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PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALs f0R WROUGHT AND CAST
Il Ik0N Work FOB THE hEw JAIL, DIS
TklCf OF COLUMBIA.
NEW JAN, DIsIRIcI OF CoLuNBIAi

o.
WROUGHT AND CAST IRON WORK.
Sealed Proposals will be received at the ONCE Of
the Superintendent until IL m, JUNE lS3, for
fornshing, delivering, fitting, and putting in place
the Wrought and CAST iron Work exhf bited by
the Drawings, described in the Specifications. and
iron l,tmns Of Basement Rolled Beams. .Ac., Of
Floors, Iron Work Of Roofs, Gratings to Windows,
&c, Cell Doors, Iron Staircase, &c
Copies ~ the Drawings, Specific fions, and SEIZED
All scafoiding required BY the contractors TO put
the work in place will be furnished by the Govern
-nent free Of change, but will be erected BY the con-
Proposals. viii be made by the piece, iineal foot
or weight, for the various items Of work az called
1or In the Schedule. The work will not be-
among different bidders, but will be cousidered in
the Aggregate The whole Of the Cast iron Columns
OF Basement story and the Beams, &c, of First
Eiror must be Delivered and set in position within
three months from date of acceptance OF pro posaI
and the whole work must be complsted within
twelve months from date Of acceptance.
Payments will be made monthly deducting ten per
centum nntn the final completion Of the contract
the sum OF twenty thousand dollars S2D 900, that
the bidder viii accept and perform the contract N
awarded him, the sufieiency Of the security TO he
certined By the United States Judge the Clerk of
the District wherein he resides.
department reserves the right to reject any or
e blds II u be deemed for the interest OF the dow
sfnment 70 DO %; and any bid that il not made on
the printed form- to be obtained in this office, and
aoes not conform IN every respect to the require
ments Of this advertisement will not be Considered:
nether VIII any proposals be received from parties
VINO are not themselves engaged in the manufacture
OF Wroush or Csst-iron Work, and who have not
the necessary facilities for getting out the work
a, opesas VIII be endorsed Bids for Iron Work."
mi 1T ADOLF CLUsS. Superintendent.
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A NOVEL ENTERPRISE l. about 20 be under
taken m Bucks county, Penns ylvania. which.
II successfully carried out, will challenge the
admiration Of those who wont 20 complain
that the subiugation OF nature L. a neglected art
among Americans. lumber of wealthy gen
uemen Of this city and PHILADELPHIA Law
Cooke, esq, among others, have formed them
selves into an association having for its object
the laying out and maintaining OF a vast PARK
in Bucks county for the preser vation and prop
sgatiOn Of American game. The tract OF land
selected comprises about sixty acres OF woods
nicely grown, situated principally on a rounded
knoll, with valleys on all sides. aud includes i'm
addition some twenty-five acres of cleared
land for pasture purposes.
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A PoINT or LAVA well-known LAWYER of
Chelsea, Massachusetts, surprised the city court
and members OF the bar last Friday, during she
trial Of a party charged with keeping a lIq nor
nuisance, by pointing out the fact that tie city
government hadneyer properly provided for the
police court, and that IL had never been directly
established by law. II this proves 90 be true,
all the sentences, trials and seizures Of LIQUORS.
etc, for the past sixteen years have been Illegal
The question will probably attract the attention
of the legislature at once
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PHILApELPHIA, Pa, May s, 1873.
GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES
sealed Proposals, in ripcate, with CODY of this
advertisement attached, invited at this Office
9ntu m on the II III DAY OF JUNE, 1873, for the
deyery OF the following named supplies at posts in
the Ihlrd Military District, Department of the East,
from July 1873, 20 June 80 1874, at such times and
IN such quantities the Acting Assistant Quarter
at the several ports may require supplies to
De subject 10 the usual inspection, viz:
AT BALTIMORE, MD
SioO pounds Anthracite Coal, more or less
o. 700 pounds Oats well sacked y more or less
Of -O pounds Hay, (baled, J more or less.
