Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1840.
Location: On a public road laid out from a stake near the mouth of Middle Creek, in a public road leading from Lititz, Warwick Twp., to Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., to a stake one perch east of Cocalico Bridge.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Signers of Petition: Christian Smith, Abraham Bowman, Isaac Strohl, Jeremiah Mohler, John W. Gross, John G. Bowman, David Bauman, Jacob Hartronft, Giles Carpenter, H. Konigmacher, Adam Konigmacher, William Spera, Marting Gross, S. M. Saudes.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: John W. Gross, George Becker, Andrew Enck, Jacob Roth, Jacob Hacker, H. H. Keller, H. B. Garman, Jacob Gross, Jacob Hart, Jacob Martin, Benjamin Schvilly, Christian C. Giblel, John S. Hacker.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Martin, Samuel Royer, J. Robinson, Jonas S. Miller, John Schaeffer, John Kurtz Jr., L. Hacker, Jacob Fry, Samuel Fry, Jacob Longenecker, George Norton, Henry Keller, Martin Gross, Joseph Uhrich, Henry Fritz.
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Located at the intersection of the Reading and Lancaster road with the Dowingtown, Ephrata and Harrisburg turnpike road.
April term.
Signers of petition: J. Martin Heitler, Samuel Bauman, Obed Bauman, Samuel R. Keller, Samuel Slough, Jacob L. Gross, Joseph Uhrich, Martin Gross, Charles Bauman, Jacob W. Erb, [signature in German], Henry Reemsnyder, Henry Fritz, Henry Heiser.
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Signers of petition: Josiah Robinson, John Schaeffer, John Kurtz Jr., O. P. Gross, Jacob Gross, John W. Gross, Jonas S. Miller, Jacob Longenecker, Jacob Hartronft, Andrew Enck, L. S. Hacker, John Lupold, Benjamin Sehville, David Bauman, P. Martin Heitler.
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Signers of petition: Jacob W. Erb, Hiram Irwin, Samuel Bauman, Simon G. Mohler, Michael D. Schnader, David Bauman, Giles Carpenter, [signature in German], George Bauman, Abraham Bowman, Jacob S. Gross, Martin Gross, Peter Fink, O. P. Gross.
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Located on the Ephrata Harrisburg and Downingtown turnpike.
Lately kept by John S. Hacker.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Hartronft, J. S. Hacker, Isaac Beck, George Neis, Peter Hacker, John T. Hacker, Jacob S. Gross, John W. Gross, Louis Ziegler, H. B. German, Benjamin Schwilly, Andrew Enck.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Martin, Andrew Enck, D. E. Shirk, Samuel G. Hacker, Jacob Roth, Henry Lupold, George Becker, Jonathan Roether, Noah H. Zook, William Frazer, J. S. Hacker, Jacob Hacker, David Sahm, Benjamin Schvilly, Jacob Longenecker, [Isaac S. Royer], John W. Gross, John S. Heiser.
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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.
Located at the crossroads where the Lancaster & Reading road crosses the Ephrata, Harrisburg & Downingtown Turnpike.
April term.
Signers of Petition: S. M. Saudes, E. Konigmacher, John Hershberger, William Konigmacher, John Royer, [John] G. Bowman, David Bauman Sr., Samuel Gorgas, John W. Gorgas, John W. Gross, Jacob L. Gross, Henry B. Garman, Abraham Bowman, Jeremiah Mohler, Martin Gross, J. E. Pfautz, [signature in German], David Bauman.
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Signers of Petition: Levi Miller, Barton H. McCord, Joseph Gensimer, Zacheus Killian, Jesse Keefer, David Becker, Daniel Fry, James Trego, Adam Sheaffer, Ephraim Carpenter, [ ] Killian, David Hartman, John Hornberger.
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Located int Schnadersville, 1 mile South of Ephrata on the Ephrata, Harrisburg & Downingtown turnpike.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Lot R. Williams, John Varnz, George Horting, Joseph Eichelberger, W. B. Gorgas, Samuel B. Garber, Jacob Weaver, John Horting, J. B. Wolf, Jacob L. Gross, David Bauman, John W. Gross, H. B. Garman, Jeremiah Mohler, T. G. Bach, M. S. Gross, David E. Williams.
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Signers of petition: Jacob H. Miller, Henry Shober, Monroe Bucher, P. Martin Heitler, John H. Gross, Martin Gross, Ephraim Garman, Moses Miller, Jonas Frederick, Samuel G. Kemper, Jacob K. Garman, Levi Shirk, Jacob Gorgas, Peter Fink, George Bowman, Daniel C. Frederick.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Peter H. Fry, John R. Keller, Samuel R. Keller, Michael Kauffman, Isaac Steinmetz, John G. Bowman, John W. Gross, John Fry, Isaac Strohl, George Buch, Jacob Garman, Henry Gray, William Scharger, Samuel Wolf, David Stark.
Signers of recommendation: John H. Gross, John Sheaffer, John Slik, Jacob Grube, Samuel Hallacher, Henry Kemper, Israel Frey, George Frantz, Michael [Danner], Samuel Heiser, George Becker, John Graver, Henry Appel, John Dissinger, Louis Ziegler, E. Konigmacher, Edward Hibshman, John Hibshman, Martin Gross, William Gunkle, John S. Hacker, Jacob K. Bentz, Charles Bauman, John K. Landis, Jacob Landis, David Steinmetz, George L. Bauman, Emanuel Mohler, George Mohler, Levi Mohler, Martin Urich, Christian Smith, Allen Yundt, R. N. Winters, Jacob Gorgas, David R. Buch, Joseph Gerber, Jacob Garber.
Depositions: John Hibshman, Henry Appel, Isaac Stohl, David Weider, Edward Hibshman, Henry Gray, Abraham Bowman, David Bauman.
Notice.
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