text_original: With no salaries for the chief officials and no costly civil service to keep up, no schools nor paupers to maintain out of the rates, and with so many examples of muni  ficence among the citizens, the burdens of municipal taxation could not have been heavy.
text_transcription: WITH NO SALARIES FOR THE CHIEF OFFICIALS AND NO COSTLY CIVIL SERVICE TO KEEP UP NO SCHOOLS NOR PAUPERS TO MAINTAIN OUT OF THE RATES AND WITH SO MANY EXAMPLES OF MUNIFICENCE AMONG THE CITIZENS THE BURDENS OF MUNICIPAL TAXATION COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HEAVY
phonemes: wɪð nˈoʊ sˈælɚɹiz fɚðə tʃˈiːf əfˈɪʃəlz ænd nˈoʊ kˈɔstli sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs tə kˈiːp ˈʌp, nˈoʊ skˈuːlz nˈɔːɹ pˈɔːpɚz tə meɪntˈeɪn ˌaʊɾəv ðə ɹˈeɪts, ænd wɪð sˌoʊ mˈɛni ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌv mˈuːni fˈaɪsəns ɐmˌʌŋ ðə sˈɪɾɪzənz, ðə bˈɜːdənz ʌv mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl tæksˈeɪʃən kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn hˈɛvi.