Loughrea Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1909-2014

Volumes of handwritten and typed minutes of the proceedings of Commissioners’ fortnightly up to 1931 and therefore monthly meetings.  The minutes record attendance, details of correspondence, generally from the Local Government Board or Department and Galway County Council, and proceedings of the meetings dealing with issues such as the lighting of the town, waterworks, the maintenance of its roads, provision and maintenance of fire fighting equipment and appliances, such as a hose, dangerous structures, the provision and maintenance of houses, employment schemes and works, and the collection of the town rates and rents, and from the late 1940s details of the demand for annual expenses made to Galway County Council.  After the introduction of the County Managers Act in 1942, the Galway County Council County Manager or Assistant Manager generally attended the meetings.

Includes signed Declarations of persons elected to Commission until circa 1959.

The minutes are generally signed or initialled by the Chairman.  Average size circa 180pp.

Also includes several Members' Attendance Registers (1995-2014).

Minutes up to 2006 are available online at http://www.galway.ie/digitalarchives