AIfU pounds Straw tbaed y more or less.
AT FORT McHENRY, Md
Te De delivered at such points at the posts As the
Acting Assistant Quartermaster duty at the time
s7o cords mere hantable Hard W ood more or less
SOJO pounds Oats, well sacked, J more or less.
aoOpo pounds Hay, b tled more or less.
l1OUVO pounds Straw, (baled } more or less.
AT FORT FOOTE, Md
IS cords merchantable Hard Wood, more or less
I,S5 pounds Corn well sacked }, more or less
$50 pounds Oats well sackedD more or less.
20 pounds Straw (baledj J, more or less
The oats and corn t. be clean, well sacked, in good
The hay to be timothy Of Q good quality, free from
weeds, cut In season, well cured, and baled.
Inc STRAW 70 be OF good quality, clean, long, and
Bids for each post should be made separately.
BIDS will be received and Contracts executed sub-
ject to the usual conditions.
Bids to be addressed to the undersigned at Phila-
e." as the use may e &C. s. sAwrrLLr.
Quartermaster United States Army
mAot Brevet Brigadier General,
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THERE ~ GOING 10 be no end of trouble with
these postal cards. Here II a real nice yousg
man on Columbia street, just home from college
and destined for the ministry by his father
command, had postal card sent him yesterday,
a bin for wine and gin and cigars, and IL comes
young mans stationery" bills, and the father
has the receipts, and by ssme accident that postal
card fell into bis hands Now what is that young
man 20 do ?-Ificd Herald.
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Mrs. STANTON has a nice way of meeting ALI
objections TO the woman movement Here is
an Instance taken from one of her recent leo
lures; 1.-The best interests of men and wsmen
are so essentially the same that when we come
TO the tug OF war the men of our households
will he ready TO do our fighting"
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LEPRosY still prevails TO an alarming extent
In the Sandwich Islands. The doctors can Ind
no remedy for this fearful disease. The lepers
are isolated, and live in large communities by
themselves, under rigid laws of exclusion from
other mOrtals.
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RY GREEN WILLIAMS, Auctioneers,
ID Northwest corner OF IOth and streets

rK0NTING ON STREET NORTH, NEAR
THIRD STREET WEST, AND NEAR THU
CITY HALL, AT AUCTION.
. - On TUESDAY the 10th instant, at 6 O'Clock
II p m, we shall sell, on the premises, two four
story mastic front Brick Houses, line cellars and
TIN roofs, with all modern improvements consisting
OF gas, water, bath room, &c, making first-class
Residences, being houses Nos. 3p and 3Oi and
having good fronts and depths.
Terms: One-fourth cash; balance I'm one, two and
three years for Dotes bearing per cent int or
est and secured by deed of trust the or emises
Sold Conveyancing, &c, at cost Of purchaser. One
hundred dollars down on each house time of sale
ml5-td GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts
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DEPOT QUARTERNAsTER's OFFIcEl
NAsHIS6IoS, ID. c., May 8, IS3
Sealed Proposals, in duplicate will be received at
this Office until IL NJ JUNE a lS-3 for the mr.
fOrmance of the dai tran.portation services nv
water between this city and Forts Foote and w ash
lngton, Nd which may be required by this De mart
msnt during the fiscal year ending June 81, lG4
Bidders will state the price per man, and the price
Der pound; also the rate diem which they will
carry the passc~"ers and stores. Zach bid must be
accompanied By guarantee of two res ponsble per
EXECUTED INV " VIC U'
The right reserved to reject any and all bids not
deemed advantageous % the United States
Proposals are TO be addressed to the undersigned,
ton. "
Bidders are invited to be present at the opening
Any further information desired will be Civ en- ON
application to this Office.
