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Baghdad, June 20, 1934
To His Excellency the Minister of Interior,
The Presented,
We submit herewith the statute of an association which we have decided to establish to teach industry to the poor in Baghdad, under the name "Charitable Industrial Education Association". The management committee of this association consists of the undersigned until others are elected according to the association's statute. We kindly request permission to form this association in accordance with the regulations, and the matter is up to your Excellency.
Mithar D. Nakour
Trader
Al-Senek neighborhood | Moyes Aita
Trader
Al-Abakhana neighborhood | Shaul Dawood
Lawyer
Ras Al-Qarya neighborhood | Ezra Daniel
Owner
Al-Senek neighborhood
Ibrahim Nahum
Trader
Al-Senek neighborhood | Ezra Mithar Menashe
Trader
Ras Al-Qarya neighborhood | Yousef Al-Kabeer
Lawyer
Souk Al-Ghazal neighborhood |
Registered with the Ministry of Interior under number 11177 and dated 26/6/1934
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System
Charitable Industrial Education Society
Establishment and Management of the Society
1. Name of the Society - The society shall be called "Charitable Industrial Education Society."
2. Purpose of the Society - (1) Teaching industry to the poor in Baghdad by the following methods:
a. Opening a school for industrial education to make complete items or products from
raw materials or from materials where some parts are manufactured, using machinery
powered by steam or electricity.
b. Undertaking the management of an industrial school to make things in the manner mentioned in
paragraph (a) above, established by others, if its founders
or their representatives entrust its management to the Society.
c. Providing material and moral assistance to those who learn industry outside the school
affiliated with the Society.
(2) Establishing financial resources for the necessary expenses for the aforementioned purposes of the Society,
and accepting the trusteeship of endowed properties whose income is dedicated to teaching industry to the poor. The Society's headquarters shall be
in the city of Baghdad.
3. Revenues - The Society's revenues shall consist of donations, aid, monthly or annual subscriptions, and the income from
endowed properties dedicated to teaching industry to the poor, and a membership fee from the Society's members of
one Iraqi dinar annually.
4. Membership - (1) Membership in the Society is limited to thirty persons, provided that the member is not under twenty
years of age or deprived of civil rights. The thirty members shall be accepted for the first
time by election by the founding body of the Society by agreement.
(2) The joining of any new member to the Society thereafter, if there is a vacant place
in the number of its members specified in the previous paragraph, shall be by election by the Society
in a general meeting convened specifically for that purpose. The election shall be conducted by secret ballot
in the manner decided by the president of the Society, and the election shall be by consensus or by a majority of
two-thirds of the Society's members at that time.
5. Management - (1) The Society's funds and management shall be entrusted to its management committee, and this committee may
delegate one or more of its members for specific procedures related to its work when necessary, as well as
it may delegate sub-committees composed of two or more of its members or from
members of the Society or others. These sub-committees shall operate within the limits of
the instructions of the management committee and shall submit their report on their work, present their accounts, and hand over
any assets of the Society they may have upon completion of the work assigned to them or when
the committee requests them to do so.
(2) The management committee is responsible for safeguarding the funds belonging to the Society and the ledgers and keeping accounts
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accounts, the collection of debts, and the disbursement of funds for their designated purposes.
6 — Formation of a committee — The administrative committee shall be composed of seven members of the association elected at the
annual general administration meeting. They shall elect from among themselves a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and an accountant
who shall monitor the association's accounts and manage its treasury. The members of the administrative committee were elected for the first
time from Ezra Effendi Daniel, Shaul Effendi Daoud, Moshe Effendi Eita, Yusuf Effendi
Al-Kabeer, Ezra Meir Effendi Menashi, Ibrahim Effendi Nahoum, and Meir Effendi Dankour.
In the absence of the President and Vice-President from the meeting, the present members shall elect one
from among them to preside over that meeting. The committee is considered convened with the presence of four of
its members if the others are absent, provided they were informed of the meeting date.
7 — Committee decisions — Decisions shall be issued by the committee by agreement or by a majority of no less than four votes for proxy
voting, and voting by a member not present at the meeting shall not be accepted.
8 — Term of membership — The committee is elected for one year, and the former member may be re-elected. As for the first committee formed
The committee from the founders of the association, its term ends at the first meeting held under this system
after the establishment of the association.
9 — Minutes of meetings — The secretary shall record the minutes of the committee meetings, its work, and its decisions in a special register
known as the minutes register, and the attending members shall sign it at the end of each session.
10 — Committee report — The administrative committee shall, within six months, prepare a report detailing its activities
Administration and its accounts for that period, explaining its findings and observations regarding what needs to be
implemented in administrative and financial matters specific to the industrial institutions under its management,
guided by the experiences it has gained. This report shall be distributed to the members of the association.
Each member of the association may express his findings and observations on what was stated in that report
in writing in a letter addressed to the head of the committee within fifteen days of receiving the report.
After this period, the head of the committee invites the members of the association to a meeting and reads to them
the committee's report and the written letters received from the members of the association containing their findings
and observations. Deliberations are held on them, and the association issues its decisions regarding them, and what is decided
at that meeting is recorded, and those decisions shall be the working constitution in the future.
11 — Responsibility — The committee is not allowed to bind the association with a debt exceeding five hundred dinars. If it is necessary to
financial borrowing more than that, a decision must be obtained in a general meeting.
12 — Signature — The authorized persons to handle transactions and sign all contracts, deeds, transfers,
and agreements and communications are the president of the association and its vice-president. In the absence of one of them, he shall be deputized by
the secretary of the association.
13 — Absence — A member who has not attended five consecutive meetings, despite being previously notified of the date of the
committee members' meeting without a legitimate excuse, shall be considered to have resigned. In this case, the committee shall elect from among the association's members
his replacement, and these election principles shall apply if a member resigns or is separated from the association for any reason.
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14 — Funds — The association's funds are deposited in one of the banks and withdrawn by checks, but an amount not exceeding fifty dinars may remain in the
committee's fund for miscellaneous expenses.
