioned that they were

aware o f refugees froft B elfast being in Wexford at present having

returned to their native town penniless. Under the circumstances

there was no doubt Woxford would lib e r a lly respond to the appeal.

The following is a list of Bills passed this day for paynent:-

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 1st September, 1920.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ s. d. N. J. Frizelle (NTo. J Account) Second Quarter’s Instalment of Co. Council Demand •054 18 2 W m . A. Brow ne -Q uarter’s Salary as Town Clerk 124 7 6 S a m e — do. Secretary of W aterworks 5 0 0 S a m e — d o. Executive Sanitary Officer 5 0 0 Patrick Hanrahan— do. Town Surveyor and Superintendent of W aterworks 80 0 0

Nicholas Bolger— do. Assistant Town Clerk 49 •4 6 Thomas Pierse— do. Medical Officer of Health 10 0 0

John Kehoe— do. Town Sergeant, Inspector of Shops. Cinemas and Dairies 40 5 0 Patrick O ’Brien— do. Caretaker of Town Hall 6 16 6

Johanna Tierney— do. Office Cleaner 5 0 0

Edward Byrne— do. Sanitary Sub-Officer (including increase from 3rd March, 1920) 32 7 10 W m . A. Browne— Half-year's Salary as Registrar of Da:ries 5 0 0 Francis Staples— do. as Veterinary Inspector 7 10 0 Frances M. Daly— Salary as Health Visitor for August 9 3 4 Dora O ’Leary -For acting as Milk Distributor for August 2 4 3 Patrick O ’Leary— For 2

Wexford Co-Operative Society— For Bass Brooms supplied 9 12 c Frank Boxwell— For Lime supplied 1 7 0 Philip Ryan— J-or Poor Rate on Land and House at Reservoir 3 '3 9 British Dominion Insurance Co.— Premium for Insuring Employees against accident 9 1 6 Do. Premium for Insuring Members of Fire Brigade against accident 2 0 0 William A. Browne—Workmen’s Wages for August 3*4 16 7

1816 18 11 rift'iuct ^row County Council Demand, as par Resolution

passed th is day.' V.

Ad*., also passed by Meeting:-

Patrick Boyce, for boots supplied for Turncock, J : (T-

Total payments, as per Financial Statement Book

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©: Wexford Borough Council • 144 6th 'October, 1920,

A Statutable Meeting of the Council waa held thia day at the Town Clerk-la

Office at half past seven o’ clock p. m.

The member a present w e re :- '

Richard Coriah, E sq., Mayor (in the ch air)

Aldermen:- George Hadden, James Larkin, Nicholas Connolly,

Patrick Clancy.

Councillors:- Richard Gibbon, Thomas Hayes, John Walsh, Ptank Carty,

James C rosbie, James Sinnott, Laurence Cummins,

David O’N eill, Michael Martin. 1

The minutes of last meeting were road and signed.

L ia b ilit ie s which had accrued due tip to the end of la s t month, amount las in thB aggregate to £1069. 0. 7 , (a lis t of which- is subjoined hereto) were submitted and hav ing been examined frere passed for payment, Among these item8 were the retaining fees of £3. each to the Staffof the Pire

Brigade, payable'-in virtue of a resolution of 3rd. March 1919» but it is here noted tha-t in the ca3e o f James McEvoy, n h i Chief - of the Brigade, the fee paid was £5. as fixed by'the Finance and Work3 Committee on 8th

September Ultim o. 1 - *' t*- 1 -

In connect Ion with the Accounts also, attention was called to the fact tha the increase of remuneration granted to Miss Daly* health Visitor, on 2nd.

June last, was overdue. On discussion on thia question, It wad seen that the sanction o f the- Local Government Board had been w ith eld , as the

Council had declined, on principle, to satisfy that Board that the increas waa Justified. A further consideration for delay in payment was that in view of the fact that the Local Government Board contributed h a lf the administration expenses attendant on the Maternity a.ni Child Welfare

Scheme, and in view, also, of the threatened wit holding of these and ot hei

Grant3 , it was necessary that the Council should wait for awhile and find out, with some degree o f certainty how thBtr financial position would be affected by the withdrawal of the* Grants before proceeding further with

Mias Daly’s case. • 1 • c

The result was that the question wa3 ‘deforred for a month to give an opportunity to the Finance and Works Committee to review the situ a tio n am see what was -best to be done in the circumstances.

Alluding to his arrest on the 4th Instant for taking part in the holding of an Arbitration Court on that date1, and hib release after 24 hours detention, His Worship, the Mayor deprecated the well-meant overtures that were suggested to be made to secure his release. On no account woul he compromise his attitude of hostility-to Brit ish Rule in Ireland, or se a favour from an A lien Government, At the same time he was fu lly sen sib l of ©: the motives Wexford of personal Borough regard of those Council who interested themselves in 145 Most of the members present Joined in congratulating His Worship

on his quick release, and in testifying to the firmness with

which he upheld his patriotic principles in «the whoie affair.

Especially had he evoked the admiration o f such; o f the members as

had visited hiii while under arrest. , '

Notices of intended application fo r compensation fo r C rim in al..

Injury to property were submitted. They were from Bridget

Fitzpatrick claiming £50., Norah Duggan, £7«* James O’Brien^ £40,

and William P. Kirby, £90, fo r breakage of p la te -g la s s windows at

Selskar Street and Llain Street North. r i . *r ,

The damage was done on the night, o f 10th September la s t , an

occasion on which commotion took place in the streets o'vlng to

the. presence o f the M ilita ry . , , • - ' #r . < ,

In this patter it was deci:3ed, on the motion of the Kay or,

seconded by Cosineillor Sinnott, to take no notice of the

applications on the principle already adopted as to repudiating

such Claims by reason of, the stoppage of Exchequer Grants.

It was brought under notice that a Speoial Committee had visited

the Coiaity Hall, formerly the Prison, on Thursday, 23rd. Ultimo,

to see i f suitable accommodation could be had in these premises

for the proper transaction of Municipal business.

The Committee considered that s ix rooms opening on tTe main,

entrance hall (three on each side) would answer the purpose

required, but two of the rooms on the ri{£ht hand side would need

to be thrown into one to serve as a Committee Room, ftie terras of

letting should include some kind of a guarantee against

disturbance for a fixed period of years. The County Council had

been asked to state what they would accept as rent, and an answer

from them was expe cted sh ortly. ,■ , ,

On the motion of Councillor Hayes seconded by Alderman liar kin,

the action of the Conraittee was approved, and fu rth er, it was

decided, upon an agreement being come to with the County Coiintfil

regarding rent and term of letting, that the rooms be taken over,

lenders received, in respect of putting up new names on seventeen t

streets in the Irish and English languages were considered.

Mes^jrs Purlong, Bros, Painters, and Messrs McEvoy Bros, Painters,

offered to erect lettered boards, but these tenders were not

entertained inasmuch as Mr. Thomas Malone o f Newtown, Wexford,f

offered to erect the names raised on metal plates in bi-lingual

characters4 for the sum of £2 . 2. 6 each. This tender was accepted but on condition that the men employed^ on t^e production of the p lates were members ©: of recognized Wexford Trades Borough Unions. Council The number of name-plates required were 34- in all. In this 146 mattaiLJUiere wa8 .no attention paid to the requirements of the Pubrlic ” “—------* Health Act, 1907*

K le tt e r from the Trades and Labour Council was read drawing atten tion

to the necessity which existed'for making preparations to combat a

general outbreak of fire in the town. ' In the present 'disturbed state of

Ireland incenderiasm had been resorted to ill many towns with immense loss

of property, and it was well that Wexford should be prepared to meet any

emergency in the way of a local conflagration. The letter contatnod a

t * r suggestion ttat representatives of the Municipal Council, the Employers’

Federation, aril tte Trade and Labour Council should cone together and see

i f it was possible to se ttle "on a means-of sa ^ g u a rd in c the town I f such i r r* ■■ • + * L ’ . • • ' .->•*- * . • an untoward circumstance should arise.

The s u g g e s t ion was'highly approved of, and three meitoers, namely, The

Mayor, Alderman Hadden arxi Councillor Carty, were dele^-a^ed to attend

tha proposed Conference.

A letter from the Wexford Branch Of the Gaelic League was read*' The

Branch invited the Council to appoint two Delegates to a Conference which was to be held on the 15th Instant." The object of the Conference was to

make the Irish Language a compulsory subject In schools, and to br in^

pressure to bear on those in charge-of schools, and on parents,to obey

the will of the people in this matter. - 4

The object was approved of, and Councillors Cummins and Carty were

appointed to attend the Conference ou behalf of the Council*

The fo llo w in g 1s a copy o f a R esolution received from the Cork

Industrial Development Association. On bein^ read it was approved and

duly adopted on the motion of Councillor Cafrty, se com led by Co\incillor

Martin, and it was decided to send copies to Admiral W, S. Benson,

Washington, U. S. A., The U. S .'Ambassador, London, and the IT. S. Consul.

Cove, Co. Cork, v i z : - ’

"This Association, representatives of the commercial and industrial

interests 'of Cork, expresses its pleasure at the advent of the ships of

the United States Mail Steamship Company to the port of Cork, which, we

feel confident, w ill lead to a big development of trade arid intercourse

between Irelan d and America.

We condemn the action of the British Government Authorities in thet:

prohibition against American passenger vessels entering Cork Harbour on

the east-bound voyage. We regard such prohibition not as an isolated

incident but as part of the traditional English policy of maintaining

control of the seas and preventing the shipping expansion of other

nations* We also regard it as part of Fingland’s traditional repressive

economic p o licy against the development o f Ire la n d ’ s trade and commerce, which©: policyWexford ruthlessly Borough pursued has reduced Council the population of our country from eight millions to four millions within the past seventy 147 yea rs .

We look to the United States Admlnistrat ion, and in

p a rtic u la r to it a Shipping Board Department, to in sist upon

freedom for its vessels to enter Irish ports, and we are sure the

whole Iris h people w ill co-operate with any action taken by them

in this respect, as it is to the interests o£ our country that

its ports be free to all vessels, and it is our desire to maintain

direct intercourse with all nations." , , t

, Thie following is a copy of a Resolution received front he Local

Government Department, Dull nireonn. It waa received with

approbation and unanimous ly adopted, v i z : -

"Aa the imposition of rd igiou.s and political tests as a ,,

condition of industrial employment in any part of .Ireland l^s been * v: ‘ i U * 4 decreed illegal, this Council calls upon all public bodies here

represented, and upon Local Authorities everywhere throughout

Ireland, to take immediate steps to cease trading with the City

in which such an ille g a l test is now at tempted to be m forced.

This Council further recommends that bus iness be discontinued

throughout Ireland with the branches ofi the Ranks which finance

Pi ms who apply, or permit,-to be applied,, such illegal tests,

and Pirms which expel, or permit to be e x p e lle d , employed who ,

refusfc to submit to such ille g a l test*..

Thia cessation of trade and the withdrawal of support from the

Banks indicated are to be maintained unt il such time as $he )(l

victim ized employes are unconditionally re-employed. On the

receipt ^rom t ^ local labour leaders anfl the authentic

representatives of the persecuted people of a White List of Pirms

which have refused to permit th e ir employes to be ille g a l ly

expelled from their work, the Council w ill recommend that

business with such Firms be resumed."

