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IJA 3711

Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records

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This is a collection of receipts issued from Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground paying for services such as water, electricity, electronic equipment, food, soda, taxis, and construction materials. Other documents include a spreadsheet of revenues and expenses for the stadium in 1955, and a royal decree to elect Rabbi Khedouri as Deputy Rabbi.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3711
Item Number
10166
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Baghdad Light and Power, Bills, Crown Crest, Electricity Bill, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Financial, Frank Iny School, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Letterhead, Receipts, Revenue Stamps, Taxi, Thumbprint, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 576-600

Page 576

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 19.2.56
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Al-Nahr Street
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare: 200
Please debit my account Please debit it to the account:
Signature
Signature
⟦J.R. Masri⟧
For the Stadium account

Page 577

Bataween Taxi Cars
Bataween Al-Nasr Square
Telephone 6077
VEEN
Square
7
Order List:
Baghdad: 21 / 8 / 55
To the Honorable: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Fils | Dinars | Details
050 | 1 | 7 x 150
400 |  | 2 x 200
450 | 1 |
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Dinars One & fils four hundred fifty only.⟧
D/346
Accountant
⟦signature⟧
Signature ⟦illegible⟧

Page 578

Nashat Al-Sanawi & Co.
Sanitary Installations and Construction Materials Branch
Al-Rashid Street (Bab Al-Agha) 12/111
Telephone 7835 Telegraphic Address: Sanawi Baghdad
No: 728
Cash: ✓
On Account:
To the Honorable: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Date: 6/2/1955
Materials | Dinars | Fils
2 45 3/4 White Tee |  | 090
1 15 3/4 Pipe |  | 015
1 80 3/4 Shenawiya |  | 080
2 30 3/4 Nut |  | 060
2 35 3/4 White Elbow |  | 070
1 200 3/4 English Faucet |  | 200
1 100 1 White Tee |  | 100
1 40 1 Pipe |  | 040
1 70 3/4 White Socket |  | 070
Only eight hundred and twenty-five fils |  | 825
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties
I have received the above-mentioned materials in full
D/342
⟦signature⟧

Page 579

GHANI AINACHI
AUTO EQUIPMENT
& ENGINEERING DEPOT
Al-Rashid St., 1/443e Sinak
Phone No. 2364 Mulhak
Teleg. Add.
GHANI AINACHI
Baghdad
IRAQ
Ghani Ainachi
Auto Parts and Mechanical Tools Shop
Al-Rashid Street 1/443 Sinak
Telephone No. 2364 Mulhak
Telegraphic: Ghani Ainachi
Baghdad
Iraq
CASH
Baghdad: 14 / 3 / 1956
Quantity | Details | Price | Dinar I.D. | Fils Fils
| 2 Drill bits 9/32 |  |  | 120
| " " 1/2 " |  |  | 400
|  |  |  | 520
Only five hundred and twenty fils and no more
14 / 3 / 1956
⟦signature⟧
D/348
Furniture account
Goods received in good order
I received the mentioned materials free of any defect

Page 580

AHMAD J. KATTAN Ahmad Jawad Qattan
Shumash Building Rashid St. Rashid Street Shumash Building 271 D - 1
CABLE. MISMARY Telegraphically: Mismary
Tel. 86714 Telephone 86714
Date. Date: 22/2/56
Mr. Presence of: Daniel Playground
Particulars Details | I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
Cement bag 12 bags |  | 800
1 Jackly |  | 250
1 Chain mix | 2 | 000
1 Iron tower |  | 200
2 Saw springs |  | 600
Total | 2 | 210
Fare | 1 | 000
Total | 4 | 210
Was |  | 600
Total | 4 | 250
And the rest in cash | 4 | 250
4.050 to the furniture account
0.200 to expenses
4.250
D/349
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible text on the reverse side of the paper visible through transparency⟧

Page 581

18
E. O. B.
STATIONERY
No. 18992
Baghdad on 24 - 2 195 6
Quant. | DESIGNATION | PRICE | TOTAL
1 | ⟦Protractor⟧ |  | 150
1 | set square |  | 700
|  |  | 850
| (Furniture Committee) |  |
| D/350 |  |
850
Name ⟦line⟧

Page 582

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 7 / 1953
Fils: 150
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the value of watermelon seeds and keder⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
D/351

Page 583

Iraq
Central Telephone Department
Area 11
Baghdad on 2 / 7 / 1956   Number: B T /
To the Trustee of the Ezra Menahem ⟦Daniel⟧ Endowments
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground - ⟦Al-Sinak⟧ Quarter
The amount of 0.857 Dinars requested according to
our telephone bill numbered 894 and dated 1 / 11 / ⟦55⟧
for your telephone numbered 80677 has not been paid yet
despite the passage of (15) days from the date the bill was issued
We regret to inform you that the telephone connection will be cut in case
of your failure to pay the requested amount within three days and the device will be removed
after the passage of seven days from this date and the contract concluded
between you and this administration will be cancelled.
Center Manager
Copy to :-
Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs - for information, the
telephone connection will be cut after the end of the specified period.
0.857
80677
⟦...⟧

Page 584

⟦Trustee⟧ of the Ezra Menahem Daniel Endowments
Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Playground
Baghdad
⟦Telegraph and Telephone Department⟧
3 JAN 55
⟦...⟧

