292 [Emergency Meeting held at Goodison Park Thursday 16th July 1959] Present:- Mr. F. Micklesfield (Chair) and all other Directors, Manager & Secretary in attendance. Mr. Micklesfield explained that he had called this Meeting to seed progress reports of the Maintenance Committee and of the Pitch Committee. He reported that Mr. E. Storey, the head groundsman had been away ill for 4 weeks and the overseeding had been completed on July 9th. GROUND It was agreed that the Pitch COMMITTEE Committee should in future be referred to as the 289 Ground Committee, and would be responsible for the Playing Pitch, Soil Warming installation, the Practice Ground and Bellefield. MAINTENANCE The Maintenance Committee would be COMMITTEE responsible for re-making the Running Track 289 and drainage and the Painting of the wall. Mr. Sharp gave a report of the progress of the Playing Pitch renovations, and stated that the pitch seemed to be draining better than last year. SHEPHERD J. Mr. Carey reported that he had signed Jas Shepherd from Blackburn Rovers who had been given a free transfer. He was an inside forward or Wing-half, 5'10" in height 11.4 lbs age 20. KEELEY J. It was agreed to transfer J. Keeley to 222 Accrington Stanley for £1000.0.0, and to apply for permission to pay him a benefit of £500.0.0. ASHWORTH A. It was reported that Ashworth had 280 re-signed. FLOODLIT For the Floodlit Matches v Liverpool it was MATCHES 206