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Planning Expenditure On A Fact And Probability Rather Than On A Pious Hope Basis Story No.2

Year: 1933

Summary: Outlines the effects of the Great Depression on the citizen's ability to pay taxes and what should be done with the tax code in order to address this problem.

Planning Expenditure On A Fact And Probability Rather Than On A Pious Hope Basis Story No.1

Year: 1933

Summary: Argues that civic expenditure should be reduced, to accommodate the effects of the Great Depression on citizen's ability to pay taxes.

Open Letter: Voting Is An Opportunity

Year: 1954

Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.

Open Letter: Two Mill Levy For Capital Purposes

Year: 1957

Summary: The Bureau indicates its support of a temporary increase in tax rates.

Open Letter: Time's A-Wasting

Year: 1949

Summary: Discusses the length and inefficiency of City Council meetings.

Open Letter: The Turnout In Civic Elections

Year: 1952

Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.

Open Letter: Proposal For Two Diagonal Subway Routes

Year: 1955

Summary: Discusses the municipal responsibility to develop public transit and the fiscal challenges it poses.

Open Letter: Is There A Middle Road? Must Either Inflation Or Controls Distort Canada's Economic Expansion

Year: 1957

Summary: A speech about the financial state of Canada and its priorities.

Open Letter: Half A Loaf

Year: 1953

Summary: Describes anticipated restructuring of municipal borders and amalgamation in the Toronto area.

Open Letter: Emergency Housing

Year: 1950

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

Open Letter: Commentary On Amalgamation Costs

Year: 1950

Summary: Identifies amalgamation costs in light of the plans to improve efficiency and restructure council areas.

Open Letter: Budgets Before Elections

Year: 1948

Summary: Discusses presenting budget estimates prior to the elections, as an act of good governance and accountability.

Open Letter: Abandon This Plan!

Year: 1950

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

Open Letter: A Discussion Of T.T.C. Financing For The Citizen

Year: 1951

Summary: Discusses planning for TTC funding.

Open Letter To The Members Of The Board Of Education

Year: 1936

Summary: Discusses the importance of leaving elementary and secondary education under the same roof.

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.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto On Snow Removal And Other Things

Year: 1940

Summary: An open letter to the citizens of Toronto, highlighting the need for better snow removal - including coordinating snow removal under one department, improving snow removal equipment, and keeping the snow removal budget consistent from year to year.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto (Budget Story No.1-1943)

Year: 1943

Summary: Highlights recent debt charges, surplus, and provincial subsidies in the 1943 budget. Also provides some draft estimates of expenditures and revenue. Advocates for calculated spending in war time.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto

Year: 1932

Summary: Calls for a study to determine how many employees of each kind are absolutely necessary for efficient operation in each department of the city government

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Re The Danger Of Patronage In The Civic Service

Year: 1925

Summary: In this publication, the Bureau argues that vacant positions in the civic service must be filled based on merit and not patronage or politics.

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

Year: 1935

Summary: A call to citizens to come vote due to the important issues on the table relating to the city's finances.

Open Letter To The Citizens And Taxpayers Of Toronto

Year: 1940

Summary: Suggests that the expected tax increase due to spending costs and debt would be a mistake at a time of war.

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

Open Letter To His Worship The Mayor, Controllers And Aldermen

Year: 1937

Summary: Queries as to the wisdom of converting the Exhibition grounds into a horse-race track. Suggests that affecting economies in city services could be of greater benefit to city revenue.

Open Letter To His Worship Mayor William J. Stewart, Controllers And Aldermen

Year: 1933

Summary: Objection to the planned construction of Mt. Pleasant Bridge due to the municipality's deficit, claiming that such decisions should be part of a comprehensive plan and not made individually.

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.

Open Letter His Worship The Mayor, Members Of The Board Of Control And Aldermen

Year: 1937

Summary: Suggests that the current highest taxes in the history of the city are a result of not following the Bureau's advice in 1933.

Open Letter

Year: 1930

Summary: Discusses the qualifications and requirements for utilities commissioners.

Open Letter

Year: 1931

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

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