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IJA 2843

Receipts, Girl’s School; Construction Bills, Menahem S. Daniel's Clinic

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Description

These archival materials contain handwritten notes and receipts paid by Hadiah Munchi Salih Girls School for various services: restoration, worker payments, revenues and expenses, bidding list for rubble sale, electrical repair, and an amount of state tax. Also included are bills for construction of Menahem S. Daniel's clinic: plans for the construction, building, security and property tax. It also includes bills belonging to the National School: construction, furniture plans, doors, and maintenance.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2843
Item Number
12086
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Schools Committee, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Maintenance, Annotation, Handwrtten, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Stamps, Ink Stamp, Girl's School, Meir Elias Hospital, Receipts, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Victor Waji
Contractors for electrical wiring and fan repair
Ghazi Street near Al-Hilal Pharmacy, Shop No. 141/8
Baghdad on 21 / 2 1950
To: The Director of Munshi Saleh School
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price
220 |  | Value of a meter of plywood board | 1 |
100 |  | " Plywood board kick | 1 |
150 |  | " Fuse installation | 1 |
40 |  | " Wire 3/20 | 2 |
20 |  | " 2-inch screws | 4 |
20 |  | " Clips, nails, and shana |  |
250 |  | Labor fee |  |
800 |  | Eight hundred fils only |  |
Accountant
⟦illegible⟧
I received the above-mentioned amount and the fee, signed below
2/22
Victor
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 27

Dinar Ledger ⟦illegible⟧
180
140
250
⟦line⟧
570
⟦illegible⟧ from power parts ⟦illegible⟧
Only five hundred and seventy, no more
I received from the accountant of the Jewish community the amount
mentioned above, and that is for the value of the materials mentioned
above and purchased for the Menashi Saleh School
for girls, and according to the issuance of this receipt 50/200
Abbas Murad
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 28

Baghdad Light and Power Company
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.)
Bill No. رقم القائمة: S3. 2/2/50
Date التاريخ: 27/2/50
Name الاسم: Directorate of Education
Premises No. رقم المحل: Hadiya Shasha School in Allawi al-Hilla 129/50
Details | Fils | Ds | فلس | دينار
Cost of re-sealing the damaged connection at the house | | | 574 | 2
| | | 574 | 2
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils
2/3
2/3
5352
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 29

23/2/20 54/2/25
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
12000 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
According to Law 121 - No
The remainder ⟦illegible⟧ 14
3256
3256

Archival unit 30

Fils / Dinar
10 / -
Only ten dinars and no more
I received from the accountant of the Israelite community the amount
mentioned above for the gratuity allocated to me by the Lay
Council and according to the gift this receipt 20 / 4 / 954
Sabha Saif
on behalf of

Archival unit 31

Teles ⟦illegible⟧
1 850 Restorations 27 / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧
<del>52 910</del> <del>Preparation of imports from chromates 48 / 49</del>
56 630 Restorations 2 / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧
89 855 " 15 / 11 / ⟦illegible⟧
27 200 " 21 / 1 / 50
21 561 Preparation of imports from chromates for the year 48 (9)
89 784 The deficit attached to the preparation of imports from jammed chromates for the year 49
⟦line⟧
214 / 548
⟦line⟧
2500
⟦line⟧
289 / 548
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
25 / 1 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 32

Dinar | Fils
75 | 
56 | 
85 | 88
20 | 27
52 | 21
28 | ⟦illegible⟧
288 | 528
Comprehensive renovations 27 / 12 / 48 (150 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧ the school building ⟦illegible⟧)
" " 2 / 6 / 49
" " 15 / 11 / 49
" " 21 / 1 / 50
Deficit of revenues over expenditures for the year 48 / 49
Potential deficit of revenues over expenditures for the year 49 / 50