General Meetings
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15 — Session — A general meeting of all members of the association is held at the place decided by the administrative committee, and that is
The annual general meetings are held twice a year, in early January and early July. The committee's report on the association's work, mentioned in Article
10, is published among the members along with the agenda for the July session. Regarding the January session, the report of the committee's auditors
and the proposed budget are added to that. Invitations with these papers must be sent to every member present in
Iraq at least twenty days before the scheduled meeting. Each of these
two meetings is called the "Ordinary Semi-Annual Meeting."
16 — Meetings — An extraordinary general meeting may be held at any time of the year as the situation requires to decide what is necessary
Extraordinary urgent matters. The invitation to such a meeting is by a decision of the committee. The committee may invite
members to hold such a meeting whenever it deems it necessary, and it must do so whenever it receives
a written request from five members stating the matter for which the meeting is requested, and it must
then hold the meeting within a month at most from the date of the request.
17 — Quorum — The general meeting session is considered convened if twenty people attend. If the specified number
of sessions is not reached within twenty minutes of the appointed time, and the meeting is an ordinary meeting or
an extraordinary meeting requested by the committee, it is postponed to a time determined by the committee,
provided that the second session is held within ten days at most thereafter. The postponed meeting
in this manner is held in the second period at the appointed time, regardless of the number of attendees.
If the extraordinary meeting is requested by the members, it is adjourned if the specified number
is not reached within thirty minutes of the appointed time, and that request is considered canceled.
18 — Voting — Votes on every proposal or decision ⟦in⟧ the general sessions are taken in the manner decided by the
President. Each attendee has one vote. There is no proxy voting. Voting is not accepted
from a member not present at the session. Voting is open unless eight or more people request it to be held in secret.
19 — Organization — The chairman of the committee presides over all general sessions by virtue of his office, and in his absence, the vice-chairman of the
Sessions Committee presides. If he does not attend, the attendees elect one of them to preside over the session.
20 — Minutes — The secretary of the committee must record a summary of the proposals and decisions in a special ledger and sign this
The minutes at the end of the session, along with the chairman of the session, the secretary, and two members elected at the beginning of that session
by the attendees to supervise the recording of the minutes and to sign them. Members have the right to view
the register of general session minutes at appropriate times and request it from the secretary.
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21 - Separation of members. Any member who has not paid his subscription for two consecutive years, after being notified to pay it, shall be considered separated
from the association. A member may be expelled from the association at any time by a decision taken in
a general meeting with the same majority and method mentioned in Article Four, based on a proposal
submitted by the committee.
22 - Rights of the association - The association may carry out all legal actions and transactions, whatever they may be, for the purpose of
implementing the purposes stated in Article Two. It may decide, in a general meeting, to accept to undertake
the administration or supervision of institutions opened by third parties if they serve the purposes
mentioned, and accept guardianship over what is endowed from those institutions and their exploitations.
23 - Change and amendment - The provisions of this regulation, except for Article 27 thereof, may be changed and amended as decided in
the general meetings. The following rules shall be observed in this regard:
(1) The members must be notified, along with the invitation to the meeting, of a literal copy of the proposed
amendment.
(2) For the proposal to be accepted, a majority of two-thirds of the members present at the meeting must be obtained.
(3) If the amendment proposal is decided to be accepted or rejected in an ordinary or extraordinary meeting,
the issue may not be brought up for discussion again before one year has passed since then.
24 - Internal Regulations - The Administration Committee may lay down any necessary provisions for organizing its work and arranging
the work of its sub-committees and the work of its employees.
25 - Audit - At each semi-annual meeting, one or more auditors shall be appointed to examine the accounts of
the Association at the end of the next half-year and submit their report thereon at the general meeting
held in January of each year. The financial year of the Association shall be
as decided in a general meeting.
26 - Expenditure - All expenditures must be by a decision of the Committee. The Committee may delegate the power of expenditure
in specific matters to one of its members by a special decision. This member shall then
submit a statement of his expenditures to the Committee every month for its approval.
27 - Dissolution of the Association - The association shall be dissolved by a decision issued by the members of the association by agreement or by a majority of four-fifths
of its members in a meeting held specifically for this purpose and supported by a second decision
taken in a second meeting held like the previous one after at least twenty days with the same
majority. If the association is dissolved, measures must be taken in the dissolution decision
necessary to liquidate its assets and its funds shall be left to the institution intended to be established by
Shaoul Effendi Heskiel in the name of Sassoon Heskiel or to another charitable entity if the
association is bound by a legal or disciplinary obligation requiring it to be left to that entity.
Youssef Al-Kabeer | Ezra Meir Menashe | Moiz Eita | Shaoul Daoud | Ezra Daniel
Lawyer. Suq al-Ghazal neighborhood | Merchant. Abakhanah neighborhood | Merchant. Abakhanah neighborhood | Lawyer. Ras al-Qarya | Owner. Al-Sinek neighborhood
Muthir Dankor | Ibrahim Nahum | | |
Merchant. Al-Sinek neighborhood | Merchant. Al-Sinek neighborhood | | |
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E. M. Daniel,
Mustansir St.
Baghdad 1st July, 1936
Dear Mr. Weldon,
Reference our recent conversation.
I confirm my request to you that you
will very kindly try to look for a headmaster for the
proposedSassoon Eskell Technical School. The salary
will be not more than £400/- per annum plus second
class passage both ways at the beginning and at the
termination of his contract. He will also be accomodated
in a suitably furnished house. The appointment will be
subject to my approval and to the consent of Messrs.D & E.
Eskell who will sign the agreement.
I shall also be very grateful if, while in
England, you can see your way to buy for the School the
technical equipment and manual instruments which you will
think necessary. The purchase may be effected outright with
the approval of Messrs. D.& E. Eskell or a list of the
articles required may be furnished to the later with an
indication of the firm which will supply them.
I enclose herewith a standard form of agree-
ment usually used for the engagement of English teachers
for our Schools. This is, I think, quite suitable for the
present purpose also, but could of course be altered on
matters of detail if necessary.
I take this opportunity to express again my
sincerest thanks to you for the assistance which you are
always so generously willing to extend to us, and must
apologise for availaing myself so fully of it.
