Year: 1920
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information
Year: 1919
Summary: Presents several comparisons which illustrate some of the gains made in methods of financial administration in Toronto from 1914-1918.
Summary: Defines mayor-council-board of control government, its advantages and limitations. Suggests modifications including an Administrative Board.
Summary: Defines commission-manager (or city-manager) government, its advantages and limitations.
Summary: Defines commission government, its history, advantages and limitations.
Summary: List of Toronto City officials, boards, and commissions and their contact information. Handy reference guide to encourage citizen engagement.
Year: 1918
Summary: Identifies key issues in the 1919 municipal election, as a call to action for voters.
Year: 1917
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: 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: 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.