text_original: Lord John Russell's measure was, in fact, the foundation of the whole municipal system which we see spread over the country in our times. It proposed to begin by abolishing altogether the freeman system and placing the election of local governing bodies in the hands of residents who paid a certain amount of taxation.
text_transcription: LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S MEASURE WAS IN FACT THE FOUNDATION OF THE WHOLE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM WHICH WE SEE SPREAD OVER THE COUNTRY IN OUR TIMES IT PROPOSED TO BEGIN BY ABOLISHING ALTOGETHER THE FREEMAN SYSTEM AND PLACING THE ELECTION OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES IN THE HANDS OF RESIDENTS WHO PAID A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TAXATION
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəlz mˈɛʒɚ wʌz, ɪn fˈækt, ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən ʌvðə hˈoʊl mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl sˈɪstəm wˌɪtʃ wiː sˈiː spɹˈɛd ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʌntɹi ɪn ˌaʊɚ tˈaɪmz. ɪt pɹəpˈoʊzd tə bɪɡˈɪn baɪ ɐbˈɑːlɪʃɪŋ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ ðə fɹˈiːmən sˈɪstəm ænd plˈeɪsɪŋ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈɑːdiz ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv ɹˈɛzᵻdənts hˌuː pˈeɪd ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv tæksˈeɪʃən.