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Citizens Control Of The Citizen's Business: City Budget Facts, 1915-1921

Year: 1915

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1914 with draft estimates for the 1915 budget - includes information on expenditures, city revenue and debt, and includes a breakdown of average taxes paid by Toronto citizens. The publication aims to encourage taxpayer and citizen engagement with budgetary concerns.

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1924

Year: 1924

Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information

It Is Worth While Living In Toronto Or Most Of Us Wouldn'T Be Living Here

Year: 1916

Summary: Outlines expenditure on various municipal services; encouraging voter turnout based on citizens' stakes in key areas.

Report on a Survey of the Treasury, Assessment, Works, Fire and Property Departments

Year: 1913

Summary: Prepared for the Civic Survey Committee by the New York Bureau of Municipal Research. Available at the Toronto Reference Library, Humanities & Social Science Desk, 2nd Fl Annex (Call #: 352.0713 B79).

Toronto's Business Is The Citizens' Business For 365 Days Of The Year

Year: 1919

Summary: List of Toronto City officials, boards, and commissions and their contact information. Handy reference guide to encourage citizen engagement.

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1920

Year: 1920

Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information

Cost Saving Innovations In Canadian Local Governments

Year: 1979

Summary: Identifies various cost-saving innovations in municipalities in Canada, as well as other countries. Documents efforts at the local level to save money through the use of innovative management and/or technological changes.

Making One Hundred Cents Do A Dollar's Worth Of Work - Story Number Three

Year: 1914

Summary: Outlines methods used to increase service and use in a small library.

Fifth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1919

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1919. Work included research on the Ward, an assessment study, working closely with the press and city government and giving lectures at the University of Toronto. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

Bulletin: Provincial- Municipal Relations With Emphasis On The Financial Relations Between Provinces And Local Governments

Year: 1959

Summary: Local governments encounter difficulties in both current and capital financing; this warrants reconsideration of Provincial-Municipal Relations.

Design For Development: Where Are You?

Year: 1977

Summary: Describes the Provincial government's approach to regional property development, regional government and local government fiscal reform. Identifies the need for more clarity in policies going forward.

Unemployment Story No. 5: Kismet (The Only Way To Solve Unemployment Is To Make Employment)

Year: 1914

Summary: A self-recreative fund should be implemented to contend with the issue of unemployment. Certain private institutions are creating work in the community, and their endeavors should be supported.

Should The Province Help Save Ontario's Downtowns?

Year: 1978

Summary: Analyzes the Downtown Revitalization Program, which allocates provincial funds to municipalities engaged in commercial development of the downtown area.

Teaching Local Government: A Responsibility Of The Educational System

Year: 1978

Summary: Evaluates instruction on local government in Ontario secondary schools. Includes summaries of workshops held around the province to gain a better understanding of how to improve instruction.

Directory Of Governments In Metropolitan Toronto 1970-71

Year: 1971

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. Note that metro assessment department moved under provincial administration. Now includes staff listings for the Ontario Municipal Board.

On The Waterfront

Year: 1972

Summary: Argues that the Harbourfront division of authority is archaic and in need of review in order to ensure that the population benefits from the waterfront.

Reorganizing Local Government: A Brief Look At Four Provinces

Year: 1972

Summary: Explores municipal reform in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick.

City Budget Facts Based Upon The Official Estimates Of The City Of Toronto Part 2

Year: 1920

Summary: City revenue and debt estimates from publically owned utilities for 1920. Additionally, the Bureau makes a recommendation that Toronto's water usage be metered to prevent waste. More efficient methods for calculating the cost of water provided to the fire department are proposed.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1959

Summary: Bureau successfully advocated changes in legislation to end tax exemptions to property owners.

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government In 1943

Year: 1943

Summary: A list of Toronto City officials and personnel and contact information

Directory Of Governments In Metropolitan Toronto 1979-80

Year: 1980

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, children's aid, and relevant provincial organizations

The Relation Of The Province To The Municipality

Year: 1937

Summary: Outlines the division of responsibilities between the province and municipalities and how this affects social services and payments.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1962

Summary: Presents work on a seminar with U of T to discuss municipal government and its relationship to the community life of Metropolitan Toronto.

Metroplan: A Gamble Worth Taking?

Year: 1977

Summary: Analysis of the Metroplan's goal to reduce dependency on downtown Toronto and instead establish another major centre in Scarborough and North Yonge.

Open Letter

Year: 1931

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

Understanding The Impact Of Section 63 On Commercial Property Taxes

Year: 1983

Summary: Discusses the province's adoption of Section 63 of the Assessment Act. Section 63 aims to base assessment on market value but not allow shifts in the tax burden between residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Amalgamation: A Solution To The Problems In Greater Moncton And Greater Fredericton?

Year: 1971

Summary: Study of municipal amalgamation in New Brunswick.

Monthly Letter To The Citizens

Year: 1948

Summary: Demonstrates progress in voter turnout in 1948 elections and suggests strategies to further engage citizens going forward.

In Toronto, In The Year Ending- April 30Th, 1927, 700 Persons Were Injured And 47 Killed In 671 Motor Accidents

Year: 1927

Summary: Road accident fatality rates in Toronto and Ontario.

Questions For Electors, October 1978

Year: 1978

Summary: Outlines the major issues faced by municipal representatives in Metropolitan Toronto, London, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor, and Sudbury in the 1978 Municipal Elections.

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