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.
Location: On public highway from the Lancaster and Reading Road to the road from Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., to Stevens, East Cocalico Twp., near the corner of Ephrata Twp., East Cocalico Twp., West Cocalico Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
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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.
Location: On public highway from the Lancaster and Reading Road to the road from Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., to Stevens, East Cocalico Twp., near the corner of Ephrata Twp., East Cocalico Twp., West Cocalico Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
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Signers of petition: John Beck, William Kennedy, Samuel Jackson, Sproul Knott, Samuel King, Asahel Moore Jr., John A. Rhea, Jacob Eckman, Philip Ames, Jacob Harsh, James Armstrong, [Thomas] Murphy, H. Murray, William Smith, Samuel Hersh, John Sherner, [Barsella Bounhoultzer], Mahlon Mercer, Gilmor Hull, [Ziba] Wollerton, William Cummings, John Harman, John G. [Leech], David Furganson, David Furganson Jr.
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Signers of petition: John Cauller, Charles Ryrear, William Hollis, Samuel Good, Henry Keylor, Charles Biles, John Keylor, James McCord, James Brown, William McCord, John McClure, Jacob Oatman.
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Signers of petition: T. Joseph Walton, William L. Rakestraw, Caleb C. Hoods, Thomas Woods Sr., James Hood, Nathaniel W. Sharpless, George Peirce, William Webster, Isaac Moore, Elwood Griest, J. Harding Gilbert, Joseph Hacket, Gainer Moore, George Starrett, Jacob Bushong, Martin [Hellem], William J. Brown, Samuel Ferree, John [Ferree], John Trout, George Trout, Samuel Cramer, Robert Patterson, George W. [Leech], William H. Clark, H. F. Baughman, William F. Ressler, John Davis, Philip Ritz, Henry McCanna, George [Knox], Chockley Hackett, Joseph Whitson, Micah Whitson, Ellwood Cooper, Morris Cooper, William Levingston, Henry L. Rockey, Joseph Fawkes Jr., John G. Fogle, William Easton, [Truman] Cooper Jr., Calvin Cooper, George Stanton, James Seismore, Thomas [Solsburry], James [Hogan], John Siverd, William M. Johnson, James Hartley, Lewis Cooper, Andrew Shannon, Joseph Moore, David McClure, Solomon McNair, Samuel McClure, Henry Baughman, Edward Wicks, Benjamin Ritz, Andrew Moore, Joseph Elliott, Jesse Webster, Isaac Walton, Henry Heidelbaugh, George Creswell, Charles Singer, Richard Singer, John Lyle Jr., Richard Bryson, Washington Pierce, John Moore, John Brown, John Alexander, William Kunkel, Asa Walton, Henry Bushong, [Samuel H.] Gause, [G. T.] Baughman, John F. Trout, Charles Bender, J. W. McMinn, Collins Hamer, Philip Ritz, Samuel P. Baughman, Joseph Morrison, Robert A. Crawford, John L. Taggert, Jesse McCallister, Thomas Canning, Samuel H. Rockey, Joseph Hughs, Ellis Moore, Jacob Moore, Mercer Whitson, Stephen G. Cook, Nathan P. Harry, George Sighman, Benjamin Fite, Jeremiah Cooper, Charles W. Carmel, Joseph Fauke, Samuel Fawkes, Thomas Whitson, Jonathan Black, Warrick M. Cooper, Isaac Brown, Abraham Moore, James Henry, William Simon, William Adel, C. Lewis, Milton Cain, John Cain, Amos Michener, [Isaac Babels], James Jackson, Jacob Ritz, Lewis Moore, William Whitson, J. H. Clendenen, Joseph Hood, Benjamn Gilbert, Luke Gilbert.
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Signers of petition: Joseph McClure, Jacob Eckman, Eli Kerns, James Gilliland, Benjamin Baxter, William Hollis, John D. Miller, Arthur McKissick, Charles Rynear, Samuel Baughman, John Coulter, George I. Baughman, Martin Eckman.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Overly, Thomas Carlyon, Nicolas Comb, David McThompson, Isaac Mayers, Henry H. Breneman, Benjamin Groff, Patrick H. Reynolds, Samuel Kindig, James Montgomery, J. B. Barr, David Hann, Christian Waid, James Gilliland, John Herr.
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Signers of petition: Martin Eckman, John Graham, Christian Waid, James Montgomery, Henry Brown, Jacob Hauk, Jacob Myers, Tobias Kendig, George Oatman, Benjamin Groff, Henry H. Breneman, John Bassler, James Duncan, Amos Stauffer, Isaac Mayers, Oliver Watson.
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Signers of petition: Joseph McClure, Isaac Ridle, Christian Bower, S. Slokom, Samuel Findley, Arthur McKissick, James Gilliland, James Calwell, Hiram Kinsey, Isaac Wagoner, Samuel L. Baughman, William Levingston, John Martin.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Bowman, J. B. Good, Samuel Bowman, Michael Martin, John [Lessle], [signature in German], Jacob Coldren, Andrew Shimp, Richard Davis, Jacob Bucher, Frederick Pifer, P. Martin, John Youndt, George Martin.
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