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Municipnl Activities. Most of the roads were repaired and covered with patch.
4 new street lights were installed in the town.
The Municipal fire engine participated in extinguishing 48 fires which broke out in
Muharraq and Manama.
392 dead animals were removed and burned.
Certain private sea plots were reclaimed with town refuse and covered with sand.
The Municipality reclaimed the sea plot in front of the vegetable market with town refuse
covered with sand.
The Municipal Inspector examined about 5,000 sheep, goats and cows before they were
slaughtered.
At the request of the Municipality the Medical Officer of Health arranged for the services
of a Sanitary Inspector to be allocated to Muharraq, this official is now carrying out his duties
and co-operating with the municipal staff.
The Municipality pumped out a large quantity of rain water which accumulated at the
north area of the town, for which purpose a second new pumping machine was bought; the
Municipality now owns two pumps.
The Municipality spent Rs. 4,288/8 on buying Faroosh stones for the grave yard and
burying paupers, out of this amount the Muncipality recovered a sum of Rs. 2,275/- from the
rent of the Waqf property for the grave yard.
The Municipal Council met 24 times, other committees met also and about 300 places
were inspected by the Inspection Committee. During the year a special committee was formed
to inspect dangerous buildings in the town, many places were demolished and some were
repaired.
Vegetable Market. A new vegetable market was built by members of the Ruling Family
who own the vegetable and meat markets in Muharraq. The old market was an unsatisfactory
and insanitary collection of sheds. The new market consists of steel frame sheds roofed with
asbestos sheets and provided with cement floor and proper drainage.
Public Garden. A large triangular piece of ground close to the sea shore on the northern
edge of the town is to be made into a Municipal Garden. It is reclaimed land filled with town
rubbish but until the filling has throughly settled down garden work cannot be carried out in it.
During the year the Government constructed a wall to enclose the garden and it is hoped that
in 1956 planting will commence.

HEDD MUNICIPALITY
The revenue in 1955 was Rs. 32,231/8/- and the expenditure was Rs. 35,049/4. The estimated
budget for the year under review showed a deficit of Rs. 9,100/- but the year ended with a
deficit of Rs. 2,817/12.
Collections from House and Shop Taxes during the year were Rs. 4,938/3 and Rs. 1,171/11
respectively. Collections from the vegetable market amounted to Rs. 1,298/3.
The Muncipality built a new house with the sum of Rs. 25,000/- which was granted to the
Baladiyya by His Highness the Ruler, for this purpose. This building cost Rs. 22,478/8.
The Municipality carried out the usual routine works such as cleaning the town, looking
after and improving the roads, supervising the markets, providing the graveyard with farroosh
stones and inspecting bakeries, etc. The Baladiyya spent Rs. 8,565/- on widening Roads and
lanes in the market and the town.
The estimated budget for the year 1956 shows a deficit of Rs. 7,800/- although there is no
new project or scheme to be taken up except the usual routine works and a small amount of
road widening.