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Actions	Galway County Council, Minute Book, 1951-1956 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleGalway County Council, Minute Book, 1951-1956 RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceGC/1/07 Date30 June 1951 to 30 June 1956 Production date 1951-06-30 - 1956-06-30 Scope and Content Includes index to main resolutions. Sample of entries include: - ‘Resolved - That the Council recommend that the existing Fair Green at Portumna be transferred to the Church Authorities on the condition that the latter pay the purchase price and legal costs of transfer, the cost of erecting a boundary wall and of clearing the trees ; the Council to bear the cost of soiling and surfacing the new Fair Green’ (p32, see also p59, p96, p185, p193, p204, p227, p375). - ‘…Resolved “that the Council hereby approve the transfer to the Galway Corporation of a plot of land situated W.N.W. of the Galway Fever Hospital; area 4.87 acres which is being acquired from the Galway Corporation as part of the site of Galway Regional Hospital”’ (p95). - ‘Resolved - That the Council hereby approve the raising of a supplementary loan of £6,200 from the Commissioners of Public Works to meet the balance of t he cost of providing an extension to Clifden District Hospital….’(p193, see also p221). - ‘Recruitment of Labour in Loughrea Area…..The County Engineer…explained that sufficient workers could not be obtained in the local rural area for the output required from Cregg Quarry and that, therefore, he was obliged to arrangements for the transfer of workers to the quarry from other area. These workers were collected in Loughrea and before being taken on the lorry some of them would have cycled in four or five miles to Loughrea from areas outside the town. The men were conveyed in a C.I.E. lorry and immediately the Assistant County engineer’s attention was drawn to the fact that there was no cover or seating accommodation on the lorry he took steps to have such cover, etc. provided: that the usual arrangements in regard too payment for a half-day, etc, during wet weather apply to t he workers in Cregg Quarry ; that a shelter and turf are provided in the quarry….’(p198). - ‘Cornamona Water Supply : A statement was submitted that at the estimated cost of providing a water supply scheme for Cornamona was £8,325 representing a cost of £104 per head on the present population of 80 persons. The County Manager stated that he could not recommend that the Council proceed with this scheme owing to its high cost and considered that a pump should be provided instead… Eventually, on the suggestion of the County Manager, it was agreed that consideration of this matter be adjourned until the next meeting so that a report may be obtained on the possibility of finding a suitable water supply for a pump at Cornamona’ (p229). - ‘Galway Corporation. Clr. Carthy referred to press reports of a meeting of the Galway Corporation, in which it was stated that a member of the Corporation accused the County Council of squandermania and incompetence, and another member stated that he pays annually as much in rates as is paid by all the members of the County Council ; that later one of these members protested against the proposal to close the road in connection with the erection of a bridge at Dominick Street. Clr. Carthy stated that he wished to refute these charges and explained that in regard to the demand made by the County Council on the Galway Corporation, the latter is required to pay to the County Council in proportion to valuation, part of the cost of county-at-large services which are carried out by the County Council for the entire county, including the Galway Corporation area; that he, Clr. Carthy, is quite satisfied that the Galway Corporation is getting very good service from the Galway County Council, that the roads in the Borough Area are kept in excellent condition, and since the principal hospitals are located in the city of Galway, the services provided by the County Council are worth several thousand pounds annually to the city of Galway ; that in regard to public assistance, it is a fact that more money is spent under this heading in the city of Galway than is contributed towards that account by the Galway Corporation. Clr. Carthy stated that the total amount of rates being paid in the current years by members of the County Council is £1,500, which is an average of approximately £50 each, and that this does not take into account rates paid by relatives of members of the Council….. The County Manager regretted that this dissention between the Council and the Galway Corporation should have arisen, and trusted that this would end the matter and that there would be a resumption of the cordial relations, which have in fact always existed, between the two Bodies.’(pp279-280). - ‘Resolved “that the Council recommend that public lighting be provided at Claregalway village’ (p282). - ‘Eglinton Canal Bridges : The County Engineer’s report of the 27th October, 1954, was submitted, stating that the total cost of providing three new bridges over the Eglinton Canal (a Dominick Street, New Road and Presentation Road) will be £14,000. The Secretary stated that in Department of Local Government letter SGZ/11 of the 6th March, 1954, a grant of 75% of the cost of the work, subject to a maximum of £11,700 had been allocated. Consequently the grant payable would be £10,500 and the amount of the loan to be raised by the Council, £3,500…’(p292). - ‘Resolved : - That the Council hereby approve the raising of a loan of £15,000 from the Commissioners o of Public Works for the provision of a Fire Station at Tuam…..’ (p325). - ‘Resolved : - That the Council approved the proposal to provide a Fire Station at Clifden at an estimated cost of £3,670’ (p339, see also p456). Extent495pp LanguageEnglish Conditions governing accessAvailable on microfilm by appointment. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives. Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access. Digital referencesAvailable on the Digital Archive Access URL Here LevelItem Hierarchy browser GC/ Galway County Council 1899-fonds contains 23 parts GC/1 Galway County Council, Minute Books, 1899 - 1899 to 2013series contains 57 parts GC/1/07 Galway County Council, Minute Book, 1951-1956 30 June 1951 to 30 June 1956Item

TitleGalway County Council, Minute Book, 1951-1956

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceGC/1/07

Date30 June 1951 to 30 June 1956

Production date 1951-06-30 - 1956-06-30

Scope and Content

Includes index to main resolutions.

