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IJA 3711

Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records

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Description

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 626-650

Page 626

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 25 / 2 / 1956
Fils: 800
Dinar: 2
Received from: Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above mentioned amount
Only: Eight fils
For: Value of
⟦line⟧: Pincers
⟦line⟧: For the furniture account
600 / -
200 / -
800 / -
D/393
Purchased by
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 627

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 21 / 2 / 1956
Dinar: 22
Fils: 287
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty-two dinars and eight hundred and eighty-seven fils and nothing else
And that is for my salary for the month of ⟦March⟧ past 1956
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Salary for 27 days 20/774
⟦By this I received the days⟧
Salary for two days in ⟦the year⟧ 1/513
22/287
D/394

Page 628

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 1955/2/21
Fils Dinar
0/500
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦repairing the gramophone telephone, winter rooms, and lights⟧
D/395
⟦P. Mohamadly⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 629

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Stadium Account
Date: Wednesday 4 / 2 / 956
Having used car No:
From: Al-Battaween to the Stadium
To: (The Committee)
Waiting:
Amount:
Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
Abdullah Obeidia
D/396

Page 630

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mujbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date: 22/3/56
Having used car No:
From: The Stadium
To: Raysan Kubba
Waiting: 150
Amount:
Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
⟦J.R. Mansi⟧
At the stadium
⟦1153⟧

Page 631

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Stadium Account
1153
Date: Saturday 22 / 2 / 1958
Used car No.:
From: Al-Battaween to the Stadium
To: (with Saturday being a holiday)
Waiting:
Amount: 500
Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
⟦Abdul Razzaq⟧

Page 632

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Owner of the Stadium
Date: Sunday 4 / 3 / 956
Having used car No:
From: The Stadium to Al-Battaween
To: (The Committee)
Waiting:
Amount:
Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
⟦Abdullah⟧ ⟦...⟧

Page 633

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mujbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 4/2/56
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Gardens of Eden
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare: 150
Please debit my account Please record it on the account:
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible signature⟧ / ⟦Habib Al-Libya⟧

Page 634

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date: 17/2/56
Having used car No:
From: The Stadium
To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting:
Amount: 150 Fils
Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible⟧
Stadium Club

Page 635

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 3/3/56
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Othman's House
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare: 150 Fils
Please debit my account Please debit it to the account:
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible signature⟧
The Stadium

Page 636

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
PATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 10/3/56
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare:
Please debit my account Please debit it to the account:
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible⟧
Applicant

Page 637

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date Date: 6/2/56
Having used car No Used car number:
From From: The Stadium
To To: Bustan Kubba
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Fare:
Please debit my account Please debit it to the account:
Signature
Signature
Habib Al-Khalsi ⟦signature⟧

Page 638

⟦illegible⟧ Battaween Cars ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ BATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Stadium Account
Date Date: Saturday 24 / 2 / 1956
Having used car No: Having used car No:
From From: Faisal Indoor Stadium
To To: Distribution ⟦illegible⟧
Waiting Waiting:
Amount Amount: 200 Fils
Please debit my account Please debit my account:
Signature
Signature
Abdullah Muhammad

Page 639

VEEN
Square
Al-Bataween Taxi Cars
Bataween Al-Nasr Square
Telephone 6077
Order List
Baghdad:
Honorable: ⟦Ezra Menahem Daniel⟧
Fils | Dinar | Details
150 | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 640

No 1064
Nashat Al-Sanawi and Partners Company
Sanitary Installations and Construction Materials Branch
Al-Rashid Street (Bab Al-Agha) 12/111
Telephone 7835 Telegraphic Address: Sanawi Baghdad
Cash:
On Account: ⟦underlined⟧
To the Honorable: (Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium) Respected
Date: 7 / 4 / 1956
Fils | Dinar | Materials
540 | 2 | 4 inch pipe ⟦...⟧
290 |  | 4 inch elbow 6
270 |  | 4 inch tee 2
450 |  | 4 inch drill 2
350 | 1 | Net and transport fee
900 | 4 | Only four dinars and nine hundred fils and no more
D/397
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties
I have received the above-mentioned materials in full

Page 641

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 4/5/1956
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
Received from: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: One Dinar and eight hundred Fils and no more
For: Water consumption for the month of 12/51 until 4/52
Grass planting expert
⟦revenue stamp: 10 Fils⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧
D/39
Najib

Page 642

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/4/5
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
And that is for my work for a period of seven days from 3/30 until 4/5
⟦continuation⟧ of day and night hours and distribution of ⟦baskets⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧
5/29

Page 643

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 4/5/1956
Fils: 200
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more
And that is for the value of "2" brushes for painting
5/400
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
⟦stamp⟧

Page 644

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 4/5/1956
Fils: 200
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and two hundred fils, nothing else
And that is for the use of the stadium for seven days from 4/1 to 4/5 for maintenance
operating hours and ice distribution
Iraq
10
Fils
Hussein Abdullah
D/401

Page 645

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 4/8/1956
Fils: 450
Dinar: —
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only four hundred and fifty fils and no more
Being the value of five bottles of nitric acid for the toilets
Signature of the recipient
D/402

Page 646

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 20 / 4 / 1957
Fils | Dinar
950 | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and nine hundred and fifty fils
And that is for labor wages for a period of six and a half days from 4/6 until 4/12
In maintaining the tennis and basketball courts and the garden
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/403
Majid Khalaf

Page 647

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 12 / 4 / 1956
Fils: 950
Dinar: 1
statement: I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: One Dinar and nine hundred ⟦and fifty fils only⟧
For: My labor wages for a period of six and a half days from 6 / 4 / 56 until 12 / 4 / 56 in maintaining the tennis courts and the garden
10 Fils
D/404

Page 648

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
D/405
5360
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers that their deposited security is more than necessary after having a continuous supply in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground Committee
House Serial - 134 -
Sa'adoon Park
F. IO 549462
44561
16 11 520
Dinar | Fils | Monthly fee for the fixed | Meter Reading | Date | Account Number
Account Number: 16 11 520 | Date: 56419 | Meter Reading: Number 49462 Serial:
Various charges | To 8891 56419
1- Arrears | From 8681 56209
2- Special reading fee | Units supplied 210
3- Cost of damage to the meter | At the rate of 18 fils
4- Carried forward from your account | At the rate of 12 fils
| At the rate of 10 fils
| Various charges - see side
Total: 2 Dinars 260 Fils
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.
⟦illegible⟧ this bill
⟦illegible⟧ unless it is
⟦illegible⟧ above from
Treasurer

Page 649

Al-Mansour Office
For printing engineering maps and photocopying official documents and records
Owned by Amal Dhannun Ayoub and Partners
Ras al-Qarya:
Shop Number: 4-186
Factory: 85297
Residence: 2412
Telephone:
Number:
Date: 195 - -
Dear Mr. Sabah the respected Engineer regarding the stadium map
Please be so kind as to pay the amount mentioned below for printing your maps according to the following details:
Map Title | Length in inches | Width in inches | Number of copies | Total area in square inches
⟦illegible⟧ | 800 | 2 | 20 | 20
|  |  |  | 28
150 |  |  |  |
50 |  |  |  |
900 |  |  |  |
Total 12 square feet
Price 600 fils ⟦illegible⟧
Only six hundred fils
D/406

Page 650

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 19 / 4 / 1956
Fils   Dinar
---   20
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty dinars and nothing else
And that is for an advance on concrete works
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
D/407
⟦signature⟧