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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.

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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 51-75

Page 51

⟦List of Expenses⟧
⟦Frank Iny School⟧
Statement | Dinar | Fils
Price of glass and labor for replacing broken glass | 2 | 445
Price of wire for windows for 29 feet ⟦at⟧ | 2 | 510
Labor for installing wire on windows | 0 | 900
Electricity bill for April 1952 with stamp | 5 | 416
Labor for cleaning twelve toilets | 2 | 000
Labor for moving tools | 0 | 400
Labor for moving soil and cleaning the hospital | 1 | 200
| 14 | 871
Only fourteen dinars and eight hundred and seventy-one fils
nothing else

Page 52

1/900 only one dinar and nine hundred
⟦Khaled Karba⟧
I received from Mr. Sassoon
⟦Abdiya⟧ the amount mentioned above
and that is for the value of 29 ⟦edge⟧ in
Meir Elias Hospital
25 / 5 / 95
Khaled
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 53

I received from Mr. Slone Cohen in his name
an amount for the value of installing the glass in
Rima Khadouri Hospital, acknowledged ⟦receipt⟧
Amount
Fils
600
Matta Said
⟦thumbprint⟧

Page 54

Fils Dinar
945
I, Mattai Sa'id, have received from the accountant
of the community a sum of nine hundred and forty-five
fils and no other, and that is
for installing 21 glass panes instead of ⟦broken ones⟧
in the Rima Khidouri Hospital, and for this
I have signed this receipt
6/5/1952
Mattai Sa'id
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 55

⟦Hamoudi⟧ Al-Haj Hassan Quntar
Seller of construction materials and commercial goods
Al-Rashid Street, Bab Al-Agha No. 224 A - 1
Phone Number 86732
Baghdad: 24 / 6 / 195
To: The Honorable Presidency of the Jewish Community
Fils | Dinar | Type of items | Price | Quantity
500 | 2 | Gouri wire mesh, width 4 for 29 feet | 90 | ⟦roll⟧
10 Fils
The Iraqi Kingdom
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties?

Page 57

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
No 03605
Baghdad: ⟦illegible⟧ 19 ⟦illegible⟧
Received from / Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
the sum of: ⟦illegible⟧
Iraq Dinars / An amount of: ⟦illegible⟧
in respect of Bill No. / For bill number: ⟦illegible⟧
I. D. Iraqi Dinars
⟦1.000⟧
Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
10 Fils

Page 58

Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
BAGHDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Total
Date / Date: ⟦2/5/56⟧
N.B. This bill should be paid within 15 days from date / Note: This bill must be paid within a period of 15 days from its date:
Consumer / Consumer Name: Frank Iny School
Address / Address: 12 / 1 / 112
Tariff / Prices: First 70 x 18 fils
Meter No. / Meter Number: 2614
Bill No. / Bill Number: 5/960
For electricity supplied during the undermentioned period / For electricity supplied during the period mentioned below
METER REGISTER / Meter Registration | Ds. / Dinars | Fs. / Fils
To / To 195 ⟦6/4⟧ |  | 6909
From / From 195 ⟦5/3⟧ |  | 6901
Units Supplied / Units Supplied 8 |  |
@ 18 fils / At a price of 18 fils |  | 144
@ 12 " / At a price of 12 " |  |
@ 10 " / At a price of 10 " |  | ⟦89⟧
Meter Rental / Meter Rental |  | 70
Current Limiter / Power Limiter Fee |  |
Total |  | 303
Any subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after having a continuous supply in one location for a period of not less than 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment.
No receipt for the amount paid to the company is considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official seal by the cashier at the time of payment.
No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment.

Page 59

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Date: 5/10/54
Date: 5/10/54
N.B. - This bill should be paid within 15 days from date
Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date
Consumer: Rima Khedouri Hospital
Address: 112 / 121
Tariff: First 100 x 20 Second
Meter No.: 2760412
Bill No.: 961 / 5 / 54
For electricity supplied during the undermentioned period
METER REGISTER | Ds. | Fs. | Dinars | Fils | Meter Reading
To ...........195 |  |  |  |  | To 1465 10/5 195
From ...........195 | 1454 |  |  |  | From 1454 9/5 195
Units Supplied |  |  |  |  | Units Supplied 11
........... @ 18 fils |  |  |  | 198 | ........... at 18 fils
........... @ 12 " |  |  |  |  | ........... at 12 "
........... @ 10 " |  |  |  |  | ........... at 10 "
Meter Rental |  |  |  |  | Meter Rental
Current Limiter |  |  |  | 198 | Current Limiter Fee
After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment.
Any subscriber who believes that their deposited security is more than necessary after receiving a continuous supply in one location for a period of no less than 12 months may apply for a re-assessment.
No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment.
A receipt for the amount paid to the company is not considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official seal by the cashier at the time of payment.

