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: Levi Haines, Lawrence Hipple, William Barnett, A. Caldwell, Samuel Wicks, Osborn R. Mullikin, Samuel [McClenaghan], James McSparran, Richard Jones, James McSparran Jr., Edward Wicks, A. J. McConkey, Morris Matthews, Henry Harner, Isaac W. Lowson.
Bond: James McSparran, S. W. P. Boyd.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: John Kennedy, Isaac W. Towson, Lawrence Hipple, W. Whitaker, Edward J. Hewes, Levi Haines, Joseph Smedley Jr., E. E. Woodward, Henry Harner, Morris Matthews, James McSparran, Samuel McClenaghan, Joseph C. Stubbs, Samuel Wicks, Abner Brown.
Bond: John Kennedy, Isaac W. Towson.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Jackson A. Holton, E. E. Woodward, J. C. Gatchell, Nelson Brown, Joseph H. Lynch, William Jenkins, Abner Brown, Lawrence Hipple, Samuel Wicks, Joseph Phillips, William A. Grubb, John G. Hanna.
Bond: Abner Brown, Lawrence Hipple.
Signers of transfer of license petition: Jackson A. Holton, W. H. Jenkins, Franklin Brown, Jesse F. Leek, John F. Buskins, J. C. Gatchell, [Pusey Follinger], John G. Dunwoody, Benjamin Garrett, William A. Grubb, John Riley, Joseph Smedley Jr.
Bond: John G. Dunwoody, Thomas S. Hoopes.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
5 items, 5 pieces
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Signers of petition: Richard Jones, Lawrence Hipple, Levi Haines, William [Moulder], Edward Wilks, Isaac W. Towson, James McSparran, [ ] Caldwell, A. J. McConkey, D. M. Reynolds, Samuel Wicks, Edward J. Hewes.
Bond: Lawrence Hipple, S. W. P. Boyd.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: George W. Waters, Walter F. Neel, Abner Brown, Levi Haines, Henry Harner, Morris Mathews, Henry Lee, A. Caldwell, Samuel Wicks, Lawrence Hipple, A. J. McConkey, Benjamin Garrett, James McSparran, Richard Jones, Allen S. [Stut].
Bond: Lawrence Hipple, S. W. P. Boyd.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: J. B. Stubbs, John Findley, Washington Whitaker, James McSparran, Elias Penington, John Webster, Abner Brown, John M. Cauffman, C. C. Cauffman, Isaac S. Webster, Samuel Wicks, Samuel Hess, William Arnold, Benjamin Brook, George H. Hewes.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: S. D. McConkey, S. W. P. Boyd, William Arnold, G. W. Whitaker, Jesse Robert, John Kennedy, William J. Hess, John C. Walton, John Findley, George H. Hewes, Slater Brown, Jeremiah Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: S. W. P. Boyd, John C. Walton, Benjamin Brooks, G. W. Whitaker, Joseph Price, S. D. McConkey, John Findley, John Rily, J. Brown Jr., Joseph Towson, Isaac S. Webster, Elias Penington, Abner Brown, David Jenkins, Slater Brown, Jeremiah Brown.
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Signers of petition: John Webster, William Cook, John Rily, E. John Scott, John C. Brown, William Hutton, Samuel E. Finlamb, Ebenezer Killough, Jeremiah Brown, David Jenkins, William Scott, Michael Baer.
1 item, 1 piece
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