The facts bearing on the claim of the poor to 1. The Poorhouse grounds and buildings; 2. Paul's work mortification; and 3. Trinity Hospital : and dissent from the report of the Law Committee of the Council refusing the poor's claims / by Councillor Curror.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). Parochial Board.
Date:
1862
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Credit: The facts bearing on the claim of the poor to 1. The Poorhouse grounds and buildings; 2. Paul's work mortification; and 3. Trinity Hospital : and dissent from the report of the Law Committee of the Council refusing the poor's claims / by Councillor Curror. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    payment of what arrears may be due from the revenue of Forglen’s Park, which makes part of the fund of the Paul’s Work Hospital;” and on 25th July 1787, the Council “ autho- rised the chamberlain to settle the foresaid matter with the treasurer of the charity workhouse.” Obstacles to the payment apparently afterwards arose, for a committee of managers met the Lord Provost and Magistrates on 23d February 1790, and a reference was made of the matter of Forglen’s Park to the Honourable Henry Erskine, and William Galloway, Esquire, one of the magistrates. The referees seem to have decided in favour of the workhouse, for these rents were ever afterwards accounted for to the workhouse till 1822, when they were temporarily withheld as against a debt claimed by the city from the charity managers. By the Royalty Extension Act 1809, the Council came under obligation to pay certam sums in lieu of rates from 1803, to St Cutlibert’s parish, for portion of that parish taken into the royalty, the Council having right to reimburse them- selves out of the poor’s assessments. The Council paid these sums annually, from 1804 to 1820 inclusive, without assessing or retaining anything in respect of them out of the rates. On 21st February 1821, the Council claimed the advances so made from the charity managers, then amounting, with periodical interest, to £6319, 18s. 9d. The charity managers resisted the payment. The Council were obligants; the Council had the power of assessing for the sums paid ;• the Council had not assessed for a shilling more than the necessities of the poor required. All the money given to the charity managers to disburse had been disbursed, and liability beyond that was denied. Tn this state of matters the Council withheld the yearly payment of £200 given to the charity workhouse, and £10 of feu-duty for Forglen’s Park. But an arrangement was come to on 20th February 1822, and these sums were ordered to be paid to the charity managers. On 27th July 1838, the City Agreement Act was passed. The charity managers, as poor’s trustees, insisted in their claim to be ranked upon the city funds, along with other creditors, in respect of the mortifications and dedications for