Burial Society Building Plans, Correspondence
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. They contain site plans for a vacant lot and correspondence with the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society) with the Engineering Administration of Baghdad. There are also estimate forms, directions for technical calculations, and blueprints of the site.
199 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Committee: Portfolio Number: ⟦100⟧ Record Number: Subject: Governorate: Sequence Number: District: Door Number: Sub-district: Property Type: Neighborhood and Street: Nature of Property: Land Registry Map Number: ⟦189/1/1⟧ Notes: 1/1/1949
Presidency of the Israelite Community Committee: List showing the contents of file no: For the property: Page | Nature of the paper and its contents | Number | Date | Notes General notes This list was organized by on / / 19
Offers To review the construction file Taken from the inspection form ⟦From the budget⟧ Institution Name: Hebra Qadisha Association Register Sequence Number: 262 Tapu Sequence: 26/226 Doors Number: B Kolat Property Type: Plot of Land Trustee's Name:
His Excellency the Director of Land Registry of Baghdad Province, Respected After greetings, I request to be provided with a copy of the property title deed serial number 326/26 Located in Al-Koulat neighborhood, registered under number 128 and dated May 1935 And also a copy of the map of the mentioned property. Please accept the highest expressions of thanks and respect President of the Hevra Kadisha Society Enclosed between Treasury lands ⟦...⟧ from Al-Joud plot ⟦...⟧ And deprived of a path leading to ⟦...⟧ thirty-one square meters and 40 Where the road alignment has not been carried out and these inspections confirm the validity of ⟦...⟧ Baghdad IRAQ 75 FILS Land Registry of Baghdad Province E S N W 17
2/246 945 ⟦illegible⟧ His Excellency the Director of Tabu of Baghdad Province, Respected After greetings I request to be provided with a copy of the property title record sequence 26/326 Located in Al-Koulat neighborhood, registered under number 128 and dated May 1930 And also a copy of the map of the mentioned property. Please accept the highest expressions of thanks and respect President of the Hebra Kadisha Association The plot of land under discussion is the Al-Joul vacant land with record 2/246 Confined between the Ministry of Finance vacant lands And deprived of an access road As the straightening of roads 14 has not taken place These surveys confirm the correctness of ⟦...⟧ Surveyor ⟦...⟧ IRAQ 75 FILS POSTAGE ⟦illegible stamp⟧ 17 Sh Gh Q
Sh G Q J His Excellency the Mayor of the Capital Respected After greetings The piece of land Located in the Al-Loulat district, number 2/26, is a sole property registered in the name of the ⟦Nushi⟧ Association Mibrandisha Al-Musawiya and that it is bordered from the southeast and south ⟦...⟧ west and northwest by the open space of the stream belonging to the Ministry of Finance with sequence and since this 2/26 stream has become open spaces and the Ministry of Finance has subdivided it into several plots for the purpose of selling them, therefore the piece of land under discussion has become confined between the Finance open spaces and deprived of an access road as the straightening of the arch has not taken place 17/5/949 17/5/949 27/5/49 5/6/49 The dear ⟦...⟧ 49 ⟦...⟧ mentioned ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ on it the name of an increase ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ according to ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ from the stream open space with sequence 2/26 ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ thirty-one square meters ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ and this survey ⟦...⟧ IRAQ 75 FILS ⟦...⟧ 17
24/20 Number 2 17/5/49 17/5/49 21/5/49 5/6/49 14/6/49 I, the undersigned, the Honorable Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, on behalf of the ⟦Commission⟧ of the Israelite Community, in addition to the aforementioned community, ⟦declare⟧ that I have waived the area taken for the request in the name of an increase in the legal fee in the property sequence ⟦252/52⟧ amounting to ⟦200⟧ m2 converted and amounting to <del>⟦14⟧</del> from our land according to the decided design in the Capital Municipality, and I withdraw the area taken for the municipality as the increase in the legal fee in the Land Registry Department in the name of the Municipality without compensation, provided that the Municipality does not claim any other fee resulting from the remaining properties not located within the plot in the name of the aforementioned, and if I renege on this I shall be obligated to pay an amount of five hundred Dinars without the need for a formal notice, and for this I have signed IRAQ 75 FILS POSTAGE ⟦illegible⟧ Given the status of this map, the area of the creek plot number ⟦246/20⟧ is two thousand seventy-seven square meters and thirty-one square centimeters ⟦...⟧ according to the Land Registry engineering map, and upon inspection of ⟦...⟧ Baghdad 8 17
