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: John Ottman, Rudy Herr, Jacob Collins, Gustavus Derr, Adam Hummer, Peter Hiestand, Benjamin Ament, Frederick Frey, H. Bitner, Henry Sauder, Amos B. Shuman, George G. Brush, George Overdorf.
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Signers of petition: J. H. Wittmer, William Parker, Rudolph H. Wissler, Henry E. Kline, C. Wittmer, John Miller, Jacob Wissler, John S. Mann, George Aman, Henry Kauffman, Jacob Hiestand, Christian Brenneman, David Bixler Jr., Abraham Hostetter.
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Signers of petition: John Lintner, Daniel Smith, Joseph Neff, [signature in German], George Shotz, John Dellit, Isaac Dickel, Henry Funk, John Denlinger, P. H. Lyne, John Wright, Abraham Peters.
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Signers of petition: John Denlinger, G. C. Hawthorn, Christian Herr, Jacob Witmer, A. B. Brenneman, Jacob Brenner, Andrew Shute, J. H. Martin, Michael Bender, John Lintner, Jacob K. Barr, Emanuel Herr.
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Signers of petition: Frederick Stoner, George Lutz, Jacob Staman, Henry Neff, John S. Mann, Barnherd Mann, Henry Schenck, George Overdorff, Frederick Stoner Sr., Henry Greenawalt, Christian Miller, Christian O. Herr, Levi Haverstick, Henry Wissler, Isaac Weaver, George S. Mann, Amos B. Shuman, John Witmer, Jacob G. Shuman.
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Signers of petition: John Bittz, Isaac Rohrer, Emanuel Kauffman, Jacob Habecker, Charles Bender, John Shue, Joseph H. Hess, George Frey, Thomas Lewis, James Childs, Adam Fry, Peter Manning.
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Signers of petition: Henry Kauffman, Abraham Seitz, John Denlinger, Henry Funk, Daniel Smith, Michael Bender, Jacob K. Shenk, John Landis, John Lintner, Jacob M. Frank, Christian Brubacher, John Lintner.
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Signers of petition: E. Hershey, [unknown signature], Adam Hummer, John Meisky, Abraham Hoober, Christian Funk, Hanry Aumand, Henry Ortman, Charles Shultz, Michael Sourbeer, John E. McDonald, [unknown signature], John Lehman Jr., Benjamin Lehman, John Lehman Sr., Adam Hess, Henry Siple.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Washington Boro.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: John Shissler, John Mann, Peter Hiestand Jr., Daniel Hiestand, John Miller, Henry Greenawalt, Henry Neff, Amos B. Shuman, Henry Schenck, Barnherd Mann Jr., Christian Shuman, Abraham Hostetter, Martin Funck, Christian Killheffer, C. H. Hershey, B. Hershey, Andrew [Bausman].
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Signers of petition: Daniel Hiestand, Jacob Wissler, Peter Hiestand, John Greenawalt, Hugh Boyle, G. H. [Monell], [signature in German], Christian Meisky, James Green, Christian Mellinger, John Urban, G. E. Sehner.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Wissler, Samuel Hoober, Jacob Wisler Jr., John Brenneman, John Wittmer, Archibald [McLene], Jacob Wittmer, Daniel Hiestand, George Amean, Henry Kauffman, Henry Grosh, Frederick Frey.
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