AI en Translation, Pages 26-50
Page 26
Page 2
the work site according to its local estimation. Provided that these advances granted to
the contractor are not considered an admission of acceptance of the work by the Community; rather, the terms of the contract apply to all
completed and uncompleted work until it is finally handed over to the Community.
13 – Final Measurement and Settlement of the Contractor’s Account
After the work is fully completed in all respects as certified by the Community's engineer, the Jewish Community
shall take provisional delivery of the work, and the contractor’s account shall be settled according to the agreed-upon lump sum amount
in this contract, after deducting all advances paid to the contractor on account of his work. As for
the contractor’s security deposits, the Community shall retain them for the maintenance period and return them to him upon its conclusion and after the
final handover of the work.
14 – Rejection of Work
The engineer has the right to reject any materials supplied by the contractor or any work which, in the engineer's view, is based on
quality and workmanship that do not meet the required standard or are not compliant with the relevant specifications or drawings
of the contract. The contractor must remove the rejected materials and work and re-execute them at his own expense,
including the materials present in the rejected work.
Any work carried out without authorization in addition to the details given in the drawings or
issued instructions will not be recognized, measured, or paid to the contractor for the value of the materials
used in the execution of such works.
15 – Maintenance Period
The contractor shall maintain the work for a period of three months from the date the Community takes delivery of the work from him
provisionally. He must repair all deficiencies or defects that may appear during the maintenance period
at his own expense. The security deposits or what remains of them shall be returned to him after deducting the amounts due
from him properly at the end of the maintenance period and after the contractor has fulfilled his obligations and the
final handover of work from him has been completed.
The contractor must carry out the repairs requested by the Community within one week from the date
of written notification. If he fails to perform the work, the Community shall withdraw the security deposits belonging
to him if they are in the form of a bank guarantee, and carry out the work at his expense and deduct the amount from him.
16 – Notices
The two contracting parties waive the right to direct notices from one to the other through
the Notary Public regarding the matters of this contract. Every notice directed from one party should
either be delivered to the address of the other party or sent to them by registered mail.
17 – Labor Laws
The contractor is responsible for applying the Labor Law regarding all labor matters and observing it
concerning wages for official holidays, feasts, and compensation. He is also responsible for accidents that
occur to his employees at the work site and must pay all compensation resulting therefrom,
as the Community is not responsible at all regarding the laborers.
,, Continued ,,
Page 27
Page 3
18 – Withdrawal of Work from the Contractor and its Consequences
⟦line⟧
A – If the contractor fails to start the work promptly upon receiving written notice to do so.
B – Or if he falls short in performing the execution of works with the required speed.
C – Or if he fails to perform the execution of works in accordance with the contract.
D – Or if he delays in completing the works beyond the deadline specified in the contract.
E – Or if he actually stops work for a period of fourteen days without written permission from the Community, unless
he proves the existence of force majeure and immediately informs the Engineer and the Community in writing.
F – Or if he fails to supply or install machinery, labor, materials, and equipment that are sufficient and appropriate so that
the permanent work can be executed quickly and without interruption.
G – Or if he commits, personally or through an intermediary, any violation of any provision or provisions of the contract he is bound
to execute or observe, and continues in this violation for a period of 14 days (taking into account any special condition
stipulating a shorter period) after being warned in writing by the Engineer to rectify this violation.
H – Or if he abandons the work entirely.
I – Or if the contractor becomes (whether in Iraq or abroad) bankrupt, or if he files
an application for bankruptcy, or if his financial insolvency is proven, or if he reaches a settlement with his creditors, or if the contractor is a company and it
has been liquidated, whether the liquidation was compulsory or voluntary (unless the voluntary liquidation is intended
for the re-formation of the company on a basis approved in writing by the government), or if the contractor is a company
and it was dissolved, or if the contractor gives, promises, or offers a gift, advance, reward, or benefit
of any kind to any employee or worker among the Community's employees, whether he is independent or has any
relation to the work subject of this contract, then the Community may, in any of these cases:ـ
1 – Withdraw from the contractor the execution of the remaining works.
