Item JM-AIY/OttomanRegisters/Vol1/p11a/item65 - Legal issue regarding a new construction, 24 May 1892 (Gregorian calendar) - 12 Mayîs 1308 (Ottoman fiscal calendar (Rumi)

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On 14 July 1891, the said person applied with a petition in order to make a contract with our municipal council with the aim of constructing four shops and four rooms in the locality which is a leftover of the road and on part of which a coffeehouse had been constructed. Thereupon, the said locality was surveyed and it was understood that the desired constructions would approximately cost 80,000 piasters. Since there is a great benefit in the construction of these buildings, in spite of the lack of cash in our council’s fund and the high volume of the expected cost, it was unanimously decided for the construction of the aforementioned buildings in accordance with the map enclosed herewith, on the condition that these buildings be used for twelve years, that 10 French liras be deposited into the municipal fund and that the right of usage be relinquished after twelve years. In accordance with the 39th and 42nd articles of the Provincial Municipal Law in effect as regards this matter, the required contract was drawn up and a written promise bond was taken. In the Court of First Instance, the person signing the contract claimed that when the relevant buildings started to be constructed, the said land belonged to the nuns named Ofimyâ (?) living nearby, and were left over from their land. Therefore, in accordance with the relevant regulation, the construction of the building had to be stopped for fifteen days. Upon recognizing the fact that the aforesaid nuns had no right on the land, that it was a locality which is a leftover of the road and on part of which a coffeehouse had been constructed, the construction of the building was authorized to be completed. The reason underlying the fact that the construction has not started yet is that Sedat Alemiye, whose name is written in the drawn up contract, wants to have a benefit by way of opening a gate in order to open up a connection between his hamam and waterway. Hence, the protest made due to this reason has been already refused and it has been decided by our Council that the petitioner has to refer to the relevant authority if he has anything to say. Nonetheless, order and decree belong in any case to the one who has will. The 12th of Mayîs (1)308 (24th of May 1892).
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