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Bureau Of Municipal Research Twenty-First Annual Report

Year: 1935

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1935. Topics of importance include unemployment relief, civic salaries and wages, the city budget and credit, voter turnout, declining assessment, and civic efficiency and amalgamation. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

BMR In Review

Year: 1977

Summary: Listing of recently published studies, research in progress, and upcoming Bureau of Municipal Research events. Sample research topics include the island airport and harbourfront development, vandalism in schools, disappearing farmland, provincially funded regional development planning, and cooperation between London, Ontario transit agencies.

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.

One Sometimes Hears The Statement "People Can't Be Expected To Vote When There Is No Issue"

Year: 1930

Summary: Defines relevant issue in the upcoming election - including the fact that the city will be undertaking a large programme of capital expenditures, issues of municipal taxation, the domination of "special interests" from each ward, and the administration of important city services.

Forty-Fifth Annual Report

Year: 1959

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1959. Topics of importance include TTC operations, Metropolitan finance, and corrupt practices in local government. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Submission To The Royal Commission On Metropolitan Toronto 1964

Year: 1964

Summary: A report submitted to the Royal Commission of Metropolitan Toronto examining the possibilities of removing incentives and needs for non-residential fiscal zoning. Addresses the possibility of partial fiscal amalgamation of thirteen municipalities to increase and pool revenue, as well as alternate systems for pooling and redistributing revenue among Toronto's boroughs.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women

Year: 1947

Summary: Analysis of voting patterns and discussion of the need to keep families within municipal boundaries and prevent sprawl.

Questions For Electors

Year: 1969

Summary: Draws attention to important issues in the 1969 election.

Report On Stage Three: The Seminar Conference Toronto August 6-16, 1967

Year: 1967

Summary: A summary report of the discussions that took place at the BMR-led conference on metropolitan problems. Topics of discussion included planning, infrastructure, population, financing for capital projects, vertical and horizontal equity, federal fiscal policy, and city management in general.

Bureau Of Municipal Research In Review

Year: 1977

Summary: Listing of recently published studies, research in progress, and upcoming Bureau of Municipal Research events. Sample research topics include the island airport, teaching of local government in schools, the planning act review, saving energy, managing local government resources, and legislative attempts to deal with urban growth.

Fifteenth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1929

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1929. The formation of an Advisory City Planning Committee is discussed. Other civic achievements including reorganization of the city finance department. Bureau work included studies on policing, motor accidents and the board of education. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Annual Meeting Bureau Of Municipal Research 1974

Year: 1974

Summary: Programme from the Bureau of Municipal Research's 1974 meeting and seminar. Seminar topics include urbanization, land, planning, property development, issues facing Pickering, and city government in general.

Nineteenth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1933

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1933. Topics of importance include a decrease in aldermen, the civic budget, the Advisory City Planning Committee, improvement in city administration, and need for centralized purchasing. The importance of working with the press is stressed. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

To All Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto, We Wish For 1936

Year: 1936

Summary: An open letter to citizens, with hopes for a more balanced, a reduced tax burden, and vigorous planning to be made in the areas of sewage disposal, civic improvements, and slum clearances in 1936.

Need Election Talk Be Just Talks?

Year: 1945

Summary: Highlights issues in upcoming elections. Encourages the city increase the amount of voters by increasing the importance of the electoral body in the conduct of city affairs. Suggests that longer terms may bring better quality candidates and promote continuity of policy.

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.

Seventeenth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1931

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1931. The importance of city planning is highlighted. The need to improve electoral and policy-making machinery is discussed. Reform of city government, departments, boards and administrations is suggested. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Twenty-Eighth Annual Report

Year: 1942

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1942. Topics of importance include the war effort, tax accounting methods, snow removal methods, departmental co-ordination, and city planning and budget. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirtieth Annual Report

Year: 1944

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1944. Topics of importance include the report of the City Planning Commission, city budget estimates, subvention, and post-war reconstruction. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

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.

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.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Twenty-Sixth Annual Report

Year: 1940

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1940. The effects of WWII on the city are highlighted. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

From The Standpoint Of The Public Corporations Exist In Order To Give Service

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights City's Council's control on the prices of services in the city, provided privately or publicly, through taxation. Highlghts issues of municipal economy which may be a concern in the upcoming elections, including the efficiency of the Board of Education, and whether or not services can be improved when costs are reduced.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirty-Second Annual Report

Year: 1946

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1946. Topics of importance include planning and urban sprawl, the city budget, co-ordination of departments, terms for alderman, and the ward system. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Members' Newsletter

Year: 1963

Summary: Report of final meeting of seminar on the Metropolitan community, on estimates of a large increase in municipal capital investment, and on hospital construction grants.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Thirty-First Annual Report

Year: 1945

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1945. Topics of importance include planning and urban sprawl, administrative departmentalization, the role of city council, post-war society, the ward system, and the civic budget. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

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.

The 1929 City Budget Story No.3

Year: 1929

Summary: Hightlights the need for planning in the city's budget in order to ensure the most efficient use of taxpayer money,

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.

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.

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