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Open Letter: Strengthening The Board Of Education

Year: 1951

Summary: Analysis of Board of Education structure, authority and expenditure in light of public controversy about their current level of expenditure.

Open Letter: Abandon This Plan!

Year: 1950

Summary: Identifies structural implications of municipal reform and re-defining of municipalities in Ontario.

Open Letter: Budget Background

Year: 1949

Summary: Better accountability in budget making requires more transparency in information and more clarity regarding tax assessments.

Thirty-Fifth Annual Report

Year: 1949

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1949. Topics of importance include The Baldwin Act (municipal autonomy) and provincial-municipal relations. Bureau expenditures and subscribers listed at the end.

Monthly Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto

Year: 1948

Summary: Considers the role of the Board of Assessors responsible for re-examining tax properties in the city.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women: Why A City Corporation

Year: 1947

Summary: Pointing to the legitimacy and authority problems that arise from the council members' hope to establish a municipal corporation.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women: Election Issues

Year: 1946

Summary: This publication advocates a staggered 2-year council term.

Open Letter To Electors Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1945

Summary: Notes that the upcoming municipal elections will include a vote on Don Valley traffic artery and public transit proposals.

Toronto's Current Budget 1944 Estimated Revenue And Expenditure $34,968,251 Story No.3

Year: 1944

Summary: Provides details on estimated expenditures out of taxation and grants for the 1944 civic budget, analyzed according to object of expenditure. Observes that debt charges have increased. Suggests that budget figures should be made available prior to elections to increase voter interest and turnout. Argues that the 1944 budget shows little evidence that it was formulated based on the post-war needs of Toronto's citizens.

Toronto's Current Budget, 1944 Estimated Revenue And Expenditure $34,968,251 Story No.2

Year: 1944

Summary: Provides estimated expenditures for the 1944 civic budget analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation. Raises questions as to whether or not expenditures will be raised when men return from war and take up their old positions, and if a wartime decrease in personnel has resulted in a corresponding decrease in services.

Torontonians Are Also Ontarians And Canadians

Year: 1941

Summary: Highlights the need for increased efficiency at all levels of government in order to be able to invest in the war effort. Suggests public expenditures be kept to a minimum while war is ongoing.

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.

1939 City Budget Story No.1

Year: 1939

Summary: Outlines civic budget estimates for 1939, including estimated revenues and expenditures. Discusses the tax rate, as well the ongoing capital project to improve the city's sewage system. Stresses the need for more rigid control of taxation and debt.

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.

Relief Story No.1 Direct Unemployment Relief

Year: 1939

Summary: The Bureau notes that the cost of direct unemployment payments will challenge the city's budget through 1950 - and argues that it must be restructured and the responsibilities distributed more equitably between the three levels of government.

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.

Open Letter On The Housing Bylaw

Year: 1937

Summary: Outlines the division of responsibilities between the province and municipalities with regard to development of public housing.

The Relation Of The Province To The Municipality

Year: 1937

Summary: Outlines the division of responsibilities between the province and municipalities and how this affects social services and payments.

How Public Revenues Should Be Divided

Year: 1937

Summary: The introduction of tax credits that will reduce income tax revenues must be balanced by a proper measure of increasing revenue from other sources and not only by an increase in property taxes.

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.

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.

Motoring Safety Story No.4

Year: 1930

Summary: Examines the ways in which legislation can prevent traffic accidents and fatalities, but also outlines ways in which roads and vehicles can and should be improved in order to make roads safer.

Motoring Safety Story No. 3

Year: 1929

Summary: Outlines more aspects of the efficacy of "safety-responsibility" legislation passed by the Connecticut Commission of Motor Vehicles. Concludes these efforts to increase vehicle safety are worthy of more study.

Motoring Safety Story No.2

Year: 1929

Summary: Outlines the efficacy of "safety-responsibility" legislation passed by the Connecticut Commission of Motor Vehicles. Concludes these efforts to increase vehicle safety are worthy of more study.

Motoring Safety Story No.1

Year: 1929

Summary: Outines different policy tools for addressing road safety and traffic fatalities, addressing pros and cons of each. Some proposals include compulsory liability insurance, the establishment of a state fund for those injured in auto accidents, and refusing to register a motorists who has outstanding judgements against them, or who has been responsible for any traffic fatality.

The Advisory City Planning Commission, On March 7Th, 1927 Made Its Report To The Municipal Government Of Toronto

Year: 1929

Summary: A report on the Planning Commission's report for to the Municipal Government of Ontario. The report stressed that downtown planning should take precedence, and that street improvements (extensions and widening) be undertaken as a 15 year programme. Includes a survey on the last page regarding city planning has been partially filled out.

The Difference

Year: 1928

Summary: Highlights road accident fatality rates in Canada and expresses a need for regulatory changes in order to prevent them. Compares road fatality rates to the number of people killed in wars, saying "the civil war of motor accidents has lasted twenty years and shows no sign of termination."

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.

The Council Manager Plan Of Municipal Government Story No. 6

Year: 1926

Summary: Part of an informational series on the Council Manager system of government. Argues that changes to the electoral system can be made without going with the complete council-manager model, which does not suit every city.

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

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