Complex sentence: At a ratepayers' meeting on 28 August 1911, which only two ratepayers attended, the Mayor, Jonathon Somers, formally proposed amalgamation and a referendum on 12 September 1911 resulted in a petition being sent to the Minister to dissolve the municipality.
Split into simpler sentences: At a ratepayers' meeting on 28 August 1911, which only two ratepayers attended, Mayor Jonathon Somers formally proposed amalgamation. A referendum held on 12 September 1911 resulted in a petition to the minister to dissolve the municipality.