2 – The withdrawal of the execution of the remaining works shall be according to what was previously mentioned by sending a written warning
by order of the President of the Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community to the contractor, and this
warning shall be valid and effective without taking any legal or official procedures.
3 – If the contractor is granted any extension or leniency, this does not reduce or prejudice the rights of the
Community under this article, and the preceding provisions do not affect the Community's right to
claim the compensations established under the laws in force.
4 – In the event of withdrawing the work or part of it from the contractor according to what was previously explained or
according to any other provisions contained in the contract, the Community may, at its discretion regarding cost,
exercise one of the following rights:ـ
A – To perform itself, at the contractor's expense, the execution of all the works that have not been completed
yet, or any part thereof.
B – To put all or some of the works that have not been completed yet out for tender again.
,, Continued ,,
Page 28
⟦40⟧
Page 4
C - To agree with one of the contractors privately to complete the work.
In all these cases, the Sect shall have the right to seize all or some of the machinery,
tools, and materials brought by the contractor and to use them to complete the work
without being responsible to the contractor or others for these machines, tools,
and materials, nor for any damage or decrease in value that may occur to them for any reason, and without being
responsible also for paying any amount due for them to another party or paying any fee for them
to the contractor or others. The Sect shall have the right in any case to seize all or some of
the machinery, tools, and materials even after the completion of the work as a guarantee for its rights.
The contractor must pay the Sect all the expenses it incurs in this regard
in excess of the contract value, and he must compensate it for all the losses it incurs because of
that. The Sect may deduct the value of the expenses and losses referred to from the amount
of insurance or from the contractor's claims or from any money belonging to him; however, if the work costs
less than the contract prices, the difference shall not be returned to the contractor.
For this purpose, the Sect may refrain from paying any amounts that have been granted
to him until these expenses and losses are settled, and the Sect may sell the machinery, tools,
or materials brought by the contractor without being responsible for any loss
incurred by him as a result of their sale.
In the event of withdrawing the work from the contractor, an inventory list shall be organized for the works, buildings,
tools, equipment, and materials located at the work site, and for the work that has been completed in a satisfactory
condition, by the knowledge of the responsible Sect engineer. This inventory shall be conducted in the presence of
the contractor, who must be officially notified to attend, he or his representative. If the contractor does not attend
or does not send a representative on his behalf, the inventory shall be conducted in his absence.
This inventory shall be confirmed by a report signed by the Sect engineer
and the contractor or his representative. If any dispute or conflict arises regarding the state of the existing
work, this dispute or conflict and its nature must be recorded in the aforementioned report.
Page 30
Page 2
⟦line⟧
Amount | Price | Quantity and Unit | Details of Works
25,700
28.150 | 0.100 | 257 m2 | 7- Pouring concrete under the tiles with a thickness of 7 cm.
The concrete shall be in a ratio of 1-3-6 cement with Habbaniya sand
and washed river gravel, and the concrete shall be mixed
with Sealocrete as stated in paragraph (6).
2.100 | 0.050 | 42 L.m | 8- Damp-proof plaster with Sealocrete with 1" thickness for walls
The mixing ratio shall be 1-3 of cement and Habbaniya sand
and the Sealocrete ratio shall be 1-8 of the amount of water required
for the mix. This damp-proof level is located at a height of
five courses above the first concrete damp-proof course
and the masonry between the first and second damp-proof courses shall be
cement masonry in a 1-5 ratio.
188.100 | 4.000 | 47 m3 | 9- Construction with perforated bricks and gypsum.
The bricks shall be of the white perforated type produced by
the Building Materials Company, and the gypsum must be hot
produced by mechanical factories. If it becomes clear
to the supervising engineer on behalf of the Community that a part of
the gypsum has been damaged as a result of that, the contractor must remove it
from the work site and not use it for any construction
purposes.