Yours sincerely,
E.J.Wheldon Esq.,H.M.I.
c/o B ⟦oa⟧
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AGREEMENT
No.1. The teacher undertakes to serve in Sassoon Eskell Technical School
at Baghdad, shall work under the authority of David and Anwar Eskell and
for all the purposes of his services shall conform to the directions of
David & Anwar Eskell or any person or persons or body acting on their behal⟦f⟧
No.2. The teacher undertakes to follow the rules and regulations of the
School as regards attendance and discipline, and to attend to his work in
the said School or outside every day when the said School is open for the
reception of pupils, with the exception of Saturdays and of all Jewish and
National holidays on the occasion of which it is customary for the School
to close, provided that the teacher shall not be called upon to give more
than 38 periods a week. The teacher shall be entitled to leave or holidays
of not less than ten weeks in every year during the time or times at which
the said School shall be closed for vacation.
No.3. David & Anwar Eskell undertake to pay monthly as salary to the teache⟦r⟧
in Baghdad during the term of his service the sum of ID....... per month;
a suitable house with essential furniture being provided free of rent and
taxes.
No.4.The duration of this agreement shall be from .... until the end of
the summer vacation in the year nineteen hundred and..... (with possible
extension by mutual agreement thereafter) the first 12 months being con-
sidered a probationary period.
No.5. Should either party to this agreement wish to terminate it due notice
of such intention must be given to the other party to the agreemnet three
clear months before the date proposed for such termination and in any case
not later than April 30th in any calender year of the teacher's service.
No.6.David & Anwar Eskell undertake to pay the teacher a sum of ID.......
to cover the cost of a second class passage by the least costly route from
London to Baghdad and also from Baghdad to London upon the determination
of agreement whether by affluxion of time or from any other cause, and the
said payment shall be made not less than fourteen days before the departure
of the teacher. The payment of the said fare shall be made on the under-
taking of the teacher to repay if the teacher shall not depart from Iraq
within six months of the termination of this agreement.
No.7. David & Anwar Eskell shall have power in case of wilful breach by
the teacher of any of the clauses of this agreement to determine this
agreement forthwith unless such breach shall arise from illness of the
teacher or other lawful cause duly certified. Should the illness cause
a continuous absence of the teacher from duty for a period of three months
at one time, David and Anwar Eskell shall have power to determine this
agreement forthwith and shall in such case pay to the teacher his salary
up to the date of such determination and compensation equivalent to three
months salary. Should the teacher himself desire to determine this agree-
ment under medical orders he shall similarly be paid a compensation
equivalent to three months salary. In case of wilful breach not falling
within the said exceptions, nothing shall be payable to the teacher
beyond his said salary up to the date of such determination.
In witness whereof the said parties hereto have set their hands this
day......... of one thousand ninehundred and.........
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E. M. Daniel
River Street
<u>Baghdad</u>
Baghdad the 5th April 1935
Dear Major Yates ,
Subject . <u>Proposed building of a Technical School</u>
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- I enclose herewith for your consideration a revised plan for
the above designed by a British Architect uppn request of the founders
in London .
I should be mostly obliged if you would kindly let me know
your views regarding the accommodation provided for in the revised
plan & the shape of the building .
I would invite your attention specially to the apparent expan-
sion in the residental quarters & offices - As you will readily see
from the shedule of comparison between the areas alloted to each parti-
cular elements in both plans , & in the meantime the grooping of work-
shops by means of Verandahs & covered ways .
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- In order to compare between the two plans ⟦x/x⟧ i.e. yours & the
revised I have requested one of the local Engineers to prepare the
Shedule in question and at the same time make a plinth area estimates
for both . Thes estimates are enclosed also .
The residental & administrative elements have been placed by the
architect in London on the first floor of the central block .- which
act is apparently to ensure better supervision & some sort of privacy .
I would be grateful to find out your opinion on this arrangement &
P.T.O.
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whether this idea is advocated .
I further note there is an appreciable difference in the
estimated cost of the building given by the local engineer & the
provisions allowed for in your estimate . The allotments shewn in your
estimate for buildings works are given as follows :-
1 ) Main Building 100' x 50' @ 150 fils Sq ft. ID. 750-000
2 ) Smithy & foundry 25'0 x 50' with lean 235-500
3 ) to lecture room , office & records 187-500
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Thus making a total of ---------- ID 1173-000
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while the local Engineer 's estimate amounts to about ID. 6000-
The local Engineer according to prevailing rates , has based his
prices on the assumption that the school is constructed of good brick -
masonry on rein-forced concrete foundations & with permanently fixed
roofs .
Presumably your estimate is based on mudbrick walling with trussed
roofs supported on stanchions & covered with corrugated iron sheeting . W
However I should be pleased to have your comments on this subject .
Awaiting your favourable reply , for which please accept my best
thanks in advance .
With compliments ,
Yours Sincerely ,
Major D.R.M.Yates,
Chief Mechanical Engineer ,
Iraq Railways ,
B A G H D A D
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E.M.Daniel
River Street
Baghdad Baghdad , the 9th June 1935
To
Major A.H.E.L.Holt M.C.
Chief Engineer ,
Iraq Railways
Dear Sir ,
As directed by Major Yates I return enclosed the original
detail estimates & the leaflet No. O.S. 27 Bayless & John Bayless
Ltd. I take the opportunity to thank you most gratefully for
the great trouble you have taken in working all these details .
Yours faithfully ,
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E.M.Daniel
River Street
Baghdad
Baghdad, June 9th 1935
To
F.R.Lewis Esq.,
Officiating Chief Mechanical Engineer,
Iraq Railways, Shalchiyah
Dear Sir,
By permission of Major Yates, I take the liberty of requesting
you to send me one spare copy each of the following Blueprints.
No. 10729 showing details of proposed fencing for Shalchiyah
No. 10665 proposed technical School Layout.
10666 A 10666 B (on one sheet) Proposed technical School
Machine, Smithy & Foundry shops.
A copy of Dr. Desousa's building.