Page 585

184265
Accounting 13 A
Book Number: 9592
Serial Number: 66
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government:
Department Name: Nadi Awlat
Fils / Dinar: 15/957
Received from: Trustee of Ezra Menachem Endowments
Amount: Fifteen Dinars and nine hundred and fifty-seven Fils
On account: Invoice No. 8892 on 8/12/95
Collector's Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Dated: 5/7/1956
D/352
⟦signature⟧

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: ⟦1956⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: ⟦...⟧
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only Dinars ⟦...⟧
And that is for ⟦use of the garden for 3 days from 2/7 to 9/7 and three days with electricity⟧
⟦Only and three days in the light cords, the Nile River, and the squares ...⟧
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Signature of the recipient
⟦Majid⟧
D353

Page 586

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 18 / 7 / 1956
150 2
Fils Dinar
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and one hundred and fifty fils
And that is for water consumption for six days from 7/12 to 7/18 three days
with the crank six and eight days in the Anbar garage, Al-Rashid Street and Al-Saadoun Street
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils 10
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
Abdullah ⟦...⟧
D/357

Page 587

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 18 / 7 / 1956
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for water consumption for six days from 2/7 to 7/7 ⟦by scrapers⟧
Watering trees and planting grass
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue
Signature of the recipient
D/355

Page 588

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 8 / 7 / 1955
Fils: 282
Dinar: -
Received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and eighty-two fils and nothing more
And that is for petty expenses as follows
50 | Transportation
192 | Coca-Cola bottles
40 | Ice
282 |
Signature of the Recipient
Abdul Razzaq
D/356

Page 589

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1/8/1953
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for my entitlement for ⟦my working days⟧ until 1/7/53
In ⟦pruning⟧ the trees and distributing the grass
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Mohammed
D/357

Page 590

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 8 / 1956
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
Only: One Dinar and five hundred Fils
For: working for a period of 3 days from 4 / 8 to 6 / 8
In: tree composting and planting grass
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Abdullah
⟦fingerprint⟧
D/358

Page 591

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 2 / 1956
Fils / Dinar: 450 / -
Received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount only: four hundred and fifty fils
For: -/150 cans of grease
Signature of the recipient
J.R. Mani
D/359
Expenses

Page 592

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
« »
Date 8 / 2 / 1956
Fils Dinar
770 / -
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only seven hundred and seventy fils
And that is for 12 new wood planks - / 360
17 bolts and nuts of various sizes - / 220
6 new sandpaper sheets - / 190
⟦line⟧
= / 770
Blacksmithing expenses
Purchased by J. P. ⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient
D/360

Page 593

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
1 - Wood saw with 2 blades | 600
1 - Grease gun | 215
1 - Bench vise | 2250
1 - Iron axe, 1 1/2 kg | 450
1 - Iron chisel | 250
1 - Iron mallet | 180
1 - Set of iron drill bits up to 3/4" | 250
2 - Drill bit 1/4" | 260
1 - 9/32" | 120
| 4750
Only four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
Purchased by
⟦J.A. Amari⟧
8/3/1956
D/361
Furniture Book

Page 594

Aboud Mustafa Warehouse
For selling Iraqi cement
Ghazi Street - Near Al-Wasi Square
Date 11 / 12 / 1956 Telephone (87696)
Fils | Dinars
500 | 8
Received from Mr.: Aboud Nazzal
Amount: Eight dinars and five hundred fils only
For the value of: Iraqi cement, one ton
⟦illegible⟧
Recipient
D/362

Page 595

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 19 / 7 / 1956
Fils | Dinar
200 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of four days from 7/9 to 7/12
In planting turf and clover
10 fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
D/363

Page 596

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 2 / 1956
Fils: 200
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred fils only
And that is for working for a period of four days from 1/28 to 2/12
In planting grass and spring flowers
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/364
Signature of the recipient
⟦Jassim Mohammed⟧

Page 598

Date 14 / 2 / 1956 Register No. ⟦line⟧ Page No. ⟦line⟧
Meter Reading | Quantities Cubic Meters | Prices and Fees | Amount F D
Subsequent on 14 / 2 / 1956 | 5999 | ( 40 ) meters at a price of ( 12 ) fils | 480
Previous on 25 / 1 / 1956 | 5959 | ( ) meters at a price of ( 10 ) fils |
Consumed Quantity 40 |  | ( ) meters at a minimum price of ( 180 ) fils |
|  | ( ) fils monthly meter fee | 75
|  | Total | 555
⟦illegible⟧ 20 March 1956 ⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Notice: - This bill should be paid within one month from the date of its issuance.
Form L. M. A. M. (39)
D/365
⟦signature⟧

Page 599

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 5 / 2 / 1956
Fils 800 Dinars 4
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four dinars and eight hundred fils
And that is for 3/400 price of one hundred ⟦two⟧ building sand
1/400 four river sand
4/800
Kingdom of Iraq
20 Fils
20 FILS
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
D/366

Page 600

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/7/12
Fils: 100
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: Two Dinars and one hundred Fils and no more
For: working for a period of five days from 1956/7/8 to 1956/7/12
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
D/367