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: Henry Shelly, Henry Metzler, John K. Masterson, Henry Acker, Jacob Acker, [ ] Nauman, Samuel Nauman, Jacob Becker, John S. Brubacher, Jacob Sink, Jacob H. Snavely, Jesse McMullen, Christian K. Brubacher, Daniel Becker, Micheal Becker, Elias Fraus, Fredrig Ganty, Frederick Koch, [signature in German], Samuel Ensminger.
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Signers of petition: Abraham Balmer, John H. Strickler, Simon J. Eby, John Hamilton, John Frey, Samuel Strickler, Abraham Hershey, Samuel Brubacker, Christian Miller, Sem Brubacher, Henry Brackbill, George Keiser.
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Signers of petition: Henry S. Erb, Christian K. Brubacher, Henry Shelly, John Brubaker, [unknown signature], Henry Metzler, Jacob Heisey, Samuel K. Snyder, Joseph Hummer, Hanry Rule, Christian Rule, John Breneman, Hanry W. Dobbens, William Dobbens, Abraham Buch.
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Signers of petition: Emanuel Long, John H. Hershey, John K. Masterson, Christian Erisman, John Matter, Henry Dellinger, George K. Miller, John Metzler, H. M. Brubaker, Jacob Kroll, [William Fritz], David Foltz, Abraham Wenger, John Kauffman Jr., Abraham Hershey.
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Signers of petition: George R. Miller, Mickel Kinolig, Henry Dillinger, Martin Metzler, Jacob Hoffman, Samuel H. Fry, Frederic Koch, John Sheaffer, George Buch Jr., Henry Snyder, Jacob Kauffman, [signature in German], Henry Kauffman, William Gantz, Jacob Nissley Sr.
Petition of support: Thomas B. Kreider, Joseph S. Ruhl, Henry W. Weachman, Frederick K. Ort, Michael Lipp, [signature in German], Aaron Young, Jones Herr, Henry George, John Koch, Frederic Koch, [signature in German], Samuel Fry, Jacob Fry, Peter K. Ressler, Henry Bradley, Samuel Mealy, William Heocker, Jacob Leitzinger, Abraham Hummer, John Sheaffer, John Hogendobler, Henry Gable, Martin Imhoff, Henry McQueney, Parcks Stackhouse, [ ] Weidman, Jacob Kaufman, George Mayer, Edward Gamber, Benjamin Brubaker, George Buch Jr., John Weatman, Peter Peffer, Samuel Sellers, John H. Reist, David Peffer, George Dowhouer, John Shelly, A. J. Eby, [unknown signature], Samuel Ritter Jr., Jacob Eby, Samuel G. Brosey, Aaron Feisg, William Ensminger, F. H. Arndt, George Zell, Henry Ritter, Charles [Boyd], George Plasterer, [signature in German], Henry S. Erb, John Wittle, Martin Spickler, John Eby, Fritz Hepting, John Minnich, Samuel Moyer, John H. Galebach, S. Galebach, Henry McCardy, Rudolph Bentz, Frederic Galebach Jr., James Beard, Isaac Weachter, Samuel Hull, Jacob Biemesderfer, Henry K. Shiffer, William Kiscadden, Cyrus Foster, Henry Shelly, Daniel Brandt, Jacob Huber, [Dave Graff], Henry Ruhl, John L. Brubacher, Martin Sheaffer, Henry H. Hans, Samuel H. [Faur], Christian Hershey, Reuben Hershey, Jacob Nissley Sr., Jacob Newcomer, Samuel Groff, John Haines, William Bechtold, Benjamin Herr, F. Ensminger, Daniel K. Shelly, Jacob Heiser, Jacob M. Kauffman, Samuel Schofield, A. W. Reist, William McQueney, J. E. Cross, George R. Miller, D. L. Carpenter, [signature in German], Jacob Fetter, Henry Pepper, Isaac Carpenter, Daniel M. Fosig Jr., J. G. Gibble, Abraham Gibble, H. A. Bealor, Daniel Bentz, Samuel Nase, Jacob W. Arnet, William Low, H. Gibble, Benjamin Donaven, Albert Arndt, Henry Crall, John Shreinger, J. M. Hahn, George N. Deyer, John Dobson, J. G. Leber, Reuben H. Gibble, David [Lorentz], [signature in German], [Martin Mayer], Joseph S. Keener, B. M. Stauffer, Micheal Hummer, Cyrus Kauffman, Samuel P. Eby, Daniel Weachter, E. S. Lichtenberger, Aaron H. Witmayer, James Adaire, Edward Boyd, Emanuel Hollinger, Henry Erb, Abraham Kauffman, H. R. Hull, Solomon Miller, William Gantz, George Nees, Albert Stocker.
