Contracts and Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community
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Al-Istiqama Workshop For carpentry and all household furniture Owned by Musa Munir Aqirib Address Taht al-Takkiya neighborhood No. 134 - ⟦illegible⟧ Dear ⟦Nur al-Din⟧ respected Fils | Dinar | Details | Date 250 | - | Receipt number ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ | 250 | - | Receipt number ⟦illegible⟧ | 500 | - | Receipt ⟦illegible⟧ | 600 | 2 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 600 | 2 | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 200 | 4 | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | ⟦23⟧
Bagdad Light and Power Company Limited for the City of Baghdad BAGDAD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM). TELEPHONE: BAGDAD 201. TELEGRAMS: ELECTRAMS, BAGDAD. CODES USED: BENTLEY'S COMPLETE PHRASE CODE, " SECOND PHRASE CODE. REGISTERED OFFICE 1, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON E.C. 4 TELEGRAMS: ENSHRINE, CANNON, LONDON. TELEPHONE: CITY 3465-6 BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE CODE. OUR REF. 796/8/35 YOUR REF. ⟦line⟧ BAGDAD 24 - 9 - 1935 FINAL NOTICE. Final Notice To: The Acting Chief Rabbi H. 16/118 Dear Sir (or Madam), Bill No. 796/8/35 | Bill Number 796/8/35 Could we invite your kind attention to our | We would like to draw your attention to our bill amounting to 3/900 bill amounting to Drs. 3/900 which is | which is past its payment due date and which has previously overdue. The bill was formally delivered at your | been distributed to your premises on 7/9/35. premises on 7/9/35. Non-payment of the same renders your | And upon non-payment of this amount, it will make the electrical current premises liable to be disconnected after the | to your premises subject to disconnection after the passing of two days from the date of this expiration of 2 days from the date of this final | final notice. notice. We beg to refer you to Clause 7 of your | We would like to refer you to Article 7 of your agreement concluded agreement with us, printed hereunder. | with us printed below. Should we find ourselves reluctantly compelled | If we are forced to disconnect the current from your premises, a fee to disconnect your premises, a charge of 380 fils | of 380 fils must be paid along with the due bills before its reconnection. must be paid together with the outstanding bills before a reconnection will be made. Yours faithfully, | For Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. for Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. | for the City of Baghdad Accountant. Accountant Extract from Consumers' Agreement | Summary of the Electricity Consumers' Agreement with Company. | concluded with the Company 7. Payments.—Accounts shall be rendered | 7 - Payment of Fees: Accounts are submitted monthly, and if the monthly, and should payment at any time be more | payment date is delayed more than 15 days, the Company has the right, after giving than 15 days in arrears the Company reserve the | a written notice 48 hours prior, to disconnect the electrical current right, after giving 48 hours' notice in writing, to | until the due amount is paid along with a reconnection fee of discontinue the supply of current until the amount | 380 fils. And if any of the consumers wishes to disconnect the electrical owing has been paid together with a fee of 380 fils | current, he must inform the Company in writing three days prior for reconnecting. In the event of any Consumer | and remains responsible until the expiration of this notice period for all wishing to discontinue taking a supply he must | power consumed, whether he has vacated or not vacated the premises. give 3 days' notice in writing to the Company, and, until the expiration of this notice, he will be responsible for any current, consumed on the premises whether he may have ceased to occupy the premises or not. T.P.Bd.—1911—7-12-34.
⟦illegible⟧ 2915 2 October 935 Supervising Engineer of Telegraphs and Posts Baghdad Please instruct to move telephone number 531 and its extension in this department to the upper floor Telephone On behalf of ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
Form No. 122. W. & S. Ltd. MEMORANDUM. FROM: The Imperial Bank of Persia. Baghdad,: 6th November 193 5. To: The Mejless el Jessmani, ⟦line⟧: Baghdad. IRAN Current account. ⟦line⟧ We observe that the confirmation of the balance of your account with us as on 20th September last has been signed by both Messrs. M. Ittah and Yehooda Zeloof. According to our records only Mr. Sassoon Khedoori has authority to confirm the balance and we shall be much obliged if he will sign another form, enclosed herein, and mark it with the rubber stamp. For THE IMPERIAL BANK OF IRAN, ⟦illegible⟧ Accountant.
