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.
Located on the corner of North Queen and Orange Streets, North West Ward.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Myers, George Diller, Emanuel VanKanan, John G. Offner, Simon J. Young, S. G. Musser, John [Swint], A. S. Keller, J. C. Skiles, J. Gish, Henry E. Muhlenberg, Frederick Dern, Emanuel B. Kauffman, [ ] Kline.
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Signers of petition: Andrew Bear, John Stauffer, John Bostick, Jacob Myers, Thomas Devert, James Denham, R. [ Mars], J. B. Brubaker, John [Schwer], Jacob Grubb, John Denham, Sebastian Smith, Henry Imhoff, [signature in German], Peter Bells, Henry Good, Jacob Workman, Isaac Buck, Benjamin Workman, Abraham [Hoefgen], Frederick Miller, Henry Weibley, John Leib Jr.
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The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Signers of petition: John C. Mickle, Joseph Harnish, William [Rheem], Emanuel Shober, William Flory, Christian Brubaker, Thomas Ruth, Samuel Ruth, Charles Meckley, Jacob Kohn, John L. Sharp, Jacob Metzger.
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Signers of Petition: John E. Grosh, John Stauffer, Tobias M. Miller, Samuel Parker, Jacob Fordney, John M. Summy, Jacob Myers, Philip Brehm, Henry M. Reigart, Henry Imhoff, Emanuel Shober, John B. Brubaker, Jacob Acker, Peter Bishop, David Gottshall, Christian Kauffman.
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Signers of Petition: John B. Brubaker, Joseph Bowman, Alexander [Klefeker], Peter Swar, Simon Minnich, Martin Gross, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Grosh, Jacob Acker, Simon Minnich, Henry M. Bear, John Minnich, John Workman, John Lutz, Peter Bell, Henry Imhoff, J. H. Kurtz, T. M. Miller, Jacob Fordney.
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Signers of Petition: John Davis, Henry Getz, Benjamin Bear, William Myers, Christian Kauffman, Michael Snavely, [signature in German], Christian Brown, Jacob Bringoff, Martin Schwar, Michael Seitz, [signature in German], Jacob Kauffman.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Bausman, John Becker, Samuel Hershey, Joseph [Kopperschmid], Benjamin N. Stanton, David Caldwell, Jacob Eisenberger, Jacob Peters, John Baker, Nicholas C. Baker, Abraham Bower, C. Brenner.
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The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr Jr., Adam Dietrich, Robert P. Black, Martin H. Musser, Henry Hamilton, Philip Ronk, George Hambright, John C. Mickle, Joseph W. [Brenen], Henry Dietrich, Christian Harshey, E. P. Keller, Peter Maurer, Jacob Seichrist.
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Signers of petition: Peter Balmer, Paul Black, John Gerber, Phares Cassidy, Henry Holl, Samuel Smith, Peter Steitz, Samuel Kohr, Jacob Kohr Jr., Jacob Sechrist, John B. Lutz, T. J. Patterson, Adam Dietrich Jr., Jonathan Sprecher.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Redsecker, B. F. Baer, J. Schaeffear, John Lynch, Daniel Balmer, Michael Kauffman, Isaac Redsecker, Joseph Buchanan, James Bryan, Samuel Redsecker, C. G. Huber, John Foltz, Christian Hoffman.
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Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
