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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 651-675

Page 651

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 9 / 4 / 1956
Fils | Dinar
850 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of 10 days in the capacity of ⟦worker⟧ i.e. from 4/1 until 4/10
In the maintenance of tennis and volleyball courts
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature
⟦Khalil Khalaf⟧
D/408

Page 652

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 19 / 4 / 1955
950 Fils 1 Dinar
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and nine hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of six and a half days from 4/12 until 4/19
In maintaining the tennis and basketball courts and distributing the grass
10 Fils
10 FILS
⟦Abdullah⟧
D/409

Page 653

No: 112
CASH SALE VOUCHER:
Name: Mr. Abdulla Dangur
IRAQ MERCANTILE LIMITED - BAGHDAD:
Receipt No.:
Date: 21/4/56
Only the Company's official receipt will be Recognised:
PARTICULARS | Quantity | Amount I. D. | Amount Fils
Snowcem |  |  |
One Drum of 112 Lbs White | 1 | 4 | 000
Iraq Dinars four only.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Manager
IRAQ MERCANTILE LIMITED
⟦illegible signature⟧
21/4
Sig. of Recipient
⟦illegible⟧ Mercantile Co. Ltd.

Page 654

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 9 / 1956
Fils: 328
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only three hundred and twenty-eight fils and no more
And that is for the value of the following purchases for the spraying machine
208
120
⟦line⟧
328
Gallon of Binder oil
Can of grease
⟦...⟧
Signature of the recipient
Abd ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 655

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 26 / 4 / 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 working for six days from 19 / 4 to 24 / 4
In the management of the tennis court, the garden, and the stadium
⟦illegible stamp with portrait⟧
Tawfiq Khalaf
D / 414

Page 656

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 22 / 4 / 1957
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils ⟦only and nothing else⟧
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 21 / 4 to 26 / 4 / 57
Four hours per day and the hour at ⟦75 fils⟧
10 fils
Abdullah
P/445

Page 657

416
General Water Supply Directorate for the Baghdad Area
Paper
31
C - LD
1123
Subscription Sequence Number:
Subscriber Name: Al-Saadoun Club
Meter Number: 1128892
Property Number: 1/2/7
Meter Type:
District: Khoud
Meter Size:
Date: 27 / 2 / 195
Register Number:
Page Number: ⟦16⟧
Meter Reading | Quantities in Cubic Meters | Prices and Fees | Amounts F | D
Subsequent on 27 / 2 / 195 | 6086 | ( 87 ) meters at price of ( 12 ) fils | 1 | 044
Previous on 27 / 1 / 195 | 5999 | ( ) meters at price of ( 10 ) fils |
Consumed Quantity | 87 | ( ) meters at minimum price ( 180 ) fils |
|  | ( ) fils monthly meter fee | 75
Total |  |  | 1 | 119
Paid
1953
Baghdad
On behalf of the Water Supply Interest for the Baghdad Area
Notice: - This bill should be paid within one month from the date of its issuance.
Form M. A. M. (9)

Page 658

Directorate of Water Supply for the Baghdad General Area
Page 40
Volume 1078
Subscription Sequence Number:
Subscriber Name: Al-Mal'ab Club ⟦...⟧
Meter Number: 8128894
Property Number: 7/1/15
Meter Type:
District: Al-Sa'doon
Meter Size:
Date: 7 / 2 / 1956
Register Number: 26
Page Number: 65
Meter Reading | Quantities cubic meters | Prices and Fees | Amounts Fils | Amounts Dinars
Subsequent on 7 / 2 / 1956 | 6061 | ( 67 ) meters at a price of ( 12 ) fils | 804 |
Previous on 2 / 1 / 1956 | 5994 | ( ) meters at a price of ( 10 ) fils |  |
Consumed Quantity | 67 | ( ) meters at a minimum price of ( 180 ) fils |  |
|  | ( ) fils monthly meter fee | 75 |
Total |  |  | 879 |
Paid T
15 May 1956
Secretary ⟦...⟧
On behalf of the Water Supply Interest for the Baghdad Area
Notice: Please pay this bill within one month from the date of its issuance.
Signature
Form M. A. M. ( 39 )
⟦signature⟧

Page 659

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/4/20
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 25
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦twenty-five dinars and no more⟧
And that is for my salary for the month of April 1956
Qusay Mustafa
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
D 717