Archival unit 33

Account of income and expenses of the Hadiya Munshi Saleh Official School for Girls for the fiscal year 946/48
101
8/8/51
Expenses | Dinar Fils
Property tax | 18 | 851
Stamps and lease bonds | | 960
Clerical work fees | 5 | 500
Repair of faucets | | 250
Notices via notary public with a tip to the servant | 3 | 250
Restorations | 1 | 250
School cleaning fees for two times | 1 | 000
Salaries of two teachers for nine months at a rate of 6/- dinars per month for each of them | 108 | 000
Salaries of two teachers for three months at a rate of 8/500 dinars per month for each of them | 51 | 000
School sundries for a period of one year at a rate of 1/- one dinar per month | 12 | 000
School repairs according to the list previously approved by the Council | 175 | 000
⟦line⟧ | 376 | 561
Income
Donation from the benefactor, the notable Ezra Menachem Daniel | 25 | 000
Rent for one shop | 32 | 500
Rent for two shops at a rate of 17/500 dinars annually for each of them | 35 | 000
Rent for five shops at a rate of 22/500 dinars annually for each of them | 112 | 000
⟦line⟧ | 205 | 000
Deficit | 171 | 561
Deducting the checks received from the Lay Council for the repair account registered as a debt on the school
Check No. 821324 to the order of the accountant | 50 | 000
Check No. 821346 to the order of the accountant | 50 | 000
Check No. 821359 to the order of the accountant | 50 | 000
⟦line⟧ | 150 | 000
21 561 Remaining deficit for the year 194 financial year requested to be approved for spending
⟦line⟧
Accountant
14

Archival unit 34

List of restoration expenses for the Hadiyah Munshi Saleh School for Girls
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
Labor wages as follows ⟦line⟧
200 | 3 on 11 / 1 / 1950 - according to attached receipt
000 | 3 on 12 / 1 / 1950 - " " "
400 | 4 on 13 / 1 / 1950 - " " "
⟦line⟧
600 | 10 wages for carpenters (two), the first for two days and the second for three days - according to attached receipt
700 | Value of wood ⟦line⟧
200 | 6 Red clay ⟦line⟧
940 | Bamboo ⟦line⟧ according to attached receipt
450 | Nails ⟦line⟧
210 | Wood plank ⟦line⟧
150 | ⟦illegible⟧
Nails | 210
Wood plank | 150
Gypsum 11 loads ( ) | 1 | 650
Cement bag |  | 600
Sand 4 loads according to attached receipt |  | 160
Gravel 2 loads |  | 360
Repairing faucets - according to attached receipt | 1 | 500
Car fees for engineers - via the secretary |  | 600
120 | 27
⟦line⟧
Only twenty-seven dinars and one hundred and twenty fils and no more ⟦line⟧ .
Baghdad on 31 / 1 / 1950
4 / 5 / 2 / 50
Accountant
Badr Al-Sharika
Tawfiq Ahmed
2/2
0

Archival unit 35

Fils / Dinar
450 | 2 | Wood shipment
940 |  | Red clay
450 |  | Money box
110 |  | Nail
150 |  | Wood plank
⟦line⟧
900 / 7
Only seven dinars and nine hundred fils and no more
Received from the accountant of the Israelite Community
the above-mentioned amount for the price of materials
supplied to the school as a gift from Sheikh Saleh and for this
this receipt was given ⟦21⟧ / ⟦1⟧ / 52
Abdo Murad
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils
484 / 8

Archival unit 36

Labor wages list for Wednesday
11 / 1 / 1950
Fils / Dinar
Foreman Taha Sabri | 1.250
Murad | 450
Sabah ⟦...⟧ | 500
Only three dinars and two hundred ⟦...⟧
Taha Sabri
I received the amount mentioned above
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 37

Labor wage list for Salim Al-Habibi
12 / 8 / 55
Fils / Dinar
Sultah Subhi | 250 | 1
Murad | 450 |
Apprentice (2) | 000 | 1
Apprentice | 300 |
3000
Only three Dinars and nothing else
Sultah Subhi
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils
I received the amount mentioned above

Archival unit 38

Labor wages list for Friday
12 / 1 / 1950
Fils | Dinar
250 | 1 | Sabri's advance
000 | 1 | Khalaf
450 |  | Tarrad
400 |  | Hazzaz
300 |  | Maker
1000 |  | 2 Makers
⟦line⟧
4400
Only four dinars and four hundred fils and no more
I received the above-mentioned amount
Master Sabri
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils

Archival unit 39

Dinar / Fils
11 loads of gypsum 500 fils | 0.650
One bag of cement | 0.600
4 loads of sand 400 fils | 1.600
Two loads of gravel | 0.420
⟦line⟧
2/770
Only two dinars and seven hundred and seventy fils and no more
I received from the accountant of the Jewish Community
the amount mentioned above, being the price of the construction
materials mentioned above, supplied to
Kadoorie Menashi Saleh School for Girls, and originally
I signed this receipt (1/29/1950)
Azza Akka
Kingdom of Iraq
8 Fils

Archival unit 40

Donations
Please disburse (200/)
eight hundred to my brother, the most worthy of notification in
on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency the Minister
to Al-Hadiya School on the morning of
next Sunday
⟦signature⟧
22/1/50
Note - Respond to the pledge of Al-Hadiya
School

