Koenigsberg system
As the Konigsberg system , a model that was local government of Konigsberg. Pr. Designated. It caught on all over Germany.
history
At the suggestion of Lord Mayor Hans Lohmeyer, Königsberg's city administration spun off municipal businesses after the First World War. The power plant , the tram Konigsberg , the gas company , the water works ( Hardershof ) with hot baths and public fountains and the sewer works with public lavatories were gradually from the (heavy) authorities structure dissolved in a company form accommodated. Eventually they were combined to form the Königsberger Werke und Straßenbahn GmbH . The shares remained in municipal ownership and the influence of the municipal corporations was largely preserved. The system became exemplary for other German and also foreign cities. Königsberger Kundenkredit GmbH , which Walter Kaminsky founded in 1926 at Junkerstrasse 8 as the first customer credit bank , was part of the Königsberg system .
Establishments
- Street cleaning and garbage collection: Königsberger Fuhrgesellschaft . It lost its corporate form in 1939 and was continued as a municipal company with considerable independence in finance and administration.
- Events of the German East Fair : Messamt Königsberg Pr. GmbH
- Port operations: Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft mbH The port operations company was transformed into the Königsberger Hafengesellschaft in 1931 with the participation of the Free State of Prussia and with expansion of the tasks . In addition to their operational tasks, there was the maintenance of the electricity and harbor structures as well as the shipping facilities, which until then had been taken care of by a municipal construction department.
Other holdings
The foundation for non-profit housing construction was administratively connected to the city. In addition to other regional authorities, the city was also involved in the airport company founded in 1929 (for Devau Airport ).