WILLIAM MYERS,
Breyet Brigaiier General IT, g. A.
mist Depot Quartermaster
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nY DUNCANSON, BOWLING co., Aucts.
u Corner 9Th and D streets northwest.
VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS IN FIRST
WARD, AT AUOTI0N.

6 O'Clock, We vii sell, upon tho premises, I'll
inches, with an average depth Of S feet This lot
win be subdivided upon day Of sale, giving Durchs
ers chance to buy portion ell. This proper.v
Is situated on Virgins avenue, the corner a
3th street northwest, and the attention Of buye
called TO this sae - property In that part al ~
city IL rapidly advancing in price.
Terms: one.third cash; baisnce in and Il month";
notes bearing interest," aud secured By dd OF trust
Convey apcing, &C., at purchasers Cost A depot,
of 100 will be required sooc ~ fae properly 4,
sold. DUNcAEs0K, COws1N0 CO..
mh Auction ssrs.
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THE NEW GERMAN Gus-The Prus-isn mill
tsry journal, Neue NJ litsrische Blatter, con-
tains some interesting information respecting
the adopted Mauser rife, which II being served
out TO the guards, and L. 60 constitute hence
forth tie destructive hrearm OF the German
army. IL appears that st long ranges the rife
Is remarkably true, but at short distances IN re-
quires an exceptionally low aim. It, best dis
lance y said 500 metres, or about $50 yards. n
requires just half the time for loading that the
needle gun did, and less las three % FOUR than
does the chassepot- Eighteen shots per minute
may be delivered by single men and twelve
shots in yolley, but AZ n rule more than
twelve and eight are counted upon. The ride
H. described ~ light AMI handy, durable and
not apt 60 get out of order. Altogether military
authorities consider that they could not have
made a better choice.
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DROPOsALs FOR STATIONERY.

CLERKS OFFICE House. REPREsENTArrvEs,U Sd
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2, 1873. (
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office un-
I'll IL O'CLOCK NJ, MAY %, 1873, for furnishing
Stationery for the use of the House of Representa-
tiyes.
Blank forms Of proposals. showing the quantity
and quality OF each article, and the form Of bond to
be signed by the bidder and snretes, will be fur
nished on apple alton to this office,
Proposals from established dealers only will be
considered, and preference will be given to produc
good quality. VI
The bids will be considered and accepted or re-
yeeted item by item, and the Clerk the right
tity adver tised for.
Samples and description of lithographing to be
done may be obtained on application to this office.
Bidders will be required to furnish samples of each
clf o of articles, marked with the bidders name,
and properly numbered.
All articles to be delivered free Of charges for
freight or carriage at the Clerks ONCE, House of
REPRESENTATIVES, by the 3Jth day of June, 1873
This advertisement and the proposal, SO far as &C.
cepted, and the bond accompanying the same, shall
constitute the contract between the Gov and
the bidder and no further contract will be executed
and the failure to furnish any article as proposed
and or the furnishing of articles inferior
70 thetsample, will be sufficient cause for annuling
the contract and forfeitng the penalty Of the bond
Proposals should be Endorsed, Proposals for sta
EDWARD MCPHERSON
m6-t.H Clerk House of Representatives ~ s.
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DY LAfIMER d CLEARY,
ID Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner Pennsyi avenue and llth
Star Once Buildings.

TRUSTEES SALE OF FIRST-CLASS Res
TAuRAkT No. ago Urn STREET N0RrH-
- BY virtue Of a deed of trust to me, recorded in
Liber No. 70S folio l0S ct of the land records
Aof the District OF Columbia. will sell At public
auction, on THURSDAY, the 18th day of MAY, ISIS,
at O'Clock m, the premises, the entire sock
in trade furniture, fixtures and lease Of the prem
Ises No. 42O 9Th street northwest, in the city of
washington, ID. c., formerly known as Romans
The house is doing a good business. and Is CON-
pete in all Of its appointments. Ii will be sold as
whole The lease has two years to run from the LIST
day Of July next, at the monthly rent Of $3.50.
