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Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 105) - 1961-11-28

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Dr. George Farah,
Dr. George Farah,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Muhammd Daoud Suleiman,
Faeq Barakat,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Mattia Marom,
Yusif al-Najar,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
Dr. Amin Majj

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 104 - p. 1;
Ayoub well – the Refinery - p. 1;
Suliman pools - p. 1;
Pumping the ‘Ain Fara water project with electric power – p. 1;
Replacing the main water pipeline on Salah al-Din street - p. 2;
Letter of the Arab Chamber of Commerce on the industrial zone in Jerusalem and the mayor’s response - pp. 2-3;
Members’ suggestions and inquiries - p. 3;
Maintenance projects for roads and alleys inside the Old City, and projects for opening and paving roads outside the walls – p. 4;
The garden of Damascus Gate - p. 4;
Lease of the land of Karm al-Pasha (Municipality playgrounds in Sheikh Jarrah) – p. 4;
The mechanical engineer’s memorandum on the costs of pouring the base for the ‘Ain al-Ru’ayan motor and collecting water - p. 5;
Obligation to construct the wall of al-Yusufiyyah cemetery - pp. 5-6;
Report of the Investigation Committee regarding the brawl between the municipality employees, George Khoury and Ayoub al-Kara’een - pp. 6-7;
The worker ‘Abd al-Majeed Abd al-‘Aziz - pp. 7-8

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 108) - 1961-12-28

Attendance:
Dr. Amin Majj (deputy,
chair),
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
Faeq Barakat,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Mattia Marom,
Yusif al-Najar,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
Ruhi al-Khatib (resigned as a mayor),
Muhammd Daoud Suleiman (resigned as a member),
Dr. George Farah

Topics:
Resignation of the mayor - p. 1;
Resignation of the member Muhammd Daoud Suleiman - p. 2 Approval of the decisions of the previous two meetings - p. 1;
Water issues: Ayoub well water, Suliman pools - pp. 2-3;
Honouring the Islamic delegations - p. 3;
Decision of the Minister of Interior on the dispute that existed in the council regarding the transfer of employees - pp. 3-4;
The case of George Khoury - p. 4;
Leave request submitted by the municipality lawyer Wafiq Yunis al-Husseini - p. 4;
The petition of the residents of Wadi Hilweh neighbourhood regarding the paving of Wadi Hilweh road - p. 5;
Tulkarm municipality request – p. 5;
The new governmental hospital of Jerusalem – p. 5;
Mr. Kendall – The planning advisor - P. Letter of the municipality workers union about the poor quality of the boots given to workers this year - p. 6

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 129) - 1962-05-29

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Dr. Amin Majj,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Yusif al-Najar,
Mattia Marom,
Dr. George Farah,
Faeq Barakat,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 128 - p. 1;
Water affairs: Weekly average of water pumping - p. 1;
Electrification of ‘Ain Fara water project – p. 1;
Laying 6-inch pipes between Jabal al-Mukaber and Jerusalem – p. 2;
Recommendations of the bids committee on 21/5/1962: bids to supply the municipality with street lighting lamps, bids for the supply of an automatic chlorine sterilizer for ‘Ain Fara water, bids for stationery and publications, bids for the supply of chairs and tables, bids for making and the installation of wooden shelves - pp. 2-7;
The Arab Aviation Experts Committee meeting in Jerusalem - p. 8;
Letter of the Anglican Deputy Archbishop on supplying water to the Theology School in Jerusalem for construction purposes - p. 8;
Establishing a sewage network in Karm Rassas street, Sheikh Jarrah - pp. 8-9;
al-Umma college - p. 9;
Establishing a car park inside the Dung Gate - pp. 9-10;
Recommendations of the administrative and financial committee on 21/5/62, the appointment of three mechanics for the ‘Ain Fara project, the position of supervisor of the municipal public library, [issues and requests from individuals], malaria workers, requests of the independent Jerusalem Workers Union - pp. 10-14;
Watermelon porches license - p. 14;
Municipal public library – p. 14;
Establishment of the Dung Gate school - pp. 14-15;
Renting the two rooms in the area of the municipal slaughterhouse – p. 15

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 131) - 1962-06-12

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Yusif al-Najar,
Mattia Marom,
Faeq Barakat,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
Dr. George Farah,
‘Ali al-Tazeez

