Irvine Express. — 1883-05-18 (Irvine, Strathclyde, Scotland)

KILWINNING PAROCHIAL BOARD.. Tan monthly meeting of General Committee wail held on Monday evening—Mr Hendrie in the chair. There were present—Messrs Hendrie, M`Genn, Tenant, Barclay, M'Queen, Nairn, Train, Jack, Smith, Burns, Nairn, Husband, Stewart (bootmaker), Campbell, Wylie, Gray, and Ritchie. A large number of accounts were passed. It Wks agreed to pay Dr Auld, as interim medical officer, at the same rate as the Board had paid his salary as medical officer. The Poorhouse accounts for_the quarter were submitted as follows :—Ordinary wards, at 2s 9d per week, £3O 15s 3d; hospital; at 2s Od per week, £22 us id; asylum, £l9 188 10d; management, £2B 16s—total, £lO2 Is 2d. The chairman said that was the largest account they had yet received, being £2O above the usual, the entire expenses being in the management and hospital. The Inspector reported that the Special Committee of Inspectors' Society had recommended the parishes, who had agreed to subscribe to a test case for the purpose of obtaining a decision as to derivative residence settlements, should send their subscriptions to the Inspector of South Leith. It was agreed to intimate to the Leith parish that if their case goes on to decision this Board will contribute three guineas towards the expenses. Circulars from Govan regarding Parochial Boards Bill and Poor Removal Bill, were submitted and continued; the Inspectors in the meantime to ask Mr Cochran-Patrick for a copy of both bills, and to bring them before next meeting. Statement of expense incurred in the erection of additional buildings at Poorhouse was submitted. At the Sanitary Committee meeting leave was given to Mr Wm. Conner to shift a street cesspool. A certificate from Medical Officer, regarding the state of Paton's Land, was produced. It stated that from the structural defects of the building generally, the position anti general condition of the dunghill, and the want of a proper drainage system, and suitable privy accommodation, he is of opinion that the position of the premises situated in Farmers' Row is unfit for habitation, and a nuisance under the Public Health Act. The Clerk was instructed to send a copy of the report to the proprietor, and to any other party having a proprietary interest; and a vote of thanks was given to Dr Auld for the able report he had submitted. A letter was read from Mr Burns, on behalf of the subscribers, agreeing to Pah y t°t htehme fijoorthecalApurpouthoirre ihtayndtoovbeerktehpetsatnre;tuslaemd for which they were erected. The meeting agreed to accept the offer. It was also agreed to erect shelves in the tool-house, on which to keep the lamps during summer, and it was remitted to Messrs Ritchie and Nairn to get the work done. The Clerk reported that Mr John Train had offered three pounds for the street sweepings in the various depots, which would be accepted.  THE Royal Bank of Scotland midsummer dividend is announced at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.  Two men named Patrick Cail and John Flood, were killed on Wednesday morning by a boiler explosion at Walker Colliery, near Newcastln.  Six arrests on the charge of conspiracy to murder were made on Wednesday in &Mina, County Ma) o. Two rifles,a revolver, and an infernal emote ne were discovered when searching the houses I,f the pi isouers.  LOS tomos m our cnurcnyard, so much so that he was looked ui by some as a second "Old have been in the peat It would be a matter for itii7s: -- ----' - . but the truth.- -Fr OQ-man, rave s-1-sce win surprise if the feeling in certain quarters pay Tsui " Expuble "