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Attendance:
Hanna ‘Atallah (chair),
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Salim M’atouq,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).

Absenteeism:
Dr. Amin Majj.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions and events of the previous meeting - p. 1;
Report on the meeting with the district governor [mutasrif] - p. 1;
‘Arif Pasha al-‘Arif request for leave – p. 2;
Bid for inspectors’ clothing - p. 2;
End of the services of inspector haj Abdallah Ibrahim - p. 2;
The employees case - p. 2;
workers surety - p. 3;
Al-Mutli’ hospital - p. 3;
Vegetable market - p. 3.

Attendance:
Hanna ‘Atallah (acting chair),
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Salim M’atouq,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh.

Topics:
Discussing the issue of appointing a person for the position of Jerusalem’s mayor.

Attendance:
Omar al-Wa’ari (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah,
‘Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).

Absenteeism:
Arif al-‘Arif,
Salim M’atouq.

Topics:
Discussing the budget amendments introduced by the Minister of Interior, specifically reducing employee salaries.

Attendance:
Omar al-Wa’ari (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah,
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Salim M’atouq,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Ibrahim Kamil al-Dajani (acting secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance),
the city engineer,
the acting head of health department,
the head of water department.

Topics:
Disscussion about the authoroties of the mayor

Attendance:
Omar al-Wa’ari (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah,
Anton Lawrence,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Salim M’atouq,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).

Absenteeism:
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh.

Topics:
The invitation to coronations and the parade of the Arab Army on 3/5/1953 - p. 1;
Obligation to collect slaughterhouse fees (slaughtering) - pp. 1-2;
Establishing a sewage network in the commercial district of Herod’s Gate - p. 2;
Conversion of al-Adhamiyah land to a bus terminal - p. 2.

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.

Attendance:
Hanna ‘Atallah (deputy),
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Dr. Salim M’atouq,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).

Absenteeism:
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Rashid al-Haddad.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions and events of the opening session - p. 1;
Formation of municipal subcommittees – p. 1;
Collection of industrial models - p. 1;
Municipality budget for the year 1951/1952 - pp. 1-2.

Attendance:
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Yusif al-Najar,
Hussein ‘Abdeen,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Amin Majj,
‘Abd al-Muhssin Abu Meizar,
Muhammad Tahir al-Daoudi,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi

Topics:
Approval of the opening session - p. 1;
Decisions of the council and recommendations of the committees - p. 1;
Elections of a deputy - pp. 2-3;
Formation of subcommittees of the council p. 3-4;
Setting time for the council’s meetings - pp. 4-5;
Granting a general power of attorney to the municipality attorney - p. 5;
The invitation from the Italian consul to the mayor to attend the conference of capitals’ mayors, which will be held in Florence in Italy on 2/10/1955 - p. 5;
‘Ain Fara water - pp. 5-6

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Rsheed al-Nashashibi,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Zaki al-Ghoul,
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Dr. Ibrahim Tleel,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Faeq Barakat,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Musa al-Bittar,
Khader Abu Swai,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (mayor’s assistant)

Absenteeism:
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the opening meeting - p. 1;
Setting weekly council meetings – p. 1;
Formation of sub-committees of the municipal council - pp. 1-2;
Election of the Deputy mayor of Jerusalem - pp. 2-3;
Representing the municipality on the Jerusalem Electricity Board of Directors - p. 3;
Industrial zone road - pp. 3-4;
Aqbat Ghosheh road - p. 4;
Municipality cars - pp. 4-5

Attendance:
Anwar al-Khatib (chair),
Saba Sa'id,
Father Ibrahim 'Ayad,
Hussein al-Nashashibi,
Yassin al-Khalidi,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Ibrahim Nussibeh,
Yahya Hammouda.

Absenteeism:
Dr. Ra'fat Faris,
Dr. Muhammad Mahmmoud al-'Assi,
'Abdallah Na'was,
Tawfiq Wafa al-Dajani.

Topics:
Alcohol licenses fees (al-Zahra Hotel - the Petra Hotel) - p. 1;
forming subcommittees for the council - p. 2;
municipality taxes - p. 3;
The explosion at Damascus Gate - p. 4;
Enlightening the city with lanterns [known in Arbic as Luxes] - p. 4;
Maintenance of the city - p. 4;
Vegetable market - P. 5;
Various subjects: Leasing of Suliman Pools / the case of 'Abdallah Effendi Na'was, member of the municipality / request submitted by Ibrahim Qassem al-Tarha to build a shop at Herod's Gate - p. 5