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: 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.
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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.
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: John Peoples, David Mowrer, John Marran, Jacob Cramer, John K. Rohrer, Joseph Shenk, Thomas Armstrong, Henry S. Huber, John M. Shenk, Benjamin Hess, Francis Mylin, John Hess, Abraham Brubaker, Adam Mowrer, George Mowrer, Jacob Newswanger, [N. K. Zook].
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Signers of Petition: Amos S. Green, [ ] Smith, Thomas Collins, John L. Martin, Henry E. Wolfe, Isaac Pusey, John Barr, Joseph Tyson, John [Enney], John B. Edwards, Nathaniel Evans, John Arms.
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Signers of Petition: Conrad Swartz, Peter Saylor, Daniel Zahm, George P. Luttman, Augustus Pelen, [signature in German], Henry [Pfahler], H. H. Fry, John McLaughlin, Thomas Seifold, C. S. Kauffman, Samuel Brooks.
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Signers of Petition: Reubin Mullison, S. H. Lockard, James Rent, F. A. Thomas, Hanry Brimmer, D. F. Griffith, James Mahon, James Long, J. W. Hamilton, F. A. Owings, John B. Edwards, Samuel Baldwin, George Wolf, Peter Haldeman.
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Signers of Petition: Nathaniel Evans, John L. Martin, Albert B. Brown, John Barr, Joseph Buchanan, John B. Edwards, Isaac Pusey, J. B. Hamilton, George Wolf, F. A. Thomas, Paul Hamilton, Joshua Vaughen, H. M. North.
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Signers of Petition: J. M. Strickler, Peter Saylor, Nathaniel Evans, H. H. Fry, John B. Edwards, Charles [Zeitler] Jr., J. Hamilton, S. L. Rose, John M. Hunsicker, John Barr, John Felix, R. Williams.
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Signers of Petition: Amos S. Green, Charles Grove, Jacob Mellinger, James Allison, Henry M. Wills, G. W. Heckrothe, John Barr, Joseph Hogentogler, Amos Sourbeer, John L. Martin, F. A. Thomas, John Arms, B. Young.
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Signers of Petition: John Cassel, [Joseph A. Coulson], Joseph [Ulman], James Frederick, B. Young, C. Worrell, Amos S. Green, J. T. Hamilton, [J. S. McTagen], Jacob S. Strein, N. B. Wolfe, Philip Shreiner, John H. Poolman, G. W. Heckrott, John B. Edwards, George A. Fisher.
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Signers of Petition: John Hanson, [unknown signature], John Boyd, Samuel Waits, Peter A. [Kimburg], R. S. Hamill, Philip Shreiner, Conrad Swartz, Casper Seiber, Thomas Todd, William Myers, Augustus Pelen, Daniel Zahm.
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