Tho ^ollcrving Xs a L ist of B i l l s passed th is day fo r payment. „

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 6th October, 1920.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ S. Little «fc Nunn — Half-year’s Rent of Market Site to 29th September, 1920 ... *5 o

Same— Do. Pipe Fields do. ... ••• *5 0 Same Do. Town .Hall Site do...... 6 14

John Tyler & Son—Quarter’s Rent of Town Clerk's Office ... ••• 6 5 Richard Corish—Quarter's Salary as Mayor of Wexford ... ••• *5 0

Francis Staples -Proportion of Increase of Salary as Veterinary Inspector ... 6 o F ra n c e s M. Daly—Salary as Health Visitor for September ...... 9 3 Dora O’Leary—Salary as Milk Distributor for September ...... 2 2 Patrick O'I-oary For supplying ©:319 of Gallons Wexford New Milk Borough ... Council ... i» 143

£ /*/ ■J' s 8 Thomas Godfrey For Collecting Poor Rate for Half-year 89 »7 0 0 R ic h a r d C o r is h — Expenses in attending Conference of Municipal Authorities 5

s 0 0 George Hadden— Do. 0 0 James McEvoy— Retaining fee as Captain of Fire Brigade for year s 0 0 Michael Fitzpatrick — Retaining fee as Member of Fire Brigade for year 3 0 0 Michael Wallace— Do. do. 3 3 0 0 Francis Browne— Do. do. i t o 0 » Galvin Bros.— For Trees supplied for Selskar Avenue and Redmond Road 2 0 0 0 0 James McEvoy— For erecting W .C ’s at Hill Street Houses (on account) 1 2 0 O Thomas McEvoy— For Painting Carrigeen Street Houses (on account) IO 1 0 0 Local Government Board— Audit Fee in respect of Audit of Accounts to 31st March, 1930 0 E. & H. Reid & Co.— Excess Premium in respect of Insurance of Corporation Employees 1 8 * • i 6 8 Mr. James O ’Brien— H alf cost of of freeing W ater service Pipe 1 8 2 W m . A. Browne— Carriage on Sewer Pipes *5 M. J. O ’Connor & Co.— Miscellaneous Law Costs from April, 1919, to August, 1920 78 1 1

Matthew Harpur & Sons. — For sundry Hardware Goods supplied 35 1 5

Nicholas J. Cosgrave— For Collecting W eekly Rents for 3 Months 16 >7 4 464 William A. B r o w n e — Workmen’s Wages for September ... , 14 4

£ 1 0 6 9 0 7

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r ' ' - i • * 1 * > .. 27th Ootober, 1920*

A Special Meeting of the Counoil waa held this da* , ^ursuaiit to the • * ' M C ' * -f ... t c Mayor’s requisition, at the Town Clerk’s. Office at half £&at.seven

o’clock p. m. , ' . V . ' c -* * ff ^ . The members present w e re :- r ’ ^ , • , m/ ’ • r, > ( * % Rio hard Corish, E sq ., Mayor ( i n the oh air)

Aldermen:- Nioholas Connolly, Patriot Clanoy, Janes Larkin, .. ; . «. ’ * V v> * ° Qeorge Hadden. , , > • r' . ' . . ^ l Councillcrs:- Thomas Hayes, John tfalsh, Frank Carty, James Sinnott,

Laurenoe Cummins, James Crosbie, Miohael Martin, aru^

Thomas R o ssiter.

The meeting was s p e c ia lly convened to take such step3 as raijjht be

deemed advisable in relation to the death o;? the late Lord Mayor of

Cork. The late Lord Mayor had been incarcerated in B?ixton Prison for

being one of the Leaders of the Irish Republican An*iy in Cork. He

had gone on hunger strike as a protest against the action of the

British Government in detaining his person contrary to the w&ll of

the Irish Republican Government. He had expired on Monday, 25th Install t this being the 74. day of his self-imposed ordeal of voluntary fasting*

Go. the meeting being opened, the Mayor proposed a resolution in the

following terms.

"That wo extend to the Lady Mayoress our sincere sympathy at the death©: Wexford of her gallant husband;Borough that we Council regard his death as a glorious 14S

sacrifice in the Cause of Irish Liberty, and a triumph ef mind

and spirit over brute force, and that this meeting hereby

stands adjourned as a mark of respeot for his memory*"

In submitting the motion, His Worship maintained that the

deceased gentleman was hero and a martyr. He had saorifioed

his life tfor the realization of his ideal, whioh was the

emanaipation of Ireland from B ritish sway. His memory was

honoured throughout the world, and would be fo r generations to

oome. The sacrifice he had made would be an incentive to the f t 0^ Irish people it* the struggle they were naking to rid themselves * of the inoubus of B ritis h domination.

The notion was duly seconded by Aldermen LaF.kin, and was

spoken to in fit t in g terms by Alderman Clancy, Ceunciller

Carty, Alderman Connolly, Alderman Hadden, and Councillor

S lnnott e

The motion was put and was tarried unanimously, a l l present hu rising to their feet in testimony of their aoquiesenee pC the

motion.

The Me^'or thereupon proposed that an expression of oondelenoe ” • r ’ l.’r ’ vl '< to Mrs AlioA Purler^* *f Talbot Street on the death of her

late, son, Matthew”, "be inscribed on the minutes, and that th is ,* ' - ' • . ’ be ooupled with a like testimony of sorrow at tte lamented

deaths in Cork Prison of the two young P a trio ts , Murphy, and

Pitzgerald, whi had evinoed their devotion to prinoiple by

dyin^ on hunger strike, 1 1 - : The motion was seconded by Alderman Clanoy, and was likew ise

adopted unanimously with befitting aooord.

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©: Wexford BoroughI Council 3rd. November, 1 9 2 ^

A Statutable Meeting of the Council wa* -held this day at the Town Clerk *

O ffic e , at h a lf past seven o’clock p. m.

The member* present w ere :-

Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Patrick Clancy, Nicholas Connolly, James Larkin.

Councillors:- Frank Carty, James Crosbie, James Billington,

Laurence Cummins, Thomas Hayes, James Sinnott, John Walsh,

Joseph Boyce,- Michael Martin*

The minutes of proceedings of last two meetings were read and sijnod.

Accounts which had accrued due, amounting in all to £1926. 13. 1 weie submitted. Having been checked they Here found corrc^t, and were ordered to be paid, with the exception of seven sums, anountinj to

£1089. 10. 2 , instalments in re-payment of Loans and Interest due to the

Board of Works, and one item of £4. 1S. 2 ,-Quit Rent payable to the

Collector of Customs. The net payments for the day were, therefore, only

£832. 4. 9, a list of which is hereto subjoined.

A le tte r from Messrs L it t le and EJ^ee, S o lic ito rs to the Harbour

Commissioners, was read, together w ith copy of c or r e si; onde nee passed with the Dublin & Sauth Eastern Railway Company re 0ardih^ the da^orous state of the footbridge at the Bathing Place. • It was seen 4“ron this that the

Company were prepared to grant a ri^.t-of-way from the New Bridje crossing the Slaney down to the Eathlnj Place-to permit of the footbridge being demolished altogether. It was seen also that the Harbour

Commissioners were not in a position to*do the necessary repairs, owinj to want of funds. In ths circumstances the case was submitted to the

Corporation for their consideration.

On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cou ncillor Sinnott, it was

RESOLVED:- That-the Commissioners be Informed that the Corporation highly approved of the taking down of the footbrid^*©, and hoped that the

Commissioners would be able to proceed with t he 'opening of the suggested new approach in good time.

Councillor Billington objected, be 1n£ of opinion that the Harbour

Commissioners should not be called on to bear the expense of carrying out the necessary work.

The necessity for taking steps to safeguard food supplies was brought up by the receip t of communications from the Central Food Emergency Committe recently formed in Dublin. There was a possibility of a stoppage of railw ay f a c i l i t i e s , and th is Committee had been engaged<■ in moJ>' ing arrangements fo r tra n sit of food and goods by motor arid other means, they were anxious to have Branch Committees formed in p ro v in c ia l towns to©: work Wexford in co-operation Borough with the Central Council Body in the event o f the 151

threatened railway crisis arising. They asked the Corporation

to establish a Branch Committee.

On the motion o f Councillor Mart in se conded by Councillor Carty ,

It was Re so lv e d :- That a Committee be appointed In compliance

with the request made, that It consist of His Worship, The Mayor,

Councillor Carty, Alderman Connolly, Councillor Cummins, Alderman

Larkin, and Councillor Martin, that they be given power to _;

increase the si%e of the Committee, atld that the first meeting be

held on Monday, 8th Instant * at 8 o’clock p. m.

Alderman Clancy gave notice that he would nqvc at next Council

Meeting tlj&t the exist Ing nauco of two o f the streets in the town

should be changed. He mentioned only one stre e t, that is to say,

High. Street, the nr-ne o f which he suggested should be changed to

that oF YcSwinoy Street, and it a tod he would indicate the name of

the other street in due time. _ . .

Councillor Carty suggested that the "fts Company should be

requested to furnish a list of t>je number and location of public

lamps kept, ligh ted a fte r darfc up to the presen t, aid also to

specif;' the exact tine in the evening at which they were lighted

and at which they were ext inguished. There was reasonable

fo r complaint of the inattent ion.gi^en to the p u b lic lig h ts

of the fewness of the lanjpa kept ^Lighted out of the number ordered

It was mentioned, however, .that irregularities were due to the

action o?the Coal Controller consequent on the unprecedented Coal

Miners’ Strike in 3reat Britian.

The suggestion was adopted.

Two further suggestions, one as to the lighting of a lamp near

Ennis’ s public house in the Paythe t and the other as to resuming

the occ asional inspection of the lights, were adopted, but the

taking on of the services o * an Inspector was le f t to the

discretion o'* the Me

Reference was made to the cane of the late Kevin Barry who had

met his death, recently, on the Scaffold at Mountjoy Prison. He

had undergone T apital Punishment -"or having engaged in an affra y

in Dublin in which the lives of some of the Military Forces of

England had been lost. He had died courageously, d with the

spirit o* a true Irish Patriot.

A touching trib\ite was paid to his memory by Alderman Clancy,

Alderman Larkin, Councillor Carty, and the Mayor, and an expression^

of sympathy with the friends of the deceased was adopted with

sile n t sympathy. Following is a list of©: the Wexford Bills referred Borough to in these Minutes. Council < ■>* tt J oJ bh*a i s * ao&tvl

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BILLS PAYABLE!' v - i ti. « >1 • **k <**

£ S. d. Bank of Ireland— Instalment of W aterworks (No. i Loan) . £ 5 * 2 5 10* Same— do. do. (New 2 Loan) 71 8 6 J Same— do. Cemetery Loan * 24 2 8 l * Same— do. Artizans Dwelling's (No. 1) Loan 41 >5 3 r i Same— do. do. /No.’2) Loan 69 1 0

Same— do. do. (No. 3) Loan i65 >5 0 Same— do. do. (No. 5) Loan >35 1 1 u National Bank do. do. (No. 4) Loan 61 4 4 Collector of Customs— For Quit and Crown Rents 4 18 2 George W . Taylor— Half-year’s Rent of Site of W estgate Dwellings 5 0 0 E. Louslev— Subsidy in aid of Technical Instruction 79 4 0 * * Rev. Mother, Presentation Convent, sum for feeding poor School Children 30 0 0 Do. Convent of Mercy,, do. do. ... <* - 11 6 O Do. Faythe Convent, do. do. 12 8 0

Rev. T. Hore, do. do. 18 2 O . 1 Frances M. Daly— Month’s Salary as Health Visitor • * 9 ‘ 3 4 Dora O’Leary— do. as Milk Distributor 2 4 3 Patrick O’Leary— For 236 of*Gallons New \filk supplied ... • 23 12 -6

Registrar Coombe Hospital— For maintenance of one Patient 12 0 0 Do. Eye & Ear hjospital— For maintenance of three Patients ...... t •9 10 0 Nicholas Bolger Quarter’s expenses of School Attendance Committee — 25 5 6 Joseph Murphy For Hardware Goods supplied ; I _ J — >5 1 7 Gas Consumers Co. For Gas used in Town Hall, &c., for Quarter — , 4 0 4 W exford Co-Operative Society —For Overcoat, Boots and Hat supplied . 8. 18 0 *• ?j Simon Lambert —For repairs to Scavenging Cart 1 0 0 George Stafford— For Coal for Stone Breaker supplied 45 0 0 r < L Goodlass, W all & Co.— For Paint and Oil supplied 38 7 8 John Boyce— For Eight Pairs of Rubber Boots for Fire Brigade ... , 10 0 0 . Thomas McEvoy— For Painting Artizans Dwellings 35 0 0 Wexford Timber Co.— For Cement, &c., supplied - ■ 27 18. 7 f D.I., R.I.C.— Expenses under Food and Drugs Acts for Quarter 3 2 5 W m . A. Browne— Carriage on Sewer Pipes 5 7 0 Same— Workmen's Wages for October 329 9 9

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1st December, 1920.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the To^m Clerk’**

Offic e at half pas t seven o'clock p. n.

The members present w e re :-

' rtichard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Patrick Clancy, Janos Larkin, Nicholas Connolly.

Councillors:- Laurence Cummins, James GinriQt^Thonaa Hayes, Hichael

Martin, Frank Carty, David O'Neill, John Walsh, > James C rosbie, Herbert Thompson.

The minutes o f meet trig o f 3rd. November 1920 were read and signed.

