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The Estimates For The CIty Of Toronto For 1916 Provided For An Expenditure On Current Account Of $17,168,128.65

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.

Toronto's City Budget For 1945 Story No. 3

Year: 1945

Summary: Provides details on estimated expenditures out of taxation and grants for the 1945 civic budget, analyzed according to object of expenditure. Notes that "other expenses" which includes outlays on supplies increased by largest margin since 1933. Calls for civic budget figures to be shared with the general public before election day.

Fortieth Annual Report

Year: 1954

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1954. The chief concern of the Bureau is the budget after metropolitan federation. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

A Report On Local Improvement Works And Taxes In Ontario

Year: 1964

Summary: A report on local improvement and works taxes. Details how and why local improvement acts are initiated, the process of accepting or rejecting local improvement taxes, how special assessments are levied, how costs for local improvements are split and who may be exempt from these taxes and fees.

Forty-Sixth Annual Report

Year: 1960

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1960. Topics of importance include city debt, municipal tax capacity, and the Capital Works Programme. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Civic Credit

Year: 1933

Summary: Highlights Toronto's strong credit position, and urges citizens to call upon their representatives to reduce the tax burden, so that business and industry can continue to grow.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.2

Year: 1937

Summary: Outlines budget figures for 1937. Notes that for the first time since 1932 Toronto will be raising all it needs to cover the year's expenditures, but that it will be paying for the Depression years when this was not accomplished.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirty-Third Annual Report

Year: 1947

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1947. The chief concern of the Bureau is establishment of a unified municipal government. Bureau expenditure and subscribers at the end.

Local Government And The Report Of The Ontario Committee On Taxation

Year: 1968

Summary: Summarizes the Report of the Ontario Committee on Taxation, with emphasis on assumptions, conclusions, and recommendations pertaining to municipal government.

The 1930 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.3

Year: 1930

Summary: Tabulated comparison of estimated civic expenditures from 1928-1930, analyzed according to objects of expenditure, and comments.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.3

Year: 1937

Summary: Provides the major figures for the 1937 budget including debts and expenditures.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.3

Year: 1935

Summary: Argues that the new budget gives more detailed information than in the past about salaries and wages but could still give the people even more detailed an account of how the budget is managed.

In Order To Get The People's Work Done City Governments Must Spend Other People's Money

Year: 1916

Summary: Summarizes the City Treasurer's report on financial planning.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.3

Year: 1934

Summary: The budgetary troubles in light of the Depression and the need for transparency regarding the working conditions of the civic service.

Net Debt And Tax Rate Statistics Of 5 Canadian And 11 United States Cities

Year: 1914

Summary: Comparative chart of debt and tax rate statistics in major US and Canadian cities. This bulletin points out that irregular classification methods lessen the value of the comparison.

Monthly Letter To The Citizens

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.

The Chief Civic Issues At This Moment Are

Year: 1936

Summary: Highlights the need for better balance between budget and revenue and better matching of taxation with the ability to pay.

Civic Financial Control Story No. 1

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. Allowing for yearly fluctuations, the Bureau finds that Toronto produces a small surplus every year, and this is evidence of sound financial management.

The Municipal Electors Of Toronto Are About To Elect For A One Year Term

Year: 1937

Summary: Provides an overview of city organizational structure before the upcoming elections. Highlights subjects for public discussion leading up to the election, such as increasing term limits for aldermen, and the preparation of a five year capital expenditure budget plan.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Twenty-Ninth Annual Report

Year: 1943

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1943. Topics of importance include the role of supervision and the BMR, intergovernmental relations, educational institutions, voter turnout, and city budget and planning. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

City Budget Facts Based Upon The Official Estimates Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1921

Summary: City budget estimates and analysis of revenues and debts from publically owned utilities for 1921.

Open Letter

Year: 1938

Summary: In this Open Letter, The Bureau claims that proposed city legislation to change the calculations of sinking fund rates will actually reduce the city's ability to handle debt.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women

Year: 1947

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.

City Of Toronto 1938 Budget Story No. 2 Budget Classification According To Main Objects Of Expenditures

Year: 1938

Summary: Provides a classification of expenditures in the 1938 Civic Budget. The Bureau notes that revenue now covers expenses but unemployment relief still poses a problem. The Bureau proposes that the city of Toronto pursue some of the advantages of the council-manager system, including the coordination of all services departments under a single department of Public Works with a single, unified administration, the adoption of staggered terms for council, and the election of city councillors by the city as a whole.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto

Year: 1940

Summary: Suggests that the expected tax increase due to spending costs and debt would be a mistake at a time of war.

BMR News Brief

Year: 1960

Summary: News Brief about the Bureau's reports, work, annual meeting, internal elections, appointing of members and upcoming surveys.

The Credit Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1932

Summary: Outlines statistics related to Toronto's financial history from 1922-1932.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.2

Year: 1934

Summary: Poses queries as to the effects of the Depression on the city accounts and the use of deficits to cover for lost tax revenue.

City Budget Facts Based Upon The Official Estimates Of The City Of Toronto Part 1

Year: 1920

Summary: City budget estimates for 1920. Analysis of revenues from publically owned utilities moved to a separate volume in 1920.

The 1930 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.2

Year: 1930

Summary: A tabulated comparison of estimated civic expenditures from 1928-1930, with comments.

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