Archival unit 41

Management of Hadya Munshi
Saleh Official School for Girls
25 / 1 / 950
To
The Presidency of the Jewish Community
The worker has repaired the pipe
of the school sink and has replaced the old water tap with a new one
Fils | Dinar | Description
250 | 0 | Value of 3/4 size lock, quantity 1
150 | 0 | Value of lead pipe ⟦5/8⟧
100 | 0 | Paid in cash, welding fee
250 | 0 | Paid in cash, worker's fee
750 | 0 | Total seven hundred and fifty
Eliyahu Salman, pipe worker
⟦Signature⟧
22 / 1 / 1950
Received from the community accountant
the above-mentioned amount, which is only seven hundred and fifty fils
Signature
Principal of Hadya Munshi Saleh School for Girls

Archival unit 42

List of plumbing repairs for Hadiyya Munshi Saleh School
Dinar | Fils
 | 140 | 1 Tap
 | 160 | 1 Outlet
 | 200 | 10 Washers
 | 80 | 4 Gasket washers
 | 580 | 
 | 170 | Labor fee
 | 750 | 
(Only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more)
I received the above-mentioned amount and signed accordingly
Sahyun Abdullah
⟦Hexagonal seal with Sahyun Abdullah inside⟧
Baghdad 27 / 12 / 49

Archival unit 43

Iraqi Government
Department: ⟦Al-Rusafa⟧ School for Girls
Number: ⟦line⟧
Pen: ⟦line⟧
Date: 29 / 12 / 25
Subject ⟦line⟧ Repairing water pipes
To the Secretariat of the Israelite Community
The plumber has repaired what the school pipes needed in terms of repair
and you have from us a broken faucet head that needs repair.
We submit this for your information.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Principal of ⟦Al-Rusafa⟧ School for Girls

Archival unit 44

Fils / Dinar
2/250
Only two dinars and a quarter ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Israelite community
the above-mentioned amount, and that is for the cart hire
for three days at the Hadiya Mashi School ⟦illegible⟧
on business days, and for that reason I signed this receipt
Aboud Murad
Aboud

Archival unit 45

Fils / Dinar
1/500
Only one and a half dinars ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the accountant of the Israelite community
the above-mentioned amount in exchange for my performance
of commercial work at the Henry City School ⟦illegible⟧
for some books and stationery ⟦illegible⟧ / 7 / 950 and for that purpose
this receipt was given
9 / 7 / 950
Iraq
8
Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 46

I received an amount of three hundred fils, and that
is for repairing the faucets of Madinat Mashi
Official School for Girls, and for this purpose I gave this
receipt 28 / 10 / 49
Abdullah Ibrahim
⟦line⟧
2335 2972
7877
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 47

Fils | Dinar
200 | ⟦line⟧
Repairing faucets
1
Abdullah ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Has received ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 48

Nouri Sasson Cohen
Deals in and undertakes construction materials and pipes
and shower equipment of all kinds
Bab Al-Agha 8/112 Minara Al-Maqtu'a (near Shamash Brothers building)
Telephone No. 4957
Baghdad on: 10 / 11 1929
To Mr. Professor: Salim Murad Ayada the Governor
A copy of our supply to you of the materials listed below :-:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Date
400 | 1 | 3/4 pipe dome size 50 feet | 
060 | 0 | 3/4 dome nut | 
040 | 0 | ⟦...⟧ 3/4 kanlo | 
100 | 0 | ⟦...⟧ 3/4 x 1 | 
060 | 0 | ⟦...⟧ | 
050 | 0 | Labor fee | 
710 | 1 |  | 
Only one dinar and seven hundred and ten fils no more
Nouri Sasson Cohen
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties recorded on ⟦line⟧
I received the above-mentioned materials in full

Archival unit 49

29/12/49
Subject - Disbursement of school petty cash
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community
Please disburse our school's petty cash for the month of December 1949
With thanks.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Principal of the Hadia Fatchi Saleh School for Girls
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 50

Details of Salaries and Expenses of the Hadiyya Munshi Saleh School for Girls
Fils | Dinar | Description
⟦...⟧ | 17 | Teachers' salaries and allowances for the month of November 1944 as per Table 8/500
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | Assistance
⟦...⟧ | 1 | Sundries
400 | 2 | Value and wages for installing an electric bell
900 | 19 | Nineteen Dinars and four hundred Fils only
⟦illegible signature⟧
Accountant
Note
I have previously deposited in the Ottoman Bank 8/500 Dinars accumulated from
the shop rental revenues, and I will deposit the remaining rental revenues in the bank temporarily
File
2/29