The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-12
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT,
Those Entered Into Between Colonel John b.
Stone and Tho Postmaster, General Pora
Ten Years Lease Of Tho Post
Office Building
[No. l.lO7.l

January, A. ID, 1880, between John d, Stone,
Of Dallas county, and State Of Texas, Of the
first part, and the United States of America
by David M. Key, Postmaster-GoneNl Of
said United States of the second part, wit
nesseth, that the said party Of tho first
part, In consideration Of tho rents and
covenants hereinafter contained on the
part of tho party Of the second part to be
paid, kept and performed has granted, do.
missed and leased unto the said party Of the
second part and by these presents does grant,
demise and lease unto the said party Of the
second part all that certain room forty fee.
wide by twenty-five foet-dcop, in the brick
and stone premises located s follows in Dal-
las, Texas Beginning on Main street, ut the
northwest corner Of tract Of land heretofore
decided by Nat. NJ. Burford TO n. B, Barks-
dale; and the northeast corner Of II tract Of
land decided by Nat M. Burford TO John b,
Stone, July 25th, 1874 thence westerly with
Main street forty feet thence at right angles
with Main street in southerly direction,
seventy-hve feet thence in northeasterly
direction parallel with Main street. forty feet;
thence in northwesterly direction seventy
five feet, to the beginning, containing three
thousand square feet Of land said room hay
ing all the ways of ingress TO and egress from
said premises, and all the rights and priv
ilges thereunto belonging, for postoilice
Mt Dallas aforesaid, for, during and until the
full end and term Of ten years then next en-
suing, from and after the thirteenth day Of
April, 1873, or for such part of said term as
the office aforesaid shall be entitled to an al
lowance for rent, the said party of the sec
ond part yielding and paying therefor, unto
the said party Of the first part, his heirs and
assigns, yearly, and every year from and
after the said thirteenth day of April, in the
year 1878, during the said term, the yearl y rent
or sum of one dollar Is COY in quarter-yearly
payments, to-wit on the first days of July,
October, January and April in each and every
wear, to be paid at the postotlice in Dallas
aforesai !, out of the revenue at said office.
Provided, that if the rent above reserved
shall remain unpaid for one month atter' tho
time limited for the payment thereof, or If
default shall be made in any Of the covenants
or agreements herein contained, on the part
of the party of the second part to be kept
and performed, it shall thereupon be lawful
for the said party of the first part his heirs and
assigns, into and upon the dcmised premises
and every part thereofto' re-enter and the same
to have, repossess and enjoy rs in his or their
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former estate or resort TO ms or or 'ng'l legui
remedy IN the premises ana inc salu pnrty
OF me Secohu part ny tie s"H o "Hnm nJ
General OF ms successor III ooo' oi ho n "
VIII wen ana tru.y Ply oa C"uSu W h U ;"
uhIo tue salu parry " wv l,sv P"a 'o i0 ~,
ana asslgns tne salu ie1e "p"ve ,o'errou W.T.
the days herein frovaG%u iUr 'HS ,l PyH om%
thereol according W tne V nv 'n n;J ""
meaning OF these presents. ne ,,a saul p"iS
OF the frst part hereby agrees 70 pay al %Aes
and assessments Whlch may DC assessed UI
imposed upon sala premises uur'nS .io 't s't
aforesaid ana the Sala parry u vno I ,h'
part covenants ana agrees 10 anu th, M th sJ
sa'u pust " ."U ''r ,,ort i9h"ll at oil times
party OF the second ParI shail' az al t'llieS
during the term OF thls tease, pencenpiy anu
quietly nave hoio ana olJoy Ine sa.u prI hnt
lses without hlnurahce OF iholesIu.loil 1.inS
he Will at all times weep snu premises a. Gou
I1pail a'lu PIP. ond tboro Of Sa;d most.
OF tho postmaster lhen anu Inole a; s",u RosS.
once, ana az MS reasolSpio re!e ~ mile y,
and in default thereof the seiu party VI tne
second part snail nave INC rlghI W quiI sui i1
premises without nGuce, Su ,e se rsmo SHs
lo e, Mo;a va tha secenJ mart NAV
which the SAID party OF Inc SECOND part may
otefwise laVe ior uis"Cm " ' nf tho saconS
iop .a INV, o',onantS opd cgrees ut the az