Complex sentence: There was some argument as to who should pay for the bridge to be repaired; a clause in the original Act required that Salford maintain the structure in perpetuity, and Manchester therefore refused to contribute any funds.
Split into simpler sentences: There was some argument as to who should pay for the bridge to be repaired. A clause in the original Act required that Salford maintain the structure in perpetuity, and Manchester refused to contribute any funds.