Meeting of Directors held Monday Oct. 25th 1897
Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the chair) Messrs Bainbridge, Baxter,
Brooks, Crawshaw, Davies, Kelly, Keates & Prescott.
Minutes of last meeting read & confirmed.
Hulligan Resolved his engagement @ 30/- per week be confirmed.
Whelan Resolved he be engaged @ 10/- per week.
Land re Resolved Mr. Hartley act as our Surveyor to mark out
St. Lukes Church Boundary of Land.
Muir Resolved his wages be increased to £3.10.0 per week.
McConnell Resolved his wages be increased to £3.0.0 per week
as from Sep. 1st & he be paid expenses £1.10.0.
Struthers Resolved he be engaged at £2 per week & to be paid
as from last week.
Hendry Resolved the payment of £20 to Hendry be confirmed.
Team v Sheffield United - same as last Saturday.
Team v Newtown - left with the Secretary.
Directors in charge of Gate - Messrs Prescott & Kelly.
Director to Newtown - Mr. Keates.
E. Chadwick Transfer left with Mr. Crawshaw & the Sec.
Accounts P. N. End £2.10.0 expenses re Holt &c. Benefit.
Flaging etc. Resolved Secretary see plans & Engineers estimate of
passage cost at Municipal Offices.
Northfleet F.C. Resolved we send a representative to Special General
Meeting of F.A. (in case they call one) & he vote according
to evidence then produced.
Amateur Team Resolved the Sec. see Mr. Bailiffe & see if he
would take charge of it.
Signed Nov. 1st 1897 W. R. Clayton Chairman