• » r L ia b ilit ie s which had accrued due up to the end o f la s t month, amounting to £794-©: Wexford1 7 • 4* a list ofBorough which is hereto Council subjoined, were submitted, and 153

having been examined and found correct w*r* ord*r*d for payment.

ALluaion v t i m«d* to th* aasaasinat ion of Father G riffin . Hi*

o*s* waa reported in th* n*w*papers. This reverend gentleman

took an aot ive part in th* unpr*o*dent*d politioal movement of th»

day. H* mas a prominent figur* in th* part or* th* County Galway

wh*r* h* ministered* It appeared that h* was called out of his

Presbytery at night, and his dead body was found, a weak

subsequently, in a lanely place where he had been shat.

Alderman Clancy moved an expression o f sympathy with the relatives

of thi deceased clergyman.

The motion was seconded by Council!*** O’ N t U f , irh* express** th»

b e lie f that Father G riffin was murdered because he was a p a trio tic

Irishman.

The motion was put and carried unanimously in respectfu l silen ce.

Intimation was given, per le t t e r dated 29th November 1920,

No. 24352, from the Under Secretary, Dublio Castlo, of the fact

that a sum of £59. 19. 1 l, being one o f the Exchequer Grantc, was

available for payment to the Council on condition that they would

submit to the requirements as to d is trib u tin g the money tco the

Service to which it was assigned by Statute, and recognize the

Local Government Board’s behejts, and their Auditor.

On the motion of Councillor Martin, seconded by Councillor Sinnott

It was Resolved:- That having regard to the resolution already

adopted a^raadn^ to recognize no other but the Authority of Dail

Eireann, no aot ion be taken on the l * t t * r from DUblin Castle.

Intimation was given by circular letter dat*d 26th November 1920,

No#l67.!!., from the Local Government Borvrd, that wher* in case a

Poor Pa** Collector had been suspended “or camplying 7ri+h the

Board’s requirements as to lodging all Rates collected in his own

nain*, the Board would issue a Sealed Order cancelling such

suspension, so that he would retain his Office* and *xercis* th*

duties thereof, anything to the contrary no Withstanding. * • 1 As t Tiis mandate only slightly concerned thq Wexford Urban Council,

th e ir duty in connection with the Poor Rate being to have it

collected and hand»d over to the County Council, the meeting

decided to take no action* • < • f 1 ' "" • By the reseipt of a communication from the M inistry of Transport, * } K * ** % — • (Ire la n d ) Roads Department under date o f 18th November 1920,

(L.l.R.C.l.) it was seen that under th* ministry of Transport

Act, 1919» and th* Finance Aot 1920, Grants w*re obtainable by

Highway Authorities fo r the construction, improvement, or maintenance of roads.©: To Wexford obtain financial Borough assistance under Council the 154 Act It was r*qulait* that th* *tr**t* o f th* town *hou!d b* divid*d

into thr** class* a, and a Soh*mo of th* classification pr*par*d and

submitted to th* Ministry. Th*r*upon Conf*renc*s would be arranged

i* b* h*ld to discuss th* Soh*m*, and* introduc* any mod if i oat.ions into

it that might appear d *sira b l*. Upon th* Sch*m* b*in g s * t t l* d on and

ratified, th* Ministry would inform th* Highway Authority o f th* annual

contribution to be made towards the cost of road maintenance in each

. i i r » , D is tr ic t.

The opinion was expressed by members present that as the Ministry of

Transport formed part o f the system of B ritis h Government, i t would be,

inconsistent with the political attitude of the Council to ontertj.^

the communication, bub f h is w a s noi shared in by a l l presen t, and the

resu lt was that on the motion of Councillor Crosbie, seconded b y ' i > Counoillor Carty, the question of preparing the Scheme or not was

refe rre d to the Finance and Works Committee•

A legal notice from the Gas Company was submitted* This 'Campari had

applied to the Board of Trade for power to alter the principle on which ■ * r ? ’ ;r . < ’ rv .1 gas was supplied and charged for hitherto, and to charge instead for

Thermal Units supplied in the form of jas» The.' also soujht jo’"fer to > > 1 » ' « * increase the coat and charges, incidental to the SUPily of was at a O t ' r > standard price per 100,000 Thermal U n its,‘this figure beinj denominated

a "Therm” , and to have the maximum charged at 1/8 per Therm instead of

the maximum p rice o f 3/4 petf 1,000 cubic feot, as hitherto.

As it was im possible to say bow consumers were to be a ffe cted by the

new legislation aought, and thia question bein^ one requiring for

solution a highly technical knowledge, the case was referred to the

Corporation S o lic it o r w ith a view to the in te re sts of consumers

being safeguarded.

Thia reao lu tio n was come to on the motion of His TTorship, The Mayor,

seconded by Alderman Larkin.

Attention was called by a letter from the Manager of !;he Gas 'TTorks to a

practice which had sprung up in the town of wantonly breaking the

public gaa lampa. Lampa had been maliciously brolien at the corner of O • ^ * i Pierce's Cycle Works, also in Joseph Street, at the corner of Ram

• t j » ' , , i . ,! • , ■ _ S tre e t, and in Spawell Road. These lamps had to be a l l renewed; the

one at Pierce Ta three t'iraes inside a week. The renewals n ecesolt iated

the with*lding of lamps prepared for other parts *f the town.

The meeting recognized the impossibility of coping with these criminal

a c t*, but t*ok occ asion to denounce them and thus b rin g the lig h t * f

p u b lic ity on tbem through the medium * f the newspapers. ( \ In the matter of the public lighting, it was decided to request the

Manager * f the Gas CompAny to furnish a Schedule showing the L ig h tin g -

Up©: Time, Wexford from week to Boroughweek, f * r the currentCouncil Season. 1 :> Two notices of intended application for malicious injuries were * received. One was at the suit of Head Constable Coghlan who claimed

£300 for personal injury done to him while on duty in Wexford on

the night of 10th September, 1920. The other was from Thomas c > * Boggan claiming £400 for the lo ss o f a motor car taken fo rc ib ly

from him on '/th November, 1920, and never returned.

In pursuance o f the p rin cip le adopted and observed by the Wexford > i J Urban Council as to ignoring the existence of British Courts of Law

in th is oountry, it was decided to talas no action on the oases.

The movement set on foot by Dail Siro&nu to of feet a boycott of A Be If a it goods and mercho-ilise ^.ras brought under notice by the

receipt of a pozpaunioat*on fron Dr. Jano3 !^ran, K. P.

Dail Eireann asked afresji .that a Comitteo should be appointed to

carry out the objeot in view, and sujjested that the Committee

should consist of the Chairman of the Council and representatives of

Labour Bodies, including s^°P assistants and others likely to be

u sefu l and sympathetic to the Cause*

The meet Inj was In favour of the boycott beinj carried out, but was

at a loss to know what were the proper means to be taken to make it

effective, and as a first step towards that end, decided on t>» w o • * motion of Councillor Sinnott, seconded by Alderman Larkin,- to * communicate with the Shop A ssista n ts’ Associat ions-Dr a per 3 •’ and

Grooers’-and j&ther .their views as to the proposed boycott, a:rl see * r i f they were prepared to jo in in i t .

As per notice ^iven, Aide man Clancy moved that the name of High

Street should be changed to that of McSwiney Street. I 1 * y J* The motion was seconded by Councillor O’ N e i l l , and vas duly adopted

in perpetuation o* the memory 0" the la te Terence TTcSwlney ’?ho had

given up hi3 life in Brixton Prison, London, by voluntarily

subjecting himsel^ to a process of starvation to attest the

earnestness of his convict if ms regarding British s^ay in Ireland.

Mr„ ?4c3winay held the representative position 0+ Lord Mayor of Cork v * * * 1 - * at the time o f h is incarceration and doath. v ' ‘ ■( • ' .. i i ' t ' * .r .1 A notice \ms given by Councillor Sinnott of intention to move at

next meeting the re-narring of Castle H ill Street, with a view to

commemorating the name of , the la te Kevin Barry. f

The notico was accepted. An understanding was arrived at that the

erection of the necessary name-plates in 'these two cae es should not

be proceeded with u n til a fte r the close o f the current fin a n c ia l ' • ■ > i t * year.

A letter from the Coarades of the Great War (Wexford Branch) was ’ f * r * j ' i ' » read. They proposed to erect a Tablet containing the names of the

so ld ie rs and s a ilo rs ©: of Wexford Wexford who f e l l inBorough the Great War. Council They 156

asked fo r leave to s

south side of the B u llrin g . They were prepared to submit designs and

measurenents fo r approval. o On the notion o f the Mayor, seconded by Alderman Connolly, t-he

application was refused, the granting of It being deemed Inopportune

pending an expected settlement of the differences between this Country

and Great Brltian In the near future.

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 1st December, 1920.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ s. d. 6 W illiam A. Browne— Quarter’s salary as Town Clerk 1 2 4 7 0 0 Same do. do. Secretary of W aterw orks 5

Same. do. do. Executive Sanitary Officer 5 0 0 0 Same do. do. Registrar of Dairies and Cowsheds 2 t o 0 0 Patrick Haurahan do. do. Town Surveyor 40

Same do. do. Superintendent of W aterw orks... 40 0 0 6 Nicholas Bolger do. do. Assistant Tow n Clerk 4 9 >4 0 Thomas Pierse do. do. M edical Officer of Health 10 0 0 Edward Bvrne do. do. Sanitary Sub-officer — 2 6 0 6 6 Patrick O’Brien do. do. Caretaker of Town Hall 1 6 0 0 Johanna Tierney do. do. Office Cleaner 5 Frances M. Daly— Salary as Health Visitor for November 9 3 4

Dora O ’Leary— Salary as M ilk Distributor for November 2 j 10 0 Patrick O ’Leary— For delivering 277 of Gallons New M ilk 27 •4 0 Nicholas Bolger— For w riting up Poor Rate Book for 2nd moiety* 2 10 6 W exford Co-Operative Society For an Oilcoat for Caretaker of Reservoir 3 «7 6 Wm. Coad & Co.—For a pair of Top Bobts for do. 2 >9

M. A. Doyle— For Stationery and Office Requisites supplied 2 >9 6 10 W m. A. Browne — Carriage paid on Sewer Pipes 7 >4 0 James M cEvoy — For Erecting Sanitary Conveniences in Artizans’ Dw ellings : balance due 76 >4

Same For Fitting Stop Cock at Roche’s Road 1 8 1 10 0 Simon Lambert — For Barrows supplied and repairs to Cart 5 1 Frank Boxwell — For Lim e supplied 7 6 0 Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital — M aintenance of Patient 4 10

W m. A. Browne— W orkmen’s W ages for November 3 27 2 9

j 6 7 9 4 *7 4

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5th January, 1021.

A statutable Meeting of t he Council was held this day at Vie Town

Clerk’s Office at half past seven o’clock i». n.

The members present were:? , * .

Richard Corish, claq. , Mayor ( in the tohair)

Aldermen:- Nicholas Connolly, Janes Larkin, Patrick Clancy.

Councillors:- Thomas Hayes, John Walsh, Prank Carty, James Sinnott,

James Billington, Alice Mary Pennell, David O-'Neill,

James Crosbie, Laurence Cummins, Michael Martin.

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

L i©: a b i li tWexford i e s which had accruedBorough due up toCouncil the en i of la s t month, amountIr in the e^regate to £475. 0. 5, a list of which la subjoined ) . f V. « hereto, ware submitted, and having been examined and found correct

were ordered for p e y ^ n t.

Notion of motion given by Councillor Sinnott at last meeting was () i • brought forward for consideration, whereupon Councillor Sinnott jj« o se\id he was prepared to le t the matter remain in abeyance until

a fte r the close of the current financial year, having regard to the

terms of the understanding at last meeting that the necessary new

name-plates were not to be erected within the present finan cial

year.

The suggestion ooranonded it a c lf to the meeting: and was adopted.

The Comrades of the Ora at War havln* intimated a wish to attend the

meeting by way of a deputation, tho question whether or no the

deputation should be received was deliberated on.

Thi object of the via it vra3 to rciuoat the Council to ra-considcr

the decision come to at last meeting refuging permission to erect

a Memorial Tablet to commemorate th 9 names o f the so ld ie rs and

sailors of Texford who fell in the late European War.

The reception of the deputation was moved by Councillor Carty.

The motion was seconded by Counoillor B iM in jto n , and was adopted

without a dissentient voice.

