Location: On road from Lancaster City to Charlestown, Maryland and on road from Strasburg to Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp., near Christian Brackbill's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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.
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.
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: William Geygley Jr., John Varns, Jacob Urban, John McMillin, George Rutt, Sampson Cob, Samuel C. [Kurtz], Henry Weidman, H. G. Weaver, John Souder, [Hanry Lamon], Samuel Quigley, George Sheafer, George Quigley, David [Howder], Michel [Elly], Joseph Good, John Sheafer, Peter Ranck, A. Musser, John Sausman, [signature in German].
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of Petition: Henry Hambright, John Zell, Jacob L. Zells, John Martin, George Schneder, Andrew Yundt, Peter Sauder, Christian Root, George Weidler, Jacob Rutt, Jacob Schnader, John Bender, Adam Bare, William Kintzer, Benjamin Weaver, Samuel Martin, Jacob Martin, Peter Good, John Gabel, Adam Brimmer, John Vagan, George Hoffman, Jacob Frankhouser, John Edwards, Wendel Holl, John Overholser, Moses Weaver, George Weaver, Henry Becker, Nicholas Mull, Solomon Diller, [signature in German], Martin Oberholzer Jr., Joseph Horst, Isaac Schnader, Joseph Landis, Christian Sensenig, Jacob Sensenig, Christian Zimmerman Jr., Adam Sheafer, Alexander Galt, Adam Diller, Jacob Roade, Michael Hildebrand, Jacob Stauffer, John Weaver, Samuel Stouffer, George Stouffer, Jacob Stoufer, Frederick Styer, Samuel Weaver, Peter Zimmerman, Joseph Stauffer, Samuel Weaver, Nathan Graham, George Ringwalt, Nathaniel Ellmaker, Roland Diller, Isaac Diller Jr., Henry Crise Jr., Hugh Thompson, E. E. Ellmaker, Michael Martin, Abraham Weaver, John Weaver.
Signers of deposition: G. Kinzer, Jacob Usner, John Wallace, Adam Bare, Henry Holl.
2 Items, 3 Pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
