and complete the work
on or before the first

Dwently two (18 7/2)

day of January

eighteen hundred and

That payment shall be made when the work done in the month delivered and accepted, reserving two (2) per centum from the payment until the whole shall have been so delivered and accepted.

No member of Congress, officer or agent of the Government, or any person employed in the public service, shall be admitted to any share herein, or any benefit which may arise herefrom.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have hereunto placed their hands and seals the day and date first above written.

(EXECUTED IN QUINTUPLICATE.)

Witnesses:

I do solemnly swear that the copy of Contract hereto annexed is an exact copy of a Contract made by me personally with

that I made the same fairly, without any benefit or advantage

corruptly to the said

or any other person; and that the papers accompanying include all those relating to the said Contract as required by statute in such case made and provided.

In witness whereof the undersigned have hereunto placed their hands and
seals the day and date first above written.

(EXECUTED IN QUINTUPLICATE.)

Witnesses:

I do solemnly swear that the copy of contract hereto annexed is an exact copy of a contract
made by me personally with

or any other person; and that the papers accompanying include all those relating to the said contract
as required by statute in such case made and provided.

And it is also agreed that if, in any event, the party of the second part shall delay or fail to commence with the delivery of the material or the performance of the work at the day specified herein, or shall, in the judgment of the engineer in charge, fail to prosecute faithfully and diligently the work in accordance with the specifications and requirements of this contract, then, in either case, the party of the first part, or his successor legally appointed, shall have power to annul this contract and to declare all money or reserved percentage that may be due by virtue of its provisions, forfeited to the United States, or, the party of the first part, shall have power at his option to carry on the work, and charge all expenses greater than the price herein before agreed upon to the party of the second part, which party of the second part agrees to pay out of any reserved percentage, or other dues from the United States, under this or any other agreement, and if this be not sufficient, said party of the second part shall make good the difference.

And it is also agreed by the parties of the second part, as required by the 14th section of the act of Congress approved July 17, 1862, that neither this contract nor any interest therein shall be transferred to any other party or parties, and that any such transfer shall cause the annulment of the contract as far as the United States are concerned.

And it is also agreed by the party of the second part, that no member of Congress, officer or agent of the Government, or any person employed in the public service, shall be admitted to any share herein, or any benefit which may arise herefrom.

It is also agreed that all work offered under this contract shall, before being accepted, be subject to a rigid inspection by an inspector appointed on the part of the Government, and such as does not conform to the specifications set forth in this contract shall be rejected. The decision of the engineer officer in charge as to quality and quantity shall be final.

It is also agreed that the party of the first part or his successor legally appointed will pay for the work accepted, at the end of each month reserving ten (10) per centum until the whole shall have been accepted.