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I take the opportunity of expressing my grateful thanks for all
the trouble you have taken now & before.
Yours faithfully,
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IRAQ RAILWAYS.
CHIEF ENGINEERS'S OFFICE;
Baghdad.
24th May, 1935.
D.O. No. CW/506C/3.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
Your D.O. 1412 of 1.5.35.
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Dear Yates,
I enclose herewith a Summary of the Estimates which have
been worked out in connection with your enquiry.
The average cost a square foot is 285 fils.
You will note that in the total there are included certain
percentages for departmental charges.
The figures cover the supply and erection of the steel
stanchions which will support the machine shop roofs.
I do not think the vibration will affect the brick work
seriously. I propose building the brick work and steel stanchions
on independent foundations.
If the total price is prohibitive, I will look into possible
economies, but do not want to do so unless quite necessary.
The detail estimates are in the office, but have not been
typed.
I think we should be able to find a contractor to do the
work at these estimated figures.
Encl: 1 Summary of estimates.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- A.L. Holt.
D.R.M. YATES ESQR., O.B.E.,
Chief Mechanical Engineer,
Iraq Railways,
Shalchiyah.
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IRAQ RAILWAYS.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL AT BAGHDAD.
Item. | Estimate. | Estimated cost including contingencies only. I.D. | Depart: charges for Rlys: 12% on wages and 15% on material. I.D. | Rail freight on material. I.D. | Total cost of estimates. I.D.
1. | Show Room. | 666/789 | 40/705 | 80/000 | 787/494
2. | Lecture room with office. | 354/664 | 35/956 | 40/000 | 430/620
3. | Smithy & Foundry Shop | 390/739 | 42/060 | 48/200 | 480/999
4. | Machine Shop. | 1,034/665 | 113/901 | 171/100 | 1,319/666
5. | Sanitary arrangement (in Machine Shop). | 113/000 | 14/000 | 3/000 | 130/000
6. | Compound Wall around the whole site (mud and topped with broken glass). | 33/500 | 4/000 | 0/500 | 38/000
7. | Supervision. L.S. | 150/000 | - | - | 150/000
| Total:- | 2,743/357 | 250/622 | 342/800 | 3,336/779
8. | Electrical Installation | - | - | - | From E.E.
9. | Engine founds. | - | - | - | From C.M.E.
SPECIFICATIONS.
All founds and floors 1:3:6 P.C. Concrete except Smithy and Foundry Shops floor to be sand filled.
All masonry upto 6" above floor level to be laid in P.C. mortar and remaining burnt bricks in Juss Mortar.
Roofing:- 22 gauge C.G.I., Angle Iron Purlins, glazed North light and steel trusses except Show Room will be jack arch roof.
Please return original detail
estimates sent herewith.
Sd/- A.D. Holt,
CHIEF ENGINEER.
BAGHDAD WEST,
Dated 24th May, 1935.
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'IRAQ RAILWAYS,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MECHANICAL
ENGINEER,
SHALCHIYAH, dated 31st May, 1935.
Reference No.: CE/C 76.
To:
Ezra M. Daniel Esq.,
Baghdad.
Dear Sir,
PROPOSED BUILDINGS OF A TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
I regret that I could not reply to you sooner regarding the
various points of your letter of the 5th April. The Office of the
Chief Engineer (Major Holt) was extremely busy and it was difficult
to allot estimators' time, and as I know from our conversation that
you quite realize, the disturbances of the Southern area have taken
much time of the parties concerned and the civil engineering estimates
were not completed until the 24th instant.
LONDON'S PLAN. The combines system of buildings looks from
the drawing to be of good appearance but,
the high price is a serious drawback. Neither the princi-
pal's quarters nor the lecture room should overlook or
adjoin the workshop court-yard as the noise, dust and fumes
from Electric Welding are objectionable.
Verandahs are expensive and even if they <del>were</del> were not expen-
sive would be objectionable and unnecessary. They prevent
sufficient light from entering the windows. The best way to
cool such buildings is to throw them open at night. Verandahs
hold the heat of the day and delay the cooling down of the
building.
The Smithy and Foundry should not adjoin the Machine Shop
because in the former there are sand, dust and smoke inju-
rious to good machinery and because the vibration of steem
or power hammers interferes with the good working of
grinding machines, lathes and planers.
We do not yet know how a concrete building of this design
and window arrangement would be for keeping cool in the hot
weather whereas we do know from experience of the past ten
years that our sample building, the electrical repair shop
at Shalchiyah is comfortable to work in and sufficiently
lighted.
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The London idea of a Founder's Statue in the forecourt is
good but this could be accommodated equally well in the garden
bed which is next to the lecture room on our Baghdad plan.
ESTIMATED COSTS. Taking first the residence I did not ask
Major Holt to estimate for this because actual figures were kindly
given to me by Dr. Desouza vide Para 2 of my letter of 1.5.35 copy
attached to Major Holt also attached blue print. If you wish I am
sure Dr. Desouza would give you the names of his contractors.
As to the other buildings I send herewith a copy of his letter,
to me of 24th instant also copy of summary of estimates and the es-
timates in original, 17 sheets. You will see that he asks for thes⟦e⟧
original detail estimates to be returned to him.
I attach also the blue prints of the 3 drawings which I sent
to Major Holt also the London plan and the Baghdad site plan 10665A,
also in original the Baghdad estimates which you sent me in your
letter under reply.
From these estimates you will see that whereas my estimate
to you of I.D. 1173 for main building, smithy and office which was
based on the Civil Engineer's rough figure of 150 fils per square
foot is considerably exceeded, the gross total including I.D. 787
for show room now being I.D. 3336. I regret the increase but i⟦t⟧
appears due to not ⟦going⟧ into detail in the 1st instance.
FENCING. Light iron fencing locally made can be supplied
by contractors at fils 300 per metre. English "Bayliss" fencing as
per attached leaflet costs I.D. 1/100 per metre run. If you are
satisfied with this for strength but desire to make it unclimbable
two or three rows of barbed wire could be fixed above it. A copy
of this made locally might be cheaper. If however you require a
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a strong palisade made of iron such could be made of angle iron
and barbed wire as per drawing No.10729 attached.
