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School Story No. 9

Year: 1916

Summary: This document draws upon reports from the Medical Inspection Department of the Board of Education, and suggests Improving health conditions and health education in the schools. Some suggestions including the building of "open air schools" and being aware of ill-venthilated cloak-rooms as a source of contagion. The difficulties of trying to teach children who come to school hungry are also highlighted.

School Story No.8

Year: 1916

Summary: An informational pamphlet for "parents and taxpayers" highlighting the need for improvements in the school system. This document considers recent reports from board of education inspectors on the state of public schools and makes suggestions and recommendations, including better cooperation between public schools and technical schools to reduce the drop-out rate, the need to identify the "feeble-minded", and better accounting practices in public schools.

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.

The Biggest Word In Canadian Financing During The Next Decade Should Be Thrift

Year: 1916

Summary: Outlines proposed expenditures for the City of Toronto in 1916, divided by services (Education, Health, Recreation etc.)

There Is No One In Toronto Who Does Not Pay Taxes Directly Or Indirectly

Year: 1916

Summary: Proposes a system for public budget-making, in order to increase effectivity and engage citizens in the planning process.

Why Does It Take So Much Talk To Get The City's Business Done Or To Keep It From Being Done?

Year: 1916

Summary: Suggests possible steps to increase efficiency in Toronto's metropolitan government, including: reducing the number of members of City Council, abolishing the ward system, and establishing an administrative board to centre executive responsibility.

In Order To Get The People's Work Done City Governments Must Spend Other People's Money

Year: 1916

Summary: Summarizes the City Treasurer's report on financial planning.

Every Little Bond Has Debt Charges Of Its Own

Year: 1916

Summary: Charts the growth in debt charges vs. population growth, revealing the increased financial burden on individuals. Bond issues are linked to debt charges and the city's income.

Controlling The Uncontrollable

Year: 1916

Summary: Describes how the city's expenditures are all controllable.

If Accounts Are Worth Keeping, They Are Worth Keeping Well

Year: 1916

Summary: Accurate accounting practices will provide a basis for effective vigilance in public schools. Based on the City Auditor's Report on Public School Accounting.

School Accounts

Year: 1916

Summary: Summary of recommendations on school accounting made by the City Auditor.

Toronto's Hospital Grants And Other So-Called Charitable Expenditures

Year: 1916

Summary: Suggests that charitable expenditures can be reduced and controlled through action by the city.

Each Of Us Has Known Individuals Who Never Grew Up Physically But Did Grow Up Mentally

Year: 1916

Summary: Highlights the issue of "feeble-mindedness" and the burden the "feeble-minded" places on taxpayers. Outlines the agenda and exhibits that will be on display during the National Welfare Exhibition on the subject of feeble-mindedness - which includes a play about the life of a young offender. Pamphlet also includes a tear-away petition addressed to the Prime Minister of Canada and provincial premiers urging these officials to consider the establishment of farm colonies to house and segregate the feeble-minded.

School Story No.7

Year: 1916

Summary: In preparation for the post-WWI era Toronto is investing in technical education

Second Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1916. Work included analysis of the city budget, establishing a bureau reference library, surveying street cleaning and garbage disposal, inquiries into school admission, and a study on the living wage. Civic government and community achievements noted. Future goals are outlined. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

School Story No. 6

Year: 1916

Summary: Comparison of repeated grades and children above standard age in Montreal and Toronto schools and how the education system should cater to children with special needs.

Assessment

Year: 1916

Summary: A treatise on land assessment reform for the City of Toronto, recommending the power to make assessments on land value be granted to the municipal level of government. Additionally recommends an assessment system that is more cooperative, community based and empirical. Also urges better publicized land assessments to promote equity and fairness in land pricing and sales.

School Story No. 5.

Year: 1916

Summary: Outlines budgetary spending on high schools and collegiates, as well as the need for accurate information and advanced accounting methods in order to provide taxpayers with a better picture of these budget figures.

Do You Realize That The Citizens Of Toronto Pay Taxes To Support Two Departments Of Health

Year: 1916

Summary: This document outlines the fact that Toronto has a separate health department for schools that employs the same kind of experts as the general health department and has many overlapping responsibilities. Consolidation of these two separate boards of health is proposed.

An Analysis Of Toronto's Budget For 1916

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1915 with estimates for the 1916 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, and attempts to educate the reader on how departments estimate their costs from year to year.

This Booklet Gives Some Reasons Why A Bureau Of Municipal Research Was Needed Two Years Ago And Why It Is Needed This Year Why It Will Be Needed Twenty Years From Now

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.

City Budget Facts 1916

Year: 1916

Summary: A summary of city of Toronto budget expenditures for 1915 with estimates for the 1916 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, and attempts to educate the reader on how departments estimate their costs from year to year.

Are You An Average Citizen? Is Your Family An Average Family?

Year: 1915

Summary: Encourages citizens to vote to determine how their tax dollars are spent. Charts city services vs. cost per family in dollars and days of work.

School Story No. 3

Year: 1915

Summary: Review of education budget, expenditure and accountability to the public about the school system. Considers the cost of education to each taxpayer and proposes more engagement in promoting efficiecy in public schools.

Some Facts About Our Schools In 1914

Year: 1915

Summary: An overview of the issues and challenges faced by Toronto public schools, including drop-out rates, rates of grade repetition, facilities, curricula and student health. Special consideration is given to identifying "backwards" students, as those who repeat grades are seen to be a drain on tax-payer resources. Meant to encourage taxpayers to take an active role in encouraging efficiency in public schools.

Is Toronto About To Order Municipal Mobilization?

Year: 1915

Summary: Mobilizing experienced citizens to shape municipal financial policies.

Some Facts About Our Schools In 1913

Year: 1915

Summary: An overview of the issues and challenges faced by Toronto public schools, including drop-out rates, rates of grade repetition, facilities, curricula and student health. Proposes solutions to make public schools run more efficiently and to improve conditions for students. Meant to encourage taxpayers to keep on top of local boards of education, and to exert pressure if it seems standards have loosened.

Are All Children Alike?

Year: 1915

Summary: Attack on children with special needs and the fact that public education is wasted on them and on the need to repeat school years.

One Object Lesson In Efficiency

Year: 1915

Summary: Highlights the recent reduction of tax backlogs through the introduction of better record-keeping and accounting practices, outlining the reduced costs to the city. Calls upon the City Treasurer, City Auditor, and Commissioner of Works to adopt the Bureau's suggested accounting reforms.

Burning Up Canada

Year: 1915

Summary: Outlines the high cost of the Toronto Fire Department compared to other Canadian cities and the need for more efficient methods such as fire prevention.

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