Map of Al-Jadwal Plot In Al-Tawrat District Baghdad Scale 1/200 N W E S Kuza Khana Haji Ali bin Abbas 246/21 246/22 246/20 Area Square Meters Ulk 77 2 - 177 181 246 IRAQ REVENUE 75 FILS Baghdad Municipality Director of Rusafa Tapu Based on the status of this map, the area of the Jadwal plot number 246/21 is Two ulks and seventy-seven square meters and thirty-one square decimeters and ⟦...⟧ According to the records of the Tapu Engineering Department and the Inspection Book in Baghdad page 14 8 17
⟦180⟧ ⟦1140⟧ ⟦174⟧ Method of calculating fee items Type of contents | Number | Dimensions: Length | Dimensions: Width | Dimensions: Height | Area: Square meters | Fee amount: Dinar | Fee amount: Fils | Total fee: Dinar | Total fee: Fils | | 15/00 | 10/00 | | 150 | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Total Area 150 Square meters Fee ⟦due⟧
Mayor of the Capital Chief Engineer Recommendations of the Mayor 1 - Approval of granting the license 2 - Referral to the Council 3 - Other remarks Mayor of the Capital In view of the completion of all transactions related to granting the license ⟦and the issuance of⟧ the decision of the Secretariat Council (if any), paragraph Date Referred to the Engineer of the Second Technical Division To complete transactions and grant the license Or reject the request Chief Engineer 1 - Licensing Clerk: - To collect the license fee 2 - Technical Officer: - To organize the license Engineer of the Second Technical Division Engineer of the Second Technical Division 1 - We have collected the fee amounting to 2 - License No. ⟦line⟧ dated ⟦line⟧ has been organized Licensing Clerk Technical Officer of the Department Note: - Paragraphs that do not apply to the request or title shall be crossed out by the division or the ⟦competent⟧ employee
⟦...⟧ / 1925 / ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ Al-Kulat Properties ⟦...⟧ Bab Karaj ⟦...⟧ On the site 972 9/5/1949 His Excellency the Honorable Mayor of the Capital After greetings We kindly request you to provide us with a copy of the map of the street decided by the Council of the Secretariat, surrounding the cemetery of the late Sassoon Murad and the site serial 310 Kulat. With our highest gratitude and respect to Your Excellency; ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community 20/5/49 14
3/1925/3 ⟦illegible⟧ House Map ⟦illegible⟧ 22/2/2 from the Kolat 47/6/27 In the name of Salman Houri 2960 Shail properties Adjacent garage door On the plot Square meter 277.21 Surrounded by barbed wire Public road Constructed properties Sheikh Omar Street Public road Properties ⟦illegible⟧ Mayor of the Capital 673 3/31/1959 Secretary's recommendations 1 - Approval of th- 2 - Referral to th- 3 - Final observation- Considering the compl- Date Referred to the engineer 1 - Clerk of pro- 2 - Technical officer Division engineer of th- 1 - I have fulfilled 2 - I have organized the rent Technical officer of the department ⟦line⟧ Note :- Paragraphs that do not apply to the request or title shall be crossed out by the division or the competent employee ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Projects Department
Requirement to open street ⟦...⟧ Shamail properties Garage door encroaching on the vacant plot Constructed properties Three shops for the neighbor on the vacant plot 20.00 Deed 246 / 46 Square meters 277.21 Encroached upon 25.00 Deed 246 Amiri (State-owned) Leased to Haji Jubair by the Mutasarrifate and enclosed with barbed wire Public road Constructed properties Sheikh Omar Street Public road Properties ⟦...⟧ Mayor of the Capital Date ⟦illegible⟧ Signature of the Notification Officer Recommendations of the Mayor 1- Approval to grant ⟦line⟧ 2- Referral to the Council ⟦line⟧ 3- Other remarks ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ In view of the completion ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ To be referred to the engineer ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ 1- Permits clerk ⟦line⟧ 2- Technical officer ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Engineer of the Technical Division 1- We have collected ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ 2- The permit has been organized ⟦line⟧ Expropriation clerk " " " Accounts Manager " " " Engineer of the Third Division - " A copy thereof to:- 673 3/ 5 / 1951 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Technical officer of the section ⟦line⟧ Note:- Paragraphs that do not apply to the application or the title shall be crossed out by the division or the competent employee
