The Fuhrhof Graz 1909 - 1929 and its successor the Wirtschaftshof during the period between the world wars and in the first decades of the Second Republic Wilfriede Monogioudis Summary: This paper looks at the history of the Grazer ‘Fuhrhof and ‘Wirtschaftshof to illustrate the development of different public services since the beginning of the 20th century. As Graz, similar to other cities, had an substantial growth of population in the second half of the 19th century, also the demands for public infrastructure were increasing. The disposal of garbage and feces, that was, around the turn of the century, taken care of by private contractors, became extremely insufficient and newsolutions were needed. In 1909 the Fuhrhof in Sturzgasse was built and this municipal utility started taking care of the garbage collection and the removal of fecal matter. Necessary maintenance was done by the connected workshops.At the end of the 1920ies, the garbage collection was motorized and the horse stables were transformed into garages. From 1929 the newly established Wirtschaftshof was responsible for the whole municipal carrying trade, the street cleaning and the garbage disposal. The range of tasks of the workshops were extended and consequently, they were equipped with new machines and tools. Also the administrative structures had to be adapted, the ‘Wirtschaftshof became its own municipal department. Another important phase for the Wirschaftshof started after the second world war. The volume of work increased considerably. Due to incorporations of other towns the area that had to be managed became substantially bigger. The expansion of roads in the city increased the surface that had to be cleaned. But especially the from the 1960ies onwards rapidly increasing amount of waste required a massive addition of capacities. To meet these needs, the Fuhrpark had to be modernised, additional garages were build and cost reduction measures took place in every area.