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: Samuel B. Flickinger, Enoch Fassnacht, John Harnish, George Walter, Adam Sharp, Reuben [Leisell], Samuel Wiest, Reuben Bucher, Daniel Lutz, John Weinhold, Henry [Kreimes], Peter R. Walter, John Ludwig, Daniel S. Lutz.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: F. Augustus Strein, Enoch Fassnacht, Adam Reinhold, H. Mosenauer, Jacob A. Bereman, George C. Strein, Emanuel R. [Hain], William Kagerrise, Christian Strohm, Edward G. Spears, A. H. Brunner, John Buchter.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Joel Wiest, Benjamin Gerhart, John Flickinger, David Borkholder, Abraham Kurtz, Frederick Bennett, George Rabold, Benjamin Flickinger, Samuel Pickens, Benjamin Kurtz, Peter Dinger, Samuel Dornbach, Christian Wiest.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: Samuel Wiest, John W. Mentzer, Joseph S. Shultz, Henry Gensemer Jr., Frederick B. Reinhold, Benjamin B. Flickinger, [ ] Brunner, Daniel Leisey, Samuel Walter, E. G. Spears, Absalom Hartman, Henry Kurtz, Henry R. Eberly, F. Augustus Strein.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: William M. Crouse, Peter B. Walter, Jacob M. Shirk, Henry Walter, Jeremiah Hornberger, John Gelsinger, John Buchter, Jacob Hagy, George Walter, Peter Walter Jr., Reuben Bucher, Daniel Leisey, John Harnish, Samuel Showalter, Elias Binckley.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition: John T. Hibshman, Joseph Dohner, Adam Sharp, John [Tetteaffer], Isaac Sharp, Samuel Shuler, John R. Shirk, James Kerling, Joseph Mayer, John H. Hagy, E. C. Kerling, Henry Hauck Jr., Daniel Steinmetz, Daniel Stork, Henry [Fishl], William Young, Henry Eberly, Mathias Drukenbrod.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