'Thereupon the deputation was admitted.

It consisted of about twelve townsmen, headed by H r. P atrick

K ln se lla, Ion, Secretary to the Association. They urged th e ir

title to the privilege to put up the proposed memorial tablet. They

were anxious to do honour to the memory o'* th eir fe ll ow-t owns**? n

and t A«lr* fellow-comrades whose lives had been lost in Battle.

After an interchange of views, which was conducted in a temperate

and amicable spirit, the follow inj conclusion wa3 come to

unanimously.

That the Tablet was to be erected, as desired, but that in

accordance with the assurance ^i^en by the deputation, no

recognition was to be fjlven to the British Army of Occupation in

Ireland at the proposed Unveilin’ Ceremony, but that e.n except ion

to thia condition was to be made in the caaea of Captain William

Archer Redmond, M. P., General Doran, Ely House, Wexford, and

General Sir Charles McMur rough Ea^anajh, Preaident.of the Comradea

Organisation.

It waa mentioned also that Mrs Redmond, widow of the la te 14 a j or

William H« K. R»dmond, M. P. waa to be invited to the Ceremony.

Thereupon the deputation, in withdrawing from the-meeting, expreaaed their thanka through Mr. Philip Godfeey, Commaniant of the Comradea (Wexford©: Branch) Wexford fcr the favour Borough done them Council 158 A letter from Mr. Patrick Whit#, Secretary of the local Traits and Labour

Gounc 1l was r<*ad. The Trades and labour Council invited the meeting to

ioput* two members of the Corpora tlon to attenl_a meeting to l# -i^ th# b#st msans to *ak# fully effective th* boycott of Belfast goods at present in fore* in Wexford Area.

Th# projected meeting was to be held on the 18th In stan t, and_ Alderman

Connolly ani Councillor Carty war# ehosen, with their own acquiescence, to represent the Corporation on the occasion.

The agenda paper showed that communications had been received from

Dail Eireann pointing out the mod* of proeeedure to be followed by

Councils acknowledging the authority of Da 1l Eireann In regard to the

collection, banking, arrl disposal of moneys raised by the Pocr Hite.

As these aomnunicat ions had a bearing s o le ly on the fin a n c ia l sido o f municipal administration, it was thought expedient to refer them to the

Finance arri Works Committee, and a suggestion m*?.e as to handing them to that Committee was accordingly adopted.

A le t t e r dated 10th December 192o, No.1 7 3 from Local Government

Board, and issued with the design of countering the directions from

Dail Eireann above referred to, was dealt with in like maimer.

A letter from the Irish County Councils’ General Council was read.

This contained a resolution repudiating th* action of certain persons . who claimed to speak on behalf of the Irish Nation or. Vy (question op

Peace or War between England and Ireland. The General Council maintained that the only Body w ith a mandat# from the Ir is h P eo jle to act in their behalf was Dail Eireann.

This gave rise to th# associated question of peace overtxires which was alleged by the Press to be, at the present time, on the tapis, and after a brief consideration the follovrlr^j resolution was duly adopted, as proposed by Councillor Carty and seoonded by Councillor Crosbie.

T'lat whilst desirous of brinjnij about an early pea**;, vte are of the opinion that same can only be arranged between the representatives of An Dail and the representatives of th# British Government. r * ' • ; , J S. R#f#rring to proc##dings of 3rd. November la s t regarding the p ro jec te d rEset * C 11 removal of the footbridge at the Bathing Place, a letter road from th*

• J V t * Harbour Commissioners remitted the question to the Corporation again *o:% consideration. This was a plain endeavour to shi^t responsibility rrom th# Harbour Board to th# Corporation, but nevertheless, the present meeting’decided to tak* ov*r the responsibility, having regard to the fact that th# Town Surveyor, on being rofer-cd to, gave it as his t f - opinion that th# value o'* the material of t*ie strueture would cover th*

■ \ • i ’ 0 ’ n ; cost of th* work of demolition. Accordingly instructions war* glv*n to

i ■ >« ;: j I ' r ■ f ''' o 11 th* Town Sirveyor to taka tha necessary st*pa in th* matt*r.

Attention©: Wexford was oalled to Borough the lapses on theCouncil part of tha Gas Company in 159 connection ^tlih th* public lighting. Th* number of la-tpa

prescribed for the current Ssnson wb,s at least 25 short. ThifK'

regarding th* Light ing-Up Soh*dul*, very littl* attention seemed

to hav* b**n paid to th* Company^ o bligatio n s. In m*ny Instances

parts of the str**ts w*r* l«ft in total darkn*ss long aft*r

lighting-up time, to the inconvenience and annoyance of the

pu blic. '

To *bt«,in redress of th«s* gtevane**, it was arranged that the

Mayor, aecompr.ni*d by Councillors Carty and Hayes, ould see

&h» 'Ks Directors &t their neetin^ on Friday, 7th Instant, ani

request them to do th e ir duty in tho letter*.

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 5th January, 1921.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ s . d .

Postm aster-General—Year’s Rent ot 1 elephone Service 6 0 0

Richard Corish (Quarter's Salary as M ayor of W exford 0

Frances M. Daly Month’s Salary as Health Visitor 9 3

Dora O ’Leary— Month's Salary as M ilk Distributor 2 4

Patrick O’Leary— For 337 Gallons of M ilk supplied 41 2

W illiam A. Browne—Fee for making' out and revising Jurors Lists 23 18

Thomas Godfrey— do. do. 8 16 1 1 0 M. J. O ’Connor & Co. Year’s Rent of site of W illiam Street Houses and of right-of-way 4 12 o George Stafford— For One Ton of Coal supplied 2 19 o Eagle Insurance Co. For Insurance Premium on Houses in H ill Street and W est Gate 17 2 o St. Vincent’s Hospital To Cost of Maintenance of Patient (M ichael O ’Leary) 6100 Healy & Collins— For an Overcoat supplied to Turncock

G. S. A; W . Railw ay Co.—-Carriage on Sewer Pipes 6 3 5 320 8 2 W m. A. Browne—W orkmen’s W ages, &c.

>£475 0 5

3 l3t January, 1 9 2 1 . ^ " • • A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at th* Tonn a y ; ••. : *# ^ »r...... Hall at noon. ' . . . .• O* Y ‘ * iii j Tha ncaber3 prossnt wer©:-

Ri«lwd Perish, Esq., Mayor (in tin.* chair)

Aldern*n:- Janes Larkin, Patrick Clancy, Nicholas Obnnolly. < - ( - - - Councillors:- Tkomas Rossiter, Thomas Hayes, Jamss Crosbi*, * *> * John Walsh, Micha*l Martin, Laurence Cummins,

Thomas O’Brien, David O’N e ill, Frank Carty,

J*s*ph B*y**, Janes Sinnott, James Billingt*n. minuses of »**ting©: *f Wexford5th January Instant Borough were rt ad Council and Signed. IRQ

Th# m##t Ing pr®c##d#d with th# #l#ction of a Mayor Tor th# eneuinc’

/#n,r, pursuant to th# Statutes in that cas# maie and pro vl '.»i, np.’Twl/ ,

Th# Local Gov#rnm#n& (Ire la n d ) Act, 1893, as amended by Th# Adaptation

(Day of An&ual and Quarterly M#e^ing) Order 1919*

C#unc ill#r Rossiter pr#p#s#d that th# #utg#ing Mayer, Alderman Richard i, Cor is h, be re -e le c te d to the O ffic e of Mayor o f Wexford fo r the

ensuing year, "and until his Successor be appointed and shall have » . ) accepted Office." f* *

Tte motion was seconded by Councillor martin, art?, was warmly supported

by Alderaea Clancy, Connolly, Larkia, and Councillors Carty, Walsh,

Cuuiia, and 0fNeill.

All these members united in expressing their unstinted admiration for

the zeal add ability displayed by the Mayor in the discharge of his

civic functions during the last year.

Councillor Carty, being the senior-aember present, took up the duty of

putting the resolution to the meeting, * ' / w The motion was thereupon submitted, and was carried with acclamation.

Thereupon the Mayor aade and subscribed to"his Declaration of

Acceptance of Offi#e. •

The Mayor, in returning thanks for this ac1> of the renewal of the

confidence of his Colleagues, delivered a*n-eloquent address. Tie dwelt

oa the poiat that labour representation had Justified the' elair to

conduct public affairs with efficiency, and in proof of this he

reviewed the work of aunicipal ad'ainistratioa f

representatives by the experienced Rea.bers of the Corporation. He

touched on the National troubles,-and felt at a loss to understand the

attitude of those who held aloof fro* the struggle in which tfce

country was at present engaged. He expressed the earnest hope tfr at

before long the aspirations of* the majority of Irishaen would be

re a liz e d to the f u l l . *

The appoiating of the times of holding three Quarterly Meetings inl921

in ad ditio n to the present meeting ifaioTi waa fix e d by S tatu te, was

considered, whereupon on the motion of Counoillor Carty, seconded by

Councillor Billiagtoa, the following dates were settled on, narjely,

Wednesday, 4th May, Wednesday, 3rd. August, £i»d Wednesday, 2nd. Noveabe:

The forming of Committees- for general purpose# for the ensuing yoar was

considered, and on the motion of Aide iron larkin, seconded by

Councillor Sinnott, it was

R eso lved:- That the finance and Works, Waterworks, and Sanitary

Committee# be composed of all the members of the Council, as it has been©: hitherto Wexford the pra#tic# Borough to do for Councilmany yearso 161 As to the composition of the Technical Imetruetiom Committee, v

the present l i s t of members was gone over and revised, and as a

result the membership stands as follows fo r one year.

Corporation Members:- His Worship,the Mayor, Alderman Hadden,

and Councillors Frank Carty, James Sinnott, Herbert Thompson,

David 0 rN e ill, and ThoMas R ossiter, _ 7

Non-Members:- Venerable Archdeacon Latham,D. D ., Rev. Thomas

Hore, Adia., Rev. M. O’Byrne, C.C., amd Messrs Patrick W hite,. . ' y/ m ' i P i i r James Hore, and Charles Ror;e. 6 .

2nd. *tebruary, 192 1.

A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at it.m >

Town Clerk’s Offiee at half past seven o’clock, p. m. . . > j . - ■ « The members present w ere :- (i

Richard Corish, Es > Ma/or ( in th e chair)

Aide men: - Janes Larkin, Nicholas Cbnnolly, George Hadden,

Patrick Clancy.

Council] ors:-John finish, Joseph Boyee, Richard Gibson, Tfc omas

Payeg, Thomas O’B rien , James B illin £ to n , James

Crosbie, David O’N e ill,Laurence Cummins, and

Janes Sinnott. } Cm U^e r.inutes of last meeting were read and sijned.

L ia b ilit ie s which had aeerued due up to the end o f la s t nonth, v v' ’ - • < amounting in the a ^ re ^ a te to £578. S. 1 l, a list of rfr ich is

hereto subjoined, were submitted, and having been examined and

found correct were ordered for payment..

Pursuant to notice given, the Mayor proposed that the charge for

water supplied by meter to premises outside the Borough Boundary

should be inereased by double owing to the diminished value of

aoney since pre war days* There were nine such premijes in V. ' J c *•' regard to *ti«h Special Agreemerts were made. % -- ) Thjry were as fo llo w s :- Convent o f St. John o f flod, Freneis Walii

Lome V il la , Martin Plugcard Cftrcur House, Dr. O’ Connor Cur cur

Cottage, Raymond Corish Odessa Cottage, Dr. Stafford St.

Magdalen’ s, The Rockfield Obnvent, Miss Pierce Roeklands, end

the Sports Company Summerhill0 r J x r The motion was seconded by Councillor B illin gto n end was duly adopted. ©: Wexford Borough Council Attention having been drawn to the fact that Miss Mary Ann# O’Connor find Mr. Philip Cowman had absented themselves from meetings of the

Council for a period of over six months, the question of declaring vacant the Seats held by the* was due fo r consideration. I t was open fo r the ✓v Council In these cases to exercise the option of refraining fro* taking

action, as ror example, if a reasonable excuse was put forward by the

delinquent members for their abstention.

A discussion took place, and the result was that on the motion of

Alderman Hadden, seconded by Alderman Connolly, it was resolved that a

Special Meeting be h eld on Wednesday next, 9 th Instant, to consider the

eases again, and take steps towards declaring the Seats vacant, if thought

expedient to do so, and that in the nearlfc 1ae the two members referred to be

written to and given an opportunity to vindicate their non-attendance*

A letter from the Wexford County Council containing a request for a further

instalment on foot of their Demand, was read, but it was referred to the

Finance and Works Ooneittee for consideration.