Signers of remonstrance: John Metzler, Emanuel Long, Christian Kauffman, Henry Stauffer, David Nissley, Samuel Nissly, Samuel Brubacher, Christian L. Miller, Benjamin Nissly, David K. Stauffer, Henry Snavely, Henry S. Snavely, Martin Hershey, Peter Sellers, Joseph S. Stauffer, David Weidman, Martin Bushong, John Cassel, Jacob S. Miller, H. M. Brubaker, Benjamin Bishop, Jacob Cassel, John Rohrer, George Eby, John K. Rohrer, Jacob W. Snyder, Abraham s. Brubaker, David Miller, David Fuls, William Fritz, Joseph Brenneman.
Depositions: Jacob Huber, Henry S. Miller, Jacob Newcomer.
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Signers of petition: [signature in German], [signature in German], David Byerly, [signature in German], John Hipple, [signature in German], George Moore, Jacob Lutz, Joseph Mosser, Joseph Ulmer, Charles [Christy], Jonas Rumple, [signature in German], Georg Kircher.
Remonstrance signed by: John W. [Hatsler], Samuel Lockard, Hiram C. Lockard, John M. Lockard, Aaron Deyer, Ephraim Myers, Reuben Lutz, Henry M. Myers, John Forrery, Peter Divet, John Divet Sr., John Divet Jr., Abraham Risser, Jacob C. Garber, Jacob Gelmacher, Washington Lockard, Jacob Witmer, Samuel Erb, John Brown, James Moore.
Deposition: Samuel Lockard, Edward Givens, Martin Thatcher, Samuel E. Myers, John M. Lutz, John F. Divet, Henry Lutz, Samuel Givens.
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Located on the crossroads from Campbellstown and Cole Brook.
April term.
Signers of petition: [signature in German], Christian Good, Mykel Hosler, Jacob Reiff, John Brenaman, William Hemling, [signature in German], David Barnes, Jacob Ebersol, [signature in German], Abraham Reiff, Ephraim Rohrer, John Horst.
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Located on the crossroads from Campbellstown and Cole Petition of recommendation signed by citizens of Rapho and Mount Joy Townships.
Located at the crossroads of the road leading from Manheim to Campbellstown and Elizabeth and the other leading from Springville to Lebanon.
April term.
Signers of petition: [signature in German], Christian Good, Mykel Hosler, Jacob Reiff, Jacob Stern, Joseph Werner, Joseph G. Good, Levi Brand, John L. Brubacher, George F. Coble, David Barns, Henry Dobbins, Samuel Henry, David G. Frey, Peter Dearman, Samuel Kercher, John Eberly, Samuel K. Hower, Joseph Frey, Philip B. Brehm, Henry Meckly, A. Martin, Martin Peck, James Dearman, Adam Hambrick, George Eichelberger, Peter Leib, John [Rohland], Jacob Whaulter, John Garber, Henry Ebersole, Christian Haulteman, George Mismer, David Barnes, J. Hummer, John Hiller, [signature in German], Jacob Neimand, Abraham Reiff, Christian Hostetter, Henry Garber, Abraham E. Kover, Jacob Eversole, William Hemling, John Brenaman, [signature in German], Jacob Walter, David Brandt, Adam Brenner, Daniel Bender, Levi L. Henry, John W. Neissly, George Loraw, John Brubacher, Samuel G. Good, Henry [Hoar], Abraham E. Garman, Whiliam Kercher, David Whaulter, Petter Spickler, John Whaulter, Joseph Horst, Benjamin Grosh, John Way, Joseph Ebersole, John G. Weaver, Ephraim Rohrer, John Horst.
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Signers of petition: Henry Kauffman, Jeremiah Sheaffer, George Shreiner, George Jacob Ebecht, William Hemling, [signature in German], Jacob H. Missemar, Samuel Nauman, Henry Shelley, Frederick Koser, Samuel Gibble, John Groff, Jacob Farmer, Samuel Groff.
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Signers of petition: Thomas Masterson Jr., Christian [Rull], Seth Eby, Abraham Reiff, [signature in German], John Ebersole, David Brubaker, John Brubaker, Christian E. Brubaker, Christian K. Brubacher, Peter Brubacher, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Jacob Nissley Sr., Abraham Hershey, John M. Kauffman, Henry M. Brubaker, Jacob W. Snyder, David Miller, Henry Kauffman, Michael Waidman, Henry Kroll Jr., John Kauffman Sr., Emanuel Long, David Spickler, George Buch, Isaac George, Jacob Kauffman, Jacob Waidman Sr.
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