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 130 - p. 1;
Water affairs: The weekly average of water pumping, electrification of the ‘Ain Fara water project, ‘Ain al-Fashkha – p. 1;
The delivery of Hebron water to the Jerusalem and Bethlehem areas - p. 1-2;
Engine 114 at station No. (3) – p. 2;
Establishment of the Dung Gate school - p. 2;
Store 4, 5 and 6 in the vegetable market – p. 3;
Cleaning the curries and canals leading to Suliman pools in Wadi al-Bayar area - p. 3;
Spring drainage pond in the area of ‘A​in Fara - pp. 3-4;
Establishing a sewage network in Karm Rassas street, Sheikh Jarrah – p. 4;
The case of Moath Istanbouli - pp. 4-5;
Purchase of pneumatic valves for water pipes - p. 5;
Acquisition of lands adjacent to the city walls - pp. 5-6;
Fellowships for public librarians at the American University of Beirut - pp. 6-7;
Letter of Brown Company about the location of the International Hotel on the Mount of Olives and its relationship to the planning of the city - p. 7;
Letter of the Governor enclosed with a copy of the summons of Mussa Ahmad Abu ‘Allawi regarding compensation for his land in ‘Ain Fara, which was used for digging an artesian well - p.8;
Honouring the Italian trade delegation on its visit to Jerusalem - p. 8

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 121) - 1962-03-27

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Dr. Amin Majj,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. George Farah,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Yusif al-Najar,
Faeq Barakat,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Mattia Marom,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Omar al-Wa’ari

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 120 - p. 1;
The mayor resumes his work - p. 1;
The case brought by Muhammad Mahmmoud Shehadeh and Fakhri Za’tara against the municipality regarding the obligation to collect vegetable market fees for the fiscal year 63/62 - pp. 1-2;
Letter of Ragheb al-Kalouti and his brothers and Mustafa Khadra on the obligation of the vegetable market for the fiscal year 63/62 - p. 2;
Water issues - pp. 2-4;
Continuation of the pipeline connection between Suliman pools and Jerusalem – p. 4;
The project of mixing Ayoub well water with ‘Ain Fara water - pp. 5-6;
Report of the technical committee for the establishment of the Dung Gate school – p. 7

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 126) - 1962-05-01

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Mattia Marom,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Amin Majj,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Faeq Barakat,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).

Absenteeism:
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Dr. George Farah,
Yusif al-Najar,
Omar al-Wa’ari.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 125 - p. 1;
Water issues: The weekly average of water pumping, the electricity pumping project, ‘Ain al-Fawar water, the memorandum of the mayor on a special meeting on water held at the Construction Council on 29/4/62 - pp. 1-3;
Undertaking the work of the city clerk and the head of finance during his leave - p. 4;
Letter of the director of the Juvenile Care Home in Ramallah - p. 4;
Store no. 10 in the vegetable market - p. 4;
National Guard - p. 4;
Stores 4 and 5 in the vegetable market - p. 5;
Memorandum of the city clerk and attorney for the municipality regarding the compensation case of the worker Rashid Ahmad Ziada - p. 5;
Letter of the contractor to build houses for the electrical pumping units at ‘Ain Fara stations - p. 5;
The wages of the guards employed to guard the olive plants on the Mount of Olives – p. 6;
Store no. 4 on al-Adhamiyyah land – p. 6;
Encouraging fine art - p. 6;
The case of employing Hussein ‘Ali Odeh and Khalil ‘Abed Wehbe - p. 7;
Reconstruction of Damascus Gate road - inside the walls - pp. 7-8;
Recommendations of the bids committee on 30/4/1962: bids for the supply of 6-inch water pipes - the quantity from 200 to 250 meters in length, bids for the supply of blue line bags (quantity 3500), bids for the supply of street brooms, floor brushes, toilet brushes, and broom sticks , 9 bids for supplying solar oil meters and 9 refineries, bids for pipes and welding them with oxygen - between Ayoub well and Jabal al-Mukaber - pp. 8-10.

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 128) - 1962-05-22

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Dr. George Farah,
Faeq Barakat,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).

Absenteeism:
Dr. Amin Majj,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Yusif al-Najar,
Mattia Marom.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 127 - p. 1;
Letter of Anton Safieh, dated 12/5/62 - p. 1;
Water issues: The weekly average of water pumping, ‘Ain al-Fawwar - pp. 1-2;
The delivery of Hebron water to the areas of Jerusalem and Bethlehem (confidential) - p. 2;
Construction Council loan agreement in the amount of 75 thousand dinars - for the housing project for the Arabs of the Gulf (confidential) – p. 2;
The Islamic Waqf and Affairs Law and its impact on the municipality taxes (confidential) - p.2;
‘Ain al-Gumiza water - pp. 2-3;
Mechanical engineer - p. 3.

