Leipzig Westend construction company
The Leipziger Westend-Baugesellschaft AG was a stock corporation that existed from 1888 to 1945 , the goal of which was the infrastructural and structural development of the western districts of Leipzig .
history
In order to ensure the continuation of his company as a whole after his death and to enable an easier division of the inheritance in the form of shares, the industrial pioneer Karl Heine , who had already fallen ill , founded the Leipzig Westend-Baugesellschaft AG on May 24, 1888, in which his work was carried out by the closest co-workers, his son and sons-in-law should be continued.
Heine brought his entire property into the company as a contribution in kind from the so-called economy. Assets and liabilities each amounted to 2,730,000 marks . 1650 shares at 1000 marks each were issued . The chairman of the supervisory board, which later mainly included members of the Heines family, was Karl Heine, who was also the managing director. His successor was the lawyer Alexander Zinkeisen. After Zinkeisen's death in 1902, Heine's son-in-law Heinrich Georg Schomburgk took over management and led the company successfully through the First World War and inflation . "Henry" Schomburgk died in 1928 at the age of 84; He was followed as managing directors in double leadership by the previous authorized signatories, Koch and Wiencke, who worked closely with the chairman of the supervisory board Wilhelm Schomburgk , the son of Heinrich Georg Schomburgk.
The Westend construction company initially pushed ahead with the completion of the Karl Heine Canal , which was completed in 1898. But the main field of work was the development of building land. For this purpose, the company built roads and supply lines on its own land as a financial advance payment. After its completion, the area of the street fell to the city and the adjacent building plots for houses and businesses were sold for a profit. Numerous sidings were built for businesses . In the 1938 commemorative publication for the 50th anniversary of the Society, a total of 46 streets created in Schleußig , Plagwitz , Lindenau , Rückmarsdorf and Burghausen are listed for the period from 1891 to 1935 .
The company had its own sand pits and in 1891 set up a mortar factory on the Karl Heine Canal . The production of mortar away from the construction site proved its worth, and mortar was soon also supplied for public buildings in the city. There was an extensive light rail network for transport from the pits to the mortar works .
In 1911, on the relatively steep western slope of the Bienitz, the Westend construction company built a 250-meter-long toboggan run that was very popular with Leipzig residents and can be used for an entrance fee, and a restaurant at its upper end.
Heine had already operated agriculture on his and also leased land, initially from the former Lindenauer Postgut in Lützner Strasse (now the bus station). This is where the construction company was located from 1920, after having had its office at Könneritzstrasse 2-4 since it was founded. In 1898 the company leased the Schönau manor , and after the lease expired, they relocated their agricultural activities to Burghausen. Dairy farming, pig breeding and potato breeding were carried out here. A flock of sheep of 300 to 500 animals, depending on the time of year, was available, and 45 horses were carried for personal use as well as wage transports.
In 1945 the Leipzig Westend construction company was expropriated.
literature
- Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig from A to Z . PRO LEIPZIG, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-936508-03-8
- Theodor Koch: Leipziger Westend Baugesellschaft Leipzig 1888–1938 , Poeschel & Trepte 1938
Web links
- Description of a stock illustration , accessed January 11, 2015