George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Description
The documents in MG0545 Series 5 pertain to providing street lighting around Lancaster City. Series begins in 1834 with the City Council receiving bids for oil to burn in street lamps and concludes in 1895 with an invoice from the Citizens' Electric, Heat and Power Co. This series also includes invoices for parts, payment receipts for various labors connected to the city power system, petitions to have lamps installed or removed, and bids from companies to receive the city contract to provide citizens of Lancaster with light.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-545, Series 5
Other Number
MG-545, Series 5
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
The collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by KR, April 2012.
Location: On public highway from Lancaster to Stumptown, Leacock Twp., Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp., and Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp., at Lock No. 2 at B. Snavely's Mill.
Document type: Order and report of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Location: At Heidlebach's Ford and M. S. Huber's Saw Mill, on public highway from Mylin's Mill in Pequea Twp. to the public road from Lancaster to Port Deposit, Maryland.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: January 1864.
Location: On road from the Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike to the Strasburg and Millport Turnpike, at Greenland, East Lampeter Twp., at Benjamin Eshleman's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Location: Near J. H. Zarracher's Dam, formerly Michael Wither's Mill, on public road from Lampeter Square, West Lampeter Twp., to New Providence, Providence Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Thomas Grosh, Jacob Rohrer, Peter B. Rohrer, Conrad Garber, Benjamin Workman, Jacob Gamber, John Huber, Peter Graybill Jr., David Grube, John S. Hostetter, John B. Bossler, Henry Landis.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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 the public highway from the Newport Road, near Hess' Factory in Paradise Twp., to a public road leading to the Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike.
Document types: Petition for a bridge.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Location: On the public highway from the Newport Road, near Hess' Factory in Paradise Twp., to a public road leading to the Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike.
Document types: Petition to change bridge site.
Orders to viewers to change bridge site and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1867.
Location: Former site of Binkley's Bridge, on the Strasburg, Neffsville, Salunga Road and on the public road from New Holland, Earl Twp., to Lancaster.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
