Year: 1930
Summary: Advocates for the establishment of a civic pension fund to benefit both taxpayers and employees.
Year: 1968
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 and suburban representatives. Now also including contact information for Children's Aid and Student Housing.
Year: 1916
Summary: This publication highlights the need for an independent citizen research bureau (such as the Bureau of Municipal Research) to inform fellow citizens and to keep municipal government accountable when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Additionally, the Bureau outlines some of their near and long-term goals in improving and modernizing city administration and planning.
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.
Year: 1955
Year: 1952
Summary: Discusses the advantages of a two-year term in efficiency and performance of city council members.
Year: 1927
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information
Year: 1940
Summary: Highlights a need to vote in the upcoming elections in order to have a proper say in how the city's $35 million budget is managed.
Year: 1926
Year: 1958
Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.
Year: 1953
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services.
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.
Year: 1960
Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city
Year: 1959
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in Toronto and suburbs.
Year: 1964
Summary: Scan of major elections issues
Summary: Encouraging citizens 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.
Year: 1914
Summary: Recommendations for civil service appointments based on merit, record, and classification/standardization of positions.
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.
Year: 1919
Summary: Summarizes the aim, membership, organization, and activities of Voters Leagues in Boston, Chicago, and Milwaukee, to demonstrate the benefit of such organizations.
Summary: Outlines the key issues for the Municipal Improvement Association for 1915, including: the financial system, civil service commission, fire department, purchasing department, and transportation commission.
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.
Year: 1969
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, suburban representatives, and children's aid.
Year: 1949
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
Year: 1921
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information.
Summary: Defines commission government, its history, advantages and limitations.
Year: 1917
Summary: If city reports of actual and proposed expenditures presented the annual bills as divided by totals, departments, and functional divisions, it would enable fact studies of the civic service and the city's annual bill for salaries and wages. Advocates procedural reform for salary increases and promotions.
Year: 1925
Summary: A call to vote and an urging to voters to adequately educate themselves on the issues in preparation.
Year: 1963
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 and suburban representatives.