Complex sentence: Tweed recognized that the support of his constituency was necessary for him to remain in power, and as a consequence he used the machinery of the city's government to provide numerous social services, including building more orphanages, almshouses and public baths.
Split into simpler sentences: Tweed recognized that the support of his constituency was necessary for him to remain in power. As a consequence he used the machinery of the city's government to provide numerous social services, including building more orphanages, almshouses, and public baths.