hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐlˈaʊd fɚðə tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl ɛkspˈænʃən ɔːɹ lˈɑːɹdʒ mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɹˈɑːɾɚdˌæm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ænd ˈæmstɚdˌæm ænd lˈeɪdən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, nəsˈɛsɪtˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌɜːbɐnəzˈeɪʃən.
He also allowed for the territorial expansion or large municipalities, such as Rotterdam in 1894 and Amsterdam and Leiden in 1896, necessitated by urbanisation.