The cost of the material would<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> be I.D. 1/116 per meter run
and the labour need not be chargeable as the cutting and Electric
Welding could be carried out by the school's own personnel.
I hope that your scheme will meet with success and shall be
glad to consult further at <del>my</del> any time. I am going on leave on
June 2nd and will return in the 3rd week of October.
Enclo:- As per list attached.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/- D. Yates.
CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER.
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LIST OF ENCLOSURES.
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1. London's plan with explanatory notes in 2 sheets.
2. Copy of D.O. letter No.1412 dated 1.5.35 to Major Holt.
3. Major Holt' s reply D.O. letter No. CW/506C/3 dated 24.5.35.
4. Copy of Summary of Estimates.
5. Original detail estimates in 17 sheets, to be returned.
6. Leaflet No. OS.27 Bayliss & John Bayliss Ltd., to be returned.
7. Baghdad's estimates in 4 sheets.
8. Plan of Dr. Desouza's building.
9. Blue print No.10729 showing details af proposed fencing for
Shalchiyah.
10. Drawing No. 10665A. Site for proposed Technical School.
11. Drawing No. 10665. Proposed Technical School layout.
12. Drawing No. 10666A, and 10666B. (on one sheet). Proposed
Technical School Machine, Smithy and Foundry Shops.
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D.O. 1412.
CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER'S OFFICE,
SHALCHIYAH, dated 1st May, 1935.
Dear Holt,
PROPOSED TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
1. With further reference to our conversation of yesterday.
I send herewith three blue prints:-
No.
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Site for proposed Tehhnical School. ... 10665A.
Layout. ... 10665.
Smithy and Foundry. ... } {... 10666B.
} On one sheet {
Machine Shop. ... } {... 10666A.
2. REFERRING TO SITE DRAWING 10665A.
BUNGALOW. This is almost identical in plinth area
with the one lately built by Dr. Desouza on Maude Avenue so I
have given the Founders the actual cost of I.D. 400 of which
I.D. 300 was for building, cesspits and boundry walls and I.D.100
covered piping, bath, commode, tank, wiring lights and fans. I
do not think therefore that any further estimate is required for
this.
I shall be very g⟦l⟧ad if, as you kindly offered, you
will give estimates for :-
Show room which I presume should have plate glass
windows and steel shutters.
Lecture room with office.
Smithy and Foundry. ( I have already estimated
for crane, crane rails and crane rail beams).
and Machines shops. (Here also I have already esti-
mated for crane, crane rails and crane rail beams).
I have also estimated for steel towers (Drawing
10665) for carrying the shaft in the sawmill as this
would run at 300 r.p.m. and its vibration might affect
brickwork. If you think it would be better to relieve
the N.E. and S.W. walls <del>fo</del> of the machine shop of the
vibration of the shafting and also as you may prefer
owing to differences of expansion not to have the steel
uprights embedded in the brick walls perhaps you would
care to :-
1., move the machine shop walls both outward to clear
the steel columns thus making machine shop about
2' wider inside.
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2., move the sawmill S.W. wall similarly outward.
3., treat foundry and smithy in the same way.
When the case first came up some 17 months ago you informed
me verbally that the cost of a building similar to our Electric shop
at Shalchiyah (being a building of good type and quite comfortable
to work in) would cost about fils 150 per square foot. One of the
founders' difficulties is that a local engineer has suggested four
to five times that rate.
If therefore your estimate for the workshop buildings as
now proposed comes out much dearer than 150 fils would you suggest
other economies ? If cheaper than brick walling abbestos cement
sheets would do for walls dividing machine shop and sawmill also
erecting shop and sawmill.
As a further economy all labour charges on the steel work
could be omitted as the instructor and two instructor mechanics could
begin by installing the 25 B.H.P. engine housing it in a tempora⟦ry⟧
hut with a drill, hand forge, punch and shears and hacksaw. With
this equipment they could cut up, fit and erect all the steelwork
and roofing out of the school's normal income.
As the plant in a temporary building as mentioned above
would enable them also to make their own permanent fencing will you
kindly say what would be the cost of a temporary wall around the
whole site, say, of mud and topped with broken glass.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- D. Yates.
A.H.E.L. HOLT ESQ., M.C., M.B.E.,
Chief Engineer,
Iraq Railways,
B A G H D A D.
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Show Room for Technical School. - item No 1.
No | Nature of Work. | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Material | Total.
