Loughrea Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1922-1931

Volume of handwritten minutes of the proceedings of Commissioners meetings.  Includes incomplete index, and resolutions such as:

• ‘The Clerk was directed to write to A. E. Moran asking him if Lord Lascelles (Henry George Charles, 6^th Earl of Harewood) would give the site in Castle Street or the old Police Barrack for the erection of new Artisans dwellings’ (30 October 1922).
• ‘Read letter from Cork Rural District Council condemning the action of the Government in reducing the old Age Pensions and after some discussion it was decided that same be marked “Read” and that in future resolution of a contentions nature affecting matters outside the Township be not entertained’ (p72).
• ‘That this Board respectfully invites the attention of the County Council to the circumstances attending the roads in the Loughrea District with a view to inducing the Council to include Loughrea and District in the distribution of the residue of the Road Grant.  We desire to point out that the Trunk Road through Loughrea for some years past had to bear an enormous amount of traffic and in order not to hamper the County Council in view of the terrible difficulties which confronted them we carried out the contracts of our roads at a huge loss on the basis of the low rate of wages which obtained in the pre war days.  We would be justified in tendering and in requesting the County Council to treble our contract prices for the reason mentioned but we purposely abstained from doing so which we hope the Council will appreciate.  The roads today are greatly run down, they are in a starved state and unless the Co. Council sees fit to assist us now we have not doubt it will cost vastly greater sums in the coming year for reconstruction and repairs’ (p76).
• ‘That this Board condemns the secret trials and imprisonment of our fellow countrymen and demand their immediate release especially that of our elected representative’ (6 June 1924, p84).
• ‘…The Maximum speed for motor cars was fixed at 12 miles an hour’ (p147).
• ‘Submitted Minutes of the first General Meeting of the Co. Galway, Carnegie Libraries’ (7 June 1926, p170).
• ‘Read letter from Mr J.P. Cunniffe, Manager & Secretary of the Loughrea Electric Lighting Co. acknowledging paying Order for £100 for street lighting’ (p174).
• ‘It was decided that the Town Sergeant employ all stone breakers in future, and distributed the work as best he thinks’ (p176).
• ‘Order: Mr Flynn proposed & Mr Duane seconded that the Bridewell be taken over by the Commissioners, Unanimous’ (p181).
• ‘It was decided that a typewriter be purchased for the use of the Board’ (p185).
• ‘Clerk order to write to Minister L.G. Department for permission for the Board to purchase a field containing 2 acres of land and a quarry at £100 for the maintenance of the Roads’ (p213).
• ‘An Order was made that Clerk notify the Guards of the obstruction caused at the entrance to the Protestant Church by travelling tinkers and others who put up there from time to time.  The attention of the Town Sergeant was also drawn to the matter’ (p217).
• ‘Read letter from the Minister for L.G. & Public Health to the Secretary, County Council stating that he (the Minister) was willing to hand over the Bridewell to the Loughrea Town Commissioners…’ (p231).
• ‘…decided to have a speed limit of not more than 10 miles her hour when driving through the town…’ (p236).
• ‘…it was decided that a deputation be sent to Mr Moran, Agent for Viscount Lascells, with a view to getting his assistance in the re-building of the Town Hall’ (p243).
• ‘Clerk directed to notify Town Sergeant to have Kelly’s Street and Abbey Street cleaned and spread gravel on roads about every 30 yards’ (p285).
• ‘The Town Sergeant was directed to remove all carts etc from the Temperance Hall to the Bridewell and submit list of all articles in the possession of the Town Commissioners at next meeting September 3^rd 1928 (p292).
• ‘Read letter from Mr J.J. Hanafin, stating that the Loughrea Water-works & sewerage Committee are prepared to give the Board all surplus stones excavated from the sewer trenches in the town, provided that the Commissioners restore the street surfaces and steam roll over the trenches where necessary’ (p296).
• ‘That this Board are unable to cope with the Housing requirements of the area and beg to request further information on the subject from the Ministry Local Government & Public Health’ (p406).
• ‘…it was unanimously decided that the Board take over the Trust and management of the Carna and Tulla Hill plots’ (p425). (see also p453  & p454)
• ‘Read letter from the Electric Supply Board asking permission for the erection of a Transformer Station on the site near to the railway station with access there to at all times.
  Order: Granted’ (p426).
• ‘Read letter from the Secretary Galway County Council stating that Dr O’Beirne took up duty on April 1^st as County Medical Officer of Health’ (p430).