Tuam Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1935-1938
Includes:-
-‘That we do give our Solicitor, Mr F D. McDonogh, instructions to prepare the conveyance, Agreement, etc., in respect of the sale of the plot at “Father Burke’s Field” to Co. Galway Vocational Education Committee as a site for a Vocational School’ (p3).
-An estimate of £600 was adopted for the cost of a ‘Fire Engine, all accessories, all appliances and a fire station’ (p51).
-Names and current addresses of the 73 applicants selected for tenancies of the houses nearing completion at Tubberjarlath (pp68-70, see also pp74-5).
-The tender of Merryweather, in the sum of £570.7.0 was accepted for the fire engine and fire-fighting equipment (p132, see also p149 and pp159-160).
-‘That arrangements be made to send Paying Order with the order for the Fire engine, etc, as proposed to Messrs, The Pyrene Co….’ for the fire engine and equipment (p167).
-Resolution of sympathy for the ‘grief-stricken parents and relatives of the victims of the recent Kirkintillch (Scotland) Fire; and that we request the Parish Priest of Achill Sound to convey our sympathy to the relatives and friends of the ten youths who lost their lives under such tragical (sic) and unusual circumstances’ (p200).
-Discussion on the formation of a Fire Brigade was held in February 1939 (pp232-3).
-‘That the Clerk be instructed to write to the Department of Local Government in the matter, giving particulars as laid before the meeting and asking the Department’s observations as to whether the Commissioners should insist on the use of natural slates, if procurable, or insist on the Contractor (Bermingham) giving an allowance according to the Engineer’s (Moran) recommendation, for the substitution of asbestos slates’ (p239, see also p245, p248, p254 & p258).
-‘Proposed by the Chairman….that we, TTC do congratulate Dr Douglas Hyde on his unanimous selection as the first President of Eire; that we do, at, the same time, congratulate the Government on their success with the recent Anglo-Irish Agreement’ (p251).
-‘Letter from Mr M J Kennedy, County Surveyor, intimating that he has decided to take over the Tuam Streets from the Commissioners and have them maintained by direct labour for one year (from the 1st April, 1938), and stating that any further work need not be carried out by TTC’ (p254)
-‘That Mr John Hession, Town Steward, be appointed Chief Officer of the new Tuam Fire Brigade; that Mr P Watson, Co. Messrs, Egan & Co. be appointed Mechanic; and the following applicants be appointed fire-men…’ (p256).