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⟦134⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The engineer's papers and related matters
IJA 649
Correspondence and Architectural Plans Regarding an Addition to the Jewish Cemetery, Baghdad
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These are letters between the head of the Baghdadi Jewish community, the head of the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society), and engineering contractors. The correspondence includes hand drawn architectural plans about an addition to a building in the Jewish cemetery using funds from the Jewish community. There are also financial ledgers recording purchases.
AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
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Control Circle 3.50 m 4.00 m 3.50 m 4.00 m 1.00 m To the entrance of the cemetery The rooms proposed to be built in the cemetery under The porch (Al-Tarima) ⟦23⟧
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Number ⟦...⟧ Scale 1:50 4.50 4.00 5.00 3.00 Expansion of the mortuary in the cemetery From the outside ⟦Scale 1:50⟧
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S. J. IBRAHIM 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 Office of Engineer Saleh Youssef 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Telephone 83012 ⟦line⟧19 19......../......../........ His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community and President of the ⟦...⟧ Association, Respected Subject: Construction of two rooms under the newly developed floor in the cemetery Based on your honorable order, I have prepared a plan and the costs for building the aforementioned two rooms, and the costs are as follows: Material | Quantity | Price | Amount 1- Construction with bricks and gypsum | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 2- Cement stairs | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 3- Tiled flooring | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 4- Window with bars and glass | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 5- Painting doors and windows | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ 6- Reserve | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ Awaiting your order, with respect Only one hundred and sixty Dinars The Engineer Saleh Youssef
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Engineer Saleh Cohen
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The President of the Israelite Community and President of the Hebra Kadisha Society, the Respected ⟦illegible⟧ submitted ⟦illegible⟧ cadre ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ten ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧
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Date: 11 / 1 / 1956
To the Honorable Head of the Jewish Community and President of the Hebra Qaddisha Society
Subject: Design of the second floor for the endowment property numbered 1/82
Based on the instructions of the accountant, Mr. Selim Kabbay, I have designed the second floor for the building
mentioned above. It will cost, as I stated in my previous letter, three thousand dinars and can be rented
in its entirety for an amount of about 500 dinars. It is suitable to be residences for families or offices for doctors, lawyers, or
engineers. The building is divided into three sections { I have colored them in three colors for easy identification }
The matter is yours to decide.
The Engineer
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Saleh
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Date 7 / 2 / 1957 The Honorable President of the Israelite Community and President of the Kheira Qadish Society Subject: Construction of a garage, warehouse, and prayer room in the cemetery ⟦line⟧ Based on your verbal order, I have prepared the necessary design and estimated the value of building a garage, warehouse, and prayer room in the cemetery. Attached to this letter is the proposed map along with the bill of quantities, prices, and cost. This is for your consideration. The Engineer Saleh Youssef ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Table of Quantities, Prices, and Costs Amount | Price | Quantity and Unit | Details | No. 960 | 200 | 4.80 m3 | Foundation excavation | 1 92500 | 3700 | 25.00 m3 | Brick construction | 2 7000 | ⟦line⟧ | 70.00 m2 | Pointing | 3 85200 | 80000 | 1.065 tons | I-beams (Shayman) | 4 77000 | ⟦line⟧ | 77.00 m2 | Jack arching, bitumen, mud-straw, and tiling with mud-bricks and gutters with necessary pointing | 5 20000 | 5000 | 4 units | Wooden doors with locks and paint | 6 29900 | 1300 | 23.00 m2 | Polished concrete with squaring and damp-proofing | 7 16000 | ⟦line⟧ | Lump sum | Complete cesspit - excavation, construction, cover, and sea transport | 8 4500 | 500 | 9 points | Electrical works | 9 7000 | ⟦line⟧ | Lump sum | Extending a water pipe to the shop | 10 20000 | ⟦line⟧ | 4 units | Standard double-leaf windows with paint ⟦illegible⟧ | 11 ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | units | Corrugated iron door for the garage | 12 A reserve amount in the name of the engineer From which first is spent ⟦illegible⟧ Only four hundred Dinars The Engineer
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Construction of a garage, warehouse, and prayer room on plot number 4/142 Tulat Cemetery yard Sheikh Ali Street Entrance Porch Garage Warehouse Prayer room (Sewer) 1.50 3.50 .25 .25 6.00 .25 3.5 .12 3.5 .12 Scale 1 : 100