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