00.800 | 0.400 | 2 m3 | 10- Backfilling works for floors with soil
Backfilling operations are carried out in layers whose thickness does not exceed 20
cm, well-rammed with iron rammers and sufficiently saturated with water
to ensure no settlement of the floors, provided that the soil is
clean and free of stones, and the measurement shall be net
therefore, the contractor must calculate the shrinkage ratio after ramming.
80.000 | 20.000 | 4 m3 | 11- Reinforced concrete works
The mixing ratio shall be 1-2-4 of cement and Habbaniya sand
and washed river gravel of graded size from
3/4" and below, and the reinforcement bars shall be according to
the measurements and dimensions in the relevant maps, and the price includes
the necessary wooden formwork.
45,200
⟦line⟧
420.805 | 0.400 | 113 m2 | 12- Bitumen coating, felting, and mud leveling for roofs
a) First, a layer of bitumen no less than
3/8" thick is placed directly on the roof, extending over the parapet walls
to a height of 8 inches, provided that the bitumen is of the best quality
"To be followed"
Page 31
Page 3
⟦line⟧
Amount | Price | Unit | Details of Works
420,805 | | | Follow-up to Item (12) A
Types of local bitumen, with the addition of 10 percent of Siyali
during the burning of the bitumen. The use of black oil is strictly prohibited
in the bitumen, noting the necessity of overlapping the bitumen layers on the surfaces
by at least 4 cm over each other.
| | | B) Leveling the surfaces with fine soil whose fineness matches Habbaniya sand,
otherwise the supervising engineer may reject it. The leveling work
is carried out by placing soil in layers not exceeding 5 cm, moistened
slightly with water and compacted with hand rammers, provided the average thickness
of the leveling is 10 cm in the middle and 15 cm near the parapets.
| | | C) Bituminizing the surfaces once more with a layer thickness of not less than 3/8",
taking into account what was stated in the paragraph above.
| | | D) Rendering the surfaces with fermented mud and straw in a layer thickness of not less
than (3) inches, provided that red free mud mixed with straw
in a ratio of 3-6 is used for the rendering and fermented for seven
days. After the rendering dries, all cracks are filled with the original material
on the condition that its fermentation has lasted for (15) days.
22,500 | 2,250 | 10 L.M | 13 - Rainwater pipes
The pipes shall be made of cast iron with a diameter of 4 inches, and each pipe includes
an elbow at the roof and a cast iron or concrete base at the bottom.
The elbow must be connected by a small piece of pipe to the concrete
basin on the roof, the dimensions of which must be 30 cm
by 30 cm by 20 cm, provided the surface of the basin
is at the level of the rendering. The concrete ratio is 1-2-4 with Silocrete material
as described with the moisture proofing.
75,000 | 0.250 | 300 m2 | 14 - Plastering with gypsum for walls and ceilings with a cement skirting 20 cm high
The joints are first cleaned well between the bricks, then splashed
with cement grout, and then plastered with a layer not less than 1/4" thick,
followed by plastering with excellent fermented gypsum with a layer thickness not less
than 1/4 inch. The plastering must be carried out using straightedges and plumb lines,
and the plaster surfaces must be completely polished and level, with even
rounded corners.
65,000 | 0.500 | 130 m2 | 15 - Cement rendering for the exterior faces of the building
The joints are first cleaned well between the bricks, then sprayed
with water and splashed with cement grout, then plastered with cement and sand.
592,205
"To be continued"
Page 33
Page 5
Amount | Price | Quantity / Unit | Work Details
874.625 | | | Follow-up to paragraph (19)
| | | and sand in a ratio of (1-3). The tiling must be level and firmly fixed. After completing the tiling, the tile surface is to be grouted with a mortar of cement and dry sand to protect it from contamination by paints and other materials.
6.200 | 1.000 | ⟦6.20 m.p⟧ | 20) Window sills made of high-quality mosaic in colors chosen by the supervising engineer, with a width of approximately 25 cm.