Terms Of sale $4,000, with interest at eight per
cent. from Jan Is ISIS, and the expenses of sale in
cash, and the balance at six months, for which the
note of the purchaser, bearing interest from the day
OF sale and secured by deed of trust the property
sold, will be taken. deposit of 8 100 will be re-
Quired of the purchaser At the time of sale.
WM. MATTINGLY, Trustee.
m1e-d LATlMER CLEAkY, Aucts
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RY B. H. WARNER.
- Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No. 529 9TH street, between G and II.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
QAED 3 sTREEfs N0RTHwwkksFr.- ZEN
La: 10th, lSo, and duly recorded in Liber No 6s2,
Aiolio ~, ct seq, one Of the land records for
washington county, D. c., will SELL at public auc-
tion, In front OF the premises, on MONDAY, the
goth day OF May, A. ID. ls73, at 5 O'Clock D. m ali
that certain piece parcel Of ground situate aud
lying IN said city Of Washington and known and de-
scribed as lot numbered sixteen l6D, in Adams and
numbered three hundred and nine (3Oy), with the
i'm prov ements thereon,
Terms made known on day of sale A denosit nj
$50 will be required at time of sale terms of sale
are MT complied with in five days, the Trustee re-
the right to resell at the risk and cost of the
defanlting purchaser. All convey ancing at cost Of
purchaser. WIN. B. TODD, JR., Trustee
m3 eoSds r. III WARNER Anct
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On the petition o. FRANCIS nj. sfRONG, Of
Nergennes, and THOMAS ROSS, Of Rutland, Yer
mont, prayin for the Of q pafent Granted
te them ON the 18th day o. August isse for an i'm
provemenf In Weighing Scales:
ordered that the testimony In the Gaze be cossd
the 15s day Of July that the time for fin9
arguments and the Examiners report BE- limited "a
the 18th day Of July next and that petitIoa be
heard On the aJth day Of July next.
Any person may oppose this extension.
nl6-t.N n b. LE0GETT, Coyamlssiousr
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he' In ''' Guy SoHE His; Trustee.
lRep., my sd Auctioneers.
b No. SOS Ninth .sr.ss norsk Ass..0hss''

. By virtue Of Q DECD Of trust. dated April 1Dth,
.ths land records for the County o. washinsson,
aud by direction Of the owner Of the note sscured
preniees on FRIDAI, Nay eSd int e osioek
p ~. lot sob 70, end tie wsst half o. los sub y. In
ferm oil sase: Ons-third eash, cot which 01eo
on each Iot VIII Be resuirsa 70 = 49, 2ss1s,csy
months, With tsn. pr cent; infsrsss s,enrsd By Z
DEED ru u: al. s asa 49, - e e. ale
sale, the trustees reserve ~ nent ~ re-eeo The
property q The risk ed 90 o ths vsscasses. Qoa
ru i iVrH e ! W sfEit Ares..
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10y B. Ii. WARNER
- Real Estate Broker and Auctiopeer
Ne. 729 9TH street, between and h
TRUSTEES SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT OF
sThEhTs BETWEEN l7TH ST. AND NEW

SThEET, BETWEEN Urn ST Ann NEW
HAMPSHIRE AVENUE.
- By virtue Of deed Of trust, dated March 9th,
1870, OF record in Liber No. GIL, folio PIP, one Of
Athe land records for the county of Washington,
ana BY direction of the owner of the note secured
thereby, shall sell at auction, front of the prem
lses, on TUESDAY, May goth inst, at o'clock D.
m part OF Lot No 3, in square No. l54, being one
said trust, having front of % feet by depth Of n
Iee inches with the i'm provements thereon, being
q two story Frame House.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash, (of which SIS
VIII be required to be paid Immediately after sale
and the balance in six and twelve months with in
terest secured by deed Of trust the property All
conVeyancing AT the cost of purchaser, and if the
terms are not complied with in ten days from
OF sale the Trustee reserves the right resell the
property at the risk and cost of the defautine pur
chaser. ASBURY LLOYD Trustee
ml2 r II WARNER Aucf
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pY GREEN WILLIAMS, Auctieneers,
- Southeast corner 7th and ID streets
SALEOF IMPROVED PROPER.
