Τεκμήριο JM-AIY/B936-5/1953-04-07 - Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 75) - 1953-04-07

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,
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. Salim M’atouq,
Dr. Amin Majj.

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 74 - pp. 1-3;
The recommendations of the education and social affairs committee on 31/3/1953: [Requests for help from the municipality, submitted by individuals to enrol their children in schools, and support requests from schools] - p. 1-2;
Report of the street naming committee (the Old City) - p-2;
Assisting the Orthodox Refugee Society for the sick and disabled and exempting it from paying water fees – p. 2-3;
Renting the storage at Damascus Gate – p. 3;
Letter from the mayor of Ramallah regarding the prices of water supplied to the municipalities of Ramallah and al-Bireh - p. 3;
Letter from the mayor of Beit Jala regarding the prices of water supplied to the city of Beit Jala – p. 3;
Consideration of a request for compensation for trees and crops following the opening of the al-Thowri road – p. 3-4;
The letter of the accountant of Jerusalem’s funds dated 29/3/53 on the nomination of a new member for the estimation committee for the Jerusalem district - p. 4;
Letter of the governor of the Jerusalem district on the municipality's share of the balance of Ras al-‘Ain water project – p. 4;
The promotion issue of Anton Safieh, city clerk and head of finance - p. 5;
Leasing the vegetable market land – p. 5;
Obligation to collect fees for the vegetable market - p. 5;
Public bus terminal - p. 6.