Item JM-AIY/B936-5/1953-09-29 - Meeting of the Municipal Council (n° 97) - 1953-09-29

Number of pages: 7

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

Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting no. 96 - p. 1;
Municipal property tax category for the year 53/54 and the slaughterhouse fees category - p. 1;
Water prices required from the municipalities of Ramallah and al-Bireh – p. 1;
Infirmary shelter - p. 1;
Recommendations of the administrative and financial committee on 21/8/53: the request submitted by the Jerusalem Electricity Company on 3/8/53 to reduce price of the water consumed in the electric power station, the request of ‘Ali Fretikh on 23/7/53 to allow him to place a special plate outside Damascus Gate to hang ads of al-Nuzha cinema, paying compensation to the heirs of the late Isshaq George - the municipal inspector, occupying the position of the municipal inspector following the death of the late Isaahq George, the fees for local vegetables, fruits, and crops, the request of the director of the Ibrahimi College to rent the municipal land (formerly, al-Rawda stadium) - pp. 2-3;
Recommendations of the education and social affairs committee on 24/9/53: The project for the nutrition of poor students in al-Bakriah school, [Issues of assistance in enrolling students in schools, requests for assistance from schools, requests for assistance with water issues] - pp. 3-7;
Request of Khalid al-Dizdar to confirm his surety with the construction council - p. 7;
Al-Thowri road - p. 7.