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Municipal Police Service Story No. 2

Year: 1928

Summary: Gives an overview of police services in three British cities. This information is meant to assist City Council and the Board of Control in their consideration of the upcoming Police Estimates.

Municipal Police Service Story No. 2

Year: 1928

Summary: Gives an overview of police services in several US cities. This information is meant to assist City Council and the Board of Control in their consideration of the upcoming Police Estimates. Notes the need to consider more information than just city population, city area, and current size of the city police force when making decisions on police budgets.

Municipal Electors Looking Forward To 1942

Year: 1941

Summary: Highlights issues in upcoming elections, especially the need for retrenchment in order to support the war effort.

Much Is Heard About Postwar Planning And Reconstruction

Year: 1943

Summary: Outlines general post-war construction projects and provides suggestions on how to evaluate and prioritize these projects - with considerations based on availability of labour, funds, and neccessary technology.

Motoring Safety Story No.4

Year: 1930

Summary: Examines the ways in which legislation can prevent traffic accidents and fatalities, but also outlines ways in which roads and vehicles can and should be improved in order to make roads safer.

Motoring Safety Story No.2

Year: 1929

Summary: Outlines the efficacy of "safety-responsibility" legislation passed by the Connecticut Commission of Motor Vehicles. Concludes these efforts to increase vehicle safety are worthy of more study.

Motoring Safety Story No.1

Year: 1929

Summary: Outines different policy tools for addressing road safety and traffic fatalities, addressing pros and cons of each. Some proposals include compulsory liability insurance, the establishment of a state fund for those injured in auto accidents, and refusing to register a motorists who has outstanding judgements against them, or who has been responsible for any traffic fatality.

Motoring Safety Story No. 3

Year: 1929

Summary: Outlines more aspects of the efficacy of "safety-responsibility" legislation passed by the Connecticut Commission of Motor Vehicles. Concludes these efforts to increase vehicle safety are worthy of more study.

Motor Accidents Within Your Limits Of The City Of Toronto For One Year Ending September 30Th, 1920, Resulted In 55 Deaths

Year: 1920

Summary: Statistics on motor mortality rates in Toronto. Special consideration is given to the high percentage of child fatalities as a result of motor accidents.

Most People Do Not Go To The Physician Until They Are Actually Ill.

Year: 1925

Summary: Comparative analysis and recommendations for curing the illness of the Toronto municipal system, including changing term length, abolishing the ward system, reducing city council size, increasing efficiency.

Manana, Zaftra, To-Morrow The Day After To-Day, Any Day But This, Never.

Year: 1922

Summary: Discusses the building of the new union station and the problematic situation at the waterfront. Chronicles discussion surrounding waterfront development from 1888-1922.

It Is Often Forgotten

Year: 1926

Summary: Reminds readers of the importance of voting for the Board of Education in light of the fact that education makes up about 35% of general taxation. Outlines the qualifications required for useful members, and discusses the main issues in the upcoming elections.

Is Toronto's Public Hospital Accommodation Sufficient For Toronto's Needs?

Year: 1921

Summary: Presents hospital accommodations statistics of other cities (e.g. Kingston, Ottawa); general hospital use should be limited to acute cases, and separate facilities should be built for chronic and convalescent treatment.

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.

In The Last Three Decades The History Of Cities Has Been Marked By Two Well Defined Tendencies Growth Of Population; Growth Of Expenditure Faster Than Population

Year: 1923

Summary: Argues that expenditures have grown even faster than population growth, as have the cost of services and the number of services provided, while cities have failed to improve efficiency and budget planning.

In Peace In War Story Number 1. Does The Form Of Civic Organization Make Any Difference?

Year: 1939

Summary: Highlights the need for increased efficiency in running the city's matters at wartime. Suggests a lack of planning for the future is wasteful, that council sessions frequently waste time, and are too dominated by the Board of Control. Suggests that candidates who run for city council are not of sufficient calibre, and that increasing term limits would remedy this issue.

In June 1926

Year: 1927

Summary: Summary of report of Commission on the civic service, showing that the lack of a pension fund and the multitude of high-ranking officials leads to a standstill in public service promotions. Claims that a pension fund would in fact increase efficiency and not increase costs as much as presumed because it would cut waste by enabling older workers to retire.

In A Discussion Of Civic Credit

Year: 1935

Summary: Highlights the fact that high direct unemployment relief payments are risking Toronto's good credit record. Suggests that those receiving unemployment relief be investigated or required to re-register, in order to determine that all those receiving relief are in fact eligible for it.

In 1938

Year: 1938

Summary: Major infrastructure challenges that need to be addressed.

In 1936, For 1936

Year: 1936

Summary: Outlines where city taxes and revenues go, providing a pie-chart of expenditures. Argues that the city's current debt charges weigh down the budget, and may interfere with future projects such as improving the sewage system, undertaking slum clearance, and various other city improvements.

In 1915, The Bureau Raised The Question When Is A Tax Rate Not A Tax Rate? Perhaps The Question Should Have Been When Is The Official Tax Rate Not The Real Tax Rate

Year: 1945

Summary: Provides civic budget figures for recent years. Notes that the measure of the tax rate does not always indicate the true tax burden, and that civic budget omissions can often lead to greater personal expenditures by the taxpayers.

If You Have Votes Prepare To Use Them Now

Year: 1925

Summary: A call to vote and an urging to voters to adequately educate themselves on the issues in preparation.

If The Bureau Of Municipal Research Were To Assert That On A Certain Date $10 000 Disappears From The Funds Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1922

Summary: Suggests that earlier estimates and earlier tax collection is necessary in order to save the city money.

How Should Toronto's Civic Welfare Work Be Organized

Year: 1921

Summary: Co-ordination between the Public Health and Public Welfare Departments could be achieved by appointing members to a joint committee on Public Welfare.

How Should Toronto's Civic Welfare Work Be Organized

Year: 1923

Summary: Scan of major elections issues, including changing City Council term length

Housing Story No.1

Year: 1946

Summary: Highlights the need for more housing, but cautions that until Toronto adopts a master plan, a zoning by-law in compliance with that master plan, and a financial policy in conformity with housing needs it will not be able to see any advance in housing, particularly for those in lower income brackets.

Has The Amount Of Municipal Taxation Anything To Do With The Industrial Standing Of A City?

Year: 1922

Summary: Outlines the relationship between level of taxation and dominance of industry. Argues that high taxes are a great threat to industrialization.

Growing Pains Of Large Urban Communities

Year: 1931

Summary: Highlights some of the features and issues that Vancouver has faced in light of rapid growth, urbanization and development of suburbs.

Government By Deficit

Year: 1915

Summary: This pamphlet calls for the adoption of a new accounting system by city hall, and the release of budget information to the public on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis so that informed citizens may take action to prevent deficits.

From The Standpoint Of The Public Corporations Exist In Order To Give Service

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights City's Council's control on the prices of services in the city, provided privately or publicly, through taxation. Highlghts issues of municipal economy which may be a concern in the upcoming elections, including the efficiency of the Board of Education, and whether or not services can be improved when costs are reduced.

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