45.000 | 0.750 | ⟦60 m2⟧ | 21) Tiling with plain tiles and gypsum mortar
| | | Note what was stated in paragraph (19)
10.000 | 0.250 | ⟦40 m2⟧ | 22) Painting with oil paint
| | | After completion of the work, the doors and windows with their frames shall be painted with three coats of oil paint in the color decided by the engineer, provided that the oil paint is of the liquid type inside sealed barrels and equivalent in quality to the British Imperial Chemical Industries (I.C.I) paints, and that the painting is carried out by brush. ⟦Under windows on one side⟧
45.000 | 0.150 | ⟦300 m2⟧ | 23) Painting with emulsion ( )
| | | Provide emulsion from (I.C.I) company in colors chosen by the supervising engineer, then paint the walls after cleaning and wiping them well, applying two coats by brush. The Community has the right to provide a special painter if it deems it necessary or if its supervising engineer does not approve the quality or method of painting.
| | | 24) Electrical Installations
| | | The contractor shall perform all concealed electrical installations. The wires, pipes, and other electrical installations shall be of the G.E.C type, and the point shall be complete in all respects including the lamp and the porcelain shade.
20.000 | 4.000 | ⟦No. 5⟧ | A - Concealed point with non-slotted boxes.
6.000 | 2.000 | ⟦No. 3⟧ | B - Surface point.
1,006.825 | | |
⟦line⟧ To be continued ⟦line⟧
Page 34
Page 6
Amount | Price | Quantity / Unit | Details of Works
1005.925
227.000 | 2.000 | ⟦209,...⟧ | 25 - Ceilings
to be of the Siporex concrete ceiling type
Note
A price is requested if the ceilings are of vaulted brick (Aqada) with
the knowledge that the steel beams (I-beams) used
are 7 x 4 for the ground class at a distance of 75 cm from
center to center and 6 x 3 for the second floor at a distance
of 75 cm from center to center, and ceilings are measured net
from inside the rooms, so the contractor must take
that into consideration.
40.000 | 0.800 | ⟦50 m...⟧ | 26 - Brick and gypsum masonry for partitions (see building specifications
with brick).
20.000 | Lump sum | | 27 - Cleaning the building and site after completion of work
The contractor must clean the building and the work site
completely so that it is fit for direct use before
provisional acceptance by the supervising engineer.
8.000 | 2.000 | ⟦4 m⟧ | 28 - Construction of a decorative cornice.
The brick shall be dressed and pointed with white cement in the manner
deemed appropriate by the supervising engineer. The price is set
per square meter in addition to the masonry.
26.000 | 2.000 | 13 m. | 29 - Frame around windows -- protruding by 12 cm
to be of lightly reinforced concrete
mixing ratio 1-2-4 and the price includes its repair
afterwards.
Note
In all concrete works, the surface must be left, if it is
visible, in a good manner, meaning that the cost of
repairs is accounted for when setting prices.
1426.925
Only one thousand four hundred twenty-six dinars
and nine hundred twenty-five fils
no more
Responsible Engineer
⟦signature⟧
30 - Stone: to be ⟦in the ½ style⟧ with teak wood paint " x 2 "
painted with spirit and lacquer and covers of " square iron every half
meter
Page 37
Administration of the Communal Council
Baghdad
Number 2447
Date 23 October 1933
Subject ⟦line⟧ Teachers' Certificates
To all school directorates
In reference to our letter No. 2261 dated 15/8/933
I request that all your teachers be notified of the necessity of submitting the original copies or officially
certified copies of the certificates they hold, provided that you submit them to us within one month from this
date, along with a list showing the names of the teachers, the schools they graduated from, their length of service
in the sectarian schools, their previous services if any, and the subjects they teach.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
16
Page 38
Date: 23 October 1933
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number 2428
Date: 31 October 1933
Closing of schools in mourning
To all school directorates
Based on our tragedy in the death of the lamented Council member, the late Eliyahu Effendi
Baruch Yehuda, our Council has decided that the students of the schools in which the deceased
served shall participate in the duty of mourning for the deceased in the following manner:
1- Schools shall be closed next Wednesday afternoon, November 1, 1933,
in mourning for the late deceased.
