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.
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.
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Signers of petition: Leman, Jacob; Fahnestock, R. E.; Hiester, Jared K.; Bender, W. G.; Musselman, H. D.; Shreiner, Martin; Shreiner, C. F.; Eichholtz, R. L.; Flinn, A. C.; Long, John F.; Rotharmel, Jacob; Schlott, George.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Meixell, Andrew B.; Welchans, Joseph; Gompf, E.; McCulley, Robert C.; Vandersaal, Samuel; Bauman, Joseph K.; Sener, H. M.; Voigt, Charles F.; Hartman, Edward J.; Wiley, Edward; Sprecher, D. G.; Shultz, John A.; Wiley, Alexander.
April term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Downey, Thomas; Huber, Bernard; Haslett, Samuel; Boyle, George L.; Rees, John; Welchans, Joseph; Wiley, Charles T.; Hartman, Jacob; Mercer, M. H.; Zecher, Philip; Frailey, Charles R.; Feagley, John; King, Samuel M.; Meixell, Andrew B.; Stahl, Abraham.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
