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: Joseph C. Dickinson, Joseph D. Pownall, Ambrose Pownall, George Pownall, Amos Townsend Jr., Abraham F. Baker, John Potts, John McGowan, James [Grollman], A. C. Walker, John Homsher Jr., William Huey.
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Signers of Petition: J. D. Pownall, D. Hood, Henry Pownall, J. B. Pugh, John Potts, James Booth, Elijah [Bugh], A. P. Patterson, J. R. Townsend, [ ] Fairlamb, Martin Wilson, Thomas H. Pownall, James Coates, James H. Longhead, William J. Ross, Thomas Warner, James M. Dare, David F. Tate, W. R. Mitchell, James Divine, George Whitson, John D. Miller, Joseph Clegg, Nathaniel Gillespie, David Shuber, William Nelings, Henry W. [Rhay], [unknown signature], William M. Noble, James Vaugherty, Enos Pennock, William Clegg, Thomas Warner, Joseph Hughes, J. P. Scarlett, John Johnson, Charles Cloud, Jonathan Booth, S. Slokom, Irvin Nicholson, William M. Chamberlin, John Townsend, Morris r. Wilkinson, Lewis Cooper, Robert B. Simmons, Nelson Divine, Simeon B. Pownall, William L. Miller, Arthur Yeager, John Houston Jr., William D. McLaughlin, Slater Brown, G. Morrison, Joseph C. Stubbs, J. H. Clendenin, John A. McLaughlin, Samuel Johnson, Joseph McGowan, Cyrus Moore, William Brison,John Faran, William [Reddig], Wallace Neill, James W. Curry, Joseph Davis, Robert Stube, Henry McCann, William F. Rea, George Brooks, J. B. Brooks, Joseph Wright, Ethelbert Rees, Samuel A. Hughes, Thomas Wright, Samuel Pennell.
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Signers of Petition: Simon S. Warner, James Bryan, John A. McLaughlin, Milton Cooper, Cyrus Hartley, William D. Slack, Washington Peirce, Andrew P. Moore, Samuel J. Boon, Joseph Moore, Isaac Moore, Andrew Moore, Simmons Coates, Lindley Coates, Cyrus Brinton, Samuel Brinton, Jason D. Caruthers, A. W. Cain, [R. W. Kemble], Henry Brosius, Lewis Cooper, Isaac Walker, John Warner, James F. Cowan, Charles Rees, James Williams, Thomas Whitson, Joseph W. Fawkes, [S. S. Debrey], Andrew Shannon, Othniel Geiger, Andrew Shannon.
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Signers of Petition: Hiram Kinnard, John Potts, John D. Miller, Philip Hathaway, Ambrose Pownall, David F. Welsh, James Reed, Nelson Divine, James D. Reed, Nathaniel Gillespie, Christopher Corbitt, William M. Noble, William F. Rea, Irwin Nicholson.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Joseph C. Dickinson, Moses Pownall, William Huey, Samuel Sellers, Philip T. Boon, Amos Townsend, David F. Welsh, Jacob K. Smoker, E. Irwin, Henry Bear, Samuel B. Irwin, Thomas Leech.
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Signers of petition: Philip T. Boon, Robert W. Hudders, John A. Rhea, Moses Pownall, Samuel Denney, John Boon, H. McClarin, William H. Milhous, George Varnes, Robert Johnson, A. P. Patterson, Henry Bear, Philip Hathaway, Christopher Corbitt, [ ] Dare, J. C. Dickinson, G. Irwin, Hiram Kinard.
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Bond for license transfer: John N. Eckert, Joseph C. Walker.
Signers of petition for license transfer from R. A. Marshall: [ ] Walker, R. A. Marshall, Hiram Kinnard, Samuel Walker, C. C. Carr, John Potts, Nathaniel Gillespie, Joseph C. Dickinson, D. Sheeler, [Ziba Woltonton], Abraham Roop, M. D. Hutton, Samuel Kurtz.
Bond: William H. Sproal, Amos Townsend Jr.
Signers of petition: [ ] Walker, R. A. Wallace, Hiram Kinnard, Samuel Walker, C. C. Carr, John Potts, Nathaniel Gillespie, D. Sheeler, Joseph C. Dickinson, [Ziba Wolleton], Abraham Roop, M. D. Hutton, Samuel R. Kurtz.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
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