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Upon a petition for the preparation of the welcoming ceremony for the German Emperor in Jerusalem, 31 July 1900 (Gregorian calendar) - 18 Tammûz 1316 (Ottoman fiscal calendar (Rumi)

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Reference JM-AIY/OttomanRegisters/Vol9/p19a/item126
Title Upon a petition for the preparation of the welcoming ceremony for the German Emperor in Jerusalem, 31 July 1900 (Gregorian calendar) - 18 Tammûz 1316 (Ottoman fiscal calendar (Rumi)
Dates 1900-07-31
Dates Start 1900-07-31
Dates End 1900-07-31
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Repository Jerusalem City Archives (AIY)
Name of creator(s) Jerusalem Municipality (IY)

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Description Upon the petition given on 19 July 1900 by Corci Cohriye (?), the contractor for the preparation of the welcoming ceremony to be organized for the arrival of the German Emperor in Jerusalem
In the contract erstwhile made with the said contractor, it was stipulated that, upon the arrival of the German Emperor in Jerusalem, bell jars given by the municipality be hung at the specified places, lightened up for seven nights; that some places be decorated with sanjaks, etc.; that 8,000 piasters as respected current akçe be given to him in exchange for this; and that the contractor be obliged to pay the damages if the number of material to be used exceeds five percentage of the whole. Upon the departure of the German Emperor, it was understood during the retrieval of the goods submitted to the petitioner that more than five percentage of bell jars, etc., whose total worth adds up to 1,853 piasters, were missing. When these were demanded from him, he stated that the missing bell jars, etc. had been given, with or without certificate, to some people and officials, to the military and some other state institutions, remaining thus far at their disposal, and he gave two name certificates. When the goods were thereupon demanded from the persons and officials whose names were written in these two certificates, the majority of them confessed that they had taken these goods; however, as they replied that these goods were broken or burnt and as some of them had left Jerusalem due to a change in their official duties, it has become difficult to get back the said goods. As specified in the hereby presented bill, among these 1,853 piasters worth of goods submitted without certificate, 44 sanjaks, 50 posts and 10 bell jars have been taken from Bethlehem and thus conserved. Since the value of those claimed to have been charged for bell jars, etc. specified to have been given by the contractor without certificate has been found to be 296 piasters and 20 paras and it has also been considered that this amount must be compensated by the contractor; hence, the situation has been presented in the marginal note written by our council on 4 October 1899. However, as there is no decree or decision requiring the said contractor to submit the goods given to some people and officials, to the military and some other state institutions, there is a necessity to take back by way of the municipal department those goods submitted by the contractor with or without certificate to the said officials and institutions. It has been thus stated in the letter written by the Sanjak Administrative Council on 7 November 1899 that, after the costs of sanjaks, poles and bell jars returned from Bethlehem are deducted in accordance with the contract conditions, the cost of damages for the amount exceeding five percent of the whole must be compensated by the contractor. The value of goods retrieved from Bethlehem is 497 piasters and 10 paras; and after it is deducted from the cost of damages for the amount exceeding five percentage of the whole, the remaining sum is 1,355 piasters and 30 paras. Two bills are hereby presented, which indicate the amount and cost of those bell jars, etc. stated to have been submitted, as noted, by the said contractor with or without certificate to some people and officials, to the military and some other state institutions in violation of the contract conditions. It has been considered natural that these be requested from the above-written people and officials once more by the municipal police force, and that, in case that they could not be taken back, a lawsuit can be brought against the said contractor and also against those concerned. The 18th of Tammûz (1)316 (31st of July 1900).

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