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.
Depositions: Isaac Brenniser, Cyrus K. Regar, John Schlosser, Henry S. Shirk, Jacob Kochel, Isaac Schlauch, Joseph Kochel, John Bowman.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Brenniser, Henry Redcay, Isaac Fichthorn, John Bowman, Solomon Regar, Absalom Ruth, Daniel Lichty, William Mohn, Sebastian Miller, John Musser, John Flickinger, [signature in German], Samuel Stork, John Schlosser, Samuel Regar, Cyrus K. Regar, Henry S. Shirk.
5 items, 4 pieces
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Depositions: Henry S. Shirk, Isaac Schlauch, John Schlosser, Jacob Vonnieda, John Flickinger, Samuel Stork.
Notice.
Signers of petition: John Flickinger, Samuel Reger, Henry S. Shirk, John Musser, John Schlosser, Sebastian Miller, Absalom Ruth, William Mohn, Henry Flickinger, Cyrus K. Regar, Henry Miller, John Bowman, Solomon Regar, ISaac Schlough, Daniel Lichty, Samuel Stork, William Slate.
5 items, 4 pieces
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Depositions: Isaac Brenniser, John Schlosser, Jacob Drabro, Henry Echtenach, Isaac Schlouch, Henry Stauffer, Daniel Mengel, Levi Hemmig.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Isaac Coldren, John Coldren, Samuel Regar, Samuel Stork, Richard Regar, Cyrus K. Regar, John Mengmel, Henry S. Shirk, Henry [Golloh], Isaac Fichthorn, Jonas Fichthorn, [Esias] Slouch, Henry Echtenach.
Signers of petition: Henry Stauffer, Samuel Regar, Isaac Brenniser, Henry Echtnoch, John Schlosser, Samuel Schlegel, [signature in German] Levi Hemmig, Daniel Mengel, Daniel Lichty, Jacob Regar, Sebastian Miller, Isaac Fichthorn, Jonas Fichthorn, Solomon Good, Jacob Kochel, Richard Regar, Samuel Stork, John Fichthorn, William Mohn, Isaac Coldren, John Mangel, Cyrus K. Regar.
6 items, 5 pieces
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Signers of petition: James McCord, William Pickel, John Keylor, David Beyer, William B. Smith, Harrison Graham, J. Brown, William McCord, John McClure, Henry Keylor, William Hollis, John Coulter, Charles Rynear, Samuel Good, Daniel McGowan.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Christopher Graham, William Pickel, George H. Pickel, Joseph McClure, Benjamin Baxter, David McClure, John Williams, Amos Rockey, Henry Dornely, Jacob Moore, William P. Cooper, Arthur McKissick.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Joseph McClure, William Pickel, Thomas Armstrong, Christopher Graham, George H. Pickel, Daniel McGowan, Jacob Baughman, Amos Rockey, Jacob Moore, J. Miller Pennington, Harrison Graham, J. Franklin Gilleland, David McClure.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Deposition: John Plank, Edward D. White, David Styer, William Shirk, Jacob R. Byler.
Notice.
Signers of petition: Robert T. Bunn, Joseph Hertzler, James Robeson, E. D. White, Hanson B. Jacobs, Levi H. Bear, J. K. Kurtz, William Shirk, Christian Lichty, David Styer, William Ringwalt, Thomas J. Ringwalt, Andrew Robeson, Lot Rogers, John S. Hurst, Abram Lincoln.
Signers of petition: John Plank, John Hertzler, Levi Z. Ringwalt, Peter Zimmerman, Hanson B. Jacobs, Abram Lincoln, Christian Hertzler, Jonathan McEwen, Christian Lichty, Samuel Clark, William Witman, James Robeson, David Styer, E. D. White, Joel Kauffman, James McCaa, William Shirk, William Yohn, Thomas Edward, B. F. Bunn, William Yoder, John Hurst.
Petition of support: Edward Wolf, Peter Foltz, Samuel Shirk, Joseph Shertz, Christian Hertzler, William Shirk, Thomas Ringwalt, Allison Hornberger, Richard Segnor, William Ringwalt, Levi Z. Ringwalt, David E. Williams, George Plank, James Foreman, Frederick Sheeler, David Mast, John Grubb, B. F. [Bunn], John Cox, Stephan Mast, Jacob Hertzler, Christian Zimmerman, Jacob S. Zimmerman, Andrew Whiteman, Christian Shirk Jr., William Yohn, David Yohn, James S. Robeson, E. D. White, Solomon Regar, David Styer, Isaac Lichty, Philip C. Garman, Peter Sauder, John S. Hurst, Hanson B. Jacobs, James McCaa, Levi W. Bear, Elias Harts, John Kurtz, David Shirk, Jacob Shirk, John Plank, Joseph J. Rogers, David Zimmerman, Samuel W. Groff, William S. Shirk, Peter Weaver, William [Vindz], W. Dunlap, Martin Sensenich, Jacob Shirk, Isaac Foreman, Jacob R. Byler, Abraham Sensenich, John J. Stoltzfus, Levi B. Yoder, Peter Zimmerman, Joseph Hertzler, William Yoder, Isaac Martin, William Frzer, Jacob [Grube], John K. Kurtz, Abram Lincoln, Michael H. Shirk, Absalom Foreman, George D. McCormick, Jacob Lambert, Daniel [Liefer].
8 items, 10 pieces
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Signers of petition: Hiram Evans, David Styer, Frederick Yohn, B. F. Bunn, Joseph Spotts, David H. Sensenich, John Plank, E. D. White, H. B. Jacobs, Pharis Plank, John Kurtz, Isaac C. Evans, Jonathan Price, Edward Barkley.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Hanson B. Jacobs, Philip [Bachar], Lot Rogers, Andrew Robeson, Robert T. Bunn, B. F. Bunn, Robert Giffin, Joel Kauffman, Jacob Jameson, William Hinds, J. K. Kurtz, William Witman, James McCaa, Thomas J. Ringwalt, John Homberger, William Ringwalt, Levi Z. Ringwalt, George Rigg, John Hertzler, Levi Koffroath, Barton Witman, Jacob Yohn.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: E. D. White, Levi Koffroath, Samuel Styer, B. F. Bunn, William Smith, William Yohn, Thomas Edwards, David Styer, John J. Stoltzfus, John Spotts, John M. Grube, Jacob Hoffman, Levi Z. Ringwalt, John Beam Jr., Isaac Styer, Barney Curley.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: J. Willis Houston, Thomas Beyer, William S. Barkley, R. W. Ferguson, Thomas S. Jackson, Robert J. Pennock, [Fredus P. Ryland], James Turner, Robert Beyer, John Montgomery, William N. Galbraith, Elisha Brown, Samuel A. North.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Jeremiah Swisher, William S. Barkley, John N. Galbraith, Samuel McConnel, Alexander Turner, Robert Beyer, Samuel G. Morrison, W. H. Whiteside, C. Blackburn, S. W. Swisher, G. W. Whiteside, James Swisher, William [Nuly], Joshua Eckman, A. D. Whiteside, H. R. Whiteside, William N. Galbraith.
4 items, 4 pieces
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