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Open Letter: Time's A-Wasting

Year: 1949

Summary: Discusses the length and inefficiency of City Council meetings.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1961

Summary: Lectures given by the Bureau in Ontario, which focus on: voter turnout, work done on available pension options, and cooperation with U of T.

Fourteenth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1928

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1928. Work included analysis of the city budget, and studies of civic finances, policing, motor accidents, town planning, taxation, and the board of education. Bureau publications are listed. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Open Letter: Government By The People

Year: 1950

Summary: Analysis of the use of the referendum in Canada.

BMR News Brief: Metro Debt Distribution Cause For Concern

Year: 1960

Summary: Criticism of the debt and borrowing policy of Toronto's Metropolitan Federation.

The Toronto Region's Privately Developed New Communities

Year: 1972

Summary: Examines the trend towards building privately developed new communities in Toronto.

Forty-Fourth Annual Report

Year: 1958

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1958. The chief concern of the Bureau is municipal revenue raising (different methods of taxation etc.) Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Provisional Directory Of Ratepayers' Association Of Toronto

Year: 1925

Summary: A list of Toronto's ratepayers associations, along with the proviso that informed citizens should become active in their local ratepayers associations

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1948

Year: 1948

Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information

Bulletin

Year: 1958

Summary: Analysis of function and challenges of fire departments in the Toronto area.

Why A Board Of Control And City Council?

Year: 1942

Summary: Argues that budgets should be handled entirely by elected officials and not by bureaucrats.

Bond Story Number Three

Year: 1914

Summary: Diagram showing Toronto's sales of bonds during 1913, in comparison with the average price of Montreal's sales.

A New Year's Gift To The City Of Toronto

Year: 1915

Summary: Introduction of City Accounting by the City Auditor and the Commissioner of Works, and recommendations from the report.

Civil Service Reform

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.

Ninth Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1923

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1923. Work included a survey on the Department of Public Health, keeping up to date on provincial legislation, and a special study on Union Station. Bureau contributions to city governance are detailed. Future goals are outlined. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

Control Of Civic Expenditure Through Civic Elections

Year: 1921

Summary: Provides a potential list of issues; citizens should ascertain the opinions of civic conditions prior to the upcoming election.

1939 City Budget Story No.1

Year: 1939

Summary: Outlines civic budget estimates for 1939, including estimated revenues and expenditures. Discusses the tax rate, as well the ongoing capital project to improve the city's sewage system. Stresses the need for more rigid control of taxation and debt.

A Twelve Hour Working Day For School Buildings 300 Days In The Year Story No. 1

Year: 1921

Summary: Schools can function as a tool for community development, particularly for new Canadian immigrants. Use of schools in this way would increase output of services, to get the most out of overhead costs of educational infrastructure.

City Budget Story No. 1 - The City Of Toronto As An Employer

Year: 1921

Summary: Considers Toronto's Annual Bill for Personal Services (Salaries and Wages); the Bureau suggests that an Administrative Board made up of Department heads would function to keep service records, promote by merit, and standardize work and wages.

Government And Business

Year: 1950

Summary: A public address by Dr. W. A. Mackintosh about what the government should and shouldn't be doing in terms of responsibilities for services and infringement on the personal and economic freedoms of the residents.

A Population And Fiscal Profile Of The New Metro

Year: 1966

Summary: Presents an analysis of the population, revenue and fiscal structure of the city after amalgamation following the new Metro Act.

When A Debt Is Not A Debt

Year: 1923

Summary: Call for restricting expenditure per capita and queries about the possibility of increasing city revenue. The answer to the question in the title - when it is paid.

Metroplan: Real Or Rhetorical Participation?

Year: 1974

Summary: The bureau is sceptical about the possibility of making planning progress with the new Metroplan project. This project requires civic engagement in many different areas in the city without enough centralized and professional planning capacity - while endorsing unclear consultation models.

BMR News Briefs: Bureau Brief On T.T.C.

Year: 1960

Summary: Bureau's recommendation to incorporate TTC in government; municipalities decision against code of ethics for municipal representatives; roads construction.

Open Letter: Budget Background

Year: 1949

Summary: Better accountability in budget making requires more transparency in information and more clarity regarding tax assessments.

Politics And Personnel In Municipal Reorganization

Year: 1969

Summary: Three case studies concerning personnel transfers stemming from municipal amalgamations and assumption of the welfare function by Metro.

What Will Toronto Municipal Electors Do In The 1944 Civic Election?

Year: 1943

Summary: Highlights major issues of the upcoming elections, and suggests that the city should vitalize elections by providing budget and expenditure information in advance of the elections, as well as conducting regular budget hearings that could be attended by all electors.

Thirty-Eighth Annual Report

Year: 1952

Summary: A summary of the work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1952. Topics of importance include taxation and the need for improved municipal revenue sources. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at the end.

Toronto As An Airport

Year: 1928

Summary: Debates the idea of building an airport in Toronto. Some questions to consider: should the airport be publicly or privately owned? Where should the airport be located? What capital outlay would be required? And would the airport be profitable? Urges the City Council to appoint a committee to look into these and other questions in consideration of building an airport in Toronto.

The New Union Station, The Proposed Viaduct, The Harbor Development And The Customs House Situation Letter No.2

Year: 1923

Summary: "An imaginary letter from a hypothetical correspondent" discussing reasons why the new Union Station did not yet open - the destruction of the old customs house

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