A Local Goverrmient Order made in pursuance of the Public Health (Medical

Treatment of Children) (Ireland) Act, 1919* *as submitted. Under this

Order the Council were permitted to fraac a Sc heat for tho Medical and

Dental treatment of children attending priaar/ sohools, and to employ the

services of a Medical Officer, a qualified Dentist, nMedical and Surgical

Nurse, and provide medical and dental ap p lian ces, and an;' housin*. I accommodation necessary.

The Scheme, and the O ffic e r * ap^oikted utitwr i t wtr# slibjcct to tjj* sanction o f the Local Government Board, but that Board would in consequence re-imburse half the expenses attendant on the Scheao.

This Order, on the motion of the liayor, seconded by Counoillor Sinnott, was marked "re a d ."

Committees as fo llo w s were appointed.

To discuss an overture from Mr. J. J. S ta ffo rd as to the Corporation ♦ 1 acquiring a block of dilapidated buildings, at the Polly with t}ie object of 1 widening the thoroughfare, name?y, Counoillor Sinnott, Alderman Clancy,,

Alderman Larkin, Councillor llayes, Aldeman Connolly, Councillor Carty,

Councillor Billington, Alderman Hadden, and The Mayor.

To interview Mr. Stafford altso as to obtaining, facilities fron his f . 1 1. i - • • t e le c t r ic plant for the lighting of the streets, haring regard to the unsatisfactory manner in itoieh the Gas Gbmpany were discharging tfceir v* > » f 1 * * duty in the matter of the public lighting, namely* The Mayor, Alderman r . f i Hadden, arxi Councillor Gibson.

To see the Gas D irectors on Friday next, at 11.0 A. M. and demand from them an assurance that an efficient service w ill be afforded in future r in the matter of the p u blic lig h t in g , namely, The Mayor, C ouneiller Carty,©: end Wexford Councillor Billington. Borough Council 163

It was ordered that a Reoontnendation o f the Finance Committee as

to paying the Town Sergeant £7 . 7 . 0 to provide a suit of

ordinary slothes oe adoptecl.

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 2nd February, 1921.

BILLS PAYABLE

Sir C. A. Cameron— Half-year’s Salary as Borough Analyst

Joseph Kelly— Year’s Rent of Manure and Stone Depot at Faythe

Frances M. Daly— Month's Salary as Health Visitor

Dora O ’Leary— Month’s Salary as Milk Distributor

•Patrick O ’Leary— For 284 Gallons of New Milk supplied

Reps. M. Flood— For Hire of Stone Breaker (245 hours, at 15s. per hour)

Guest & Chimes— For Seven W ater Meters Repaired

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital.— For maintenance of 5 Patients ...

Shand, Mason & Co. — For Firemen’s Helmets and Axes supplied

William Kinsella— For Coal supplied to Caretaker Town Hall

Gas Consumers' Co.— For Gas supplied to Town Hall, &c., for Quarter ...

D. & S. E. Railway Co.— Carriage on Sewer Pipes for William Street ...

Thomas McEvoy— For Painting 22 Houses at Distillery Road (balance due)

James McEvoy— For Cleaning Eave Runs of Artizans’ Dwellings

Wm. A. Browne— Workmen’s W ages, &c., lor January* i 9a i

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February, 3.921%

A MeeU.i.'i*, of the Council was held this day, pursuant to ttie Mayor’s

req u isitio n , at the Town Clerk’ s O ffice at h a lf past seven

o ’ clo c>. p . m.

Thte members present no r e :-

Ttichard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) J 4 L 1 * • Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Patrick Clancy, Nicholas Connolly, * James Larkin.

Councillors:- Nicholas Byrne, Alice Mary Ftennell, Herbert

Thompson, Joseph Boyce, Richard Gibson, James

Crosbie, James Billington, Thomas O’Brien,

Nicholas Byrne, John Walsh, James Sinnott, David

O’N eill, Thomas Hayes, Frank Carty, Thomas Rossiter,

Michael Martin.

The minutes of meeting©: of 2nd.Wexford February 1921 Borough were read and Council signed. 164

The meeting was sunmoned specially to deal with the oases of two members of the

Council, Miss Mary Anne O’ Connor and Mr. P h ilip Cowman, who had absented themselves from Meetings for a period of over six months. The cases had been under ccnsideration o f the 2nd. I n s t a n t , but no action then taken, pending the p o ssible receipt o f explanations from the delinquents. I Mr. Cowman in a note stated he regretted having been unable to attend as he used to do, but was s a t is fie d to submit to any decision tho Council night think r ' • ■ • w ell of coming to in the m atter.

Miss O’Connor expressed regret that owing th business 9njG,£omorlt3 , Ix r mother’s illness, her attendance at meetings had proved most ihconvonient „ She hoped to be' in a position to attend ajaln in the near future.

Tte question of exercising in their favour the privilege jjiven by Section

12 (19) of the Application of Enactments Order, 1S9S, was taken up*

,r . » o , r , n „ . Alderman Sinnott announced that Mr. Cowrian was prepared to attend to h is Civic duties in future.

A proposal from Alderman Connolly as to roferrin^; this case to the Ratepayers’

Association did not seem to be altogether acceptable, and after an interchange of views, a decision was come to on the motion of Alderman Connolly, seconded • I * i by Alderman Sinnott, that no action be taken towards declaring the Seat vacant.

A like conclusion was come to as regards Miss O’CJonnor.

Both decisions were unanimous.

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2nd. March, 1021.

A statutable meeting of the Council was held thia day at tho Tovin Clerk’s

Office at half past seven o’clock p«'m. | The members present w e re :-

Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- P atrick Clancy, Nicholas Canno?.ly, James Larkin. * ->. i - < r r 11 r ' ' C o u n c illo rs :- Frank Carty, James C rosbie, John Walsh, JaLies B i l l i n g o n ,

Riomas O’Brien, Thomas Hayes, Michael Ma!rtin, James Sinno&t,

L Laurence • Cummins, David O’Neill*

The minutes of meeting of 9th February 1921 were read and sicned.

Liabilities which had accrued due up to the end of last month, amounting in the aggregate to £1748. 9. 6 , a list of *fcich is hereto subjoined, were submitted, and having been examined and found correct we rb ordered for payment. The list includes an item o f £534. 0. 4 passed fo r payment to Wexford County Colonell.

This was a sum retained by the Poor Rate C o llector under in stru ctio n s from the Local Government©: Wexford Board, and had Borough been duly lodged Council to c re d it o f the Council upon tho then recent re-appointment of the National Bank a* Treasurer for the

Urban Poor Rate Aocount. ,

Referring to minutes of 1st December last, and 5th January last, a design

f o r a Memorial Tablet to be placed in position in the Bullring was submitted c to the meeting. The siae and inscription wero duly set forth, the latter of

which was of a brief and simple character, but nevertheless, it was deoided

to refer the master to the Town Surveyor for his obsenations thereon.

Three applications for compensation for crlnin.il injury done to person and property were -submitted to the ncct in*. T?icyr:cra arm M arcella Browne, o f ' j j . - J- -• 1 o ’ 1 ' J Commercial Quay, Ts x fo id , Spinster, wl‘-° maimed by hear ing her h a ir cut

o ff on Monday 7th February 1921, frcm Sheila Momajh of Maim Street North,

Spinster, for the breaking o? a plate gla ss shop window on 23rd. January 1921

and froni 3ie Wexford Gaelic Hall Limited, No. 9 South Main Street, for damage don* to a b u illt n j and the contents o “ the bu ild in g on the morning o f 16th

February, 1921. Tlie compensation claimed In each case was re apt ct iv e ly ,

£500, £12. 10. 0 ., and £125.

The meet In*, decided to take no action In these cases, but to adhere to the attitude alrea* Monument In tine

Bullrin*. Through the effects of time and weather it required tot* cleaned.

He was of opinion it should be protected against casual injury, and he gave notice of his intention to move at a prcpriate meeting that anlron railing be erected around the Monument0

The notice was accepted, and the Town Surveyor directed to have the necessary cleaning done.

The demand o f the Guild o f Stone Masons fo r an increase o* wa^es was a 1 V * question brought forward. These operatives required that their rate of pay should be increased from 1/6 per hour to 2/- per hour, as from 1st Mar oh,

192 1, for a working period of 47 hours per week.

The case c f the one mason in the service o f the Corporation, therefore, required to be dealt w ith, and it wai referred to the Finance and Works oomraittee to make a suitable arrangement pending a settlement between e

Buildersf , i a:.d 1 the Masons t 0 I . ' A short allusion was maie by Aide man Connolly to the recent occurrence of

six executions bein^ carried out in one day in Cork Prison. The victims were men who had been trie d by Court M artial and sentenced to be shot fo r making war on the Crown Forces in Ireland in the effort to put an end to

British daninion in this Country,,

Alderroan Connolly proposed that the sympathy of tbe Counoil w ith th e relatives of the deceased heroes be put on record. ©: Wexford Borough Council 1K6 «

The motion waj seconded by Councillor Hayes and adopted unanimously.

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 2nd March, 1921.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ S. d . W exford Co. Council— Third Quarterly Instalment of Co. Council Demand — Sum on Account, 5 3 4 O 4

W m . A . B r o w n e — Quarter’s Salary as Town Clerk * 3 6 17 6 Patrick Haurahan — Do. Town Surveyor and Superintendent of W aterworks 80 O 0 Nicholas Bolger — Do. Assistant Town Clerk 4 9 >4 6 Thomas Pierse — Do. Medical Officer of Health 10 0 0

Edward Byrne — Do. Sanitary Sub-Officer 2 6 0 0

Patrick O’Brien— Do. Caretaker of Town H a l l 6 1*6 6 Johanna Tierney — Do. Office Cleaner 5 0 0 Francis Staples— Half-year's Salary as Veterinary Inspector IS 0 0 John Kehoe— For Purchase of a Suit of Clothes 7 7 0 Frances M. Daly— Month’s Salary as Health Visitor 9 3 4 Dora O ’Leary— For acting as Milk Distributor for February 2 2 10 Patrick O ’Leary— For 280 Gallons of New Milk supplied 35 0 0 P. J. O ’Flaherty S o n Quarter’s Rent of Town Clerk’s O f f ic e & — 6 5 0 Nicholas Bolger— Quarter’s Exsenses of School Attendance C o m m it t e e 2 5 7 6 Bourtreehill Coal Co. — For Sewer Pipes supplied, as per Tender 4 9 1 11 11 Collector of Customs— For Quit Rent to September, 1920 4 18 2 M. A. Doyle— For Typewriting Supplies, and Office Requisites 6 2 6

W m . Kinsella — For Coal supplied 2 0 0 W . R. Hamilton — F o r a G r a t e s u p p lie d ... ___ 2 5 0 W exford Timber Co.— For Timber, Cement, &c., supplied 1 5 1 3 1 W m . Caulfield, Solicitor — Commission for Collection of W eekly and Half-yearly Rents 35 15 2 Wm. A. Browne — Workmen's W ages for February 2 4 1 9 2

* 74« 9 6

23rd. Maroh, 1921. , t , r. » j ' f • / .) j ( A Special Mooting of the Council was held this day (pursuant, to th# Mayor's

requisition) at the Town Clerk’.s Office at half past seven o’clock p. m.

v. i . ) V : J- ■ . The members present w e re :-

Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) 1 ' i r Aldermen:- George Hadden, Janes Sinnott, Nicholas Connolly, James Larkin,

Patrick Clancy. ) » Councillors:- Frank Carty, Nicholas Byrne, Thomas O'Brien, Kav/ Anne O’Connor,

Alice Mary Fennell, John Walsh, Josejh Boyce, Jamos Billington,

' • * t Laurence Cummins, James C rosbie, 'JF on as Hi».y*s, David O 'N e ill.,

The minutes o f meeting o f 2nd. March 1921 were read and signed. «) « ) f i } j The meeting was convened fo r the purpose o f d e alin g with the Estimates o f * » • Expenses to be incurred in connection with Municipal Administration for year ) commencing le t A p ril next. , \ • ( ) Member* had been furnished with printed copies of the Estimates, the items of

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whioh had been studied and revised by a Special Finance Committee composed

of His worship the Mayor, Alderman Larkin, and Alderman Connolly, «nd

Councillor Carty and Counoillor Sinnott.