Royal A R R 563 RK 17 Apr 7 Diyala Irrigation Directorate ⟦illegible⟧ By travel Paid an amount of one hundred and eight and ⟦illegible⟧ 165 to ⟦illegible⟧ and estimation ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Travel expenses ⟦illegible text bleeding through from reverse side⟧
THE IMPERIAL BANK OF IRAN. Baghdad,: 20/9/1935 To: ⟦Spiritual Council⟧ ⟦Torat Street⟧ Dear Sir(s), We beg to inform you that your Current Deposit Account with this Bank has been balanced with interest to 20th September <del>20th March</del> as undernoted and the sum of I.D. 0-469 ⟦line⟧ carried to your ⟦credit⟧ in a new account. We shall be much obliged by your certifying the correctness of the account on the annexed form, which please return at your earliest convenience. We remain, dear sir(s), Yours faithfully, For the Imperial Bank of Iran. Accountant Dr. Int. I.D. ⟦line⟧ Cr. Int. I.D. ⟦line⟧
Baghdad Light & Power Company, Limited BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMTED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. / Bill Number: 796/9/35 Location: Abakhanah, Baghdad: 8/10/193.5. N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Recipient: The Acting Chief Rabbi Address: H. 16/118 For Electricity Consumed at: From: 7.9.35 To: 8.10.35 Metered Units :- | UNITS | @ | Dinars. | Fils | Dinars | Fils | For lighting and fans: Units consumed Meter No 1142164 136 | | @ | | | | | Meter No. ⟦line⟧ 33 days @ 100 units Meter No. ⟦illegible⟧ | 103 | @ 25 f | 2 | 575 | | | » » ⟦line⟧ Meter No. Bal. | 33 | @ 12 f | | 396 | | | » » ⟦line⟧ Meter No.⟦line⟧ | | @ | | | | | » » ⟦line⟧ Meter Rentals⟦line⟧ | | | | | | | Meter fees Limiter » | | | | | | | Limiter » IRAQ POSTAGE & REVENUE 8 FILS Kingdom of Iraq 8 Fils ⟦illegible signature⟧ TOTAL ... 2 971 Total
A. D. Fetto Chemist, Druggist & Optician BAGHDAD. 304/1 NEW STREET. APPOINTED SPECIAL CHEMIST TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND THE ROYAL PALACE. WHOLESALER AND RETAILER TELEGRAMS: FETTO'S PHARMACY. Date: 1st November 19 35. ⟦Received from the Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the sum of⟧ ⟦One Dinar and eight hundred and ten Fils⟧ REFERENCE No.: Received from the Jewish Council, Baghdad, the sum of Iraq Dinars one, Fils eight hundred and ten on account of freight charges on two cases disinfecting fluids consigned from Messrs Pettens and Landry, France. ID 1/810. ⟦illegible signature⟧ 1/11 IRAQ POSTAGE & REVENUE 8 FILS
2719 30 April 936 Superintendent of Telegraphs and Posts Please instruct to transfer telephone number 531 and its extension in this department to the floor below; ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible text in background⟧ 01 M
Baghdad Light & Power Company, Limited. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. / Bill Number: 296/9/36 Abakhanah, Baghdad: 27/10/1936 The Acting Chief Rabi Baghdad N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date For Electricity Consumed at / For electricity consumed in: H. the 16/118 From / From: 7-9-36 To / To: 7-10-36 Metered Units:- / For lighting and fans:- Consumed units | UNITS. | @ | Dinars. / Dinars | Fils. / Fils Meter No. 1142164 | 134 | @ | | Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | 100 | @ 25 | 2 | 500 Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | 34 | @ 12 | | 408 Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | | @ | | Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | | | | Meter Rentals / Meter fees | | | | Limiter / The limited | | | | 020 IRAQ POSTAGE Iraq 8 FILS 8 Fils ⟦signature⟧ 17/36 TOTAL / Total 2928
