Objekt JM-AIY/B936-5/1953-12-22 - Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 109) - 1953-12-22

Number of pages: 6

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

Absenteeism:
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Dr. George Farah,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ruhi al-Khatib.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 108 - p. 1;
Condolences on the death of the mother of mayor deputy Hanna ‘Atallah - p. 1;
Proposal of Ruhi al-Khatib to rent a section of the teachers college at Herod’s Gate to convert it into municipal offices - p. 1;
Recommendations of the administrative and financial committee on 17/12/1953: Jerusalem municipality budget for the year 1954/53, requesting exemption from paying the municipality tax on property - pp. 1-2;
Letter of the finance accountant regarding the nomination of three persons to elect a member to participate in the estimation process - p. 2;
Letter of the Jerusalem district inspector on 31/12/53 regarding the contribution of the municipalities in securing students’ uniforms - p. 3;
Request of Hanna ‘Atallah to pay his fees in the arbitration case in the dispute between the Jerusalem municipality and the Ramallah and al-Bireh municipalities regarding water prices - p. 3;
Request of Hanna ‘Atallah to benefit from the experience of Pickholm in improving water resources in Jerusalem - p. 3;
Request of Hanna ‘Atallah regarding renting the animals isolation building in the yard of the municipal slaughterhouse in Shu’fat to the People's Animal Pharmacies Association - pp. 3-4;
The request of Haider al-Shihabi to pay his late wages - p. 4;
Reconsidering the expansion of the powers of the municipality lawyer to represent in the municipality cases - p. 4;
Letter of the Jerusalem district governor on 6/12/53 regarding the commencement of the municipality in building a new school from the balance of the funds granted by the previous Palestinian government - pp. 4-5;
Recommendations of the roads, public works and bids committee on 12/12/53: bids for excavations in al-Adhamiyyah land, bids for the supply of water pipes - p. 5;
The request of Fayez al-‘Alami to transfer the storage license in Damascus Gate to Emile Zananiri - pp. 5-6.