The Estimates were fo r sums chargeable on the Borough Fund, fo r sums

appropriated to the maintenance and improvement o f stre ets, and for suns

payable out of Water Rates.

Ihere was no Est imate in respect of Poor Rates, Inasmuch an the requisite

Demand for the year in question had not, as yet, been received from the

County Counc il ,

The net expenditure was seon to b e :-

On Borough Ihmd. £5251* 0. 0

For Streets. £2419. 0. 0

For Water 4/oteiu. £ij>jL4. Oo 0

The Special Committee above-mentioned recommended that a sn ail incres.ce

should be male in the rents of the working class trrellinjs, an i a substantial

increase in the ckarjes foe domestic soavenjinj. The proposed increase of

ohe rents 'no. a necessit iated by the incroaie of Rates, anl the proposed

increase of the charges was due to ■ihe fact that the receipts were only

£150, 'whereas the cost was £527.

The first Estimate taken up was that in connection with the Water Rates, and

it was adopted on the motion of C oun cillor (Jarty, seconded by Alderman

Connolly. A Dewiestic Water Rate of l/ - ia £, and a Public Water Rate of 8d

in £ were dul. agreed upon.

The other two were ^one over c a re fu lly by the m eetinj, and item a fte r item

d iscussed.

Thay were amended in many and sundry ways in the course of a lenfihty

discussion, the result of which was th=> arrival at the “oilowing decisions.

(1 ) That the rents o f the Art lawns' Dwellings be increased by three

pence per week per house fo r the coming fin a n c ia l year.

(2) That m connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme

the distribution of fr«re milk be £iven up, but that in deserving cases, for

which the bona fid e s can be vouched, b e n e fic ia rie s be required to p«y only ' « 1 « ’■ • L • k ----- . : ' r ~ • half price.

(3) That th* increase of salary of £46 a year granted to Hiss Baly,

Health V is ito r, in June la s t be confirmed, and that the item of £34. 10. 0 | j

included in the Estimate fo r arrears o f such inorease be paid her.

I C (4) That the piece of low-lying land bordering the Redmond Road, and

ly in g between Ur. Doyle’ s house and the Causeway, containing 1 acre 2 roods

and xJL perches, be acquired rrow* Mr. Richard Gibson r<-»r o^e year ao a rent

of £25, for the purpose of being used as a manure depot and a dumping ground

(5 ) That the Poundage of the Borough Rate be fixed at 5/3, namely, 1/- for General Town©: Purposes, Wexford and 4/3 forBorough General sanitaiy Council Purposes, to defray expenses chargeable on the Borough Fund in the coming fin an cial Year. ( 6 ) That the Rate to be levied fo r the upkeep o f s tre e t, be fixed at 3/- in the £ ., that is to say, 2/- as a Rate in lie u o f County Cess under Special

Legislation, ani l/ - as Towns Improvement Rate.

(7 ) That the name of Alderman Slnnott be added to the membership or the

Special Finance Committee, t>xvs en largin g the size o f th is Committee so as to include seven members, namely, His Worship the Mayor, Alderman Connolly, Aldermen

Lai*in, Councillors Carty, Sinnott, and Billington, and Alderman Sinnott.

6th. A p r il, 1921.

A statutable Meeting of the Council was held thia da* at the Town ClorkTa Office at half past seven ofclock p.,:d. • r: #f(- v j * • ■,

Ti» members present were:- _ -

RichaM Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair}

Aldermen:- Nicholas Connolly, P a tric k Clancy, Jariea Larkin.

Counc illo r s : - Laurence Cummins, Qi oma s_ Ha/e a , Jamea CroaM e, Frank. Carty,

John Walsh, Jam* a Sinnott.

The minutea of meeting of 23rd. March 1921 were reed and sijned.

L ia b ilit ie s which had accrued due up to the en i-oT la s t m onth, amount-inj to the -> I W ‘ ' ' aggregate to £968. 10 . 10 , a 1 ,1 st o“ which is hereto subjoined, were aubnittert, and having been examined and found correct were orie-ed ^or j-vTV3nt. Included in the above sum is an item o f £44. 15. 1 ~>ai.i to Jamas Waddli^, fo r stones supplied, and which did not appear in the printed liat o^.tinj to the B ill not having been sent in injj;ood t ime. • . .

Regarding proceedings of 23rd. Ultimo, on which date the need for increaain. the charges in connection with domestic acavsnjin*; was adverted to, it was pointed out • • J n * - y that the Special finance Cominittee had recomaniod that the charge in res'ect o" emptying dustbins should be increased from £1. to £1. 5. 0 per annum, but had deferred th* question of increasing the char.es for emptying ashpits for a month.

In ccm*onanc* with th* views of the Coomittee the preaent neeting decided to fix the charge fo r dustbins at £1 . 5 . 0 .

This was done on the motion of Hia Lorship the Mayor, aeoonded by Councillor

Cummins. O ' V >• • . . . • , j , .

R*f*rring to proceedings of 23rd. Ult.lao, an Agreement as between Ur, Richard T \ • ‘ , t )\ i , 1 ) Gib*on and th* Corporation regarding a piece- of land adjoining th* Redmond Road was duly executed on th* part of th* Corporation.

Regarding proceedings of 2nd. March last, Alderman Clancy proposed that an iron railing should b* erected around the Monument in th* Bullring, but th* question o f talcing action©: in th*Wexford matter was d*f*rr*dBorough to allow Council of inquiries being mad* as to whether any aurplua funds remained in the hand® of the Wexford ’98 Memorial

Committee who erected the Monument.

As a result of oorreapondence tarried on between the Finance'and Works

Committee and Messrs Huggard and Brennan, S o lic ito rs, a le tt e r was received s from the la tt e r intimating that th e ir c lie n t, Mr. Patrick Kirwan, Mnin 7biwu'

damage done to a pony and trap at William Street on 7th March Ultimo.

It appeared that the pony put her foot in a hole left in the street.

Mr. Kirwan o rig in a lly demanded £30 for* tho injury done to the pony and oar,

but by way o f a compromise accepted £20* this to include Solicitors’ fees.

The formation of a Committee to work in co-operation with the Irish White

Cross was broujh.t under notice. The dutioc of this Committee would be to

collect fund* and remit them to the Executive of the Irish White Cross.

TVe objects ir; Tier were to relieve distress In cases of persons deprived of means of livelihood* to restore buildings destroyed, to replace machinery

implements and fittin g , to purchase stock-in-trade in certain i&ses, and * \ to provide employment.

The Irish White Cross was not to Le identified with any political section, but wft-s to be devoted to an e ffo rt' to re-con struct That had been de~stroyed, and re-orjanize what had been dislocated by violence and disturbance in the Country.

The rneetin^ detided to appoint His Worship the Mayor, Councillor Carty and

Councillor Cummins as the neutles of a lo tal Committee to be developed in size according a* i~t was seen fit to do so by the addition of some O’* the leading and influential men o'* the town.'

Two notices received of aprltcation to be made for malicious injury were submitted. One was ’“rom Jo’ n J. Harvey o f Farno^ue, Wfix^ord*, who elaimed

£500 fo r personal injury done to him. ?he other was from John N. Gcallan,

Clerk o f the Crown, who claimed £72. 6 . 0 for dama^® dol^e to 13516 contents of a yatht.

No attion taken......

An Order in Council under date o f 26th March 1921, received from the

Cent le , X7as submitted. Prom th is it was seen that a sum o f £165. 15. 0 standing to the credit of the Council on 1 st November 1920 in the Local i yy&Hi/A Taxation (Ire la n d ) Aceount, was not to* be remitted to the Council, but waa to be applied in distharge o f the amount payable by the Counetl on that • date on foot of one o f the Housing Loe,ns, namely, the Loan of £7,000 fo r the erection of 39 houses at Orogan’s Poad, Carrigeen, and Distillery Road.

Three communications from D ell Eireann were le ft over fo r the present.

One contained request for particulars of Decrces obtained for Malicioua

In ju rie s in Engliah Courts, the aeeond had reference to the B elfaat Trade Boycott, and the third©: containedWexford requeat Borough for detailed informationCouncil which 170

to .how th. attitud. of the Coun. 1l toward, th. authority of Dali fcir.ann. would go

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 6th April, 1921.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ s. d. 4 0 0 0 0 W exford Co. Council— Third Instalment of Demand on Account

25 0 0 Richard Corish— Quarter's Salary as Mayor of W exford

9 3 4 Frances M. Daly— Month’s Salary as Health Visitor 2 4 3 Dora O ’Leary— Month’s Salary as Milk Distributor 4 5 0 Patrick O ’Leary— For 330 Gallons ot New Milk supplied * 6 8 8 Thomas Parle— For Collecting W ater Rates 1 5 0 0 Little «!t N u n n — Half-year’s Rent of Market Site 25 0 0 Same— Do. Pipe Fields *5 10 0 Hadden’s Medical Hall— For Disinfecting Lamps supplied 3 1 12 6 Frank Boxwell— For Lime supplied 6 Patrick O ’Brien— Commission on Town Hall Letting tor \ eai 5 7

Patrick Roche— For acting as Registrar ot Crosstown Cemetery tor 'S eat 1 9 3

8 W m . A . B ro w n e — W o r k m e n ’s W a g e s lo r M a r c h , 1921 3^5 3

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g k > - X/ £ /

. ’ • 20tk April., 1^1.

A Special Meeting of the Council was held this da/, pursuant to the M a jo r's

requisition, at the Town -Clerk Vs Office, at. half past seven o-Tftlock p . a.

The aethers present were:-

Mchard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair) v

Aldermen:- James Sinnott, Nicholas Connolly, Patrick Clancy, James Larkin.

Councillors:- Thomas Rossiter, Mary Anne 0rConnor, Alice Mary Fennell, '

John Walsh, Nicholas Byrne, Thomas O 'B rien , Laurence Ouroains,

James Crosbie, Joseph Boyce, Frank Carty, Janes Sirmott,

Michael Mart in. o > v

The ainutes of meeting of 6th April Instant were read, and signed.

The makipg o f Rates, as agreed to on the 23rd. U ltin o , wa3 proceeded v/ith, and

thereupon the four following. Resolutions were unaninously adopted and the

different Rates referred to in the Resolutions having been node, the Books

containing such Rates were duly sealed and signed.

Proposed by Councillor Byrne, Seconded by Aide man Larkin.

RESOLVED:- That a Borough Rate of Five Shillings and Three pence in the Pound

(being One Shilling for General Town Purposes, and Four Shillings and Three Pence

for Sanitary purposes) be made on the net assessable value of property within the Borough of Wexford©: Wexford to supply the Borough d eficien cy in theCouncil Borough Fund, as shown in an 171

Estimate of Expenses requited to permit of the Municipal Administration

of said Borough being carried out, as considered, amended, and adopted

on the 23rd. March, 1921

Proposed by Aldermen Sinnott, Seconded by Councillor Cummins.

RESOLV. D:- That a Towns Improvement Rate of One S h illin g in the Pound

on the net assessable value o f property within the Town of Wexford be

le id on pursuant to the Towns Improvement Act, 1847, the Towns

Improvement ( Irelan d) Act, 1854, and the amending and extending Acts

incorporated therewith, as per an Estlnate duly considered, amended,

and adopted on the 23rd, day o f March, 1921.

PROPOSED BY ALDE!MAN SINNOTT, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CUMMINS.

RESOLVED:- That an Assessment of Two Shillings in the Pound on the

net assessable value of property within the Town of Wexford be laid on

pursuant to the Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Order (Wexford)

Confirmation Act, 1873, and Acts incorporated with and amending the

sare, as per an Estimate duly considered, amended, and adopted on the

23rd. day of March, 1921.

Proposed by Councillor Rossiter, seconded by Councillor Sinnott.

RESOLVED: - That an Assessment o f One S', i l l i n j and Eight je nee in the

Pound, v iz ., a Domestic Rate of One S 'i U i n g , and a Public Rate of

Eight Ponce on the rateable value of property within the Town of

Wexford be la id on lursuant to the Local Government Board (Ire la n d )

Provisional Orders {Dalkey &c.) Confirmation Act, 1876* Acts

incorporated with and aaendin^, Hi e sane, as per an Estimate duly

considered add adopted on the 23rd. day o f March,' 1921.

