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From The Standpoint Of The Public Corporations Exist In Order To Give Service

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights City's Council's control on the prices of services in the city, provided privately or publicly, through taxation. Highlghts issues of municipal economy which may be a concern in the upcoming elections, including the efficiency of the Board of Education, and whether or not services can be improved when costs are reduced.

The 1931 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No. 1

Year: 1931

Summary: Outlines the annual estimated net revenue and expenditure in the city of Toronto as detailed in the 1931 budget.

The 1927 Current City Budget Story No. 1

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights the high per capita tax burden in Toronto, largely due to postponed Harbour and Radial payments. Urges taxpayers to vote every year, even when there are no pressing civic issues at stake - as control of taxation and expenditures is in itself a pressing civic issue.

The City And The Deferred Payment Plan

Year: 1929

Summary: Highlights the the importance of muncipal and financial planning for the development of the city. Outlines some of the work that the Advisory City Planning Commission has undertaken since being appointed in 1928, which includes drawing up a physical plan for improvements to the city and determining the order and desirability of these improvements.

The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research: Eight Years Of Service To The Community

Year: 1921

Summary: Reflection on 8 years of work, members, major recommendations made

Cities Differ Materially In The Extent Thoroughness And Administrative Grouping Of The Functions Performed And Services Rendered To Their Citizens

Year: 1925

Summary: Comparison of public expenditures on services and ordinary taxes in Toronto and Montreal. Also takes into account total municipal debt for each city.

Open Letter

Year: 1935

Summary: This Open Letter suggests that there are only two ways to balance the budget: increasing revenue or cutting spending.

The 1928 City Budget Story No. 1

Year: 1928

Summary: Outlines city budget expenditures for 1928. Highlights possible new assessment criteria, and what this might do to taxation rates per household. Argues that proposed changes to the tax basis must be studied carefully before they are implemented.

The City Of Toronto As A Buyer

Year: 1921

Summary: Tabulated comparison of prices paid by the city of Toronto and related bodies for supplies in common use. Suggests concentration of purchasing efforts applied through a centralized price-getting authority in co-operation with departmental ordering agents.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto Re Spending And Lending

Year: 1941

Summary: This open letter demands retrenchments in light of the war effort, and calls for expneditures on supplies and equipment to be reduced. Also calls for the size of the city government to be reduced.

On January 1St, 1925 In Addition To The Election Of A Mayor Board Of Control Aldermen Board Of Education The Citizens Of Toronto Will Be Given An Opportunity To Express Their Opinion On Two Matters Of Public Policy

Year: 1924

Summary: A survey of two specific areas of public policy that will be voted on in the election: expansion of the public water system and the city entering into the gasoline business.

Civic Financial Control Story No. 3

Year: 1929

Summary: A scan of the city's debt management in 1917-1926, after which its estimates began to include more complete information. Notes Harbour and Radial deficits, while the TTC has been at an operating surplus each year. Also notes the encouraging news that the city has increased taxation in order to pay down Harbour and Radial deficits.

Civic Financial Control Story No. 2

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights the ways in which the city has financially controlled expenditures for civic services over the past ten years - including public services not administered by boards or commissions. Raises the question of taxing privately-owned utilities as a source of city revenue.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.2

Year: 1936

Summary: Outlines the issues of budget management in light of city debt.

The Tax Burden On Real Property

Year: 1936

Summary: Outlines the high and rising cost of taxation on real estate. Argues that the city may soon find itself with empty homes that cannot provide revenue. Suggests the reduction of expenditures by cutting the salaries of city workers, centralized purchasing, centralized accounting, and a long-term city budget.

The Municipal Corporation Of Toronto (Part. 2) Taxation And Morality

Year: 1935

Summary: Details the way in which taxpayer money is spent and the need for more responsible use thereof. Argues that inefficient use of taypayer funds is in effect a theft, and that politicians should be more careful, and appoint employees and city workers based on merit, not patronage.

The 1936 Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Finance

Year: 1937

Summary: A summary of the various reports regarding the city's financial state. Some highlights of these reports include details on the housing issue, and how city planning was essential to the success of new the new housing programme.

The Toronto Current Civic Budget For 1942

Year: 1942

Summary: Provides an outline of revenues and expenditures for the civic budget of 1942. Notes the high level of debt payments. Questions how it can be claimed that there was adequate reduction of the tax burden.

Estimated Current Expenditures For 1936 Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1936

Summary: Analysis of city expenditures for 1936, including reduction of expenses for salaries and wages of city workers. Notes that this is the most balanced budget since 1932, and that the deficit has been greatly reduced since 1935.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto

Year: 1924

Summary: Highlights the high level of spending on salaries in the public service and the need for improved efficiency

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto On Budget For A Deficit

Year: 1932

Summary: Examines the issue of Toronto's deficit. Advocates reducing estimated expenditures.

The 1932 Budget Estimates Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.2

Year: 1932

Summary: Tabulated comparison of expenditure for the years 1927-1932, with discussion.

The 1936 Budget Estimates Of The Current Revenues, Debenture Funds Used For Current Purposes And Expenditure Chargeable For Revenues City Of Toronto Budget Story No.1

Year: 1936

Summary: Outlines the fact that Toronto is once again operating on an unbalanced budget. Details the costs of unemployment relief and raises the question of taxation of municipally-owned utilities

Estimated Current Revenues For 1940 (In Comparison With Those Of 1930 And 1939)

Year: 1940

Summary: Provides the estimated current revenues for the 1940 civic budget. Outlines expenditures and the tax rate. Raises questions as to whether all city departments are as efficient and as adequately mechanized as they could be.

The Proposed Gasoline Tax As It Would Affect Toronto

Year: 1925

Summary: Highlights the amount that Toronto car owners would pay when the province's new gasoline tax is implemented

The Civic Government Of Toronto Has Performed A Memorable Achievement In Reducing The Per Capita General Taxation From $45.17 To 48.72

Year: 1924

Summary: The bureau highlights the fact that city has reduced the tax burden but argues that the city must still strive to provide services more efficiently.

In The Last Three Decades The History Of Cities Has Been Marked By Two Well Defined Tendencies Growth Of Population; Growth Of Expenditure Faster Than Population

Year: 1923

Summary: Argues that expenditures have grown even faster than population growth, as have the cost of services and the number of services provided, while cities have failed to improve efficiency and budget planning.

The City Of Toronto Will Have Spent Out Of Current Account In The Year 1925 $28,074, 823.20

Year: 1925

Summary: An analysis of annual expenditure and comparison to previous year. Warns that without a more rational, scientific accounting of expenditures, the city may not be able to keep decreasing municipal expenditures.

The 1931 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.3

Year: 1931

Summary: Analysis of municipal expenditure on salaries and wages for the years 1927-1931.

The 1930 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.1

Year: 1930

Summary: Outlines estimates of annual budget revenues and expenditures and their equivalent in mills.

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