The Israelite Community in Baghdad Serial Number 262 Record Name 1 Property Type | Courtyard | 11 Date of ⟦...⟧ 2 Neighborhood and Street | Kawlat | 12 The Authority ⟦...⟧ 3 Modern door number | ÷ | 13 Name of the trustee ⟦...⟧ 4 Type of property, i.e., is it private property or endowment | Private property | 14 Conditions of the trust ⟦...⟧ 5 Is it registered in the Tapu department or not? | Yes, registered | 15 The ⟦...⟧ entity 6 In whose name is it registered? | In the name of the Hebra Kadisha Mosaic Society | 16 Is the property ⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧ 7 Date of the Tapu deed | May 920 Permanent | 17 Is there any ⟦...⟧ or ownership or right of obligation, state ⟦...⟧ 8 Tapu serial number | 226/26 | 18 Method of use ⟦...⟧ 9 Value recorded in the Tapu deed | 420 Rupees | 19 The entity that ⟦...⟧ 10 Endowment number | / | 20 Is there a dispute Remarks: ⟦line⟧
The Israelite Community in Baghdad Serial Number 262 Immovable Property Register Name of the entity to which the property belongs or the endowment beneficiary: Hebra Qadisha Association 1 Property Type | Empty Plot | 11 Date of Endowment Deed | / 2 Neighborhood and Street | Kawlat | 12 Authority that issued the endowment | / 3 Modern Door Number | - | 13 Name of current trustee and method of appointment | / 4 Type of ownership (sole ownership or endowment) | Sole ownership | 14 Terms of trusteeship | / 5 Is it registered in the Land Registry (Tabu) or not? | Yes, registered | 15 Entity for which the property is endowed | / 6 In whose name is it registered? | In the name of the Mosaic Hebra Qadisha Association | 16 Is the property registered under a pseudonym and how? | / 7 Date of the Land Registry (Tabu) deed | May 920 Permanent | 17 Is there any other document regarding this property, its ownership, or the right of disposal? If so, state its nature, date, and number | / 8 Land Registry (Tabu) serial number | 226/26 | 18 How is it currently used? | Unoccupied (vacant plot) 9 Value recorded in the Land Registry (Tabu) deed | 240 Rupees | 19 Entity to which revenues are spent | / 10 Endowment Number | / | 20 Is there any dispute regarding it? | / Notes:-
Sequence Number: 172 District: Kolat Type: Vacant Land Equipment Number: 1/
Land Registry Engineering Department, Baghdad Province Map Number ( 5610 ) North W — E S Map of an empty plot Al-Koolat Quarter Baghdad Scale 1/200 256/20 Koza Khana of Haji Ali bin Ismail 259/9 26.00 10.80 256/26 25.00 11.00 256 Area | Square Decimeters | Square Meters | Olak | 21 | 77 | 2 Land Registry Directorate, Baghdad Province ( Number ⟦...⟧ ) 18/12/28 Scale 1/200 0 5 10 15 In view of the status of this map, the area of the empty plot with sequence 256/26 equals two Olaks, seventy-seven meters, and thirty-one square decimeters, nothing else And it was drawn in the Land Registry Engineering Department from the inspection book, Volume 41, Page ⟦illegible⟧ The Draftsman 12/25 The Engineer Inspection Officer The Head of Engineering The Director of Land Registry Engineering This copy was reproduced on ⟦...⟧ / 1949 and signed by the Secretary of the Community Notes On 18 / 5 / 1949 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Property of the Jewish community in Al-Jannah year 1941 (0.125) Before segregation To the North N E W The committee has begun fixing the case Wadrad 81.00 25.00 Wadrad Section 1815 Remaining area 77 / 2 12 Wadrad Property of the Jewish community in Al-Jannah (In format) No. 81 / 18 Map 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 The Wadrad is located with an area of approximately eight thousand one hundred square meters bounded by its boundaries shown above in the numbered plot 1815 / 12 named as ⟦illegible⟧ in the Al-Jannah neighborhood in Baghdad registered in the department of (In format) Architect | Surveying Engineer | Drafter The applicant was charged in the year 1941 and it was entered in the map of ⟦illegible⟧