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sonally responsible by reason of any clause, covenant, condi- 

 tion or thing herein contained or otherwise. 



It is further mutually covenanted and agreed between the 

 parties hereto, that the library, pictures, furniture, and other 

 moveable property purchased and owned by the party of the 

 second part, shall remain the property of the said party of 

 the second part and may be removed by it at will or at the 

 termination of the within agreement. 



The party of the first part agrees to make all outside repairs 

 to said building and to maintain the grounds around the same 

 in good order and presentable condition and to provide the 

 fuel with which to heat said building, and to remove the ashes 

 from the said premises and the party of the second part agrees 

 to make ordinary inside repairs which shall not include the 

 heating or plumbing, and to maintain a caretaker in said build- 

 ing who shall also exhibit the same to the public and to keep 

 the interior of said building in clean and presentable condition. 

 In witness whereof, the parties hereto have hereunto set 

 their respective hands and seals the day and year first above 

 written. 



The City of New York, by 



(Signed) Thomas W. Whittle 

 Commissioner of Parks, Borough of The Bronx 

 The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 

 (Signed) W. Stebbins Smith 



Chairman 

 Attest : G. K. Ackerman, Secretary 



State of New York, 1 

 City of New York, >ss.: 

 County of Bronx, J 



On this 31st day of December in the year one thousand nine 

 hundred and seventeen, before me personally came Thomas 

 W. Whittle, to me known and known to be the Commis- 