Allusion was made in graceful terns by Councillor Carty to the recent

demise o f the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, Arch Bishop o f Dublin. During the

many years His Grace had presided over the destin ies o f the Arch

Diocese, he had always displayed an unswerving hostility to British-Rule

in Ireland and, as a consequence, he stood high in the affe c tio n and

esteem o f the vast m ajority o f his fe 1l ow-r countrymen. Not only as a

patriotic Irishman, but as a high Dilatory of the Church, his. loss was

very mioh to be deplored.

Councillor Carty proposed that this Coui.cil should give utterance tooan

expression of profound sorrow at the untoward event.

This motion was warmly seconded by Alderman Connolly, «id supported by

Alderman Clancy.

On being put it was carried unanimously» A ll present stood up in

testimony o f th e ir respect to the memory of the deceased Prelate.

Councillor Rossiter drew attention to the loss sustains d by Councillor

Thompson in the death of his revered mother, the late Mrs Joseph S. Thompson, Although ©: this Wexford lady was not very Borough widely known, Council being of a m | | ^ J f H ' 172

retiring disposition, she happily poss.sssd the gift of eroking the respect

and esteem of ell who had the privilege of being acquainted with her.

Councillor Rossiter proposed that the sympathy of this Council be tendered to

Councillor Thompson on his bereavement.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Byrne and was passed unanimously, a ll

members standing up in token o f their acquiesenoe in the motion.

A notice of motion presented toy Councillor Martin was accepted. The object

of the intended p r o p o s it ion was to alter the time o f holding the mon« ly

meetings of the Council. A1 present they were held on the f i r s t Wednesday of

each month at 7 . 30 p. m. I f an alteration were decided on the day and hour

• , • . . • . ' • • r C (. *■ . • I : . ' . . would be tl» first Monday at 7 . 30 p. E. as su-gestod by Councillor in.

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• v' t. * 4th May, 1921.

A statutable meeting of the Council was held .this day at the Town ClerkTs Office m at half past seven oflock p. m. . ^

The member* present w e re :- • *

Richard Corish, E *q ., Mayor J i n the ch air)

Aldermen:- James Larkin, Nicholas Connolly, Patrick Clancy.

Councillor*:- James Crosbie, James Sinnott, Laurence Cmjnine, U'.omas 0TBrien,

Thomas Hayes,- Ali

The minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

L ia b ilit ie s which had aecrued due up to tlie end o f > la s t month, amounting in the

aggregate to £1042. 13. 9> a list of whioh is hereto subjoined, were submitted and having been examined and found correct were ordered .i*or paynant.

The executions which had been carried out in Cork and Dublin within "the previous week were animadverted on by Aldernan Connelly, !!He riot ins were yound men who had taken part in the warfare which was at present be in,j wa,_,ed in Ireland against the

Force* of the B r it i* h Crown. They regarded not the consequence*. Haring been

oaught in the act o f open r e b e llio n they were t r ie d by Court llafctial sr.d e xe outed.

He proposed fchat the sympathy of. the Council on the premature deatli of these worthy

and p a trio tic Irishmen be put on record.

The motion was seconded by Alderman Clancy, who suggested that the purport of it

•hould be conveyed to the Lord Mayor of Cork.

It was supported by Alderman Larkin, Councillor Cummins and the Mayor, and was passed unanimously. All the members etoed up in evidence of their sympathy.

An Estimate of Expense, to be raised by a po.r Rate in the Urban District of Wexford

for the year endtag 3 1st U.roh 1922, was submitted. 2J;e total of it came to £5651. 4 . 6 . ©: Wexford with the addition Borough of . few contingent Council items of expenditure, was the amount to be raised . The Finance and Works Cor.mittee had had the Demand before 173 them, «nd found that the Poundage of the poor Rate in respect of t tie year in

question would be 6/3 on the valuation o f the town, and on the motion of

Councillor Martin, seoonded by Aidermarr Larkin, th is rate o f poundage was ,

assented to.

X The resignation of one of the Rate Collectors was submitted. This was from

Mr. Patrick Browne, who was employed in the business of co llectin g Borough

Rate, Rate in lie u o f County Cess, and Towns Improvement Rate. mfT " This resignation was duly accepted on the motion of Alderman Connolly,

seconded by Councillor Sinnott. I • The meeting then took up tho question of the appointment, of a new Collector.

The c and it ions on which he was to bo appointed were cone into, and a f t e r

disouac ion the following, on the motion of Councillor Sinnott, seconded by

Councillor Crosbie, were tho chief points on which a decision was cone to.

Advertisements to be issued inviting applications for appointment to the

vacant Office, c.t the present rate 0" remuneration, v l x ., Sixpence in the

f>ound on all moneys collected and lodged#

A Bond fo r £600 to be given by the person appointed, binding him to

discharge M3 duties in a sa tisfa c to ry manner, th is to be a Joint and

Several Pond embracing two solvent Sureties.

The canvassing of members of tfce Corporation by intending-applicants,

directly or indirectly, to be a disqualification for appointment.

Preference to be 0ivpn to an applicant who w ill satisfy the Council of a - -

reasonable knowled^ o f . the Ir is h Langi^gek 1 r

The appointment to be made at a Spe.cial Meeting to be called fo r Monday

evening 16th Instantc X As per notice accented from him on 20th Ult imo,. Councillor Martin proposed

that the dates on which the monthly meetings of the Council were- held should A + t& y

be altered from the. f i r s t Wednesday in each month at 7 . 50 p. m. to the

fir s t Monday in each month at 7 . 30 p. 9 .

This motion was seconded b„ Alderman,Connolly and was put and carried

nem. con., but a3 rege,rds the General Finance and TTorks Committee, it was *

decided that the meetings of this Committee held simultaneously with the

monthly meeting should be abrogated.

Applications fo r the. renewal of two Cinematograph. Licences were submitted

in respect of the Theatre Royal and the Cinema Palace for one year.

The conditions undrr which the Licences were hitherto issued were deemed to

embody any restrictions necessary, and .thereupon fresh Licences were

ordered to be issued, but in relation to the Cinema exhibtions, complaint £ l+ ie .n a

was made by Alderman Clancy that he was informed that a recent picture

exhibited was of an objectionable character from a moral standpoint.

This aomplaint did not seem to be. well founded, from the point of view of

other members of the Council who hapT>*ned to have seen the picture in

question. It was thought,©: Wexford however, that Borough some supervision Council might usefully be 174 exercised over Cinema exhibitions, and on the motion of A3 German Connolly,

aeoonded by Councillor Hayes, it was decided that the following members should be

regarded as a Vigilance Committee to bring under the notice of the Council any

cinema films they might consider of a doubtful character, namely, His Worship the

Mayor, Alderman Clancy, Councillors Miss Ftennell, Cummins, and Sarty.

// Notice of intended application fo r compensation fo r the loss o f two motor cars

which we^re set on f ir e and destroyed at South Wexford Railway Station on 11th

April 1921 were submitted. One of these notices was served at the suit of the

Secretary of State for War, the amount claimed bring £2,000, Hid the other by the

Great Southern and Railway Obmpany, who maintained they had 3U3tained a lo ss o f

£750 by the destruction o f the veh icles.

Adhering to the principle of non-recognition of English Courts of Law, the meeting

took no action in this matter.

Advertisements having been published a t the instance o f the Finance and Works

Committee inviting tenders in respect of the hire by the Council of a Mechanical

Drill in connection with the procurement o f road metalline for lie streets, it was

announced that no tender had come in in response to the adverti semen t.

This was a disappointment, but in the circumstances, it was decided to leave the

business of employing a D rill to the Town Surveyor.

A Scheme received from Dail Eireann, as per their ccmunioation dated narch 19?-1>

for the creation of Conciliation Boards, was submitted.

The object was to help to obviate the deplorable effects of strikes and looks-out,

but the question of entertaining the subject was deferred sine die.

Referring to minutes of 6th A p ril l a s t , a le t t e r from the Tovm Clerk o f New Ross

was read. The Urban Council of New Roas had formed a Committee to c o lle c t funds

for the Irish iflhite Cross, and were of the opinion that the best we±r to make a

-r-x . - success o f the Movement, so fa r as the County Wexford was concerned, was fo r 1h e t > f County Council, backed up by the other Public Bodies of tie County, to request 1 , * ' ' ~ 1 r , 1 His Lordship, Dr. Codd, Lord Bishop of Ferns, to permit of a collection be in£ made

at the dooPs of the Churches.

"his matter was discussed, and it was decided to bring it under the notice of the

Committee of the Cbunc 1l appointed on the abovst-rianed date to deal w ith i t as they

saw f i t . J * ' * * 1

A communication from Mr. Dari* 1l F i^ is , dated fDon the American Chambers, 15 Lower

O'Connell s tre e t, D ublin, was brought und^r n o tic e . A Commission o f Inquiry Into

the resources and industries of Ireland had, it appeared, prepared reports some of '

which were ready for publication, some of which were forthcoming, ond scne of which

were projected.

It was requested that the 'Council should give a standing order for a supply of

l,h8:i® ?ublications, according aa they were issued from time to time.

Before conmitting themselves to issuing an order for the purchase of the publications in©: question, Wexford it was decided Borough to ascertain Council th. prot-able cost of 1 7 5 " : r': ’" ? w them would com# to, and th© Town Clark waa instructed to writ# to Mr. 0

Figgis to obtftin the necessary information.

WEXFORD MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Statutable Meeting Wednesday, 4th May, 1921.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ S. d. W exford County Council —Sum on foot of 1920-21 Demand 500 0 0

National Hank, Limited— Half-year’s Instalment and Interest of Loan 60 3 3 George W . Taylor Half-year’s Rent of Site of W est Gate Houses 3 a 0 Margaret Boyle Year’s Rent of Passage to Old Reservoir 4 0 0 Thomas Parle— For Collecting Special W ater Charges ) £ 19 9 6 Nicholas Bolger Quarter’s Expenses of School Attendance Committee 24 0 0 William Haurahan For an Iron Gate supplied, as per tender 7 0 0 James J. Stafford For a Fire Range supplied 5 0 0 John Doyle -For W riting up Special Rate Books 6 0 0 I. [ Nicholas Kehoe For W riting up Borough Rate Books 6 0 0

Michael J. O'Leary— For W riting up W ater Rate Books 6 0 0 Prances M. Daly Month’s Salary as Health Visitor 9 3 4 Dora O'Leary— For acting as Milk Distributor •» ... 2 2 1 0 Patrick O ’Leary For 300 Gallons of New Milk supplied 37 1 0 0 W exford Timber Co. — For Tim ber,-Bricks, &c., supplied 26 x7 4 Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin— For Maintenance of Two Patients r; ' 1 8 2 2 Mater Hospital, Dublin— For Maintenance of One Patient 4 0 0 St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin— For “ X R a y ” Examination of Patient 3 3 0 Huggard & Brennan— Compensation for damage to Pony and Trap | 20 0 0 Gas Consumers' Consumer’s Co.— Gas used in Town Hall, &c., for Quarter 5 1 6 11 Wm. A. Browne Workmen’s Wages for April, 1921 I 273 5 5 1 - £ 1 0 4 2 >3 <»

16th Hay, 192 1. ^ v ’ ■ 1 ’ ■ 1 V ’ - * f ' A Special Meeting of the Council waa held this day (pursuant to t} e Mayor's O ' 1 Requisition) at the Town Clerk's Office at half past seven o’clock p. m. ' "0 " *> 01 •• O A „ _ - ' ' The members present w ere :-

Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in the chair)

Aldermen:- Nicholas Connolly, Patrick Clancy, Janes Larkin, James Sinnot

Councillors:- Thomas Hayes, ""icholas Byrne, Joteph Boyce, John Welsh,

Janes Crosbie, Janes Sinnott, Laurence Cunnins, Alice Mary

Fennell, Thomas Rossiter, Frank Carty, Thomas O'Brien, • ;r> . ; MlchfJ. M artin. * The minutes of meeting of 4th Instant were read and signed.

The meeting was specially called to elect a Pate Collector in piaffe of

Patrick Bror/ne, resigned, as per minutes of 4th Instant.

Applications for the vacant Office fr<*n four persons were read, nwnely from

Patrick White, James Browne, Deni# Corish, and Patriok Tracey. • I A condition whioh was la id do*n at la s t meeting was that *pplicanl

consideration, all otter things being equal. Preliminary to the present meeting

a Committee met, arri with the assistance of Mr. Denis O'Leary, Teahher of the

Irish Language for Wexford District, three .who presented themselves out. of the

four applicants, were examined by him. As a result it was, reported that Mr.

