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: George Brown, John Bonholzer, Robert W. Moore, William R. Ralston, Hugh [Peirnz], Joseph Smith, Benjamin F. Sides, Daniel M. Dunkle, William W. Steele, Jacob Shaub, William Keech, Amos Groff, Elias [Hess].
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Signers of Petition: George Brown, William A. Brown, John McSparran, Clarkson Jefferies, Thomas Neel, G. Morison, [ ] McSparran, Fleming McSparran, John N. Boyd, Amos Ailes, William Barnes, William P. Peisey, D. W. McIntire, William T. Boyd, [L. P.] Brown, David Brown.
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Signers of Petition: John K. Harr, Preston Smith, John Bradley, Aaron M. Cox, Caleb G. Bradley, Alexander Carter, Jason Bolton, James Penny, George S. Lamborn, David McAffee, James A. McPherson, A. J. Ankim.
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Signers of Petition: David Brown, Hugh Moore, Joseph B. Shanks, John [Patton], J. M. Dunkle, Thomas McKinkley, Jacob Shoff, William Bear, William Ralston, David Seiple, Mahlon C. Harra, Abraham [Griest], Mathies McLane, T. N. McSparran, W. P. Pusey, T. J. Towson, Charles T. Todd, Miller Hutter, Francis B. Groff, Francis L. McCrabb, James W. Malone, G. L. [Hildebrand], Patrick Smith, H. D. Hildebrand, Thomas R. Johnson, S. L. Fisher, John Fowler, James D. Wilson, William T. Wilson, George McElmer, Benjamin Hutton, William Morrison, William Miller, James B. Long, Benjamin Penrose, T. L. Cummings, [ ] Hickman, John Gallagher, [ ] Trimbel, John Bishop, Francis Campbell, John Mayer, D. M. Dunkle, Henry Heckler, Isaac Troope, Jacob B. Markley, Joseph Smith, Francis Campbell, Henry Bamberger, Richard C. Edwards, Clark Phillips, Robert W. Moore, Jonathan [McMilke], Samuel McMichael, George Kiskaden, James McGrady, George [Heshower], Emanuel Waltman, George Bowers, John Kiskaden, Jacob Waltman, Thomas [Marly], [unknown signature], Neil McGrady, Benjamin Lyne, Elwood McDown, William G. Steele, David Stouffe, Elijah Crangle, John Bonbolzer, Benjamin Bleacher, Isaac Herr, Emanuel D. Waters, George W. Waters, [unknown signature], G. Morison, Patrick Glackin, Patrick Harley, Denas Brogan, John Tenant, J. M. Parke, R. J. Ward, Phineas Ewing, Jacob Carigan, Edwin F. Hensel, Nathaniel N. Hensel, Edward C. Steinford, Cornelius Herriene, Michael Linch, [unknown signature], Samuel Fisher, Washington Chamberlin, John Smyth, Michael Phillips, John Phillips, Daniel Roads, George Miller, Thomas [McColgan], David Clendenin, James Shenk, Daniel Herr, George W. Hagan, Christopher M. Hess, Andrew J. Ferguson, George Carson, John Harbison, John S. Bryan, Edward C. Phillips, Frederick Miers, John L. [Furgien], James A. McKinley, Samuel Seiple Sr., Samuel Seiple Jr., Eliakim Oldham, Joseph Hackett, Peter Smyth, Henry [Roders], Thomas McGugeon, Thomas McMorrison, [Patrson] McCardle, John Trimble, John Showalter, Henry Pennebecker, William Y. Reynolds, D. W. McIntire, William Northamer.
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Names: James A. McPherson, James Parry, James M. Hopkins, Isaac Rogers, Thomas A. Clark, W. Harrison Potts, Erastus Reynolds, Robert S. Maxwell, William C. Hoopes, Edward Crawford, William Wright, Lindley C. Rutter, George H. Smith, Abraham Overholtzer.
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