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.
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.
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: Daniel Ritz Jr., Isaac W. Zwally, G. C. Kemper, Samuel Heiser, Samuel S. Kemper, Gabriel Carpenter, John Forney, George Lauber, Mathies Heiser, Jacob S. Shirk, Daniel Kemper, John Heiser, Jacob Smith.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Snyder, Jacob Bear, Isaac F. Bear, John Enck, John Wechter, Samuel Speraw, Abraham Kachel, Samuel Kafroth, H. B. Greybill, Charles Slear, Abraham Brubaker, Gideon Likens.
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Signers of Petition: Mark Connell, Henry Grebill, Jacob Busser, George Roland, H. B. Greybill, Samuel Kafroth, George Reed, John Forney, Levi G. Kemper, Elias Reamsnyder, James V. Connell, Reuben Getz.
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Located at the crossroad 1 mile north of Earlville.
April term.
Signers of Petition: J. G. Kemper, John Forney, Samuel Kafroth, Isaac F. Bear, George Sauber, Daniel Kemper, Jacob Steinmetz, Christian Meyer, Michael Danner, Henry Grebill, Isaac Buch, Abraham Lefever, H. B. Greybill.
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Signers of Petition: Isaac F. Bear, Daniel Brown, Henry Kafroth, Peter Snyder, Christian Brown, J. G. Kemper, Benjamin Garner, Jacob Busser, John Forney, Emanuel Carpenter, Jacob Bear, Jacob Smith, Abraham Brubaker, John Bare.
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Signers of Petition: David Bender, Adam Rudy, Christian Good, Peter Miller, Enoch Rudy, Benjamin Frederich, George Dennis, A. Beerbower, G. W. Dietrich, Samuel [Mowell], John Myers, John Schnader, John W. Groff, George Levan.
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Signers of Petition: George Reed, Isaac S. Roland, H. B. Greybill, H. R. Hull, Abraham Lefever, Jacob Steinmetz, Abraham Kolb, Samuel L. Hertz, Charles Slear, Henry Grebill, Christian Werner Jr., Abraham Kachel, Abraham D. Heller.
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Signers of Petition: Abraham G. Kindig, John H. Kemper, John Myers, Israel McQuaid, John Schnader, Martin Jacoby, Jacob Stauffer, Jacob Hoober, Uriah Fassnacht, Israel Stauffer, John R. Hoober, John Sheaffer.
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Signers of petition: Abraham D. Grabill, John Forney, John B. Grebill, Isaac Braun, Jacob Bear, John Bare, G. Z. Forney, Daniel Brown, Peter Grabill, Isaac W. Zwally, Levi G. Kemper, Abram Lefever, Henry Eby, John Bucher, George Reed.
Signers of petition: Rudy R. Wolf, Daniel Brown, John Forney, Henry Zwally, David Sahm, Isaac M. Sahm, Isaac W. Zwally, Jacob Zwally, George Wolf, Abraham W. Groff, Moses Butzer, John Bare, Isaac Buch, Moses Evan, Martin Cooper, Henry Duck, Henry Kafroth, Joseph Rupp, Jacob L. Erb, Abraham Lefever, [Reuben McCloud], Daniel Kemper, Jacob Bear, Charles McCloud, J. R. Brown, E. R. Petery, Jacob Steinmetz, Samuel B. Detwiler, Monroe Bucher, H. B. Greybill, Franklin G. Carpenter, Samuel Kafroth, John Fritz, George M. Young, John L. Leib, Samuel Heiser, Henry Brown, John [Evans], George F. Kafroth, Joseph Carpenter, Nathaniel Sheaffer, John R. Buch, Francis Kachel, John B. Connell, Isaac Braun, William [ ], Abraham Kachel, Jacob Brown, Phillip Duck, Jacob Smith, John Sellers, A. K. Hornberger, Richard Albright, Samuel Carpenter, Peter Skerker, John B. Grebill, Levi Kemper, Benjamin McCloud, Israel L. Adams, G. Forney, M. W. Kurtz, George Carpenter, Henry Eby, John Kafroth.
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