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Dombóvári Antal: Rákosliget krónikája, 1899-1949 233-251

Antal Dombóvári The Chronicle of Rákosliget Beginning with its foundation in 1873 the municipal council regarded the solution of housing problems of workers a prominent task. Sir Károly Fackha councillor of the ministry was commissioned by the ministry to deal with the activity concerning the Workers Home of Pest. On 12

th December 1896 the Union for Workers' Home was founded under his leadership with sixty members in a room of the Social-Democratic Party in Dob Street. On 11

th May 1899 there were 354 members of the union and there were 431 plots drawn among them. They had to pay 160 korona (current currency) per year for 26 years, then the houses became the owners' property.On 26

th January the plumbing of water supply was inaugurated. In 1901 the plot of the school was marked out and by the autumn of 1902 the new first-school had been finished. The year of 1907 brought about significant changes in the life of the settlement. Rákosliget was declared an independent village. It had about 2500 inhabitants. In 1917 the roll of honour of Rákosliget was published. Official sources mention 48-50 persons whereas others say 77. The war memorial erected in 1925 has 50 names. In 1920 a secondary grammar -school was opened, but after three years of struggle it had to be closed. Rákosliget could not maintain itself, therefore the majority of the population were officials commuting to Budapest. 251