Denis Corish had a good knowledge o f Ir is h , Mr. P. White had an elementary

knowledge, and Mr. James Browne had no knowledge o f Ir is h .

Nevertheless, the four applicants-were duly proposed and seconded as follows:-

Denis Corish was proposed by Councillor Cummins, and seconded by Alderman Jlancy.

Patrick White was proposed by Councillor Rossiter and 3eoandcd by Councillor

Marttin.

James Browne was proposed by Counoillor Byrne and seconded by Alderman 3ii*nott.

Patrick Tracey was proposed by Councillor Miss Fennell and seconded by

Alderman Connolly© , <• * *

A vote was taken as to who ms to be tLe successful applicant, and the resalt

was as fo llo w s : -

For White.. Councillors Martin, O'Brien, Rossiter, sinnott, Crosbie, Walsh,

Boyce, Aldermen Larkin an 1 Connolly.„ (9)

For Browne. Councillor Byrne and Alderman Sin n oti. (2 )

For Corish. Councillors Carty, Cumin ins, Hayes, Aide man Clancy.* (4)

¥*or Tracey. Councillor Mi3s Fennell. . . ’ (1)

As Mr. White had obtained a gre ater number o f ro te s *than the votes -for the oth *r

three applicants put together, he was declared duly anointed.

The Mayor abstained from votin g on the occasion.-

With reference to, minutes o f la s t m ee tin g, when fa u lt was found by Alderman

Clancy with a picture shown in the Cinema Palce on the ground that- it was

calculated to be subversive to moral teaching, a letter was read from Ur. Charles

E. Vize, Manager of the Palace. . . \

Mr. Vize expressed his indignation at 3Uch a char-e beirj^; made, assertin g that

all the respectable people of the town £0 to the Cinema E x h ibitio n s, and i f there

was the slightest objection to any picture it ’would have been made knovm to him.

Besides, all .the Pictures that ccr.e to Wexford were censored by the Vigilance

Ccxnmittee in Dublin. In Waterford and other places where the imputed pioture

was shown there was not a word of criticism expressed. Personally he (the

Manager) would welcome any v is it from any Committee the Corporation mi^ht think w ell to send to the Show at any time.

Four Members of the Council, namely, Alderman Sinnott, Councillor Byrne,

Councillor Sinnott, and His Worship, the Mayor, took occasion to testify to the harmlesness o f the film s in gen eral.

No further notice was taken of the m atter, and the meeting d isso lv ed .

©: Wexford Borough Council 6 X t A Statutable Meeting of the Council was held this day at the Town Clerk’s

Office at hlaf past seven o'clock p. m.

The members present w ere:- .

Richard Corish, Esq., Mayor (in .the chair)

Alder me n: James. Sinnott, Ji»mes Larkin, NicholasCcoimolly

Pat;risk Clancy, Seorge Hadde>n.

C o u n cillo rs:- Thoiaas Hayes, Alice Mary Pennell, Laurens®' Cumins,

Richard Gibson, Janes Crosbie, Thonas R ossiter, Prank Carty,

Thomas O’Brien.

The minutes of last meeting were read and uigaod.

L i a b i l i t ie s which had accrued due up to the end o f la s t month, amounting in the aggregate to £3.064, "J. 10 , a list of which is hereto subjoined, were

submitted and having been examined and found sorreet were ordered to be discharged.

A recommendation from a Special finance Committee was brought under notice.

It ran in favour of increasing.the wa^es o f the men exclu sively employed in the work of domestic scaven^ic^,., T3\ree men and a horse were engaged at this p articu lar work.. The Committee recommended that the two labouring men should be given an increase of 2/5 a week V o f a gra tu ity , as the emptying of p riv ie s and ashpits was o f an obnixous nature, and that the carter, Thomas Hore, should receive a ^ratuity of "j/6 a week, considering that he had to maintain a horse., ’nils meant that the labourers employed at this class of work were to receive £2 . 15. 0 a week each, and tfc e carter was to receive £4. ~]. 6 a week. ,

On the motion of Alderman Larkin, pecoaded by Councillor Crosbie, 1 recommendation was adopted

A recommendation from the finance and Works Conmittee was brolight under notice. It was in favour of an increase of two shilllngj a week being made in the remuneration of Miss Dora O’Leary. This person served in the capacity of M ilk D istribu tor under the 1'aternity and Child Welfare Scheme.

Her present rate of remuneration was ten shillings a week, but the decision come to on the 23rd. March.in2 1 , as to charging half-price for milk in certain cases, involved additional book-keeping, and she demanded additional p*y.

On the motion o f Councillor R ossiter, seconded by Alderman Sinnott, the recommendation was duly adopted.

Referring to minutes of 4th May last, on rti ich occasion the Tom Surveyor was authorized to hire machinery in connection with the work of obtaining road m etalling, two tenders received were brought under consideration. 5hece were from a Mr. Gerald Flood, of fastlebore, and fro* the Wexford County Council. These had ©: been Wexford before the Finance Borough and Works CommitteeCouncil #io had 178

re#or.nended the a#ceptan#e of t he tender of the Wexford County Council, betauae

the terra being nore advantageoua to the Corporation.

On the motion of Aldernan Hadden, seconded by Alderiian Connolly, the retonnendation

was adopted.

The Piie Brigade Conmittee having net on three ottation# retently to diatuas the

situation, in view of the poaaibility of an outbreak of firea in the preaent

* trobloua atate of the aountry, aane to the eontluaion to retommend the Count ..1 to

take neasurea to put the ayaten of fir e extinguishin g on * proper and o ff it lent

baa ia. Anongat the ate pa to be taken w e re :- The immediate obtainment o f 1,500 feet

of hose and the neaeasary touplinga, whiah it had been de#lded to o^icr nany nontha

-' ago, alao the atrangthening of the Fire Brigade.

The Pire Brigade at preaent aonaiated o f 8 men, and it waa Jesirable to increase

the nunber to 12.

The Conmittae naned 4 nen f o r arppointment, nar.ely, P h ilip Laty o f John S tre e t,

Prank Bolger of Monunent Plaae, Thomas Walsh, of Hijh Street, and !?honaa Nolan of ..... John S treet. * • c • c «

, * » # * ... ^ ir On the notion of Alderman Connolly,- seeonded by Councillor Hayes, this re#omr.endation

waa adopted. # Further in. aonneation with thia natter, a letter from Mr. Herbert Thomson, T. C.,

waa read. Mr. Thonpaon having tal.en the trou ble to interview nenbers of the old

Volunteer Pire Brigade, transmitted, for t}ie information of the Council, the names

of twelve of the nenbera who were prepared to #one to the assistance of the Fire

Brigade at any tin# in aase of emer^en«y.

Satiafa#tion waa expr#ased at this testimony 'of publi#' spirit on the part of the

old-tine Fir# Brigad#.

Further again in «cmne#tion with thia natter, three tenders wer# submitted in

r#ap##t of printing on #arde the nanes and addreas#s of the Fire Brigade.

The Cosuaitt## d#ened it e a a e n tia l that these #ards should be £Ot out «nd d is trib u te d

to houa#hold#ra throughout the town.

The t#nd#r# wer# fron three printoffi#es. The tender of W. Hanrahan was

a#eepted, it being the #h»ap#«t,

Th# A##ount# of the C o lleator of Boroi^h Kate and o f Rate in lie u o f County Cess

in r#ap##t of y#ar #nd#d 31st Mar«h la s t , w#re produ##d. Thfty had been under

examination by the Pinnn#e and Works C orn itte#, who had made the fo llo w in g

R##onn#ndation: - That th#r# be written off as irrecoverable items of Borough Rate

anounting to £30. 19. 1, and items o f Rate in lie u o f County Ceas amounting to

£23. 0. 1 l, and that the balanae of itens outstanding, i. e., £69 . 18. 9 and

£46. 15. 6£ r##p ##tiv#ly , b# #arried into the earning y e a r 's Rate Booka as A rrears.

Th# R##oiuaendation waa adopted.

Th# A#«ounta of th# Water Rat# Coll##torfor laat Financial Y#ar, was also brought

under noti##, th#y having be#n gon# into by th# Waterworks Committe#. Of th# total it... of Rat. ©: thare Wexford r,,.ln,d £44. 12.Borough 0 out.tanding Council .t th. .loa. of th. .o lL .tio ,. 17^

of th ia s u m £15. 19. 2 was w ritten o ff as irrecoverable, being ileu s assessed

on premises that fe ll vacant during the year* and the balantt, £26. 12 . 0 was

tarried forward as eollettible arrears.

The Comiittee 1 s action was ratified.

A Prohibitiom Order issued by Da 1l Eireann, as to the importation of certain

classes of British-made goods, inserted on tHe Agenda, was not read having

been ruled out o f order by the Chairman.

Notices o f intended applutations to the County Court Judge fo r tompensation

for loss sustained by an outbreak of fire which waj nelitioulsy started in the

Main Street on 20th May 1921, rrc 1*0 submitted. Tills fir© origins,ted on the

premises of Mr. Foley, Groter, North llaIn Streot, ant3, spread to t he adjoining

premises, whereby the following presons suffered damage and tlained eceipensatia

therefor to the extent set forth respectively after their nanes, Tis:-

Edwardv. Polcy, £13,000, John K, Rice,% £9,000, John F. Kchoe, £6,000, Kary A. Doyle, £5,000, Frantis Rothford, £4,000, John Merrlsian, £1,500, Mary E.

Jatkson, £600, Janes Tierney, £200, Janes K e lly , £125, John J. Howlin, £50,

John MtGoldritk £50, and the Gas Consumers' Conpary Ld.£30,

In addition to these there was a t la in from Hyland and Son o f Manthester for

£50 in respett of the cutting and haekinj of e l~ht bales of oiltloth on

Wexford Qu«y on the n i j i t of Saturday, 30th A ^ r il 1921.

Adhering to the principle of nor.-reco.jiition of English Courts of Law, the

meeting took no att ion in the wa„’ of s a -te£U*rdin£ th * in terests o f the town

in bhese tases.

Application reteived from Ur. Janes J. Stafford, for permission to put down four

private fire hydrants was read. The neetUi^ considered that the granting of

this application could not very well be entertained* but yet the n a tte r was

referred to the Town Surveyor to deal with as he saw fit.

BILLS PAYABLE. £ s . d . W exford County Council— Fourth Instalment of Co. Council Demand, 1920-1921 (011 a c c o u n t ) 300 0 0 W m . A. Browne— Quarter’s Salary as Town Clerk, &c. 136 •7 6 Patrick Hanrahan— Do. Town Surveyor and Superintendent of W aterw orks 80 0 0

Nicholas Bolger— Do. Assistant Town Clerk 4 9 14 6 Thomas Pierse— Do. Medical Officer of Health IO 0 0 Edward Byrne- Do. Sanitary Sub-Officer 26 0 0

Patrick O’Brien— Do. Caretaker of Town H a l l 6 1 6 6 Johanna Tierney— Do. Office Cleaner 5 0 0 Frances M. Daly— Month’s Salary as Health Visitor 9 3 4 Dora O’Leary— Do. Milk Distributor 2 4 3

W m . Caulfield, Solicitor— Commission for Collecting Rents 2 3 1 8 9 Michael O ’Leary For W riting up and Applotting P o o r R a te Books ... . 8 0 0 Patrick O ’Leary For 32c* Gallons of New Milk supplied 4 0 0 0

Reps, late Mrs. Cooper -Year’s Rent of site of Dwellings at Monument Place ... 4 10 0

F. W. Taylor— Do. do. Emmet Place 2 10 0

Mary Anne McCarthy— Half-year’s Rent of Town Hall site 6 >4 3 Kathleen O ’Carroll — For 10 Pairs of Boots for W orkm en supplied 12 5 0 Mercer’s Hospital— For Maintenance and Treatment of Patient 8 8 0

(las Consumers’ Co. -For Repairing Services broken in W illiam Street b y Steam Roller IOIO 9 M. E. Fitzsimon — For Sand supplied 1 >5 0 Frank Boxwell— For Lime supplied 1 12 6 Mary O ’Connor— For Work done and M aterial used at M r. Foley’s Prem ises ... 16 10 1 Wm . A. Browne— Workmen’s W ages for Mayr, 1921 301 '7 5

©: Wexford Borough Council