THIS AGREEMENT, Made this 1st day of July, A. D. 1908, Between George Wallace, party of the first part, and Henry G. Howard, party of the second part.

Witnesseth, That whereas, the said George Wallace, party of the first part, is seized or possessed of a certain lot or piece of ground in the City of Chicago, County of Cook and State of Illinois, and described as follows: Lot 7, Block 4, in E. A. Jones' Second Addition to the City of Chicago, otherwise known as Number 17 Blank St., in said City; and whereas, the said Henry G. Howard, party of the second part, is seized or possessed of a certain lot or piece of ground in said City and described as follows: Lot 6, Block 4, in E. A. Jones' Second Addition to Chicago, otherwise known as Number 15 Blank St., in said City, which is adjoining and contiguous to the said before mentioned and described lot of ground of the said party of the first part; and whereas, it is the wish of the said party of the first part and the said party of the second part, that a party-wall, eighteen inches in thickness, shall be built between them, one-half of which is to stand on the said lot of the said party of the first part, and the other half on the said lot of the said party of the second part; and whereas, it is the intention of the said party of the first part to erect a building on his said lot above described, the east wall of which is to be used as a party-wall by the said parties of the first and second parts.

Now, Therefore, This Indenture Witnesseth: That it is hereby mutually agreed by the said parties, in consideration of the premises, that the said party of the first part may so build and erect a party-wall, eighteen inches in thickness, on the east side of the said lot of the party of the first part, that the center of said party-wall shall be on the division fine of the said lots hereinbefore mentioned, of the said parties of the first and second parts, respectively.

And this Indenture Further Witnesseth: That the said party of the first part does hereby covenant, promise, grant and agree that the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, shall and may at all times hereafter, have the full and free liberty and privilege of joining to and using the said partition above mentioned, as well below and above the surface of the ground and along the whole length or any part of the length thereof, any building which he or they or any of them may desire or have occasion to erect on the said lot of the said party of the second part, and to sink the joists of such building or buildings into the said partition wall to the depth of six inches, and no further; Provided, always, nevertheless, and on this express condition, that the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, as aforesaid, before proceeding to join any building to the said partition wall, and before making any use thereof, or breaking into the same, shall pay or secure to be paid unto the said party of the first part, his heirs and assigns aforesaid, the full moiety or one-half part of the value of the said party-wall, or so much thereof as shall be joined to or used as aforesaid, which value shall be the cost price at the time when such wall is to be used by the said party of the second part, as fixed, estimated and assessed by two arbitrators, one of whom shall be chosen by each of the parties to this contract.

And it is further agreed by and between the said parties, that if either of the above parties, their or either of their heirs and assigns, shall at any time hereafter desire to build a barn or extend the wall hereinbefore mentioned, the party so building may build and erect such wall or extension in the same manner as above specified, and the other party shall have the same liberty and privilege of joining and using such wall or walls so built and erected as aforesaid, on complying with the same conditions as are hereinbefore required by the said party of the second part, as the manner of joining to the wall above mentioned and paying for the same.

And the said parties further agree and covenant that, if it shall hereafter become necessary to repair or rebuild the whole or any portion of the said party-wall or walls, the expense of such repairing or rebuilding shall be borne equally by them, their respective heirs and assigns, as to so much and such portion of said walls as the said parties, their heirs and assigns, shall or may use jointly.

It is Further Mutually Agreed, Between the said parties, that this agreement shall be perpetual, and at all times be construed as a covenant running with the land.

In Witness Whereof, the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.

George Wallace, (seal.)

Henry G. Howard. (seal.)

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in Presence of James White.

State of Illinois, County of Cook.

ss. I, John Zander, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, Do Hereby Certify, That George Wallace and Henry G. Howard, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said Instrument as their free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

Given Under my hand and notarial seal, this 1st day of July, A. D. 1908.

John Zander, Notary Public.

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