1 | Earthwork in founds. | 1300 cft. | % cft. | 0/070 | 0/910 | — | 0/910
2 | " " filling. | 2000 cft. | " | 0/100 | 2/000 | — | 2.000
3 | P.C. Concrete to founds & floor. 1:3:6 | 1350 cft. | " | 3.190 | 15.795 | 27.270 | 43.065
4 | Masonry B. bricks in P.C. up to 6" above floor. | 720 cft. | " | 3.820 | 9.648 | 17.856 | 27.504
5 | " " in juss mortar | 3940 cft. | " | 3.230 | 47.280 | 79.982 | 127.262
6 | Cutting & fixing R.S. Joists for roofs & above show cases. | 38 Nos | each | 0/050 | 1.900 | — | 1.900
7 | Cost of R.S. Joists. | — | — | — | — | 96.100 | 96.100
8 | B bricks in juss to jack arching | 790 cft. | % cft. | 3.550 | 11.297 | 16.748 | 28.045
9 | P.C. Concrete 1:3:6 over roof. | 650 cft. | " | 3.190 | 7.605 | 13.130 | 20.735
10 | Plaster bitumen over roof. 1/2" | 1950 sqft. | % sqft. | 0.400 | 3.900 | 3.900 | 7.800
11 | Earth filling + mud plaster to roof. | 1950 " | " | 0.200 | 3.705 | 0.195 | 3.900
12 | Making doors 1/2 panel 1/2 glazed | 80 " | " | 0.050 | 4.000 | — | 4.000
13 | Cost of Materials for doors. | — | — | — | — | 5.010 | 5.010
14 | Fixing doors. | 2 Nos | each | 0/125 | 0.250 | — | 0.250
15 | Cost of Glazing for doors. | 40 sqft. | sqft. | 0/020 | — | 0.800 | 0.800
16 | " fittings " | 2 Nos | each | 1.500 | — | 3.000 | 3.000
17 | Making steel frames for show room glazing. | 11.5 cwt | cwt | 0.225 | 2.588 | — | 2.588
18 | Cost of steel. | 11.5 cwt | cwt | 5.000 | — | 57.500 | 57.500
19 | " " Glass sheets. | 656 sqft. | sqft. | 0.150 | — | 98.400 | 98.400
20 | Fixing show room glazing | 8 Nos | each | 0.200 | 1.600 | — | 1.600
21 | " steel Roller doors. | 8 " | " | 0.375 | 3.000 | — | 3.000
22 | Cost of " " | 820 sqft. | sqft. | 0.040 | — | 32.800 | 32.800
23 | Juss Plaster to walls & ceilings. | 3910 sqft. | % sqft. | 0.260 | 5.865 | 4.301 | 10.166
24 | White washing " " | 3910 " | " | 0.040 | 1.173 | 0.391 | 1.564
25 | Varnishing doors | L.S. | — | — | 0.200 | 0.100 | 0.300
26 | Painting show cases steelwork. | L.S. | — | — | 0.400 | 0.250 | 0.650
27 | " steel Roller door | 1640 sqft. | % sqft. | 0/270 | 1.968 | 2.460 | 4.428
28 | Juss & wire netting cases to R.S. Joists | L.S. | — | — | 2.000 | — | 2.000
29 | Cost of material for ditto. | L.S. | — | — | — | 4.600 | 4.600
30 | Damp proof course 3/4" | 190 sqft. | % sqft. | 0.800 | 0.684 | 0.836 | 1.520
31 | Juss pointing to walls. | 3850 sqft. | " | 0.150 | 3.850 | 1.925 | 5.775
32 | Transport charges. | L.S. | — | — | 7.000 | — | 7.000
33 | Minor works & contingencies 10% | — | — | — | 138.618 | 467.554 | 606.172
34 | Dept. charges 12 1/2% on wages. 15% on materials. | — | — | — | 13.862 | 46.755 | 60.617
35 | Rail freight on materials. | — | — | — | 17.327 | 23.378 | 40.705
| Total. | | | | | 80.000 | 80.000
| | | | | 169.807 | 617.687 | 787.494
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Lecture, office, Record & Drawing Rooms Item 2.
Item | Nature of Work | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Material | Total
1 | Earthwork in founds. | 900 Cft | %Cft | 0.070 | 0.630 | — | 0.630
2 | " " filling. | 1250 " | " " | 0.100 | 1.250 | — | 1.250
3 | P.C. Concrete 1:3:6 founds + floors. | 880 " | " " | 3.190 | 10.296 | 17.776 | 28.072
4 | Burnt bricks in P.C. mortar | 500 " | " " | 3.390 | 6.350 | 10.600 | 16.950
5 | D.P.C. up to 6" above floor. | 160 Sft | %Sft | 0.800 | 0.576 | 0.704 | 1.280
5 | Brickwork in juss mortar. | 2500 Cft | %Cft | 3.820 | 33.500 | 62.000 | 95.500
6 | P.C. Concrete 1:3:6 to lintels. | 35 " | " " | 3.390 | 0.445 | 0.742 | 1.187
7 | Cost of steel for reinforcing lintels. | — | L.S. | — | — | 0.200 | 0.200
8 | Making Steel Trusses 25'-0" span. | 16.1 cwt | cwt | 0.225 | 3.623 | — | 3.623
9 | Erection of " " " | 3 Nos | each | 0.250 | 0.750 | — | 0.750
10 | Cost of steel for Trusses + purlins | 58 cwt | cwt | 0.500 | — | 29.000 | 29.000
11 | Roofing C.G.I. Sheets 22 gauge. | 1920 Sft | %Sft | 0.450 | 8.640 | — | 8.640
12 | Cost of - do - | 31 cwt | cwt | 0.750 | — | 23.250 | 23.250
13 | " " fittings for roof. | — | — | — | — | 3.210 | 3.210
14 | " " Panel doors. | 115 Sft | Sft | 0.110 | 9.168 | 3.482 | 12.650
15 | Cost of Windows. 'J' Type. 30 Nos | 295 " | " " | 0.135 | 21.860 | 23.865 | 45.725
16 | Fixing doors + windows. | 24 Nos | each | 0.070 | 1.680 | — | 1.680
17 | Making + fixing north light | 208 Sft | Sft | 0.060 | 8.320 | 4.160 | 12.480
18 | Cost of materials for " | — | — | — | — | 12.300 | 12.300
19 | Juss plaster to walls. | 4110 Sft | %Sft | 0.260 | 6.165 | 4.521 | 10.686
20 | Whitewashing to " | 4110 " | " " | 0.040 | 1.233 | 0.411 | 1.644
21 | Juss Pointing outside. | 2610 " | " " | 0.150 | 2.610 | 1.305 | 3.915
22 | Painting doors, windows + steelwork. | — | — | — | 1.200 | 0.600 | 1.800
23 | Transport Charges on materials | — | — | — | 6.000 | — | 6.000
| | | | | 124.296 | 198.126 | 322.422
24 | Minor Works + Contingencies @ 10% | | | | 12.430 | 19.812 | 32.242
25 | Departmental charges. 12 1/2% on wages. 15% materials. | | | | 15.537 | 20.419 | 35.956
26 | Rail freight on materials. | | | | | 40.000 | 40.000
| Total | | | | 152.263 | 278.357 | 430.620
Smithy + Foundry - Item No 3.