IY ON ELEVENTH STREET EAST, BE.

1UN ELEVENTH STREET last, BE-
TWEEN ID AND 4 STREETS SOUTHEAST
- By virtue Of deed Of trust from William T.
Grimes and wife, dated January p, 1873 and at
the written request of the party thereby secur-
ed, will sell at public auction in front Of the prem
lses, TO the highest bidder, on TUESDAY. May ~ =,
1873, at 90 O'Clock p. m, all of original lot nine
t9) in square 1872, together with the Improvements
thereon This lot has a front of IS feet and il of
good depth. 1t is improved by two small Frame
Houses.
Terms of sale: One-fourth cash, and the balance
in g. r. and Is months, with interest," or all cash as
may be preferred BY the purchaser. 500 down on
complied with in five days after sale.
BRAINARD II. WARNER, Surviving Trustee.
mo 2aw&ds GREEN 4 WILLIAMS, Aucta
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RY THOS. 4. wAGGAMAN,
- Real Estate Auctioneer, 81 9 9TH street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VERY VALUABLE
BUILDING LOTS, ADJOINING ST. Alloy
SIuS CHURCH, AND NEAR THE NAVY
YARD, AT AUCTION.
~ By virtue of q decree in Chancery, Equity
S9Scause No. l,l95, in the Supreme Court OF the
@ADistrct Of Columbia, wherein McDermott ct
al are compliments, against McDermott ct al de-
PENDANTS, the undersigned, Trustee, will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, on WEDNES-
5, 4, and q, in square 62l, fronting on street
north, and North Capitol street.
On THURSDAY, May goth, st 5 O'Clock D. m. on
the premises all Of Lot No. L. in square OS5, being
at the corner Of south h and 18th streets east
The above property offers opportunities for
investments in real estate, il is ocssed in one of
the most improving and valuable sections Of the city
Terms Of sale: One half cash; balance in and IL
Opths, with interest. A deposit of fifty dollars
will be required each lot soon as sold All CON
veyancing at cost of purchaser.
The above Lots viii be divided into building lots
to suit purchasers. Particulars at sale
SAM'L. l.. PHILLIPS, Trustee
milo dts TH0S. 4. WAG6AMAN, Auct
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@The jacksonville, Fla, post Office was
robbed Saturday night.
RIA rival 70 the Bessemer cabin has been
invented in Russia; in thin case .he cabin float.
IN tank OF water instead of resting on pivot.
~The spiritualists of Middleborougt NJ ass.
wish, inconsistently, TO make themselves q cor
porate body according to legal form.
~Broadaxes are the fashionable weapon for
duels In Iowa, and death by axedent the Gus
tomary photography of coroner's juries.
~A Peoria man says that his wife's tongue
wears out so many sets of false teeth that the
dentists bills have nearly broken him up.
~Archbishop Purcell has forbidden Catho-
lie children TO take books from the Cincinnati
public library, on account OF the immoral work.
that are distributed from il.
eVAn art critic: ga Lady Of Modern Rome.
mo. 49, carefully painted, and with good in
terror, went for one hundred and twenty dollar
to Mr.. Williams"
a<A bill has been introduced in the senate
OF Massachusetts providing for q system Of GU
mulatiye voting in the choice OF inspectors of
elections in cities of that state.
~Liquor sellers and drinkers i'm Massachu-
sets are manifesting vast amount OF ingenu-
ity IN devising unsuspected means of procuring
and disposing Of the prohibited article.
