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IJA 2844

Bills, Receipts, Employee Payment, Jewish Lay Council

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This item contains many records of the Baghdadi Jewish Lay Council’s financial transactions, utility bills, payments to employees, and other miscellaneous expenditures. There is a book list for the Frank Iny School and a note acknowledging received payment from the Frank Iny School.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2844
Item Number
5718
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Annotation, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Thumbprint, Meir Elias Hospital, Typed, Cemeteries Association, Receipt, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 326-350

Page 327

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only
I received from the community account the amount
above, only five hundred fils, and that is
aid for the week ending on 20 / 5 / 1952
and for this I signed on 29 / 5 / 1952
⟦thumbprint⟧
Yousef Hazqeel

Page 331

For the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
Signature | Allocated Amount | Name
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 1 - Simha Shlomo
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 2 - Maryam Moshe
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 3 - Mikhael Nahoum
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 4 - Raheel Lawi
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 5 - Farha Saleh (Disabled)
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 6 - Moshe Yaqoub
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 7 - Yousef Abdullah
⟦fingerprint⟧ | 500 Fils | 8 - Nabat Israel
4/000 Four Dinars only
List of aid for the week ending on ⟦2/5/54⟧ for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
⟦Not received⟧

Page 332

Fils Dinar
2000 Two Dinars only
I received from the community accountant the above amount
Only two Dinars and no more, as fees for
a religious reading for the soul of the deceased who was sentenced
to death, on the occasion of the Feast of Visitation (Feast of
Shavuot), and for this reason I signed this
receipt of delivery (1954/5/28)
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Yehuda H.
Khedhouri

Page 334

⟦...⟧ical Limited of the City of Baghdad
BAGHDAD LIGHT & ⟦...⟧
INCORPORATED IN TH⟦...⟧
Bill No. / رقم القائمة:
Consumer: ⟦...⟧
Premises No.: 112
| Dr. | Fils.
Charge for special
-connection to above
premises, disconnected
for non-payment of
bills, after notice
was duly delivered
on ⟦line⟧ |  |
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Enlightenment and Electric Power Company
⟦...⟧ POWER CO., LTD.
(⟦...⟧ UNITED KINGDOM.)
Date: ⟦...⟧
Name: ⟦...⟧
Shop Number: ⟦...⟧
Dinar | Fils
- | 250 | Fee for specially restoring the line to the aforementioned shop where the line was cut due to non-payment of bills after delivery of the warning on ⟦...⟧
- | 250 |
⟦signature⟧
28-5-⟦...⟧

Page 335

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
( Incorporated in the United Kingdom. )
Baghdad, ⟦line⟧ 195
FINAL NOTICE
Final Notice
Consumer: N.P.
Consumer's Name: Albert Hay Sion
Address: 26-5-52
Address: 113/156
Bill No.:
Bill Number: 1818 on 2/3/52
Dear Sir ( or Madam )
We invite your attention to our bill
amounting to I.D. ⟦line⟧ for the
electricity supplied during ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧ which is overdue. The bill
was formally delivered at your premises
on ⟦line⟧
You are earnestly requested not to
ignore this demand as failure to pay the
outstanding bills in full renders the pre-
mises liable to disconnection without fur-
ther notice and, which if effected, a cha-
rge of 380 fils will be made to cover all
the costs of the disconnection and the
reconnection before the supply will be
renewed, in accordance with clause of
the Consumer's agreement.
Greetings: We would like to draw your attention to our account bill
amounting to -/057 Dinars for electricity supplied during
the month of March 1952, for which the payment deadline
has passed some time ago, and we have previously sent it to your place
on the date of ⟦line⟧
Please do not ignore this request, as failure to pay all
outstanding bills makes the electrical current to the premises liable
to be cut off without further notice, and if the current is cut off, then
a fee of 380 fils will be collected to cover all expenses of
disconnection and reconnection before restoring the current in accordance with Article 7 of
the consumer contract.
Yours faithfully,
for Bagdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
For Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
for the city of Baghdad
Chief Accountant
⟦signature⟧
26.5.52

Page 336

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { ⟦35⟧ President
5452 Secretary
Number: 52 / 2570
Date: 28 / 5 / 1952
Subject: Restoring the current to the property numbered near 113/156
To "-
The Baghdad Light and Power Company
Greetings,
Your department cut off the electricity from the property numbered (near 113/156) whose real
number is 154b/113 on 26 / 5 / 1952.
Please note the following "-
1 - The aforementioned property is an endowment belonging to the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
2 - It was leased by Mr. Moshe Zion at one time
3 - Its current occupant is Mr. Abbas Al-Issa according to the lease agreement dated 7 / 2 / 1952
4 - The Presidency of this community has paid your department's previous claim on this property amounting to 572 fils
according to the list numbered 31418 on 19 / 5 / 1952
Therefore, we request the restoration of the electric current to the mentioned property.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to "-
The Community Presidency Accountant for follow-up.

Page 347

For the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter
Name | Allocated Amount | Signature
1 - Simha Shlomo | 500 Fils | Traveled, did not receive the amount
2 - Maryam Moshi | 500 Fils |
3 - Mikhail Nahum | 500 Fils |
4 - Rachel Levi | 500 Fils |
5 - Farha Saleh (Disabled) | 500 Fils |
6 - Moshi Yaqub | 500 Fils |
7 - Yusuf Abdullah | 500 Fils |
8 - Nabat Israel | 500 Fils |
⟦fingerprints⟧
3.500 Three Dinars and five hundred Fils only
<del>4.000 Four Dinars only</del>
List of aid for the week ending on ⟦22 / 5 / 1952⟧ for the poor of the Menashi Saleh Shelter

Page 349

400 My weight
400 Al-Wakil's House
200 Playground
200 Mayoralty of the Capital
200 Mayoralty of the Capital
94 Al-Hillah Letter
200 Electricity Company
200 Water Company
⟦line⟧
14 Mail Letter
80 Hospital Fee
288
40 Cars to Abd Tu'ma
328
By Rayhana Zaki ⟦Widad⟧ to return
I received the above amount ⟦...⟧
The Sect
5/22/1954
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Rayhana Zaki