Complex sentence: He was appointed president of the department of city works of Brooklyn, New York in 1876 and was involved in many civic improvements, from surface transportation to the Brooklyn Bridge, where his name is prominent on a bronze tablet.
Split into simpler sentences: He was appointed president of the department of city works of Brooklyn, New York in 1876. Slocum was involved in many civic improvements from surface transportation to the Brooklyn Bridge, where his name is prominent on a bronze tablet.