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Toronto's Current Budget For 1927 Story No. 3

Year: 1927

Summary: Outlines the estimates for expenditures made by each municipal function (highlighted in Story No. 2). Suggests the possibility for cuts and efficiency in terms of salary expenditures.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1962

Year: 1962

Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto representatives.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women: Getting Out To Vote

Year: 1946

Summary: Issues for upcoming elections, including: length of term, building Regent Park, building a Civic Square, and dining and liquor licencing.

A Cooperative Means Of Self Help For Citizens Band Taxpayers

Year: 1940

Summary: Outlines the Bureau's mission statement, highlights press clippings, lists sample publications and outlines how to support the Bureau by becoming a subscriber.

BMR In Review

Year: 1976

Summary: Listing of recently published studies, research in progress, and upcoming Bureau of Municipal Research events. Sample research topics include policing, housing, the media, and municipal pet licensing.

Toronto Grows Story No. 2

Year: 1931

Summary: Discusses the issue of expenditure on government administration out of taxation revenue. Highlights a need to streamline municipal government, reduce the number of wards, reduce the number of aldermen, increase the length of alderman terms, and to establish a five to ten year capital budget.

Open Letter

Year: 1926

Summary: Highlights the need for careful review of all civic services to ensure efficiency before reaching decisions about salaries and benefits for city workers.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1953

Year: 1953

Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services.

Torontonians Are Also Ontarians And Canadians

Year: 1941

Summary: Highlights the need for increased efficiency at all levels of government in order to be able to invest in the war effort. Suggests public expenditures be kept to a minimum while war is ongoing.

Bulletin: The Important Requirements For Municipal Office

Year: 1958

Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.

"Economy"

Year: 1921

Summary: Advocates an economical approach to expenditure in Toronto.

Capital Workers Programming In Metro

Year: 1966

Summary: Presents data on capital expenditure in Toronto. Provides recommendations to improve capital works programming and debt management functions.

Newsletter

Year: 1964

Summary: Scan of major elections issues

Open Letter His Worship The Mayor, Members Of The Board Of Control And Aldermen

Year: 1937

Summary: Suggests that the current highest taxes in the history of the city are a result of not following the Bureau's advice in 1933.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1954

Year: 1954

Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. For the first time, includes listings for metro Toronto representatives.

Education In Citizenship - Story No. 2: The Making Of Citizens Through The Home, Through The School, Through The Community At Large

Year: 1919

Summary: Responses to Education in Citizenship Story No. 1 - Helping Citizens to Grow. Focuses on the cultivation of good citizenship at home, school, and in the community at large.

Toronto's Budget Estimates

Year: 1920

Summary: Statistics on increases in total estimated expenditures by functions, and object of expenditure (1916-1919). Also lists per capita variations.

Monthly Letter The Development Of Citizenship

Year: 1947

Summary: Suggests the ability of citizens to influence government at the local level. Emphasizes the importance of active local representative instiutions.

If You Have Votes Prepare To Use Them Now

Year: 1925

Summary: A call to vote and an urging to voters to adequately educate themselves on the issues in preparation.

Toronto's Current Budget 1944 Estimated Revenue And Expenditure $34,968,251 Story No.3

Year: 1944

Summary: Provides details on estimated expenditures out of taxation and grants for the 1944 civic budget, analyzed according to object of expenditure. Observes that debt charges have increased. Suggests that budget figures should be made available prior to elections to increase voter interest and turnout. Argues that the 1944 budget shows little evidence that it was formulated based on the post-war needs of Toronto's citizens.

The Council Manager Plan Of Municipal Government Story No. 6

Year: 1926

Summary: Part of an informational series on the Council Manager system of government. Argues that changes to the electoral system can be made without going with the complete council-manager model, which does not suit every city.

Impact Of The Retail Sales Tax On Ontario's School Boards

Year: 1961

Summary: A report proposing that municipal school boards be exempt from the new provincial sales tax when purchasing school supplies. The report also considers the added complication that provincial revenues make up a large part of school funding.

Can The Organisation Of The Municipal Government Of Toronto Be Improved?

Year: 1930

Summary: Examines possible changes to the election and city management structures and their implications. Raises the question of cutting down civic departments and establishing a centralized purchasing system. Stresses that the city must be run like a business in order to ensure maximum efficiency.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto

Year: 1935

Summary: A call to citizens to come vote due to the important issues on the table relating to the city's finances.

Toronto's Current Budget For 1927 Story No. 2

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights the per capita expenditure in the budget according to municipal function provided. Outlines expenditures on health, education, highways, recreation, charities, correction, and war purposes and special grants. Compares these expenditures to years previous.

This Is The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research Speaking On "A Fly's Eye View Of Toronto"

Year: 1931

Summary: The problems of the modern city are more complex than those of a hundred years ago. City leadership must focus on continuous civic planning, and avoid short-sightedness.

Toronto Grows Story No.3

Year: 1932

Summary: Argues that Toronto's budget must be balanced in order to affect the future growth of the city. Tabulates objects of expenditure and population vs. voter turnout figures.

Toronto's Hospital Grants And Other So-Called Charitable Expenditures

Year: 1916

Summary: Suggests that charitable expenditures can be reduced and controlled through action by the city.

Is It Enough To Believe That An Authorization To Incur Indebtedness Is Justified? OR Should We, As Citizens, Find Out And KNOW WHY It Is Justified?

Year: 1914

Summary: Five provisions in Bill No. 45 "An Act Respecting the City of Toronto" specify emergency use of funds without informing electors or ratepayers. Taxpayers should inquire into the reason for all proposed expenditure.

Toronto's Civic Budget For 1922 Story No. 1

Year: 1922

Summary: Analysis of annual budget and optimism that some past failures will be corrected with better accountability and more accurate estimates.

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