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.
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.
Summary: Lists essential qualifications for the head of a Fire Department, based on merit and administrative skills.
Summary: A summary of the work done and of progress made on the Bureau of Municipal Research's program for the year ending 1915. Sample work and goals included: establishing a scientific form of budget with city officials, installation of modern accounting practices, assisting in the reorganization of the fire department, and producing studies of citizen interest. Yearly expenditures and bureau subscribers are included at the end.
Summary: Summarizes progress in three major areas of concern: unemployment relief, fire department reorganization, and accounting and budget reform.
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.
Year: 1914
Summary: Outlines the key issues for the Municipal Improvement Association for 1915, including: the financial system, civil service commission, fire department, purchasing department, and transportation commission.
Summary: Argues that the city tax rate is not easily reduced, but the fire loss tax rate is. Citizens pay the price for fire damage.
Summary: Presents a potential Fire Insurance Policy for the citizens of Toronto.
Summary: Sample abstracts from articles in the Toronto Press about the Woodbine Hotel fire, and lack of fire safety in the city.
Summary: Civic housecleaning is a necessary method of fire and disease prevention. Children in public schools are encouraged to clean in and around their homes, to practice civic engagement.
Summary: The City of Toronto is introducing a new system of accounting; new budget estimates suggest increased savings. A financial appropriation for a Fire Prevention Bureau is included in the estimates.
Summary: Two steps should be taken to increase fire safety in the aftermath of the Woodbine Hotel fire: establishment of a strong central authority and a Fire Prevention Commission.
Summary: Government depends on the engagement and cooperation of citizens. Citizens should support the appointment of a Fire Prevention Commission.
Summary: The City Council should create a Fire Prevention Commission to establish rules and regulations upon the subject of fire prevention. There is too much division of authority in the matter of inspecting fire escapes, hence the need for a single commission.
Summary: Fire inspections of six Toronto theatres were conducted, and three were found to be in dangerous condition. A Fire Prevention Commission should be created to begin a campaign of fire safety education.
Summary: Suggests 25 Next Steps for Toronto's Fire Department, including: training, rules governing appointments and promotions, budget estimates, inventories, and permanent record-keeping.