Meeting of Directors held Monday Oct. 18th 1897
Present		W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the chair) Messrs Bainbridge, Baxter,
		Brooks, Crawshaw, Davies, Kelly & Keates.
Minutes		of last meeting read & confirmed.
Bonus	v	L'pool - Resolved the Players & Trainer have £5 each for win
		last Saturday.
Team	v	Bury - same as last Saturday.
Team	v	Chester - Muir, Watkinson, Barker, McKinley, Douglas, Stewart,
		Hughes, Hartley, Hooligan, Whelan & Schofield.
Directors to Bury - Mr. Clayton.
Director in charge of Gate - Mr. Keates.
Storage under Stand - To stand over for next meeting.
Hooligan	Resolved if the Directors are satisfied with his play on
		Saturday next, they be empowered to engage him at 30/- per week.
St. Lukes Church Resolved we agree to their remaining up to January
		1st 1898. Canon Leigh's Solicitor giving an undertaking
		to that effect.
Holt &c. benefit Matter to stand over until a satisfactory account
		of Tickets etc is rendered to the Sec.
A. Little	Resolved the matter of receiving money from us to
		sign on two players. This not having done, so be left
		with Mr. Clayton & the Sec. to act as they think best.
Roberts		Resolved we do not engage Roberts further, but we
		pay him £5 for his past services.
				£ s d		£  s d	      £  s d
Accounts	Telephone Co.  10.0.0; Dickson 14.18.0; Bell 23.14.0
		and Conning £4.19.0.
Signed Oct. 25th 1897				W. R. Clayton	Chairman