Page 660

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 4 / 1956
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 nothing else
And that is for my salary for the month of April 1956 for ball boy duties
on the courts
Iraq
10
Fils
Zaki Qutb
D/418

Page 661

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/4/20
Fils: 750
Dinar: 7
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of April 1956 in cleaning and the bar
10 fils
⟦fingerprint⟧
Khattab Mahmoud
M
D/419

Page 662

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/4/20
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 salary for the month of April 1956 for ball collecting⟧
⟦in the courts⟧
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
⟦fingerprint⟧
Signature
⟦Muhyi Qaddouri⟧
D/420

Page 663

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 1 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 000
Dinar: 20
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty Dinars and no more
And that is for his salary for the month of April 1956
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/421
Rose ⟦illegible⟧
Rose ⟦illegible⟧

Page 664

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 2 / 5 / 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 the work of a cook for three days from 28 / 4 until 2 / 5
During the holding of tennis, basketball, and football competitions
D / 422
Signature of the recipient
⟦Khalil Khalaf⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Page 665

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/5/2
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 working for a period of six days from 26 / 4 to 2 / 5
In maintaining the tennis, basketball, and football courts
Signature of the recipient
Abdullah
D/423

Page 666

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 9/5/1956
Fils: 450
Dinar: -
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for as follows
Lux soap difference | 196
Wire for the Nile machine | 150
Gasoline | 104
| 450
D / 424
Signature of the recipient
Abd ⟦...⟧

Page 667

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 5/5/1956
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for cleaning the ⟦active⟧ pipes
Signature of the recipient
⟦Hussein Abdullah⟧
D/426

Page 668

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 7/5/1956
Fils:
Dinars: 3
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars only
And that is for 1/200 value of ⟦replacing⟧ a 3/4 crazy elbow 0/250 ⟦foot⟧ pipe 0/450 ⟦drill⟧ and ⟦connector⟧ 3/4 0/550
(Labor fees for opening 2 to the road and extending pipes to the toilet)
And making 3 threads of one inch size
550
2450
3/000
⟦Revenue stamp with signature⟧
Recipient
D/427

Page 669

Shaker Abdul Ghani Al-Shalchi Shop
Sale of Water Tools
Bab Al-Agha - Head of Al-Saffafir Market
No. 00429
Baghdad on: 8 / 5 / 1954
Honorable: Mr. Mal'ab Daniel, Respected
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Foot | Inch | Price
400 |  | Union 1" | 2 |  |  | 200
150 |  | Elbow 1" + ⟦1/2⟧ | 1 |  |  | 150
050 |  | 1" = | 1 |  |  | 050
600 |  | Only six hundred fils and no more |  |  |  |
|  | Received in cash |  |  |  |
⟦signature⟧
D/429
Total

Page 671

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/5/⟦...⟧
Fils: -/525
Dinar: -
Received from: Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above mentioned amount
Only: Five hundred and twenty-five fils
For: The value of a tin of kerosene -/225
Signature of the recipient
Paid by ⟦illegible⟧
D/431

Page 672

Abdul Masih Khayate
Distributors of Various Machinery & Tools
Gailany St. Baghdad - Iraq
Baghdad - Gailany St.
Debit Note No : 00184
432
Daniel Stadium
Baghdad 10 / 5 / 56 Baghdad
A. M. KHAYATE
Distributors of Various Machinery & Tools
Telephone : { OFFICE 83088, STORE 6752 }
Telephone { Office 83088, Store 6752 }
Qty. Supld | Particulars | Rate I. D. | Rate Fils | I. D. | Fils
40 | Hose Kettah Engine 10 feet |  | 200 | 8 | 000
| Discount 10% |  |  |  | 800
|  |  |  | 7 | 200
Only seven dinars and two hundred fils and no more
10/5
⟦signature⟧
GOODS RECEIVED IN GOOD ORDER
I received the materials mentioned above free from any defect

Page 673

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 5 / 1956
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 the 1956 season from 5/5 to 10/5
In the management of the tennis courts and the garden
Signature of the recipient
Majid
D/433
⟦illegible⟧

Page 674

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 11 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 100
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and one hundred fils, no more
And that is for my work for a period of seven days from 5/5 to 5/11
In the management of the tennis, basketball, and modern courts
D/434
Signature of the recipient
⟦Hussein Muhammad⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Page 675

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1956/5/11
Fils | Dinar
500 |
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the Eid al-Fitr bonus
⟦fingerprint⟧
Signature of the recipient
Majid Filfil
D/435