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of way of The Virginian Railway Company's main line track, which point is two thousand six hundred and twenty-three (2,62S) feet northeasterly from the twelve (12) mile post of said railroad; thence in a northeasterly direction along the northern right of way of said main line track approximately thirteen thousand eight hundred and fifty-four (13,854) feet to a point in the center of George Washington Highway, which is the point of beginning. Section 1-19.2o Same - Cr~d~ck -~a~d'. The boundaries of the ~ra~lu~k Ward shall be as foilows: Beginning at the southeastern corner of the corporate limits of the City of Portsmouth, as same existed prior to January l, 1960, where the center linc of Paradise Creek inter- secgs the west pier-head linc of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. as established by the United Stages Army Corps of Engineers, and from thence running southerly and easterly alone said pier-head line of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River to the northerly right of way of The Virginian Railway Company's main line track (now a part of The Norfolk and Western Railway Company); thence westerly along the northerly right of way of said main line track to a point in the center of George Washington Highway; thence in a northeasterly line along the center line of George Washington Highway to a point therein which is in Para- dise Creek and was the corporate limits of said City prior to January l, 1960; thence in a southeasterly direction along said corporate limits as same existed prior to January i, 1980, to the point of beginning~ Section 1-19.3o Same - Hodges Ward° The boundaries of the Hodges Ward shall be as follows: Beginning ag a point in the center kine of Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company's main line track at the center of a box culvert under said track, said point beim~ distant nine hundred and twenty-five (925) feet northeasterly from said railroad's six (~) mile post and on the corporate limits of the City of Portsmouth as same eXist on January l, 1960; thence northwesterly alone the center line of a natural drain known as Mare's Creek, as it meanders across Route 58, ~o the center of the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River; thence northwesterly, northerly and northeasterly along the center line of said Western Branch as it meanders to a point one hundred (100) feet southerly of the highway drawbridge crossing said river known as the Hedges Ferry Bridge on State Highway Route No. 337; thence easte~ y to the east abutment of said bridge; thence northerly alone the abutment of said bridge to the north side of said bridge; thence northwesterly to a point in the center of the said W~stern Branch one hundred (100) feet north of said Hodges Ferry Bridge; thence northeasterly along the center of the said Western Branch as it meanders crossing the Atlantic Coast Line Railrom/ to the intersecticm of the said Western Branch with the center line of Sterling Creek projected into said river; thence due east to the corporate limits of the City of Portsmouth as same existed prior to January 1, 19~0, and thence following the nmrthern, wesgern and southern corporate limits of the City of Portsmouth as same existed prior to January 1, 1960~ go the point of be~inningo Section 1-20. Election Districts: Precincts. There are hereby established in each of the wards of the City s separate election district, except as follows: -2-