Year: 1919
Summary: Defines commission government, its history, advantages and limitations.
Summary: Summarizes the aim, membership, organization, and activities of Voters Leagues in Boston, Chicago, and Milwaukee, to demonstrate the benefit of such organizations.
Summary: Responses to Effective Voting Story No. 1: Did You Vote in the Last Municipal Election? This bulletin suggests that a Toronto Voter's League might be able to address some of the issues raised herein.
Summary: Survey about voter turnout in the last municipal election.
Year: 1917
Summary: Recommendations for civil service reform, including: regular procedures for promotion and salary increases in City Council; establishment of a an independent Civil Service Board; and emphasis on eligibility and performance records.
Summary: If city reports of actual and proposed expenditures presented the annual bills as divided by totals, departments, and functional divisions, it would enable fact studies of the civic service and the city's annual bill for salaries and wages. Advocates procedural reform for salary increases and promotions.
Year: 1916
Summary: This publication highlights the need for an independent citizen research bureau (such as the Bureau of Municipal Research) to inform fellow citizens and to keep municipal government accountable when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Additionally, the Bureau outlines some of their near and long-term goals in improving and modernizing city administration and planning.
Year: 1915
Summary: Introduction of City Accounting by the City Auditor and the Commissioner of Works, and recommendations from the report.
Year: 1914
Summary: A deputation of Toronto city officials was sent to examine accounting departments in New York, NY and Reading, PA. Outlines necessary steps in the reorganization of Toronto's accounting systems.
Summary: Recommendations for civil service appointments based on merit, record, and classification/standardization of positions.
Summary: Good salaries and wages are necessary if the city is to receive the best service; increases in salary often mean increases in efficiency and decreases in cost. Good pay does not necessarily equate to good work.