Baghdad Light & Power Company, Limited. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. / Bill Number: 796/6/36 Abakhana, Baghdad: 7/7/1936 Name: The Acting chief Rabi Address: H. 18/118 For Electricity Consumed at / For electricity consumed in: H. 18/118 From / From: 6/6/36 To / To: 7/7/36 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Metered Units :- | UNITS. | @ | Dinars. Dinars | Fils. Fils | For lighting and fans :- Units consumed Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | | @ | | | Meter Number ⟦line⟧ Meter No. 1142164 | 94 | @ 25 | 2 | 350 | » » Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | | @ | | | » » Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | | @ | | | » » Meter No. ⟦line⟧ | | | | | » » Meter Rentals ⟦line⟧ | | | | | Meter fees Limiter » ⟦line⟧ | | | 0 | 20 | » Limiter IRAQ POSTAGE 8 FILS Iraq 8 Fils TOTAL ⟦line⟧ 2 370 Total
Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. رقم القائمة: ⟦illegible⟧ Date التاريخ: 4 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧ Meter No. رقم المقياس: ⟦illegible⟧ N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date. ملاحظة :— يجب دفع هذه القائمة في ١٥ يوما من تاريخه: Consumer الاسم: Mr. Mohammed Sab'ani For Electricity consumed at عن كهرباء المستهلك في: 27 For the undermentioned period :— عن المدة المذكورة ادناه :—: ⟦illegible⟧ METER REGISTER. تسجيل المقياس | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils To ⟦line⟧ 193 الى ⟦line⟧ ١٩٣ | | 90 From ⟦line⟧ 193 من ⟦line⟧ ١٩٣ | | 88 Units Consumed وحدات المستهلكة | | 2 At Fils ⟦line⟧ per unit في ⟦line⟧ فلس | | 50 Meter Rental @ 35 Fils. اجرة المقياس في ٣٥ فلس | | 35 ⟦line⟧ | | 85 21/7/36 ⟦signature⟧ Any consumer considering that his deposit is too high should apply to the company's office for a reassessment. Any subscriber who thinks their security deposit is excessive should contact the company for a reassessment.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. Bill Number: 424796 Abakhanah, Bagdad.: 26 5 7 19... Name/Address: His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community For Electricity Consumed at For electricity consumed in: House From From: 26 4 7 To To: 26 5 7 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Metered Units :- Consumed units | UNITS. | Dinars Dinars | Fils Fils | For lighting and fans :- Consumed units Meter No. Meter Number | 1142164 | - | 950 | 28 = 25 fils Meter No. | | | | « « « Meter No. | | | | « « « Meter No. | | | | « « « Meter No. | | | | « « « Meter No. | | | | « « « Meter Rentals Meter fees | | - | 020 | 12/5/37 Limiter " Limiter | | | | « TOTAL Total | | - | 970 | Totaling ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No.: 22/4/2166 Date: 26/5 Meter No.: 214544 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date. Note:— This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date: Consumer Name: Sayyid Muhammad Said Ani For Electricity consumed at: 27 For the undermentioned period:—: 175 METER REGISTER. | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils To ⟦line⟧ 193 | | 84 | 193 From من ⟦line⟧ 193 | | 80 | 193 6/4/⟦illegible⟧ Units Consumed | | 4 | At Fils ⟦line⟧ per unit | 1 | 00 | 25 Meter Rental @ 35 Fils. | | 35 | ⟦line⟧ | 1 | 135 | ⟦signature⟧ 11/5/36 Any consumer considering that his deposit is too high should apply to the company's office for a reassessment. The subscriber who considers his deposits excessive should contact the company for a second assessment
Baghdad Light & Power Company, Limited. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. Bill Number: 756/8/36 Baghdad: Abakhad 7/9/1936 Name/Address: The Acting Chief Rabbi H. 16/118 For Electricity Consumed at For electricity consumed in: H. 16/118 From From: 7-8-36 To To: 7-9-36 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Metered Units :- For lighting and fans :- Consumed units | UNITS. | @ | Dinars. Dinars | Fils. Fils Meter No. 1142164 Meter Number | 160 | | | Meter No. " " | 123 | 21 | 2 | 583 Meter No. " " | 57 | 12 | | 684 Meter No. " " | | @ | | Meter No. " " | | | | Meter Rentals Meter fees | | | | Limiter " Limited " | | | 0 | 012 IRAQ POSTAGE & REVENUE 2 FILS Two Fils For safekeeping TOTAL Total 3 279