Sample of entries include:

- ‘Resolved - That the Council recommend that the existing Fair Green at Portumna be transferred to the Church Authorities on the condition that the latter pay the purchase price and legal costs of transfer, the cost of erecting a boundary wall and of clearing the trees ; the Council to bear the cost of soiling and surfacing the new Fair Green’ (p32, see also p59, p96, p185, p193, p204, p227, p375).

- ‘…Resolved “that the Council hereby approve the transfer to the Galway Corporation of a plot of land situated W.N.W. of the Galway Fever Hospital; area 4.87 acres which is being acquired from the Galway Corporation as part of the site of Galway Regional Hospital”’ (p95).

- ‘Resolved - That the Council hereby approve the raising of a supplementary loan of £6,200 from the Commissioners of Public Works to meet the balance of t he cost of providing an extension to Clifden District Hospital….’(p193, see also p221).

- ‘Recruitment of Labour in Loughrea Area…..The County Engineer…explained that sufficient workers could not be obtained in the local rural area for the output required from Cregg Quarry and that, therefore, he was obliged to arrangements for the transfer of workers to the quarry from other area. These workers were collected in Loughrea and before being taken on the lorry some of them would have cycled in four or five miles to Loughrea from areas outside the town. The men were conveyed in a C.I.E. lorry and immediately the Assistant County engineer’s attention was drawn to the fact that there was no cover or seating accommodation on the lorry he took steps to have such cover, etc. provided: that the usual arrangements in regard too payment for a half-day, etc, during wet weather apply to t he workers in Cregg Quarry ; that a shelter and turf are provided in the quarry….’(p198).

- ‘Cornamona Water Supply : A statement was submitted that at the estimated cost of providing a water supply scheme for Cornamona was £8,325 representing a cost of £104 per head on the present population of 80 persons. The County Manager stated that he could not recommend that the Council proceed with this scheme owing to its high cost and considered that a pump should be provided instead…

Eventually, on the suggestion of the County Manager, it was agreed that consideration of this matter be adjourned until the next meeting so that a report may be obtained on the possibility of finding a suitable water supply for a pump at Cornamona’ (p229).

- ‘Galway Corporation. Clr. Carthy referred to press reports of a meeting of the Galway Corporation, in which it was stated that a member of the Corporation accused the County Council of squandermania and incompetence, and another member stated that he pays annually as much in rates as is paid by all the members of the County Council ; that later one of these members protested against the proposal to close the road in connection with the erection of a bridge at Dominick Street.

Clr. Carthy stated that he wished to refute these charges and explained that in regard to the demand made by the County Council on the Galway Corporation, the latter is required to pay to the County Council in proportion to valuation, part of the cost of county-at-large services which are carried out by the County Council for the entire county, including the Galway Corporation area; that he, Clr. Carthy, is quite satisfied that the Galway Corporation is getting very good service from the Galway County Council, that the roads in the Borough Area are kept in excellent condition, and since the principal hospitals are located in the city of Galway, the services provided by the County Council are worth several thousand pounds annually to the city of Galway ; that in regard to public assistance, it is a fact that more money is spent under this heading in the city of Galway than is contributed towards that account by the Galway Corporation. Clr. Carthy stated that the total amount of rates being paid in the current years by members of the County Council is £1,500, which is an average of approximately £50 each, and that this does not take into account rates paid by relatives of members of the Council…..

The County Manager regretted that this dissention between the Council and the Galway Corporation should have arisen, and trusted that this would end the matter and that there would be a resumption of the cordial relations, which have in fact always existed, between the two Bodies.’(pp279-280).

- ‘Resolved “that the Council recommend that public lighting be provided at Claregalway village’ (p282).

- ‘Eglinton Canal Bridges : The County Engineer’s report of the 27th October, 1954, was submitted, stating that the total cost of providing three new bridges over the Eglinton Canal (a Dominick Street, New Road and Presentation Road) will be £14,000. The Secretary stated that in Department of Local Government letter SGZ/11 of the 6th March, 1954, a grant of 75% of the cost of the work, subject to a maximum of £11,700 had been allocated. Consequently the grant payable would be £10,500 and the amount of the loan to be raised by the Council, £3,500…’(p292).

- ‘Resolved : - That the Council hereby approve the raising of a loan of £15,000 from the Commissioners o of Public Works for the provision of a Fire Station at Tuam…..’ (p325).

- ‘Resolved : - That the Council approved the proposal to provide a Fire Station at Clifden at an estimated cost of £3,670’ (p339, see also p456).

Extent495pp

LanguageEnglish

Conditions governing accessAvailable on microfilm by appointment. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives.

Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access.

Digital referencesAvailable on the Digital Archive Access URL Here

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