PROJECT OF THE FRUNZE CITY PARTY CONFERENCE ON THE STATE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY ECONOMY
Frunze, 1932
The October Revolution, which eliminated the bourgeois-landlord dominance, transformed the urban economy from a means of additional exploitation of the working masses from centers of management and colonial policy into an organization that serves the material and cultural everyday needs of the working population.
The Party and Soviet power placed the urban economy at the service of the proletariat and turned them into centers of cultural dissemination.
The urban economy has mostly completed the recovery phase and is entering the reconstruction period. Currently, alongside the completion of the recovery process, the main task is to expand, restructure, and develop the urban economy in accordance with the demands posed by the rapid pace of industrialization, the increase in urban population, and the growth of everyday and cultural needs of the broad working masses, which must ensure cultural uplift and health protection, increase labor productivity, and free working women from the shackles of household duties and the creation of national culture.
Based on the achievements of the Party and Soviet power and as a result of the correct policy in practical work of the City Council, the urban economy of Frunze has also achieved significant successes.
On the basis of the overall economic upturn and industrialization of production, the Party has achieved significant successes.
The housing stock of the city has significantly increased both in quantitative and qualitative terms, with a total increase expressed in 10,500 m2 of living space. The operation of the housing stock has been put on the right track - housing management committees have been organized, and 95% of municipal residential buildings have been transferred to them.
The first phase of the city water supply has been constructed and put into operation (13.5 km of urban network with a capacity of 270 m3 of water per hour); through capital works (construction of dams, strengthening riverbanks) to combat flooding, 53,000 rubles have been invested, - the threat of flooding to the city has almost been eliminated; the concreting (4 km) and major repairs of the main highways feeding the urban irrigation network (140,000 rubles) have increased the amount of water supplied to the city for irrigation by 50%; the construction of two reinforced concrete bridges over the Almadenka and Alarcha rivers (40,000 rubles), the laying of cement pipes through urban irrigation ditches (214 units), partial repairs of city streets and the arrangement of sidewalks (1 km), and the construction of 1.7 km of highway along Soviet Street have created relatively satisfactory conditions for the operation of urban transport and connected the working outskirts with the city center; the improvement of urban parks, squares, and extensive street tree planting (48,000 trees planted) has halted the reduction of green spaces in the city; the transition of municipal enterprises to economic accounting (organization of the Municipal Trust in 1930) has streamlined their operation and increased their capacity; the organization of peat extraction already in 1931 (8,000 m3) has made it possible to establish heating for schools, hospital buildings, and enterprises (where technically feasible) and departments of the City Council, - replacing scarce and more expensive fuels (savings compared to wood heating of 52%); the nearing completion of the bathhouse construction (150 people/hour) increases the capacity of urban baths by 60%.
The social and cultural services for workers and the working population of the city have also significantly increased. The coverage of school-age children has increased from 50% in 1929 to 100% in 1931; secondary schools - from 50% to 98%; vocational technical educational institutions (technical schools, schools like FZU) - from 600 people in 1929 to 6,000 people, or more than ten times in 1931. Higher educational institutions reached 800 people in 1931, whereas there were none at all before 1931.
A wide network of playgrounds and kindergartens has been developed.
Medical assistance has also grown - the hospital network has been expanded and major repairs have been made, with the number of hospital beds increasing from 244 in 1929 to 280 beds in 1931. The number of outpatient clinics and ambulatory points has grown from 10 in 1929 to 22 in 1931, home care points have been newly organized, and emergency services have been expanded; the number of beds in nurseries has increased from 25 in 1929 to 40 in 1931; urban sanitary supervision has increased by 3 doctors and 3 sanitary inspectors.
2. However, the listed achievements in the urban economy do not satisfy the significantly increased everyday needs and demands of the working population of the city, which currently reaches up to 60,000 people, representing a growth of over 45% compared to 1926. The further development of industry and the rapid expansion of new sectors of production further increase the gap between the capacity of the urban economy and the demands placed on it, which undoubtedly threatens the implementation of the industrial development plan and hinders its realization.
In order to eliminate this phenomenon and to align the pace of development of the urban economy with the demands placed on it, the City Party Conference sets before all party, Soviet, trade union, and economic bodies the urgent task of quickly eliminating the lag of the urban economy from overall development and achieving a decisive turnaround in its development pace.
The principles laid down in the development plan of the urban economy for 1932 and the planned activities are considered to be in accordance with the directives of the June Plenary of the VKP(b) and the urgent needs of the city, and that the volume of planned work and the amount of capital investments in the urban economy in 1932, compared to the needs, is minimal; therefore, the City Party Conference resolves:
1. To approve the construction program of the Frunze City Council for 1932 in the amount of 7,781,000 rubles for capital investments, which for individual projects amounts to:
Water supply 199,000 rubles,
Sewage 200,000 rubles.
Housing construction 3,430,000 rubles.
Bath-laundry 400,000 rubles.
Bath in the working district 100,000 rubles.
Street paving 530,000 rubles.
Irrigation works 300,000 rubles.
Polyclinic 300,000 rubles.
Surgical building 360,000 rubles.
FZU school 385,000 rubles.
7-year school 175,000 rubles.
Fire station 160,000 rubles.
Veterinary clinic 213,000 rubles.
Auto garage 150,000 rubles.
Disinfection chamber 20,000 rubles.
Ambulance 100,000 rubles.
Nursery 120,000 rubles.
Stadium 70,000 rubles.
Kindergarten 125,000 rubles.
Red teahouse 40,000 rubles.
Brick factory 70,000 rubles.
Kiln for firing pottery 60,000 rubles.
Lime 70,000 rubles.
Water factory 96,000 rubles.
Branch office at the brewery.
2. To propose to the Frunze City District Committee to fully implement the planned work program, for which:
a) to strengthen planning in the work of the City Council,
b) to expand and introduce into practice the use of new building materials.
c) to accelerate the procurement and production of local building materials.
d) to organize the work of enterprises of the City Council on the preparation of reciprocal production financial plans.
e) to strengthen the Municipal Construction apparatus with appropriate personnel and allocate sufficient working capital for the implementation of the works.
3. Considering that the need for capital investments in the urban economy cannot be fully covered by the City Budget:
a) to raise the issue in the Central Asian Bureau of the VKP(b) about securing a subsidy for the city of Frunze from the center for housing construction in the amount of 2,900,000 rubles;
b) to indicate to the Council of People's Commissars of the Kirghiz ASSR the necessity of increasing the share of the Frunze City Budget in the Republican budget in 1932 to 20%;
c) to propose to the party members of enterprises, organizations, and institutions to participate in the expenses for the development of the urban economy in amounts that ensure the needs of the working population, etc., or at least in the amounts fixed by the City Council's plan.
AKR. F, 1341. On. 1. D. 93. L. 109-Ш. Copy.
Opening of the Republican House of Sanitary Enlightenment in the city of Frunze. Document No. 78 (May 1931)