text_original: It is hardly too much to say that it was the prevail  ing rule that all property and most patronage was administered with a single eye to the advantage of the administrators. " The revenues of the Corporation are variously employed ; a great part is usually absorbed in the salaries of their officers and entertain  ments of the Common Council and their friends. ... It is not often that much of the Corporate property is expended on police or public improvements.
text_transcription: IT IS HARDLY TOO MUCH TO SAY THAT IT WAS THE PREVAILING RULE THAT ALL THE PROPERTY AND MOST PATRONAGE WAS ADMINISTERED WITH A SINGLE EYE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS THE REVENUES OF THE CORPORATION ARE VARIOUSLY EMPLOYED A GREAT PART IS USUALLY ABSORBED IN THE SALARIES OF THEIR OFFICERS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THEIR FRIENDS IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT MUCH OF THE CORPORATE PROPERTY IS EXPENDED ON POLICE OR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹdli tˈuː mʌtʃ tə sˈeɪ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðə pɹɪvˈeɪl ˈɪŋ ɹˈuːl ðæt ˈɔːl pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ænd mˈoʊst pˈætɹənɪdʒ wʌz ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd wɪð ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈaɪ tə ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚz. " ðə ɹˈɛvənˌuːz ʌvðə kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɑːɹ vˈɛɹiəsli ɛmplˈɔɪd ; ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːɹt ɪz jˈuːʒuːəli ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ɪnðə sˈælɚɹiz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ænd ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn mˈɛnts ʌvðə kˈɑːmən kˈaʊnsəl ænd ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz. ... ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈɔfən ðæt mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə kˈɔːɹpɚɹət pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɪz ɛkspˈɛndᵻd ˌɔn pəlˈiːs ɔːɹ pˈʌblɪk ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts.