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A New Year's Gift To The City Of Toronto

Year: 1915

Summary: Introduction of City Accounting by the City Auditor and the Commissioner of Works, and recommendations from the report.

Questions For Electors, October 1978

Year: 1978

Summary: Outlines the major issues faced by municipal representatives in Metropolitan Toronto, London, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor, and Sudbury in the 1978 Municipal Elections.

Thirty-Sixth Annual Report

Year: 1950

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1950. Topics of importance include the city tax rate, budget, suburban municipalities, and the Board of Control. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

A Stitch In Time Saves Nine

Year: 1934

Summary: Outlines the city's deficits and credit rating coming out of the depression. Suggests that the city should lower the tax rate in order to "get off the backs" of taxpayers and businesses. Suggests cutting the wages of city workers and other ways of finding efficiencies.

Budgeting--Not A Metro Forte

Year: 1974

Summary: Discusses challenges of Metro budgeting and recommendations for change.

Bureau Of Municipal Research In Review

Year: 1977

Summary: Listing of recently published studies, research in progress, and upcoming Bureau of Municipal Research events. Sample research topics include the island airport, teaching of local government in schools, the planning act review, saving energy, managing local government resources, and legislative attempts to deal with urban growth.

Thirty-Seventh Annual Report

Year: 1951

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1951. Topics of importance include city finances and assessment legislation. Bureau expenditures, subscribers, and City of Toronto organizational charts.

1939 City Budget Story No.1

Year: 1939

Summary: Outlines civic budget estimates for 1939, including estimated revenues and expenditures. Discusses the tax rate, as well the ongoing capital project to improve the city's sewage system. Stresses the need for more rigid control of taxation and debt.

Toronto's Civic Budget For 1922 Story No.3

Year: 1922

Summary: Outlines per capita debt burden especially with regards to education, and warns that increasing public debt without population growth can curtail Toronto's borrowing power.

Why A Board Of Control And City Council?

Year: 1942

Summary: Argues that budgets should be handled entirely by elected officials and not by bureaucrats.

Toronto's Civic Budget For 1922 Story No. 2

Year: 1922

Summary: Warns that public debt will increase unless some public works projects are delayed. Highlghts per capita debt burden especially with regards to education.

1943 City Budget Story No.3

Year: 1943

Summary: Analyzes main objects of expenditure such as salaries, wages, and other expenses for the 1943 civic budget. Notes that despite decrease in general expenditure, the salaries and wages bill of the civic service as increased. Recommends the amalgamation of certain city departments in order to increase efficiency.

What Does The Financial Commissioner's Report For 1937 Tell The Stockholders In The Corporation?

Year: 1938

Summary: Summary of main points in 1937 Finance Commissioner's report. Outlines the financial results of current operations for 1937, results of funding direct relief, record of tax collections since 1928, the distribution of taxpayer dollars in 1937, how much Toronto owes, and how much Toronto could legally borrow.

The Role Of The Municipal Auditor In Ontario

Year: 1976

Summary: The roles, authority and limitations on municipal auditors in Ontario, including jurisdictional scan and political challenges.

Who Is To Be The Next Commissioner Of Finance? Under What Conditions Is He To Work?

Year: 1920

Summary: Outlines the qualifications, duties, and powers of a Finance Commissioner, in response to the pending appointment of a new commissioner.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Twentieth Annual Report

Year: 1934

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1934. Topics of importance include civic administration reform, the city budget, taxation, welfare expenditures, and the need to reduce city departments. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Open Letter: Budget Background

Year: 1949

Summary: Better accountability in budget making requires more transparency in information and more clarity regarding tax assessments.

The 1928 City Budget Story No. 2

Year: 1928

Summary: Outlines features of the 1928 civic budget. Notes that per capita expenditure has declined, and that this is a very "wholesome" feature. However, special services have increased - represented by deficits of private industries which the city has recently taken on, such as the civic abbatoir.

For Over Four Years Our Eyes Have Been Focused On The European Front

Year: 1918

Summary: Identifies key issues in the 1919 municipal election, as a call to action for voters.

City Of Toronto Estimated Revenue And Expenditures For 1933 Out Of Taxation, Subsections, Other General Revenues And Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term Debentures For Unemployment Relief. Budget Story No. 3

Year: 1933

Summary: Tabulated comparison of estimated civic expenditures from 1928-1933, analyzed according to objects of expenditure, and comments.

Restraint Without Hardship: How Do We Know?

Year: 1976

Summary: Analysis of how provincial budget cuts affected social services in Ontario municipalities and the lack of sufficient information to account for spending on these issues.

The 1932 Budget Estimates Of The City Of Toronto Story No.3

Year: 1932

Summary: Outlines the figures related to the increase in municipal expenditure from 1916-1931, as well as figures on voter turnout and government personnel.

BMR In Review

Year: 1981

Summary: A review of current Bureau of Municipal Research studies, and details on the BMR council and executive committee. Research and study topics include the importance of recreation as a municipal service and current housing stock in the province of Ontario as an important economic predictor.

Civic Departmentalization Story No. 1

Year: 1940

Summary: Suggests that city service departments should be coordinated under one commissioner, responsible to council - reducing the work of departmental purchasing, streamlining accounting, and making the use of personnel more economical.

Burning Up Canada

Year: 1915

Summary: Outlines the high cost of the Toronto Fire Department compared to other Canadian cities and the need for more efficient methods such as fire prevention.

1941 City Budget Story No. 2

Year: 1941

Summary: Provides classification for expenditures in the 1941 civic budget. Calls for tighter budget management on a monthly instead of annual basis. Suggests that a departmentalization survey take place at once.

Relief Story No.3 Total Number Of Individuals On Voucher And House Of Industry And Single Men In Hostels

Year: 1940

Summary: Highlights the issue of housing challenges due to unemployment, noting the number of people on voucher, in houses of industry, and single men in hostels. Demonstrates that the number of people on relief is the lowest it has been since 1933 and that unemployment has decreased in the August-November period.

Civic Reporting

Year: 1934

Summary: Need for accountability and more transparency in reporting on deficits.

Metro And Area Boards Of Education: Budget Ceilings Fracture A Fragile Compromise

Year: 1973

Summary: The education system is trying to address too many problems at once and therefore is not accomplishing any of the hoped for changes.

1940 City Budget Story No.3

Year: 1940

Summary: Provides estimated expenditures for the 1940 civic budget analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation. Suggests that civic departments be reduced, and that a city planning committee be established to increase both economy and efficiency.

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