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: Andrew Myers, James Barlow, James Mooney, George Myers, George W. Porter, Samuel Ehrman, Andrew Hershy, Valentine Greiner, Levi Ricksecker, John B. Shelly, Samuel J. Shay, Joseph Haugentobler, Joshua Leader, Simon Meredith, John Patterson.
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Signers of petition: George W. Porter, Joseph Porter, Jacob R. Heilig, Samuel Ehrman, John Patterson, James Moore, Samuel S. Grosh, Jacob R. Long, John B. Shelly, Jacob Uhrich, Thomas McFarland, Simon Meredith, Levi Ricksecker, Samuel J. Shay, Andrew Hershey.
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Sign of the Cross Keys, known as the Cross Road Tavern.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Earhart, Alexander Patterson, Michael Gormley, H. L. Stehman, W. McNeel, J. G. Fisher, John Boyce, Stephen Grisinger, John Bosler, Henry S. Shirk, D. C. Maurer, Philip Royer, Christian Leib, Benjamin Stehman.
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Signers of petition: George W. Porter, Jacob Uhrich, James Mooney, Samuel J. Shay, A. M. Hershey, Jacob [Satnall], Christian Stober, Cyrus Groff, Henry S. Myers, Benjamin Eby, Samuel Patterson, Isaac Hershey.
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Signers of petition: Leonard K. Seltzer, Isaac Hershey, Samuel Deyer, Christian L. Martin, Levi M. Hoffman, John Fenstermacher, Samuel S. P. Lytle, [ ] D. Reese, Christian Riddle, John B. Shelly, Levi Ricksecker, George W. Baker.
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Signers of petition: William [Mateer], John Leib, Michael Good, Philip Royer, George Schaumann, Philipp Franck, William Doyle, John Dunlap, L. D. Gallagher, Benjamin Flory, John Sherk, Henry Sherbahn.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Uhrich, Thomas McFarland, Joseph H. Ferguson, Benjamin Eby, Cyrus Groff, John B. Shelly, H. B. Dunlap, Jacob R. Long, John A. Kuntz, John Fenstermacher, Jacob [Satnall], Henry S. Myers, Levi Ricksecker.
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Signers of petition: John Sherk, Christian Buckwalter, Henry K. Sherbahn, John Leib, David W. Stoner, W. McNell, Jacob Shirk, Jacob H. Greiner, Peter Helman, P. E. Lindemuth, John Myers, [signature in German], J. M. Culp, Stephen Grisinger, Jacob Musselman.
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