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: Elam Wenger, Seth Burkholder, Elias Burkholder, M. S. Metzger, James Murphy, David Groff, Jacob Bruner, John Siegrist, Jesse K. Cooper, Benjamin Graft, Nathaniel Gillespie, Cyrus Blair.
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Signers of petition: John Landis, D. Stamm, John Landes, R. Kauffman, Henry Leyman, Jacob Rohrer, Abraham Landis, Henry Brubaker, Abraham Rohrer, Henry Landis, Benjamin Groff, E. H. Zercher.
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Signers of petition: Henry Trout, John Denlinger, Benjamin Graff, John L. Denlinger, Henry Keener, Timothy Daly, John Smith, John Williams Daniel Lefever, Samuel Brua, Jacob Brua, Jesse P. Ronk, Christian Harsh.
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: William Patton, John Smith, Benjamin Graff, Jacob Breneman, Christian Graff, Isaac Groff, N. Walter, Richard Ferree, Henry Esbenshade, Nathaniel Gillespie, Daniel Rohrer, Benjamin Huber.
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Signers of petition: John Heller, Harmany A. Smith, Adam Miller, William Ball, R. Kauffman, Benjamin Pickel, Martin Beck, John Landes, Jacob Rohrer, Henry Downer, D. Stamm, Michael S. Metzger, Henry Musser.
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Benjamin Graff, Aaron S. Evans, George Leaman, Peter Lefevre Jr., John S. Lapp, John Smith, Henry Esbenshade, Richard Ferree, Jacob Breneman, Jacob Bachman, N. Walter, Benjamin Huber.
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Signers of petition: John Price, John Rohrer, John McNabb, Henry Downer, George Weaver, Samuel Froelick, David M. Pontius, Benjamin Eshleman, Abraham Groff, Jacob Oberdorff, Josiah Howard, Martin Sharp, Isaac Warren.
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Signers of petition: John Landes, Abraham S. Landis, D. Stamm, Michael S. Metzger, Rudolph Kauffman, Henry Brubaker, Benjamin Groff, Samuel Leaman, George Leaman, [signature in German], Archibal [McElhiney], Daniel Wiker.
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Signers of petition: John Fridy Jr., Benjamin Graft, Henry Esbenshade, Henry Trout, Henry Neff, John Kreider, John McNabb, Henry F. Espenshade, Peter Lefevre, Abraham Keagey, Samuel Brua, N. Walter, Nathaniel Caskey.
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Signers of petition: William Ball, George Leaman, D. Stamm, George Metzger, Rudolph Kauffman, John Craig, Michael S. Metzger, John Landes Henry Downer, Isaac Groff, John R. Miller, John Landis.
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Signers of petition: John Kindig, Henry Denlinger, Samuel Brua, N. W. Sample Jr., N. Walter, Jacob Bachman, Jacob Andrews, D. F. Witmer, Lemuel Chew, Christian Fisher, John R. Miller, Mathias Shirk, Timothy Daly, John Smith, Philip Ferree.
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Signers of petition: Lemuel Chew, Mathias Shirk, Samuel Holson, John D. Miller, Isaac Groff, John S. Lapp, N. W. Sample Jr., Abraham Lefever, Jacob Bachman, Peter Lefevre, Philip Ferree, Benjamin Huber.
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