hiː nˈoʊɾᵻd ðæt mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz wɜː ɹˈʌn baɪ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd əfˈɪʃəlz ænd wɜːɹ ɐkˈaʊntəbəl tə ðə pˈʌblɪk, ðeɪ hæd ðə pˈaʊɚ tə kəlˈɛkt tˈæksᵻz, ænd ðeɪ hæd ðə pˈaʊɚ tə mˌeɪk lˈɔːz wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌmðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
He noted that municipalities were run by elected officials and were accountable to the public, they had the power to collect taxes, and they had the power to make laws which they derived from the provincial government.