Baghdad Light & Power Company, Limited BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. / Bill Number: 796/7/36 Location: Abakhanah Baghdad: 7/8/1936 Recipient: The Acting Chief Rabi Address: H. 16/118 For Electricity Consumed at / For electricity consumed in: H. 16/118 From / From: 7-7-36 To / To: 7-8-36 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Metered Units / For lighting and fans:— Units consumed | Dinars / Dinars | Fils / Fils Meter No. 1142164 169 UNITS. @ | | Meter No. 103 @ 25 | 2 | 575 Meter No. 57 @ 12 | | 684 Meter No. @ | | Meter No. @ | | Meter Rentals / Meter fees | | Limiter " / Limiter | 0 | 020 TOTAL / Total | 3 | 279 IRAQ POSTAGE & REVENUE Iraq Postage and Revenue 8 FILS 8 Fils ⟦illegible signature⟧
S. 1664 Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,) Bill No. Bill Number: 22/5/796 Abakhanah, Baghdad: 260 6 ⟦line⟧ 193... Name/Address: His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community Location: House 16 / 118 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date For Electricity Consumed at For electricity consumed in: From From: 7 / 5 / 260 To To: 6 / 6 / 260 Metered Units :- | UNITS. | Dinars. Dinars | Fils Fils | For lighting and fans :- Units consumed Meter No. Meter Number 89 = 114216 | 25 Fils | 2 | 225 | Meter No. | @ | | | Meter No. | @ | | | Meter No. | @ | | | Meter No. | @ | | | Meter Rentals Meter fees | | | | Limiter Limiter | | - | 20 | IRAQ POSTAGE & REVENUE 8 FILS 8 Fils ⟦signature⟧ TOTAL Total 2 245
Form L. M. 1 (1) B Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area Receipt Number: 46 Book Number: 22 Water Fee Collection Slip Fils | Dinar 450 | — Received from: The Physical Council The above mentioned amount only: four hundred and fifty fils For the water fee of the premises numbered: 16 / 188 / 118 For the three months of July, August, September: 1936 Date: 7 / 12 / ⟦illegible⟧ Collector On behalf of the Administrative Manager of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area ⟦illegible⟧
Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. List Number: 6166 Date: 2/2/26 Meter No. Scale Number: 2412 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date. Note: - This list must be paid within 15 days of its date Consumer Name: Mahmoud Al-Taie For Electricity consumed at: ⟦illegible⟧ For the undermentioned period :- For the period mentioned below :-: ⟦78⟧ METER REGISTER. | Ds. | Fs. | Dinars | Fils | Meter Registration To 193 | 12/2/193 | 88 | To 193 From 193 | 1/2/193 | 84 | From 193 Units Consumed | 4 | Units Consumed At Fils | 25 | - | 100 | At Fils Meter Rental @ 35 Fils. | - | 25 | Meter rental at 35 fils | - | 125 | ⟦illegible signature⟧ 2/26 Any consumer considering that his deposit is too high should apply to the company's office for a reassessment. Any subscriber who thinks their insurance is excessive should contact the company for a second assessment
FANS Fans The Company begs to notify consumers that fans can be hired for the season (1st April till 31st October) at the following rates which include usual maintenance. The company announces to its valued subscribers that fans can be rented for the season (1 April to 31 October) at the prices listed below, including regular maintenance:- Ceiling Fans | ⟦line⟧ | I-D. 1—000 | One Dinar | Ceiling Fans Desk Fans | ⟦line⟧ | I.D. 0—750 | 750 Fils | » Desk Fans As the number of fans available for hire is limited consumers are advised to make early application. Since the number of fans available for rent is limited, subscribers are advised to submit applications promptly.
Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No.: 6126 Date: 26 / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧ Meter No.: 14004 Consumer: Sayyid Muhammad For Electricity consumed at: ⟦illegible⟧ For the undermentioned period:—: ⟦illegible⟧ N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date. Note:— This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date METER REGISTER. | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils To ⟦illegible⟧ 193 | | From ⟦illegible⟧ 193 | | Units Consumed | | At Fils. ⟦illegible⟧ per unit | | 250 Meter Rental @ 35 Fils. | | 70 ⟦line⟧ | | 320 ⟦signature⟧ 6/4/36 Any consumer considering that his deposit is too high should apply to the company's office for a reassessment. The subscriber who thinks his insurance is excessive should contact the company for a second assessment
Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.) Bill No. رقم القائمة: 6166 Date التاريخ: 26 / 11 / 9 Meter No. رقم المقياس: C14004 N.B.—This bill is payable within 15 days of this date. Note: - This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Consumer الاسم: ⟦Muhammad Said Af⟧ For Electricity consumed at عن كهرباء المستهلك في: House For the undermentioned period :- عن المدة المذكورة أدناه :-: 175 METER REGISTER. | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils | Meter Registration To ⟦26/11⟧ 193 | | | 109 26/11/193 To From ⟦26/10⟧ 193 | | | 91 26/10/193 From Units Consumed | | | 18 Units Consumed At Fils ⟦20⟧ per unit | | 360 | at 20 Fils Meter Rental @ 35 Fils. | | 125 | Meter rental at 35 Fils | - | 485 | Any consumer considering that his deposit is too high should apply to the company's office for a reassessment. Any subscriber who thinks their security deposit is excessive should contact the company for a second assessment
Register Number ⟦line⟧ Date 28 / 10 / 25 Zone 4 To: His Excellency the Head of the Jewish Community The administration is obliged to settle its accounts quickly, and the telephone list / lists shown below submitted to you have not been paid yet. Since the seventh paragraph of the contract states the necessity of disconnecting the telephone when fees are not paid after fifteen days, and since this period has naturally passed, we will be forced to apply the provisions of the aforementioned paragraph after five days from this date if the amount is not settled during this period. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs List Number | Date | Amount: Fils | Amount: Dinar 685 | 25 / 1 / 8 | 850 | 5
R W N 6 Iraqi Government Post and Telegraph Telegraph and Telephone Transactions Department Baghdad Saray Baghdad Telephone Number 496 Correspondence must be addressed to the address mentioned above within seven days Government Press 581 - 6 - 35 Statement | Dinar | Fils Account for the benefit of the Telephone Exchange Center | | Center: Baghdad Telephone Number: 50301 | | Telephone fees for the period ending September 30, 1935, and H. Helot (522) | 1 | 600 One quarter 500 fils | 1 | 000 Polico Telephone No. (521) | 3 | 100 2 units of 10-transformer | | 150 Long-distance call fees for the period ending September 30, 1935, according to the attached schedule | | Internal calls at a rate of .... fils for the period ending | | Transfers, re-installation, etc. | | Additional deposits to make the previously collected deposit amount proportional to the quarterly account for fees | | and charges according to paragraph 13 of the telephone rental contract | | ⟦Re-share and live alone⟧ | | This bill must be presented upon payment to be marked as received. The amount of this bill must be paid to any post office in Iraq within seven days. Total amount: 5 / 850 Bill Number: 685 Bill Date: 25 / 10 / 35 Accounting Affairs Officer: Telegraph and Telephone Transactions Department Note: Post office receiving the amount: Baghdad ⟦Paper⟧ Post Center Amount paid: Date of payment: Received by: ⟦signature⟧
BAGHDAD 9 - OCT 34 4 - PM DELY ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ About it ⟦line⟧ (Supplied) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ (⟦illegible⟧) 685 To His Eminence the Head of the Jewish Community, Respected . Baghdad Issued by the Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs Dispatching Clerk Posts & Tele: Directorate ⟦illegible⟧ and if not answered within 48 hours, please return it to its place to know the reason for non-delivery BAGHDAD