2- After the end of the fourth lesson before noon, the director shall gather all students in the
school yard and eulogize the late deceased, explaining that this holiday is a manifestation
of our regret and grief on the occasion of this loss.
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
16
Page 39
His Excellency, the Honorable Vice President of the Israeli Lay Council
Greetings and respect:
I present to your Excellency my great thanks for your kindness in praising the success of the ceremony
representing the play "The Abyss," which His Eminence the President of our dear community deigned to take under his patronage.
My heart is filled with joy for your interest in my ability, which serves as a strong encouragement for me to persevere in these
works that receive such attention from you.
Your Excellency knows the immense benefits of recitation and oratory, and the art of acting is a beautiful thing,
its benefit is very great, and its lessons are also valuable; for in its lessons there are no books like them, therefore you see
that all the sophisticated countries of the world have made their halls a spacious place to teach this beautiful art,
whose beneficial results include beauty of logic, smoothness of recitation, and sweetness of lecture. Do you see,
Your Excellency, that the one you were kind enough to praise should be entrusted with training the students of our refined schools?
Shamash - Rachel Shahmoon - Al-Wataniya - Al-Alliance; so that from each of them an elite group is selected to take
lessons in those fine arts, sacrificing the rest of the rest time from my daily work, and thus I would
have served my dear community, which is above everything else.
Eliyahu Samira
⟦line⟧
22/11/5
The idea is indeed good, however ⟦...⟧
this idea among school students to be safe from gossip
except that they have a desire to learn this art, and I have ⟦...⟧
for some young people to reach perfection
H
Number ⟦...⟧
26 January 1932
Baghdad
Head of Shamash School in Baghdad
No. ⟦...⟧
Subject
To the Director of ⟦...⟧ School
⟦line⟧
Regarding teachers' leaves ⟦...⟧
Reference to the Ministry of Education's letter numbered ⟦...⟧ dated ⟦...⟧
Which includes a request for lists of the names of teachers and instructors in your school
along with their scientific qualifications, length of service, monthly salaries, and date
26 January 1932 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
We ask you to please send the required lists ⟦...⟧
As soon as possible so that we can consolidate and send them to the Ministry
With highest respect
Head of Shamash School
31
Page 40
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Number: 2289
Date: November 8, 933
Extracurricular Lessons
To the Director of the Alliance Schools
" " Shamash School
" " Rachel Shahmoon School
" " The National School
The intelligent young man, Eliyahu Effendi Samira, has volunteered to train some of your school students
in the art of recitation, oratory, and acting. As we appreciate this young man's proficiency in these arts
and also recognize the benefits of these arts.
We request you to announce this in your school and register those who have an inclination and readiness to receive
these trainings as extracurricular lessons and submit the names of the students to us for consideration of the matter.
