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~ t~ • F'etitir~n Mr F.G. Gillette appeared before the City Council with a petition asking that the City subsit to the voters of the City at a Special Election the proposition of closing South C. Street between South Broadway and First Avenue. Resol'ition The Mayor presented the following resolution for a Special l'lection: Special Election Be it ordered by the City Council of the City of La ~Qrte, in Harris County, Texas, that a special election be held, in the City Hall Building, in the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, on the 1l~th day of June, A.D. 1941, for the purpose of deciding whether the City Council o£ the City of La Porte shall be authorized to close, by Ordinance, South C Street, between South Broadway Street and First Avenue which is the portion of South C Street running East and west between Block 220 and Block 221 of the Town of La Yorte, in Harris County, Texas. The election polls will be open froTa 7:00 A,M. to 7:00 P.M. on said .day. It is further ordered that the ballot to be used in said election shall contain only the following; FOR authorizing the City Council of the City of La Porte to close, by Ordinance, South C Street, betaean South Broadway Street and First Avenue, which is the portion of South C Street running East and hest between Block 220 anti Block 221 of the Town of La Porte, in Harris County, Texas. AGAINST authorizing the City Council of the City of La Porte to close, by Ordinance, South C Street, between South Broad- way Street and First Avenue, which is the portion of South C Street running East and host between Block 220 and Block 221 of the Town of La Porte in Harris County, Texas. It is further ordered that are hereby appointed election officers, as designated, and that said election shall be held in the manner prescribed by law for holding such elections. It is further ordered that the returns of said election shall be delivered, in open session, to the City Council of the City of La Porte as soon as practicable after the closing of the Polls. ~x~xxsxxxx$xxx+x~x~rx.~...~ Motion by Ruff, seconQ by Johnson, that the above resolution be ac- cepted and passed and the election so ordered. Carried. Elec.Rd. Motion by Johnson, second by Ruff, that the Election Board for the pay above election be paid at the rate of X6.00 per day for each member. • Carried.