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City Of Toronto 1938 Budget Story No.3

Year: 1938

Summary: Outlines city budget figures for 1938. Suggests a detailed administrative survey be made of all city departments and that a long term capital expenditures budget be established. Further goes on to note that the cost of government is on the rise, however costs in Health and Sanitation and general welfare are on the decline.

Monthly Letter To Members, Supporters And All Citizens

Year: 1946

Summary: Argues that Toronto's spending needs are manageable with current taxation levels if greater efficiency is achieved.

The 1932 Budget Estimates Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.2

Year: 1932

Summary: Tabulated comparison of expenditure for the years 1927-1932, with discussion.

The Proposed Gasoline Tax As It Would Affect Toronto

Year: 1925

Summary: Highlights the amount that Toronto car owners would pay when the province's new gasoline tax is implemented

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.2

Year: 1936

Summary: Outlines the issues of budget management in light of city debt.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto Re Spending And Lending

Year: 1941

Summary: This open letter demands retrenchments in light of the war effort, and calls for expneditures on supplies and equipment to be reduced. Also calls for the size of the city government to be reduced.

The City And The Deferred Payment Plan

Year: 1929

Summary: Highlights the the importance of muncipal and financial planning for the development of the city. Outlines some of the work that the Advisory City Planning Commission has undertaken since being appointed in 1928, which includes drawing up a physical plan for improvements to the city and determining the order and desirability of these improvements.

The 1931 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No. 1

Year: 1931

Summary: Outlines the annual estimated net revenue and expenditure in the city of Toronto as detailed in the 1931 budget.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto

Year: 1933

Summary: Describes equitable means of effecting salary and wage reductions so as to increase city revenue by applying reductions on restored salary schedules.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto On Budget For A Deficit

Year: 1932

Summary: Examines the issue of Toronto's deficit. Advocates reducing estimated expenditures.

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.

Open Letter: Control Over Civic Spending

Year: 1951

Summary: Argues there is need to reduce public expenditure.

The 1930 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.1

Year: 1930

Summary: Outlines estimates of annual budget revenues and expenditures and their equivalent in mills.

Civic Financial Control Story No. 2

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. Raises the question of taxing privately-owned utilities as a source of city revenue.

Third Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1917

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1917. Includes a listing of BMR bulletins. Sample work includes: setting up a speakers' bureau, studying street cleaning and garbage disposal, and studying charitable expenditure. Achievements of various city boards and departments are detailed. Future goals are outlined. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

How Civic Expenditures In Toronto May Be Reduced? Story No. 1

Year: 1936

Summary: The city budget should be balanced by reduced expenditure and not increased taxes, with unemployment payments bearing a heavy burden on the budget.

Estimated Current Expenditures For 1936 Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1936

Summary: Analysis of city expenditures for 1936, including reduction of expenses for salaries and wages of city workers. Notes that this is the most balanced budget since 1932, and that the deficit has been greatly reduced since 1935.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto

Year: 1924

Summary: Highlights the high level of spending on salaries in the public service and the need for improved efficiency

In The Last Three Decades The History Of Cities Has Been Marked By Two Well Defined Tendencies Growth Of Population; Growth Of Expenditure Faster Than Population

Year: 1923

Summary: Argues that expenditures have grown even faster than population growth, as have the cost of services and the number of services provided, while cities have failed to improve efficiency and budget planning.

Twelfth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1926

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1926. Work included: an office move, public addresses, various publications, and a campaign to increase voters. Improvements for efficiency in local government are made in the areas of policy-making, taxation and capital expenditures. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

The 1931 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.2

Year: 1931

Summary: Comparison of expenditure on community services for the years 1927-1931. Tabulated comparison of taxation revenue and other general revenue sources.

On January 1St, 1925 In Addition To The Election Of A Mayor Board Of Control Aldermen Board Of Education The Citizens Of Toronto Will Be Given An Opportunity To Express Their Opinion On Two Matters Of Public Policy

Year: 1924

Summary: A survey of two specific areas of public policy that will be voted on in the election: expansion of the public water system and the city entering into the gasoline business.

Estimated Current Revenues For 1940 (In Comparison With Those Of 1930 And 1939)

Year: 1940

Summary: Provides the estimated current revenues for the 1940 civic budget. Outlines expenditures and the tax rate. Raises questions as to whether all city departments are as efficient and as adequately mechanized as they could be.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Twenty-Third Annual Report

Year: 1937

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1937. Topics of importance include the city budget, public welfare administration, and city planning. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

The 1931 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.3

Year: 1931

Summary: Analysis of municipal expenditure on salaries and wages for the years 1927-1931.

The 1934 Budget Estimates Of Current Revenues, Debenture Funds Used For Current Purposes And Expenditures Chargeable To Revenue Of The City Of Toronto Budget Story No.1

Year: 1934

Summary: Highlghts the issue of growing deficits in the Great Depression, and argues this issue is not being fully presented to the public.

In 1915, The Bureau Raised The Question When Is A Tax Rate Not A Tax Rate? Perhaps The Question Should Have Been When Is The Official Tax Rate Not The Real Tax Rate

Year: 1945

Summary: Provides civic budget figures for recent years. Notes that the measure of the tax rate does not always indicate the true tax burden, and that civic budget omissions can often lead to greater personal expenditures by the taxpayers.

The 1935 Budget Estimates Of Current Revenues, Debenture Funds Used For Current Purposes And Expenditures Chargeable To Revenues Of The City Of Toronto Budget Story No.1

Year: 1935

Summary: Provides budget and expenditure figures for the fiscal year 1935. Argues that the biggest challenge pointed out in the budget is current unemployment expenditure and debt on past unemployment expenditure.

The 1932 Budget Estimates Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.1

Year: 1932

Summary: Outlines the annual estimated net revenue and expenditure in the city of Toronto for the fiscal year of 1932, as outlined in the city budget.

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