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.
Signers of Petition: James Denham, Jacob Fordney, Andrew Holtsworth, John Schauer, Jacob Hershey, John Landis, Henry Imhoff, George Gross Jr., John Bostick, Richard Kirk, Jacob [Zamez], [signature in German], John B. Brubaker, Frederick Miller, Barton Nagle, [signature in German], Henry M. Reigart, Robert Beard.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Eggert, Andrew Bear, Jacob Hershey, Benjamin Hershey, Samuel Parker, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Gaules, Jacob Meck, Henry M. Reigart.
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Signers of Petition: John E. Grosh, John Stauffer, Tobias M. Miller, Samuel Parker, Jacob Fordney, John M. Summy, Jacob Myers, Philip Brehm, Henry M. Reigart, Henry Imhoff, Emanuel Shober, John B. Brubaker, Jacob Acker, Peter Bishop, David Gottshall, Christian Kauffman.
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Signers of Petition: John B. Brubaker, Joseph Bowman, Alexander [Klefeker], Peter Swar, Simon Minnich, Martin Gross, Thomas Grosh, Jacob Grosh, Jacob Acker, Simon Minnich, Henry M. Bear, John Minnich, John Workman, John Lutz, Peter Bell, Henry Imhoff, J. H. Kurtz, T. M. Miller, Jacob Fordney.
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Signers of Petition: D. Kaufman, Christian Stauffer, H. Brubacher, Peter Minot, Samuel Brandt, Jacob Reiff, Jacob Bear, Peter Heintzelman, John Witmer, Samuel Deyer, Samuel Ensminger, John Bartruff, David May, [Peter Pritze Sahlan], Michael Kauffman, Henry Miller, James Steele, Joseph Landis, Bernard McNeil, John Long.
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Signers of Petition: Michael Gochnauer, John Hoffman, Christian Brown, Jacob Acker, Samuel Snyder, Benjamin H. Kauffman, Jacob Schwar, John Hernly, John S. Kaufman, John Gochnauer, John Brubaker, William Wilig, John Stauffer, Tobias Miller, John S. Hostetter, John Landis, Robert Beard, Emanuel Shober.
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Signers of Petition: David Seitz, Christian Lintner, John Swartz, [signature in German], Samuel Huston, John Breneman, Jacob Bausman, John Haverstick, Jacob Breneman, Jacob Peters, John Kauffman, Daniel Lintner.
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Signers of Petition: John Haverstick, David Caldwell, John Benedick, John Wisler, Jacob Zeller, Henry Snavely, Joseph [Kupperschmner], [signature in German], Jacob Peters, John Baker, Nicholas Baker, John Breneman, John Becker.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Parker, John Stauffer, Jacob Acker, J. H. Kurtz, Tobias M. Miller, J. E. Cross, Jacob S. Kauffman, Henry Sholtz, John Landis, Henry S. Herr, John A. Lutz, J. B. Brubaker, Joseph Bowman, Peter Swar, John Jackson, James Hollinger, Jacob Hershey, Jacob Fordney.
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Located on the Lancaster & Harrisburg turnpike and about six miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Kaufman, David Dunkel, Tobias Kauffman, Jacob Kurtz, Jacob Fordney, John Gochnauer, Reuben Bowman, John Getz, Jacob S. Kauffman, Jacob Hershey, Samuel Parker, Christian Swar, Samuel Snyder, Henry Hoffman.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Eisenberger, David Caldwell, Joseph [Ruppersehmia], John Breneman, Jacob Peters, [signature in German], Jacob Bausman, [signature in German], Samuel Hershey, John Berker, [Christian Lintner], John Eschbach.
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Located on the road leading from Strasburg to Columbia at the end of the bridge over the Conestoga Navigation.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Haverstick, Socrates Myer, Samuel Hershey, Jacob Peters, [signature in German], [signature in German], Christian Lintner, Jacob Huver, Abraham Leman, Daniel Lintner, Jacob Breneman, [signature in German], John Daveler, Casper Nauman, John Breneman.
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Signers of Petition: Emanuel Shober, David Sprickler, Jacob H. Kauffman, Henry Imhoff, Peter Swarr Jr., John Schauer, John Bostick, J. B. Brubaker, John Landis, George Kneisley, John Stauffer, Martin Stauffer Jr., Jacob Hershey, Samuel Parker, Henry M. Reigart, Andrew Kauffman, Jacob Myers.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob H. Kauffman, Peter Bell, [signature in German], J. B. Brubaker, C. P. Huber, Christian Brubaker, John Stauffer, Tobias M. Miller, George Kneisley, James Hollinger, John Bostick, John Schauer, Henry Imhoff, Sebastian Smith, David Gottshall, Joseph Gilbert.
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