1 | Earthwork in founds. | 1100 Cft | %Cft | 0.070 | 0.770 | — | 0.770
2 | P.C. Concrete 1:3:6 in founds + floors | 820 " | " " | 3.190 | 9.594 | 16.564 | 26.158
3 | Burnt bricks in P.C. mortar up to floor. | 340 " | " " | 3.820 | 4.556 | 8.432 | 12.988
4 | Damp proof Course 3/4" thick | 160 Sft | %Sft | 0.800 | 0.576 | 0.704 | 1.280
5 | Brickwork in juss mortar. | 2680 Cft | %Cft | 3.230 | 32.160 | 54.404 | 86.564
6 | Fixing 'H' Type doors. | 3 Nos | each | 0.070 | 0.210 | — | 0.210
7 | " Roller door. | 3 Nos | " " | 0.375 | 1.125 | — | 1.125
8 | Cost of 'H' Type doors. making + material | 3 Nos | " " | 1.300 | 2.400 | 1.500 | 3.900
9 | " " Roller door. 3 Nos | 390 Sft | Sft | 0.040 | — | 15.600 | 15.600
10 | Making Steel Trusses 25'-0" span | 22.4 cwt | cwt | 0.500 | 11.200 | — | 11.200
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Smithy + Foundry - item 3 (Contd).
Item | Nature of Work. | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Materials | Total.
11 | Erection of Steel Trusses. | 4 No. | each | 0.250 | 1.000 | - | 1.000
12 | Cost of materials for Trusses + purlins | 72.4 cwt | cwt | 0.500 | - | 36.200 | 36.200
13 | Making + cutting R.S.J. Stanchions. | 14 No | each | 0.900 | 12.600 | - | 12.600
14 | Erection of Stanchions. | 14 No | each | 0.300 | 4.200 | - | 4.200
15 | Minor materials for item 13 | 14 No | each | 0.500 | - | 7.000 | 7.000
16 | Cost of R.S.Js for stanchions. | 3.6 Tons | Ton | 10.000 | - | 36.000 | 36.000
17 | Roofing C.G.I. sheets. | 2335 Sft. | %Sft. | 0.450 | 10.508 | - | 10.508
18 | Walling C.G.I. sheets. | 515 " | " | 0.375 | 1.931 | - | 1.931
19 | Cost of C.G.I. sheets for items 17 + 18 | | | | | 34.155 | 34.155
20 | Cutting + fixing 50 lbs old rails. | 7 No | each | 0.050 | 0.350 | - | 0.350
21 | Cost of 50 lbs rails used as purlins | 1 Ton | Ton | 3.000 | - | 3.000 | 3.000
22 | P.C. Concrete lintels over doors. | 4 cft. | %cft. | 3.390 | 0.051 | 0.085 | 0.136
23 | Cost of steel for above. | | | | | 0.050 | 0.050
24 | Cost of Joists used as lintel over Roller door. | | | | | 3.500 | 3.500
25 | Juss pointing inside + outside. | 6620 Sft. | %Sft. | 0.150 | 6.620 | 3.310 | 9.930
26 | Painting all steel + Timber work. | | L.S. | | 3.600 | 2.050 | 5.650
27 | Rammed Sand floor. 1330 Sqft. | 450 Cft. | %Cft. | 0.225 | 1.013 | - | 1.013
28 | Making + fixing North Light. | 200 Sft. | Sft. | 0.060 | 12.000 | - | 12.000
29 | Cost of materials for above. | 200 " | " | 0.051 | - | 10.200 | 10.200
30 | Transport Charges. | | L.S. | | 6.000 | - | 6.000
| | | | | 122.464 | 232.754 | 355.218
31 | Minor works + contingencies @ 10% | | | | 12.246 | 23.275 | 35.521
32 | Departmental charges 12 1/2% on wages. 15% on materials. | | | | 15.308 | 26.752 | 42.060
33 | Railway freight. | | | | | 48.200 | 48.200
| Total | | | | 150.018 | 330.981 | 480.999
Machine Shop - item No 4
Item | Nature of Work. | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Materials | Total
1. | Earthwork in founds. | 2000 Cft. | %Cft. | 0.070 | 1.400 | - | 1.400
2. | P.C. Concrete 1:3:6 in founds + floor | 3360 " | " | 3.190 | 39.312 | 64.872 | 104.184
3. | Brickwork in P.C. up to floor level. | 670 " | " | 3.820 | 8.978 | 16.616 | 25.594
4. | Damp proof Course. 3/4" thick. | 330 Sft. | %Sft. | 0.800 | 1.188 | 1.452 | 2.640
5. | Brickwork in juss mortar | 6110 Cft. | %Cft. | 3.230 | 73.320 | 124.033 | 197.353
6. | Fixing H. Type door. | 11 No | each | 0.070 | 0.770 | - | 0.770
7. | " Roller door. | 3 No | " | 0.375 | 1.125 | - | 1.125
8. | Cost of H. Type door. | 11 No | " | 1.300 | 8.800 | 5.500 | 14.300
9. | " " Roller door. | 280 Sft. | Sft. | 0.040 | - | 11.200 | 11.200
10 | Making Steel Trusses. | 92 cwt | cwt | 0.500 | 46.000 | - | 46.000
11 | Erection of same. | 4 No | each | 0.250 | 1.000 | - | 1.000
12. | Cost of materials for Trusses + purlins | 247.2 cwt | cwt | 0.500 | - | 123.600 | 123.600
13 | Making + cutting R.S.J. Stanchions. | 35 No | | L.S. | 10.500 | - | 10.500
14 | Erection of R.S. Joists Stanchions. | 35 No | each | 0.900 | 31.500 | - | 31.500
15 | Minor materials for item No 13. | 35 No | each | 0.500 | - | 17.500 | 17.500
16 | Cost of R.S.J. Stanchions | 8.91 Tons | Ton | 10.000 | - | 89.100 | 89.100
17 | Roofing C.G.I. Sheets. | 6800 Sft. | %Sft. | 0.450 | 30.600 | - | 30.600
18 | Cost of " " | | | | | 81.300 | 81.300
19 | Making + fixing North light. | 800 Sft | Sft | 0.060 | 48.000 | - | 48.000
20 | Cost of Steel for above. | 800 Sft | Sft. | 0.051 | - | 40.800 | 40.800
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Machine Shop - Item No: 4 (Contd)
Item | Nature of Work | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Material | Total
21 | P.C. Concrete for lintels over doors. | 20 cft | % cft | 3.390 | 0.254 | 0.424 | 0.678
