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Cutting Costs

Year: 1941

Summary: Suggests that the city could cut costs by reducing salaries and wages of city workers. Provides a list of questions one may put to candidates in the upcoming city election, including where the candidate stands on the issues of civic expenditure, debt control, and building up a reserve of civic credit.

Submission To The Committee On Provincial Municipal Relations Of The Province Of Ontario

Year: 1952

Summary: A report summarizing the interactions between the provincial government of Ontario and the municipal government of Toronto, particularly in the areas of taxation and finance of public infrastructure and municipal services. The expansion of municipal franchise to those who do not own property is debated.

Sixteenth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1930

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1930. The City Planning Committee is discussed. The need for efficiency and cooperation between various city administrations and boards is highlighted. Various Bureau publications throughout the year also stressed the need for better coordination of city government. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Street Railway Operation: Other Cities And The So Called Service At Cost Plan

Year: 1919

Summary: Comments from various North American cities on the service-at-cost plan for Street Railways. Asks questions about how the Railway should be administered in Toronto.

Open Letter

Year: 1930

Summary: Discusses the qualifications and requirements for utilities commissioners.

Toronto's 1945 Budget Story No. 2

Year: 1945

Summary: Provides estimated expenditures for the 1945 civic budget analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation. Questions whether city improvements that have been deferred during the war will increase taxation, and if this situation will be made worse by inflation.

Should The Metro Chairman Be Directly Elected?

Year: 1975

Summary: Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of directly electing city mayors vs. selecting from the elected members of council.

Toronto's Civic Budget For 1947

Year: 1947

Summary: Provides estimates of expenditures and revenues for the 1947 civic budget. Notes the high costs of salaries and wages, as well as decreasing debt charges.

A Report On Local Improvement Works And Taxes In Ontario

Year: 1964

Summary: A report on local improvement and works taxes. Details how and why local improvement acts are initiated, the process of accepting or rejecting local improvement taxes, how special assessments are levied, how costs for local improvements are split and who may be exempt from these taxes and fees.

Forms Of City Government - Story No. 2: Commission-Manager Or City-Manager Government

Year: 1919

Summary: Defines commission-manager (or city-manager) government, its advantages and limitations.

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1947

Year: 1947

Summary: A listing of Toronto City officials and personnel, including contact information

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.

City Auditing - Story No. 3: The City Auditor Has Stated How Much Space He Needs

Year: 1915

Summary: Lists what other cities spend on auditing, for purposes of comparison, with the caveat that decisions must be made in Toronto based on specific circumstances.

Effective Voting Story No. 2 - Voting From The Citizens' Point Of View

Year: 1919

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.

Bureau Of Municipal Research Twenty-Fourth Annual Report

Year: 1938

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1938. Topics of importance include town planning and zoning, sewage disposal, traffic control, the city budget, public health and welfare. Bureau expenditures and subscribers listed at the end.

In 1915 14 Representative Toronto Philanthropies Received Gifts From 6,567 Persons

Year: 1917

Summary: Concludes that the distribution of philanthropic giving is limited to a restricted and largely unvarying group of givers. A systematic and cooperative method would reduce waste energy and maximize the potential of these donations.

County Schools: The Effects Of The County School Takeover On One Ontario Township

Year: 1975

Summary: Survey of the Oro Township school system as an example of how the consolidation of the school system into larger units has affected education in the six years since it took place.

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1925

Year: 1925

Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information

Some Vagaries Of The Ward System In Toronto

Year: 1926

Summary: Highlights some issues with the existing ward system, including the fact that wards may be too large to be considered an actual community, that populations in wards are not equivalent (and therefore some wards may be more populous, but limited in the fact that they only have one representative). The Bureau proposes several solutions, including doing away with wards, or dividing the city into four equally populous wards.

Police Story No.2 Police Expenditure 1921 To 1936 And 1937 (Estimated) Actual And Relative

Year: 1937

Summary: Outlines the cost of police services, including the loss to society from the presence of crime, and the stagnant per capita spending on police services vs the rise in the spending on all other services.

Open Letter: How Toronto Voted

Year: 1951

Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.

Open Letter: Two Mill Levy For Capital Purposes

Year: 1957

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

BMR Bureau Of Municipal Research Annual Report 1981-1982

Year: 1982

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1981. Documents ongoing and completed research, and plans for the future. Bureau expenditures, publications, and contributors at the end.

In The Piping Times Of Peace Philanthropy And Charity Should Be So Administered As To Decrease The Need For Them

Year: 1917

Summary: Adequate planning for community welfare work relies upon effective administration of welfare agencies and financing of community welfare programs. This can only be obtained through city-wide co-operation.

Eleventh Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1925

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1925. Work included community engagement, public debates and addresses, and publishing various bulletins. Civic government accomplishments and the city budget and taxes are outlined. Other steps to advance efficiency and economy are discussed. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Open Letter: Just Plain Housekeeping

Year: 1950

Summary: Describes the desperate need for renovations in city hall.

On The First Day Of January, 1940

Year: 1939

Summary: Scan of major elections issues. Notes that those elected will oversee a $36 million budget, as well as additional oversight of a water works project worth $3 million. Suggests that the city extend council term limits to 2 years.

Open Letter To His Worship Mayor William J. Stewart And Members Of The Board Of Control

Year: 1934

Summary: Argues that amalgamation of related departments under one auspice would be beneficial to the city, and should be done when an opportunity such as the retirement of a head of department occurs.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1952

Year: 1952

Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services

The Tax Rate May Be Reduced

Year: 1917

Summary: Cutting the tax-rate will not reduce taxation in the long-run unless expenditures are also cut. Increasing revenue from other sources (e.g. Exhibition Park) is a possible solution.

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