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 135) - 1962-07-18

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
Dr. Amin Majj,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Yusif al-Najar,
Mattia Marom,
Faeq Barakat,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Dr. George Farah,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meetings no. 133 and 134 - p. 1;
Distribution of proceedings and decisions of council meetings to members - p. 1;
Water affairs: The weekly average of water pumping, the electrification of ‘Ain Fara water project, Suliman pools, the construction of a water reservoir in the Suliman pools area, pipelines access to Hebron - pp. 1-2;
Administrative transfers between water distributors - p. 2;
Water that will be supplied to the areas of Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Hebron - p. 2;
Thanking the government and its agencies that contributed to the implementation of the project to deliver Hebron water to the Jerusalem and Bethlehem areas - pp. 2-3;
Recommendations of the roads, public works and lighting committee10/7/1962: New roads outside the walls, The Church of All Nations’ wall, street lighting - pp. 3-6;
Purchasing a truck - pp. 7-10;
Evacuation and removal of the wooden boxes at the entrance to the Dung Gate - pp. 10-11;
Combating the high prices of vegetables and fruits in Jerusalem by establishing secondary retail markets in different parts of the city – p. 11;
The 4250 dinars loan for the construction of the new hotel road - on Mount al-Tor - pp. 11-12;
Municipality employees annual [salary] increases - p. 12;
The Tourism Committee on 17/7/1962: Letter of the Director of the Arab Office in Dallas - USA, Equestrian Day in Jerusalem, concerts, bus stops, toilets and sanitary facilities for establishing camps, aid for Arab communities abroad, London Municipal Newspaper - pp. 12-14;
The establishment of an emergency water tank with a capacity of 40 cubic meters in the fire station – p. 15

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 139) - 1962-08-15

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Yusif al-Najar,
Faeq Barakat,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Dr. George Farah,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ibrahim Kamel al-Dajani (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance),
head of the water department,
head of the health department,
the mechanical engineer

Absenteeism:
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Mattia Marom,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting - p. 1;
Daily average of ‘Ain Fara’s water during the past week - p. 1;
Workflow oof the electric water pumping project - pp. 1-2;
Al-Fawwar tater to Jerusalem - p. 2;
Additional excavation costs for the construction of the wall of al-Yusufiyyah cemetery – p. 2;
Letter of Raj’i al-Khatib and Hassan al-‘Arif - p. 3

Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 141) - 1962-08-29

Attendance:
Ruhi al-Khatib (mayor,
chair),
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Dr. Subhi Ghosheh,
‘Ali al-Tazeez,
Muhammad Taher al-Daoudi,
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Yusif al-Najar,
Faeq Barakat,
Dr. Amin Majj,
‘Abd al-Mughni al-Natsheh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance)

Absenteeism:
Dr. George Farah,
Mattia Marom

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 140 - p. 1;
Water issues: The daily average of water pumping in ‘Ain Fara, masuring the water yield in ‘Ain Fara - p. 1;
Water meter in Karm Louise - p. 1;
Progress of the pumping operation in the stations of ‘Ain Fara - p. 2;
‘Ain al-Fawwar water - p. 2;
Recommendations of the bids committee on 25/8 and 27/8/1962 - pp. 2-9;
Sub-committees of the council- p.10;
Al-Fawwar water - p. 10;
The issue of the mechanical engineer - Mazen al-Ja’ouni (confidential) - p. 10;
The issue of the dirt collapse - pp. 10-11;
Big firefighter car - p. 11;
Donations to Algeria - p. 11;
Granting the chief inspector a monthly bonus for his supervision of cold warehouse management – p. 12;
Cost of living allowance for retired employees bylaw - p. 12;
The wages of the engineer Othman Abaza, the agent of the new A.E.G company and its pipes at ‘Ain Fara stations - pp. 12-13;
New seizure of the lease of the municipality stadiums’ land in Sheikh Jarrah – p. 13;
Costs of reconstruction and repair of water trenches on Jericho road - p. 13;
Hospitality and Parties: honouring the Syrian engineers delegation, honouring the Kuwaiti economic development delegation - p. 14;
Giving up some of the animals of the cleaning department - p. 14;
Salary increase for workers inspectors - pp. 14-15;
Cleaning worker Murad Abdallah - p. 15;
Request of Yusif Ahmad Nasser for retirement - p. 15;
Request of ‘Afif Hanna Lloyd for retirement - p.15

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