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.
Year: 1975
Summary: Survey of the Oro Township school system as an example of how the consolidation of the school system into larger units has affected education in the six years since it took place.
Year: 1934
Summary: Argues that amalgamation of related departments under one auspice would be beneficial to the city, and should be done when an opportunity such as the retirement of a head of department occurs.
Year: 1947
Summary: Describes the need for fair reassessment of private and business property tax rates, and a better functioning Board of Control.
Year: 1967
Summary: Discusses how Toronto has a high total expenditure per capita in comparison to other Canadian cities.
Year: 1969
Summary: Survey of proposals for division of city wards and proposed criteria.
Summary: Analysis of voting patterns and discussion of the need to keep families within municipal boundaries and prevent sprawl.
Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1969 election.
Year: 1960
Summary: Results of Bureau's election for board members.
Summary: Argues that the planned appointment of the mayor as coordinator of civic services, an executive managerial role, is politically and practically problematic
Year: 1963
Summary: Summary of Bureau's work including taxation reports and submissions, research groups and programs.
Year: 1933
Summary: Opposition to income tax hike that could cause tax flight and impose uneven burdens on different municipalities and between provinces.
Year: 1936
Summary: Objection to changing the fiscal year cycle from December 31 to December 15, which is related to the plan to change the election date to mid-December.
Year: 1966
Summary: Calculation of the level of revenue lost due to property tax exemptions.
Year: 1946
Summary: This publication advocates a staggered 2-year council term.
Year: 1940
Summary: Suggests that the expected tax increase due to spending costs and debt would be a mistake at a time of war.
Year: 1948
Summary: Recommends that consultant reports on major financial issues should be made available in a comprehensive form, and that the public be kept informed on the capital costs of the Rapid Transit plan.
Summary: Internal elections report; Bureau invited to submit to taxation committee.
Summary: Report of final meeting of seminar on the Metropolitan community, on estimates of a large increase in municipal capital investment, and on hospital construction grants.
Summary: Notice of the retirement of Dr. Horace L. Brittain as managing director and secretary. Mr. Hardy is his replacement.
Summary: New council should be given full legitimacy to make decisions based on budget estimated, but have been forced into merely implementing education decisions of old council.
Summary: News Brief about the Bureau's reports, work, annual meeting, internal elections, appointing of members and upcoming surveys.
Summary: Argues that Toronto's spending needs are manageable with current taxation levels if greater efficiency is achieved.
Summary: Discusses the taxation of governmentally owned public utilities and crown companies, and increased structural efficiency in the municipality.
Summary: News Brief about results of Bureau activity: voter apathy, welfare, removal of tax exemptions, construction of roads, committee work.
Summary: Describes equitable means of effecting salary and wage reductions so as to increase city revenue by applying reductions on restored salary schedules.