Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Signers of petition: Samuel Beiler, James Murphy, Seth Burkholder, John Bender, M. Metzger, Elias Burkholder, George Beiler, Jesse P. Ronk, Valentine Long, David Beiler Jr., J. F. Herr, [signature in German], Abraham Siegrist, Christian Siegrist, Gideon Kauffman, Menno Burkholder.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Timothy Daly, Jacob L. Landis, David Potts, Henry K. Martin, Isaac W. Groff, [signature in German], Jacob Yeager, John R. Miller, C. J. Rakestraw, George L. Buchwalter, Henry A. Miller, John Snyder, David Pontious, Samuel Krug, William Harkins, John Echternach, James C. Dunlap, Josiah Howard.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: J. Buyers Freeland, Marshall Lukens, John R. Miller, C. J. Rakestraw, Jacob Weitzel, John Wiker, David Kessler, Lemuel Chew, John G. Hood, Leonard Kessler, Cyrus [Michael], Christian Fisher, Joel L. Lightner.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Peter Johns, David Groff, George [Lamar], A. Roberts, Henry Kendig, Joel L. Lightner, John Bushong, [Bolen] Miller, Jacob Rohrer, Christian Erb, Abram Buckwalter, Benjamin Eshleman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: James Murphey, David Groff, Abram Esbenshade, Abraham Siegrist, J. P. Ronk, James Manahan, Samuel Miller, Robert Miller, S. W. Gillespie, A. Roberts, [ ] B. Groff, Amos Bushong, Henry Kendig, [ ] B. Groff, Valentine Long, Jacob Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: D. Stamm, Henry [Lergman], George Leaman, Peter Diffenbaugh, Daniel Buchwalter, William Carrolis, Abraham Kreider, Benjamin Graff, Henry Musser, Levi Landis, Henry Buchwalter, Christian Frantz.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Abram Esbenshade, B. D. Moyer, John Bender, James Murphy, Nathaniel Gillespie, Valentine Long, David Groff, D. Stamm, D. N. Landis, John Bushong, A. M. Miller, John Gyger.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: John D. Lefever, Joel L. Lightner, Bolden Miller, Henry Keneagy, Josiah Howard, Jacob Rohrer, H. W. Gara, Henry Kendig, Jacob G. Brubaker, Peter Diffenbaugh, Henry Layman Jr., D. Stamm, John Layman, Henry B. Martin, Benjamin R. Landis, W. M. [Leachy].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: John Rodgers, Christian Erb, John G. Hood, D. L. Echternach, Joel L. Lightner, H. W. Gara, David Kessler, Charles Stark, Daniel L. Erb, Marshall Lukens, John B. Hoar, Jacob [Goss], Christian Hess.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Benjamin Buckwalter, Philip Wiker, Levi Buckwalter, Nathaniel Caskey, Abraham Buckwalter, Henry Doner, Bolden Miller, Daniel Buchwalter, George L. Buchwalter, William Harkins, Jacob Acker, Daniel M. Landis, Jacob G. Brubaker.
2 items, 2 pieces
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