Item JM-AIY/B936-4/1952-10-07 - Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 46) - 1952-10-07

Number of pages: 6

Attendance:
Omar al-Wa’ari (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah,
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:
‘Arif al-‘Arif,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Dr. Amin Majj.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 45 - p. 1;
The report of the city engineer on contracting the reconstruction of the sewage and road of Aqabat al-Khanqah - pp. 1-2;
The report of the special committee regarding requests for exemption from the municipal tax on property in the Jewish quarter area during the years 48/49 and 49/50 - p. 2;
The recommendations of the education and social affairs committee regarding setting a general rule for the municipality's assistance to government and other schools - p. 2;
Recommendations of the administrative and financial committee at its meetings on 27/9/52 and 5/10/52: a review of the expenses vouchers related to the road maintenance item for the year 51/52, insurance on the property and workers of the municipality, the annexation of the Silwan and Ras al-‘Amoud areas to the Jerusalem municipality municipal boundaries, the appointment of additional cleaning workers pp. 3-4;
Municipality funds of 2,700 dinars frozen in Barclays Bank in Jerusalem - p. 4;
Street lighting - p. 4;
Municipality budget for the year 52/53 - p. 5;
Proposals from Dr. Salim m’atouq - p. 5;
Reconstruction of roads, sewers and houses in the city - p. 5;
Clarifications of Nihad Abu Gharbieh - pp. 5-6;
Workers compensation - p. 6.