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: Samuel Lemmon, Francis M. Wilson, John Eby, Abraham Mast, Henry Eby, Thomas Kerr, Fredrick Ricker, Jacob Groff, Lewis Bidder, J. Rutter Eby, John Miller, Isaac Reel, George Eagle, Jonah Lamborn, Robert Trego.
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Signers of petition: Jacob K. Smoker, S. Kennedy, Nathaniel Ellmaker Jr., Thomas W. Henderson, [unknown signature], B. F. Houston, John S. Stoltzfus, James H. Pounds, Thomas S. McIlvaine, [Joseph C. Walker], L. Ellmaker, Lytle Skiles, Isaac W. Rutter.
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Signers of petition: John Myers, Isaac [Fritz], John Ammon, John R. Rambo, George Ubil, John Glauner, John B. Kurtz, Leonard Worall, Abraham Mast, George Eagle, Robert Trego, William H. Baum.
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Signers of petition: Christian Oberholser, James Daniel, Isaac S. McCamant, S. Kennedy, Samuel Henderson, Benjamin F. Weaver, William [Hayes], Henry Worst, Solomon [Thoma], Davis Clemson, J. F. Hershy, Thomas W. Henderson, Jacob Wanner Sr., John Neuhaus, Lytle Skiles, George W. Buckley, Jacob Mast Sr., David Kurtz, D. F. Stoltzfus.
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Signers of petition: Martin Swigart, Levi P. Bouers, John A. Bowers, William Henderson, Jonathan Parmer, William Martin, George Martin, William Lafferty Sr., J. H. Skiles, James Parmer, Samuel Parmer, John Patton.
Signers of remonstrance: [ ] Morrison, Adam Clark, John Houck, David Kurtz, Jonathan Kurtz, Henry Rhoad, William Mentzer, Samuel Hoover, Peter Eby, Leonard Glendening, John Place, Uriah Wallace, Christian Kurtz Sr., Daniel Kurtz, Solomon Parmer Jr., Francis McClure, Christian Wanner, Martin Wanner, Henry Worst, Jacob Hoover, Isaac Parmer, Isaac Snader, Isaac Rhoads, Henry Skiles, Amos C. Skiles, Henry Kurtz, [signature in German], R. W. Morton, Elias Diem, Lewis H. Linvill, Jacob Miller, Jacob Wanner, John R. Good, Christian Oberholser, Daniel Denlinger.
Signers of remonstrance: William Dewees, G. W. Andrew, John McGill, John M. Waggoner, Jacob Reiser, William Diem, Peter Weiler, John W. Dunlap, John Ammon, John Dunlap Sr., Daniel Spece, Solomon Martin, Henry Diem, John Clark, William Rishel, Morgan Bowers, Solomon Parmer, Isaac Caffroath, John K. Evans, David McWelly, William F. [Lively], Isaac Riel, George Wallace, Samuel E. Ranck.
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Signers of petition: Thomas A. McNeil, John D. Wilson, David S. Knox, Joseph Umble, David F. Stoltzfus, B. F. Houston, Samuel J. Henderson, Thomas W. Henderson, E. Rutter, A. L. Henderson, Isaac W. Rutter, Samuel Blank, Christian Ebey.
Petition.
Signers of petition: A. L. Henderson, Isaac W. Rutter, John D. Wilson, David S. Knox, B. F. Houston, David F. Stoltzfus, Joseph Umble, Samuel J. Henderson, Thomas W. Henderson, Eli Rutter, Thomas A. McNeil, Samuel Blank, Christian Eby.
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Signers of petition: Peter Stormfeltz, Henry Landis, Christian B. Landis, George Hauck, Abraham Forney, Samuel Martin, Henry Shreiner Jr., John Stauffer Jr., Christian Bomberger, Adam Dietrich, Jacob Landis, John Huber.
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