Vice President
A copy thereof to Eliyahu Effendi Samira
With reference to his letter dated 11/5/933
Page 41
The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community: Baghdad
Number :: 1094
Date :: 25 / 8 / 1931
Circular to School Directorates (Supplement)
Shamash
Alliance
Directorate of Ganja School
Wataniya
Karkh
Further to our circular No. 1094 dated 20 / 8 / 1931
Please provide details of the amounts paid to teachers and other employees
since March 1931
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧ 24 / 8 / 31
President of the Lay Council
Orders and Measures
Page 42
Number: 06/8/162
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
(Copy) Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
11/2/1931
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
06/8/162 on November 1, 1931 to the Consul
We send you herewith a certified copy of the certificate granted to the teacher ⟦Regina⟧
1931 which has been delivered to us
President of the Lay Council of the Community
Secretary
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 8/15/1931 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad on ⟦illegible⟧
Page 43
Administration of the Lay Council
of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Number: 1514
Date: 5/11/1931
Director of Shamash School
" Alliance Schools
" Shamoun School
" National School
" Masouda Salman School
<del>" Midrash Schools</del>
Our council requests the submission of your accounts of accumulated claims on
our council's fund until the end of August 1931 in detail:
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧
President
Those referred to
⟦illegible rectangular stamp⟧
Page 44
RAHEL SHAHMOON SCHOOL
Rahel Shahmoon School
No.: 76
Number: 76
Baghdad:
Baghdad on: December 6, 1931
The Honorable President of the Lay Council
Greetings and respect
We have noticed for some time that the number of absentees with or without leave in all classes
increases on Sunday afternoons, and we have investigated the cause and reached a full conviction that it
stems from our students joining their brothers and sisters who are in other sectarian schools
And when we tried to prevent these students from being absent through various means, we did not succeed, therefore
we decided to make the number of lessons on Sunday six and the number of lessons on Friday ⟦four⟧
as it is arranged in all the sectarian schools for boys and girls, and it was necessary to inform
your esteemed council of that, and we hope you accept our highest respects, sincerely
Yours faithfully | Yours faithfully | Yours faithfully
Principal of Masouda Salman School | Principal of Rahel Shahmoon School | Principal of ⟦National⟧ School
Administration of the Lay Council -- Baghdad
Number 1195
Date 7 / 12 / 1931
File number ⟦line⟧
A copy in its file regarding the above arrangement
⟦signature⟧
16 / 12 / 931
Page 48
Date: 24.5.57
Design and Supervision By: Saleh Joseph
Scale: 1 : 100
Saleh Joseph
up
.25
3.85
.25
1.60
7.10
.25
5.65
.25
3.80
.25
3.75
.25
.25
Saleh Joseph
⟦line⟧Front Elevation⟦line⟧
Page 50
Page 2
therein except with the written consent of the Jewish Community.
11 -- ⟦line⟧ Dismissal of the Contractor's Employees
The Engineer has full authority to request the Contractor to dismiss or exclude any of his employees whom
the Community deems undesirable or unfit to continue in the work, and the Contractor must implement those requests
immediately upon their issuance. He has no right to claim any compensation or damages that may result from that in any form whatsoever.
12 -- Advances
The Community pays cash advances at the end of each month for the work completed and materials provided at
the work site after obtaining a certificate from the Engineer to that effect, based on 90 percent
of the cost of the work completed according to the contract prices and 75 percent of the value of the construction materials
provided at the work site according to its local estimation. Provided that these advances granted
to the Contractor shall not be considered an admission of acceptance of the work by the Community; rather, the contract terms apply to
all completed and uncompleted work until it is finally handed over to the Community.
13 -- Final Measurement and Settlement of the Contractor's Account
After the work is completely finished in all respects as certified by the Community's Engineer, the Jewish Community
shall take over the work provisionally, and the Contractor's account shall be settled according to the total lump sum amount
agreed upon in this contract after deducting all advances paid to the Contractor on account of
his work. As for the Contractor's securities, the Community shall retain them for the maintenance period and they shall be returned to him upon its expiration
and after the final handover of the work.
14 -- Rejection of Work
The Engineer has the right to reject any materials provided by the Contractor or any work that is, in the Engineer's view, based
on quality and workmanship that do not meet the required standard or are not in accordance with the specifications or drawings
pertaining to the contract. The Contractor must remove the rejected materials and work and re-execute it at
his own expense, including the materials present in the rejected work.
Any work carried out without authorization in addition to the details given in the drawings or
the issued instructions will <del>not</del> be recognized, nor will it be measured, and the Contractor will not be paid the value of the materials
used in the execution of such works.
15 -- Maintenance Period
The Contractor must maintain the work for a period of three months from the date the Community takes over the work
from him provisionally, and he must repair all deficiencies or defects that may appear during the period