SRA Springfield reporter, unable 70 obtain
the score Of base ball match. gently said that
he would not tell which beat, for fear Of hurting
somebody's feelings.
ga servant girl fred her employers house
in Philadelphia eleven times on Thursday, an q
endeavored to throw suspicion on the SON OF the
family, aged three years.
~The Chicago Times of Monday reports the
sermons Of the day previous under the following
head: The Other Side Of Jordan Chicago Con-
gregations Hear OF the Matchless Beauty OF the
Shining Shore.
The legend on the picture generally ex-
hibited in saloons where business il conduc
on cash basis is altered in the west 20 suit
the times and now reads, "Pubiic trust is dead ;
back pay killed him."
~The pale, sad-looking young men whom
one occasionally meets in the street are not
consumptiye, are not mourning the loss OF q
friend, and are not divinity students. They
are breaking IN tight boots.
ga New Orleans child, whose death had
been formally certified by the family physician
was frightened out OF its coffin by a clan OF
thunder last week, just as the hearse drove up TO
the door.
SA man laid down 70 pleasant dreams i'm n
vacant lot in Pueblo, Cal, the other day He
was astonished upon awakening and finding q
two-story house built over him. That's the wav
they are building up in Pueblo.
nrIn Missouri, when a man kills another ON
Sunday, they prosecute him under the law
against desecrating the Sabbath v shooting
At mark, and have him fined i've Collars and
costs.
So The Cincinnati Commercial asks: 0whv
have not the spiritual circles OF Cincinnati
been informed of the death OF Captain Hall
more than year and a half ago? Here was
rare chance for convincing test, )" IL adds ssbut
the spirits have never taken advantage Of any
thing Of that sort"
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by GREEN 4 WILLIAMS, Auctioneers.
- No. 1901, northwest corner 10th and d SITS.

- No. 1901, northwest corner 10th aud d SITS.
SALE IN BANKkUPTOY OF TRACT OF LAND
IN RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
- Viii be sold, At auction, on WEDNESDAY,
t9the 4thday Of June 1873 AT clock meridian,
tn Ctt IN Sie 81 the me, Hegssef IN IN
Columbia, the following described tract, piece or
parcel ofland lying and being in the county of Rich
half ~ Of section No. thirty two, in township
NO; two, l1l and range eighteen u.s. east OF the
and twenty acres Of land, more or less
purchaser. w RERT0R
As-iRnee Of 2. N. p King 4 Sen in Bankruntcv
mis- 2aW3W IDS GRIM Il XlILIA MQ Ancfs
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PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOR STATIONERY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, Nay II. lv3.f
Sealed Proposals. addressed the Secretary Of the
Navy, for furnishing Stationery for the Navy De-
psrtment, and bureaus and Offices thereof In ash-
1nston during the hscal ending June %, 1H4,
will be received until ~ O'Clock n. of the I'd OF
JUNE.
Proposals. must be submitted on the forms fur
M shed by the department, with the guarantee and
therein. " ~
Proposals from parties not engaged in business in
WASH ngton, or who have not q supply depot in
such city, Will not be considered.
Inc schedule embraces two general classes: LIST
parer and envelopes-3i, miscellaneous articles aud
tne contract will be awarded in the whole or by
10 the Gov ernmeut
The Department reserves the right to require .
greater or less quantity Of article In the schedule
tnan that specified, as the wants Of the same may
The articles viii be called for from time to time
needed and mrs be in accordance with the schedule,
and satisfactory to the head of the Office bureau
Tor which required; must be delivered without I'M
necessary delay, and at the expense Of the con-
tractor in default Of any of which requirements the
Department reserves the right to purchase the
articles elsewhere annu the contract in whole
or in part and will hold the contractors responsible
for any additional expense it necessarily incurs
thereby.
Bills properly approved accruing under the con.
tract, will be paid quarterly.
GEO. M robson,
nlr No. -