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 on the Gap hill, on the Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Joseph Gest, William Hoar, John Buyer, Frederick D. Baker, Archibald Henderson, Thomas Henderson, James Clemson, James Boyd, Henry F. Slaymaker, John McCally, Caleb Brinton, William Lytle.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located at the crosswords of the road leading from Lancaster to McCall's Ferry and from Strasburg to Safe Harbor.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Shanck, Jacob Warffel, Daniel Hess, Valentine Gardner, Thomas Clark, Jacob Frey, George Morry, Henry Swentzel, John Christ, Michael Barnitz, Jacob Lindy, John Lechler, John Burk, and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to McCall's Ferry, where the road leading from Strasburg to Safe Harbor crosses.
Petition disallowed.
Two petitions for a tavern and one against.
Signers of first petition: Jacob Marks, John Mehaffey, Frederik Miller, Jacob Shank, Jacob Warfel, Adam Warfel, Jacob Shroat, Michel Mosser, Peter Schucker, Leonard Eichholtz, William Kirkpatrick, Casper Shaffner Jr., and two others.
Signers of second petition: Henry Dietrich Jr., Henry Rush, Henry Huber, Samuel Miller, Jacob Heidelbaugh, John Good, George Fell, John Mehaffey, Joseph Good, and one other.
Signers of petition against tavern (residents of Conestoga and Lampeter Twps.): Jacob Baughman, Joseph Herr, John Baughman Jr., Abraham Mylin, Jacob Mylin, John Mylin Sr., John Baughman Sr., John Good, Christian Snevely, and six others.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Peach Bottom ferry at the point where the Strasburg road intersects.
Petition disallowed.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Miller, Jacob Heidelbaugh, George Fehl, Henry Byers, John Good, John Fransiscus, John Lechler, Jacob Frey, George Morry, Henry Swentzel, John Christ, and 2 others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Maxwell Kennedy, Stephen Watt, Jacob Menaugh, Joseph Harvuot, Joseph McKim, John Gest, Joshua Chamberlin, Samuel Houston, Robert McIwain, Jocob Eakert, Wallace Boyd, Hugh Thompson, Isaac Griffith, Robert A. Buyers, Thomas Henderson, John Passmore, Enoch Passmore, Isaac Smith, George Eckert Jr., and one more.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