Page 60

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧ only three Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
Received from Mr. Sassoon ⟦illegible⟧
the above-mentioned amount for
cleaning fees ⟦illegible⟧ from the school of
Frank Iny and for that purpose I signed this
receipt on 5 / 6 / 952
⟦purple thumbprint⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 62

Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧
500
I, Benjamin Daniel, have received from
the community accountant a sum of 500 fils
only and nothing else, and that is for the wages
of cleaning Reema Khedouri Hospital, and for that purpose
I have signed this receipt
6 / 5 / 952
Benjamin Daniel
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 63

Fils Dinar
500 - Only
I, Fadhil Abbas, have received
from Mr. Sassoon Obeidia an amount
of <del>five hundred</del> fils and no more
and that is the wage for transporting soil from
Rima Khedouri Hospital to Reej, and for this purpose
I have signed this receipt
16/5/1954
Fadhil Abbas
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Page 64

Fils
250
Only two hundred and fifty fils, for the transport of
soil from Rima Khadoori Hospital
Recipient
Fadel Abbas
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Page 65

⟦Received⟧
Fils Dinar
6/000
Only six dinars and no more.
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, only six dinars and no more, and that is
the fee for installing new siphons and toilets
in Rima Khadouri Hospital ⟦and the fee for⟧
this work (1952/6/2)
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
10/6
Abdul Razzaq Abdul

Page 66

Fils Dinar
8/000
Eight Dinars only.
I received from the account of the ⟦illegible⟧ community
the above, only eight Dinars and nothing else, and that is
fees for installing and replacing all pipes of
Rima Khadoori Hospital, and for that reason I signed
this receipt 18 / 2 / 1952
Iraq
10
Fils
Abdul Razzaq
18 / 2 / 1952

Page 68

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3537 Secretary
5452
Number: 52 / 60
Date: 22 / 6 / 1952
Subject: Payment of two hundred Dinars to Engineer Yusuf Meir
To -
Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community
Greetings,
With reference to the letter of the Iraqi Trading Company Limited dated 17 / 6 / 1952
regarding the absence of deficiencies in the Tuwaisa and Nouriel building in Al-Sinak, and with reference to the letter of Mr. Saleh
Faraj Hayyim dated 22 / 6 / 1952 regarding his approval to pay the remaining amount to the engineer Yusuf
Meir, amounting to two hundred Dinars.
A sum of two hundred Dinars shall be paid to Engineer Yusuf Meir from the account of the Tuwaisa and Nouriel Endowment deposited
in the treasury of the Lay Council as the remainder of his account for his undertaking to complete the aforementioned building.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Mr. Saleh Faraj Hayyim - for information, with reference to your letter mentioned above
Engineer Yusuf Meir - to visit the accountant to receive a check for the amount of seventy-five
Dinars, and by this you will have received your full account for the undertaking mentioned above.

Page 69

Fils Dinar
75/000
Only seventy-five Dinars and no more
I received from the Presidency of the Israelite Community
The above amount, only seventy-five Dinars and no more
And that is for the gratuity allocated to me for the long period
That I served in the community schools, and that is according to
Receipt number 812864 dated 19/1/52
On the Ottoman Bank, and for that I signed this receipt
In Baghdad on 22 / 2 / 1952
Iraq
10 Fils
For ⟦...⟧
Abdul Ahad George

Page 70

The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦70⟧
Date :: 17 / 5 / 1952
Subject Summary :: Payment of a gratuity
To -: Respectable Mr. Abdul Ahad George
After greetings
With reference to your petition dated 12 / 5 / 1952 and registered under incoming number 1826 dated
14 / 5 / 1952 .
The Lay Council decided, in view of your previous services amounting to twenty-four years as a teacher
of the Arabic language in the Alliance schools, to pay you a gratuity of 75 Dinars
Please accept our highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to -
The Community Presidency Accountant to draw a check in the amount of 75/000 Dinars to the order of Mr. Abdul Ahad
George for his gratuity and to deliver it to him against a receipt .

Page 71

Management of Jewish Community Hospitals
Meir Elias Hospital
No 36793
Baghdad: 22 / 6 / 1952
Dinar: 24
Fils:
Received from: The Presidency of the Community
Amount: Twenty-four
Dinars:
Fils:
For: The monthly aid for patients at Elias Hospital
Treasurer
17/M M
100 x 100 = 10000
1950/7/19

Page 72

The Lay Council of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 5452
Number:
Date: 17 / 6 / 1952
Subject Summary: Aid for the nurse Juliet Elia
To -
Management of Meir Elias Hospital
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. M Sh / 24 / 24 dated 10 / 6 / 52.
The Lay Council decided in its session held on 13 / 6 / 1952 to disburse an amount of twenty-
four dinars to you.
Please accept our highest respect,
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Accountant of the Community Presidency
1- To draw a check for the amount of twenty-four dinars to the order of the accountant of Meir Elias Hospital
and deliver it to him against a receipt signed by him and certified by Mr. Yaqoub Ezra Abdullah, member of
the committee delegated to manage the hospital's affairs.
2- The amount shall be recorded under the aid section.

Page 73

One thousand Dinars
872 / 572
The receipts for this amount
Numbered 812862 are kept
In the file of salaries and expenses
Of the Frank Iny and Shamash schools
⟦signature⟧

Page 74

Fils Dinar
200/000
Two hundred dinars only
I received from the community accountant the sum of
two hundred dinars only, and that is by virtue of the check
numbered 812861 on the Ottoman Bank for the balance
of my account in my undertaking to complete the renovation of Khedouri
as I have received them, and for this reason I signed this
Chapter 1952/6/19
10 Fils
The Kingdom of Iraq
1952/6/19
⟦signature⟧
Master Alwan Mahmoud