22 | Cost of steel for above. | — | L.S. | — | — | 0.150 | 0.150
23 | Cost of joists used as lintels over roller door | 0.26 Ton | Ton | 10.000 | — | 2.600 | 2.600
24 | Joint Pointing inside & outside. | 16140 sft | % sft | 0.150 | 16.140 | 8.070 | 24.210
25 | Painting all steel & timber work. | — | L.S. | — | 7.500 | 3.500 | 11.000
26 | Making & fixing gutters. | — | L.S. | — | 1.000 | — | 1.000
27 | Cost of gutter. | — | L.S. | — | — | 3.500 | 3.500
28 | Transport charges. | — | L.S. | — | 16.000 | — | 16.000
| | | | | 343.387 | 597.217 | 940.604
29 | Minor works & Contingencies 10% | | | | 34.339 | 59.722 | 94.061
30 | Departmental Charges 12½% on wages 15% on materials. | | | | 42.923 | 70.978 | 113.901
31 | Railway freight. | | | | | 171.100 | 171.100
| Total. | | | | 420.649 | 899.017 | 1319.666
Sanitary Arrangements. - Item No: 5
Item | Nature of Work | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Material | Total
1 | Partition walling 8'-0" high. | 80 Rft | L.S. | — | | | 10.000
2 | Shower Baths. | 3 Nos | L.S. | — | | | 3.000
3 | Erection of Water Closet complete. | 3 Nos | each | 1.500 | | | 4.500
4 | Cost " " " " | 3 Nos | each | 3.000 | | | 9.000
5 | Erection of Urinal | 2 Nos | each | 0.375 | | | 0.750
6 | Cost " " | 2 Nos | each | 1.500 | | | 3.000
7 | Erection of Washing Basins. | 5 Nos | each | 0.500 | | | 2.500
8 | Cost " " " | 5 Nos | each | 2.550 | | | 12.750
9 | Laying 4" dia Soil pipes. | 75 Rft | Rft | 0.900 | | | 0.675
10 | Cost of " " " | 75 " | Rft | 0.076 | | | 5.700
11 | Laying 6" dia W.I. pipes. | 100 " | % Rft | 1.000 | | | 1.000
12 | Cost of " " " | 100 " | Rft | 0.090 | | | 9.000
13 | Junction Pit | 3 Nos | each | 0.935 | | | 2.805
14 | Septic Tank 14'-0" x 4'-6" x 4'-0" | 1 No | — | 19.480 | | | 19.480
15 | Watering arrangement. | | L.S. | — | | | 15.000
| | | | | | | 99.160
16 | Minor works & Contingencies 10% | | | | | | 9.916
17 | Dept. charges. | | L.S. | — | | | 14.000
18 | Railway freight. | | L.S. | — | | | 3.000
| Total. | | | | | | 126.076
Compound Wall around Technical School - Item No: 6.
Item | Nature of Work | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Wages | Material | Total
1 | Mud wall 7'-6" high with broken glass on top | 900 Rft | % Rft | 2.000 | | | 18.000
2 | Fixing H. Type door. | 1 No | each | 0.150 | | | 0.150
3 | Cost of " " | 1 No | each | 1.300 | | | 1.300
4 | Fixing gate 11'-0" x 6'-0" | 1 No | L.S. | — | | | 0.500
5 | Cost of " " | 66 sft | sft | 0.150 | | | 9.900
| | | | | | | 29.850
6 | Minor works & Contingencies 10% | | | | | | 2.985
7 | Dept. Charges. | | L.S. | — | | | 4.000
8 | Railway freight | | L.S. | — | | | 0.500
| Total. | | | | | | 37.335
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Rail freight for Smithy + Foundry - Item No: 3.
1. Gravel + sand from Q.G.N. 80 Tons x 148 KM x 1.5 Fils = 17.760
2. Cement, steel + cgi sheets from MGL 16 Tons x 616 KM x 2.3 Fils = 22.672
3. Juss from TZK ⟦10⟧ Tons x 237 KM x 2.3 Fils = 5.451
45.883
Add 5% 2.294
Total 48.177
Say — 48.200
Rail freight for Machine Shop - Item No: 4.
1 Shingle + sand from Q.G.N. 230 Tons x 148 x 1.5 Fils = 51.061
2. Cement, steel + cgi sheets from MGL 52 Tons x 616 x 2.3 Fils = 73.673
3 Juss from TZK 70 Tons x 237 x 2.3 Fils = 38.157
162.891
Add 5% 8.145
Total 171.036
Say — 171.100
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public road
public road
public road
public road
229/8
Area
square meter first donum
54.25 0 2
E
W . + . Q
C
Plot map
Al-Batawin neighborhood
Baghdad
Scale 1/1000
The map was organized according to the inspection report
Dated 1924/4/7
Considering this map, the area of plot no. 229/8 is
Two donums, fifty square meters, and twenty-five square decimeters only.
[548]
This map was drawn from the original numbered 162 on the date by the Engineering Department of the Baghdad Province Tabu
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181.155 ——— Net
181.532 Total
8.142 ——— 5% DDA
189.674
38.128 ——— 10 tons x 3.813 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ x 2.2 x 3.465 ——— 12K
126.420 ——— 33 tons x 3.831 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ x 2.2 x 3.465 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ + ⟦illegible⟧
25.126 ——— 11 x 2.1 x 84 x 1.2 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ + ⟦illegible⟧
A: ⟦illegible⟧ — ⟦illegible⟧ for ⟦illegible⟧
78.955 ——— Net
78.122 Total
4.761 ——— 5% DDA
82.883
2.721 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ x 2.2 x 3.465 x ⟦illegible⟧
55.262 ——— 14 tons x 3.831 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ x 2.2 x 3.465 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ + ⟦illegible⟧
24.900 ——— 11 x 2.1 x 84 x 1.2 ——— ⟦illegible⟧ + ⟦illegible⟧
E: ⟦illegible⟧ — ⟦illegible⟧ for ⟦illegible⟧