Complex sentence: By January 1850 municipal elections in Tallahassee called for a city-supported school for males and the Tallahassee City Council, assumed financial responsibility for the Florida Institute the same year.
Split into simpler sentences: By January 1850 municipal elections in Tallahassee called for a city-supported school for males. The Tallahassee City Council, acting on the vote, assumed financial responsibility for the Florida Institute the same year.