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Metro Welfare Costs

Year: 1963

Summary: Metro Council's proposal to transfer local welfare services from area municipalities to Metro is seen by many as a step towards total amalgamation. It is not justified to relieve the burden of taxes on municipalities at the expense of those in need of welfare funds.

Interim Reports Of The Toronto School Survey

Year: 1921

Summary: Interim report of the Toronto school survey calling for a reorganization and centralization of school supply purchases and stores

Municipal Police Service Story No. 2

Year: 1928

Summary: Gives an overview of police services in several US cities. This information is meant to assist City Council and the Board of Control in their consideration of the upcoming Police Estimates. Notes the need to consider more information than just city population, city area, and current size of the city police force when making decisions on police budgets.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women

Year: 1946

Summary: Newsletter discussing summer recreation, general spending and taxation and suggesting two-year staggered term in city council instead of annual elections.

BMR In Review

Year: 1980

Summary: Listing of recently published studies, research in progress, and upcoming Bureau of Municipal Research events. Sample research topics include transit problems, cost saving in local governments, who should pay for municipal services, and productivity vs. quality of life

If Accounts Are Worth Keeping, They Are Worth Keeping Well

Year: 1916

Summary: Accurate accounting practices will provide a basis for effective vigilance in public schools. Based on the City Auditor's Report on Public School Accounting.

Open Letter: Emergency Housing

Year: 1950

Summary: Discusses emergency housing set up in the aftermath of WWII and its costs.

1941 City Budget Story No.3

Year: 1941

Summary: Provides estimated current expenditures to be met by taxation and grants for the 1941 civic budget. Suggest increase in city council term length, planning to budget for periods of time greater than one year, the appointment of a planning committee, and reducing the number of wards.

There Is No One In Toronto Who Does Not Pay Taxes Directly Or Indirectly

Year: 1916

Summary: Proposes a system for public budget-making, in order to increase effectivity and engage citizens in the planning process.

Municipal Reporting Story No.1

Year: 1930

Summary: Highlights the importance of municipal financial reporting for both policy-makers and citizens. Traces the development of municipal financial reporting in Toronto over the decades. Stresses a need for annual report on civic expenditures to be made available to the general public.

A Citizens' Programme For Toronto

Year: 1914

Summary: The BMR hopes to help citizens of Toronto achieve better value from city expenditure, encourage citizen engagement, and increase the standard of living. Describes New York's gains as a result of the local Bureau.

Toronto Spends 33% Of Her Taxes Or 22% Of Her Total Revenue On Education In Schools

Year: 1914

Summary: Outlines topics of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Ontario Educational Association.

1939 City Budget Story No.2

Year: 1939

Summary: Provides classifications for expenditures in the 1939 civic budget. The Bureau argues that expenditure on different services such as fire safety is decreasing while debt payments are increasingly burdening the city. They suggest a thorough and independent survey of all city departments and personnel in order to ensure maximum efficiency.

Second Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1916. Work included analysis of the city budget, establishing a bureau reference library, surveying street cleaning and garbage disposal, inquiries into school admission, and a study on the living wage. Civic government and community achievements noted. Future goals are outlined. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

Civic Financial Control Story No.4

Year: 1929

Summary: Highlights the results of the operation of regular civic and educational services, the operation of muncipally owned public services not controlled by boards and commissions, and the operation of public services controlled by boards and commissions.

Cost Saving Innovations In Canadian Local Governments

Year: 1979

Summary: Identifies various cost-saving innovations in municipalities in Canada, as well as other countries. Documents efforts at the local level to save money through the use of innovative management and/or technological changes.

Citizens Control Of The Citizen's Business: City Budget Facts, 1915-1921

Year: 1915

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1914 with draft estimates for the 1915 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.

It Is Worth While Living In Toronto Or Most Of Us Wouldn'T Be Living Here

Year: 1916

Summary: Outlines expenditure on various municipal services; encouraging voter turnout based on citizens' stakes in key areas.

Fifth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1919

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1919. Work included research on the Ward, an assessment study, working closely with the press and city government and giving lectures at the University of Toronto. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

Should The Province Help Save Ontario's Downtowns?

Year: 1978

Summary: Analyzes the Downtown Revitalization Program, which allocates provincial funds to municipalities engaged in commercial development of the downtown area.

City Budget Facts Based Upon The Official Estimates Of The City Of Toronto Part 2

Year: 1920

Summary: City revenue and debt estimates from publically owned utilities for 1920. Additionally, the Bureau makes a recommendation that Toronto's water usage be metered to prevent waste. More efficient methods for calculating the cost of water provided to the fire department are proposed.

Open Letter

Year: 1931

Summary: This letter suggests the need for efficient management in periods of depression.

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.

The Dominion, Provincial And City Governments Are Being Called Upon Not To Curtail Public Work. This Is Good.

Year: 1914

Summary: Private citizens and government must both do their part to to strengthen Canada's economy and prevent unemployment.

City Budget Story No. 3

Year: 1921

Summary: Statistics showing the increase in per capita taxes in Toronto from 1915-1921, along with planned expenditures from taxation.

Metro Toronto: A Decade Later

Year: 1963

Summary: Appraises the first decade of Metropolitan Toronto's Municipal Council.

The City Improvement Plan

Year: 1929

Summary: Highlights major issues and questions regarding the vote on a by-law about the city improvement plan in the upcoming elections. Outlines the scope of the city improvement project as well as how this project is to be financed and undertaken. Work to be done includes the widening and straightening of University Avenue and Richmond Street, as well as the installation of a war memorial there, and the widening and opening of several other downtown streets, including York Street, Spadina Avenue, and Eastern Avenue.

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.

Control Of Civic Expenditure Through Civic Elections

Year: 1921

Summary: Provides a potential list of issues; citizens should ascertain the opinions of civic conditions prior to the upcoming election.

A Population And Fiscal Profile Of The New Metro

Year: 1966

Summary: Presents an analysis of the population, revenue and fiscal structure of the city after amalgamation following the new Metro Act.

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