Committee Meeting held Tuesday April 8th 1890
Present : Messrs Houlding (in the chair) Brooks, Wilson,
Ramsey, Henderson, Flemming, Maxwell, Williams,
Clayton & Coates. (The Secretary confined to his bed).
The Minutes of the last meeting were read & confirmed.
Accounts to the amount of £127.8.0½ were passed & the
Balance now in hand stated to be £464.9.5. The
following items were noted for further examination.
Clayton £10.8.0 of which £5.0.0 to Angus. Agreed.
Rolling ground 7/- Query paid before in Veal's a/c.
Hammond 10/- Query part of gratuity. Agreed.
Cox £4.0.0 in lieu of worth - Query is it part of
tour engagement?
Tampering with Turnstiles : After considerable dis-
cussion the Chairman was asked to give special at-
tention to this subject & eventually it was resolved
"That it be an instruction to the Treasurer to cease to
employ the three men Dry, Austin & Watkins owing
to discrepancies in their Turnstile accounts."
Gearey : It was decided that this player be requested
to meet the Committee on Monday.
Lindsay (of Accrington). The Com decided not to entertain
any offer from this player till he was authoritatively
cleared from Accrington Club.
New Players. It was announced that Angus (Sunderland)
had been engaged for next season at £2 per week for the
non-playing season (May to September) and £2.10.0 for the
playing season : also that Campbell (Bootle) was also engaged.
