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The 1928 City Budget Story No.3

Year: 1928

Summary: Outlines budget figures for civic expenditures in 1928. Notes that salaries are the fastest increasing expenditure and account for more than half of total expenditure. Proposes placing all city departments under the financial control of a single commissioner in order to ensure better economic efficiency.

City Budget Story No. 4 - The City As School Master

Year: 1921

Summary: Statistics on education expenditures in Toronto; this bulletin argues economy with efficiency is essential in the public education department.

Relief Story No.2 Reporting Direct Unemployment Relief Expenditures

Year: 1939

Summary: Examination and analysis of the burden that unemployment relief payments place on the budget.

Here Is Food For Thought

Year: 1914

Summary: Examines expenditure on Education in Toronto, with relevant recommendations and their implications.

Urban Open Space: Parks, People And Planning

Year: 1971

Summary: Discuss user behavior, the planning process, and financial and land resources in relation to urban parks.

Open Letter: Information on Regent Park

Year: 1952

Summary: Argues that investment for the development of Regent Park is an election issue.

School Story No. 3

Year: 1915

Summary: Review of education budget, expenditure and accountability to the public about the school system. Considers the cost of education to each taxpayer and proposes more engagement in promoting efficiecy in public schools.

City Budget Story No. 5 - The City As A Park And Playground Manager

Year: 1921

Summary: Statistics on five years (1917-1921) of parks department expenditures in Toronto. Also includes a chart comparing availability of parks and playgrounds vs. per capita expenditure in other North American cities (e.g. Montreal, Buffalo, Detroit).

Community Service And Our Public Hospitals

Year: 1920

Summary: Explores the costs of hospital administration. The relation between hospitals, municipalities, and the province needs to ensure adequate service, while avoiding unnecessary costs.

The Parks Department

Year: 1919

Summary: Summary of the organization, function, activities, revenue and expenditures of the Toronto Parks Department.

Planning Versus Confusion

Year: 1926

Summary: Argues that better budget planning and accountability are needed as well as a reform to the government system including abolishing wards and improving the civic service.

The Department Of Public Health

Year: 1919

Summary: Summary of the organization, function, activities, revenue and expenditures of the Toronto Public Health Department. Special consideration is given to the issue of infant mortality/child welfare.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto (Budget Story No.1-1943)

Year: 1943

Summary: Highlights recent debt charges, surplus, and provincial subsidies in the 1943 budget. Also provides some draft estimates of expenditures and revenue. Advocates for calculated spending in war time.

The Politics Of Waste Management

Year: 1975

Summary: A scan of waste management practice and authorities in Ontario and how they play out in various cities, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive strategy of waste management, recycling and renewable energy.

School Story No.7

Year: 1916

Summary: In preparation for the post-WWI era Toronto is investing in technical education

Are You An Average Citizen? Is Your Family An Average Family?

Year: 1915

Summary: Encourages citizens to vote to determine how their tax dollars are spent. Charts city services vs. cost per family in dollars and days of work.

The Police Department

Year: 1919

Summary: Summary of the organization, powers, activities, expenditures, and revenue of the Toronto Police Department. Includes a description of the administration of justice.

Unemployment Relief In A Metropolitan Community

Year: 1934

Summary: Outlines what expenses on unemployment are and who should be addressing the issue. Argues that municipalities are not equipped to deal with the relief of unemployment - but that chronic relief, like public health, is a municipal issue.

The Future Of The CNR Beltline- Public Park Or Private Property?

Year: 1970

Summary: Endorses city acquistion of the CNR belt-line for transformation into a public park.

Work-Related Day Care - Helping To Close The Gap

Year: 1981

Summary: Reviews advantages and disadvantages of workplace day care as an option to meet increasing demand.

An Analysis Of Toronto's Budget For 1916

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1915 with estimates for the 1916 budget - includes information on expenditures, city revenue and debt, and includes a breakdown of average taxes paid by Toronto citizens. The publication aims to encourage taxpayer and citizen engagement with budgetary concerns, and attempts to educate the reader on how departments estimate their costs from year to year.

Providing Municipal Services- Methods, Costs And Trade-Offs

Year: 1981

Summary: Examines increased contracting of municipal services to the private sector. Recommends that a number of factors, not just cost-savings, must be taken into account.

Erosion On The Parkway Belt?

Year: 1973

Summary: Suggests that the plan for large-scale East-West beltline routes is falling apart.

Open Letter

Year: 1934

Summary: Argues that the economic tides appear to be turning, but cautions that the city cannot already return to its previous expenditure levels due to lack of fiscal stability after the years of depression.

The Reception Hospital

Year: 1919

Summary: Defines the potential benefits of a Reception Hospital for those with mental illnesses. Presents statistics on expenditures made by the province on mental health care.

Open Letter To His Worship The Mayor, Controllers And Aldermen

Year: 1937

Summary: Queries as to the wisdom of converting the Exhibition grounds into a horse-race track. Suggests that affecting economies in city services could be of greater benefit to city revenue.

Simply Because We Are At War We Must Not Stop Thinking About Our Pressing Local Problems

Year: 1914

Summary: Local problems have increased as a result of WWI; the issue of unemployment and soldiers' dependants should be addressed by provincial or municipal government.

Municipal Police Service Story No. 2

Year: 1928

Summary: Gives an overview of police services in three British cities. This information is meant to assist City Council and the Board of Control in their consideration of the upcoming Police Estimates.

Toronto Grows Story No.1

Year: 1931

Summary: Tabulated comparison of increases in taxation vs. voter turnout.

City Planning Story No. 1

Year: 1928

Summary: Highlighs the need for city planning in Toronto, arguing that city planning "is not a device to encourage spending," rather it is a way to control growth and ensure the proper services the city needs can be secured and paid for, without causing any undue tax burden on citizens. Planning is encouraged on major construction projects, new buildings, and street layout.

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