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Minutes of the Arab Municipal Council of Jerusalem
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Meeting of the Temporary municipal committee (n° 1) - 1948-07-02

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah,
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Topics:
Discussions concerning: the municipality's financial situation and the attempts to reclaim the lost check from Barclays Bank - p. 1
Submitting a request to the military governor to recognize the municipality as a national charity institution - p. 1;
Advances to workers and employees - pp. 1-2. Submitting a request to the military governor to provide the municipality with the gunpowder needed to fire the Ramadan cannon - p. 2;
Purchasing an Arabic typewriter - p.2;
Finding new income resources for the municipality - p. 2.

Meeting of the Temporary municipal committee (n° 3) - 1948-07-31

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Salah al-Din Jarallah,
representative of the Health Department,
representative of the Police,
the inspector of crafts and work.

Topics:
A discussion concerning crafts and work licenses and collection of fees according to the law.

Meeting of the Temporary municipal committee (n° 5) - 1948-08-12

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah.

Absenteeism:
Yusif al-Budeiri.

Topics:
Discussions concerning: the financial situation of the municipality;
the attempts to reclaim the lost check from Barclays Bank;
the situation of the municipality’s workers.

Meeting of the Temporary municipal committee (n° 7) - 1948-08-21

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Isma’il al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah,
Yusif al-Budeiri.

Absenteeism:
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Topics:
The report of the municipality's director regarding his meeting with the Administrative Committee of the Government of Transjordan and with the military governor.

Meeting of the Temporary municipal committee (n° 8) - 1948-08-22

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Isma’il al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah,
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Topics:
Discussion concerning the issue of laying-off workers and their rights and the military governor’s request to provide him with a budget of the municipality.

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 1) - 1948-12-08

Attendance:
‘Abdallah al-Tal (the military governor),
Anwar al-Khatib (chair),
Saba Sa’id (deputy),
Yassin al-Khalidi,
‘Abdallah Na’was,
Ibrahim Nussibeh,
Hussein al-Nashashibi,
Dr. Ra'fat Faris,
Reporters of local newspapers,
the Palestinian Broadcast,
and al-Rawda Radio.

Absenteeism:
Father Ibrahim ‘Ayad,
Tawfiq Wafa al-Dajani,
‘Adel Jabir,
Sheikh Diaa' al-Din al-Khatib.

Topics:
Inaugural speeches of the new municipal council - p. 1;
Decisions of the new municipal council: Issuing a letter to express loyalty to King ‘Abdallah - p. 1;
Issuing a letter to express gratitude to the military governor - p. 1;
Expressing gratitude to the municipality's employees and workers - p. 1;
Resuming the work of the municipal engineer, Yusif al-Budeiri - p. 1;
Payment vouchers and checks to be signed by the mayor or his deputy - p. 2;
Holding the municipal council meetings once a week - p. 2;
Communicating with the international monitors and the Armistice Committee to reclaim the lost check from Barclays Bank - p. 2;
Forming a finance committee - p. 2;
Contacting an auditing firm - p. 2;
Steps to secure water to Jerusalem - p. 2;
Exempting Beit Safafa from the water fees used by the hospital since the end of the British Mandate - p. 3;
Salaries of the health department's workers - p. 3.

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 2) - 1948-12-22

Attendance:
Anwar al-Khatib (chair),
Saba Sa'id,
Father Ibrahim 'Ayad,
Yassin al-Khalidi,
'Abdallah Na'was,
Ibrahim Nussibeh,
Hussein al-Nashashibi.

Absenteeism:
Tawfiq Wafa al-Dajani,
‘Adel Jabr,
Sheikh Diaa’ al-Din al-Khatib.

Topics:
Municipal loan contract - p. 1;
Municipality supervision over the city’s supply - p. 1;
Appointment of a municipal veterinarian - p. 1;
Contracting works - p. 2;
City tax - p. 2;
Regular council meetings - p. 2;
Staff requests - p. 2.

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