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Report; during requiem mass for Austrian Empress Russian consul, doyen, had second place after French consul arrived later; violation of diplomatic etiquette by Austrian consul. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient:…

Every year a great number of visitors come from the Jaffa road. Although the difficulties run into while passing through this road were presented before, a request was made to the Mutasarrifate for the improvement of the road, and various means were…

In the letter given by the municipal engineer, it is stated that a wall of the house, which is located in Bâb-al-cedid of the Vad neighborhood and belongs to Süleyman Al Muvakkat Effendi, is about to collapse and poses a threat to passersby, and that…

It is stated in the report, dated 25 January 1911, given by thee municipal engineer that wall of a house, which is located at the location named Derce-i Al Tabune (?) in the Jewish neighborhood of the inner city and is owned by Musa Şefik Halidi,…

Necessity to stop a construction relegated to the Office of Main Register of Revenues and the Municipal Police Force: The mentioned wall was inspected by the persons whose names are written at the back of this letter and it was understood that the…

The municipality has decided by majority vote to establish a department specifically for the cistern in the municipality’s hospital in light of epidemics. Accordingly the council has decided to start the needed works from now, under the…

Due to the scarcity of coinages, there is a need to facilitate the public requirements of Jerusalem and to diminish the cost of water provision for poor people. It has thus been decided that water be brought by the Municipal Office from Bittir, which…

The said water shall be conveyed from outside for four months from the beginning of July until the end of October. It is appropriate that the water be provided by Kasım Abdulhak through the guarantee of Halil Ziyad and Mehmed Halil Salah, with each…

Report; political changes, public moods, local administration doesn't have clear orders, became weak. Governor and local administration are accused of bribery, many complains, meetings in streets, election campaigning, governor is afraid. On 26 July…

A wooden path has been constructed on the side of the Greek Orthodox convent road which leads to the Latin Patriachate's road, to reach the hotel in the mentioned area. Objection to this path has been filed on the 13th of Kânûn Thânî (1)311, and the…