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.
Year: 1934
Summary: Outlines the costs of welfare relief and raises the question of whether or not welfare relief should be continued after the depression ends. The advantages and disadvantages of several different relief systems are discussed.
Year: 1966
Summary: Presents data on capital expenditure in Toronto. Provides recommendations to improve capital works programming and debt management functions.
Summary: Provides estimates of annual revenues and expenditures and their equivalent in mills.
Year: 1940
Summary: Highlights a need to vote in the upcoming elections in order to have a proper say in how the city's $35 million budget is managed.
Year: 1953
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services.
Year: 1930
Summary: Examines possible changes to the election and city management structures and their implications. Raises the question of cutting down civic departments and establishing a centralized purchasing system. Stresses that the city must be run like a business in order to ensure maximum efficiency.
Year: 1921
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information.
Year: 1946
Summary: Issues for upcoming elections, including: length of term, building Regent Park, building a Civic Square, and dining and liquor licencing.
Summary: Povides a tabulated comparison of annual estimated expenditure from 1927-1933.
Year: 1957
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto representatives.
Year: 1969
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto, suburban representatives, and children's aid.
Summary: A listing of Toronto City officials and personnel, including contact information
Year: 1923
Summary: "An imaginary letter from a hypothetical correspondent" describing the history of negotiations between the Railway Comission and City of Toronto, which has resulted in delayed opening of New Union Station.
Year: 1920
Summary: Tabulated information regarding motor-bus operation in American cities. Explores whether motor-buses would be justifiable for Toronto.
Year: 1950
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
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.
Year: 1964
Summary: Scan of major elections issues
Year: 1914
Summary: Five provisions in Bill No. 45 "An Act Respecting the City of Toronto" specify emergency use of funds without informing electors or ratepayers. Taxpayers should inquire into the reason for all proposed expenditure.
Year: 1973
Summary: Argues that transportation planning must take into account social needs - such as accessibility to the elderly - and not only traffic volume.
Year: 1932
Summary: Consideration of constitutional changes regarding number of aldermen and election date.
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.
Year: 1919
Summary: Summarizes the aim, membership, organization, and activities of Voters Leagues in Boston, Chicago, and Milwaukee, to demonstrate the benefit of such organizations.
Year: 1980
Summary: Announcement of Mary Lynch's appointment to the position of Executive Director of the Bureau of Municipal Research. The election of 1980 and issues of voter turnout and the role of party politics in municipal elections is discussed. Additional information on Bureau fundraising initiatives is provided.
Year: 1938
Summary: The Bureau provides suggestions for ways to improve the efficiency of services and budget management - despite the fact that a draft budget was not available in time and public discussion on the budget was therefore limited. Some suggestions include coordinating health and welfare services, appointing a long-term planning committee, and increasing the length of terms for city council.
Year: 1961
Summary: A report proposing that municipal school boards be exempt from the new provincial sales tax when purchasing school supplies. The report also considers the added complication that provincial revenues make up a large part of school funding.
Summary: New structure of provincial transfers to municipalities are vague and have contradictory goals.
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.
Summary: Outlines financial savings in Cincinnati as a result of citizen support of a Bureau Municipal Research. Argues that there is potential for similar change in Toronto.
Summary: Statistics on increases in total estimated expenditures by functions, and object of expenditure (1916-1919). Also lists per capita variations.