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: Henry Eberly, James Hoxworth, Robert Vernon, John Shertz, J. Heiss, William Amweg, George W. Kramer, Edward Eshbrenner, Michal Gibson, Benjamin Hofman, Henry Young, P. F. Blessing.
Remonstrance signed by: Martin Brill, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Georg Goble, Philepp Gratz, Henry Miller, C. H. Koch.
Petition of support: George f. Rote, P. F. Blessing, John [Siees], Jacob Groff, George Nagle Sr., William Gomly, James Wiley, John Donaghy, Charles F. Voigt, Henry Hegener, [Philipp Graff], [signature in German], Fredrick Shadley, Mikle Gipson, Henry Miller, Joseph Forrest, Michael Kerner, John Weidman, John A. Landis, Peter Hoover, Abraham Kline, William Haines, Benjamin Selvert, Christian [Eckman], John Steigerwalt Jr., J. C. VanCamp, Robert A. Evans, [Thaddeus Stevens], A. Herr Smith, J. B. Kaufman, Alex Harris, Emlen Franklin, John Sherts Jr., William Engle, John Kuhns.
Depositions: [signature in German], Alex Harris, Martin Brill, William M. Gormly, Joseph Forrest, William Engle, James J. Foxworth, Henry Eberly, P. F. Blessing, J. Heiss, James A. Towson, George W. Kramer, [signature in German], Erin Sawyer, John Ford, (omitted, filed separately) Philip Groth.
Depositions: David Herr, Arthur McDade, George Gable, Daniel Gall, Isaac Hubley, Joseph Roath, (no signature) Philip Reese, (no signature) Robert Vernon.
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Located in the Southeast Ward on South Queen Street.
April term.
Signers of petition: Adam Ratharmal, Benjamin Hofman, William Ditters, Joseph C. Channell, Valentin Risse, Davis Kitch, Henry [Miller], Jacob Weitzel, Jacob Haag, Jacob Franciscus, E. Bowman, John Weitzel.
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Signers of Petition: Adam Rotharmel, Isaac Hines, John Weitzel, Philip F. Blessing, George Fahnestock, Valentine [Risse], Jacob Weitzel, Jacob Franciscus, Henry Hegener, Conrad Anne, George Rote, John Deaner, Jacob Weitzel Jr.
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Court matter in defense of Conrad Plitt's orderly house, with depositions by: C. Kieffer, Charles Boughter, Charles R. Frailey, Jacob Gundaker, John Myers, John Kunhs, Jacob Foltz, and Joseph Ditlow.
April term.
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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: [William] T. Amweg, Edward Reilly, William Gumpf, John M. Amweg, John Deaner, Jacob G. Goodman, Joseph Forrest, John Haus, [ ] Heiss, Henry W. Shertz, Henry Young, Benjamin Hofman.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
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Signers of petition: Valentin Risse, Nicholas Echternacht, Lucus Marsh, Conrad Silvius, John Silvius, John Smith, Adam [Rotharmmel], J. Coleman Lutz, Henry [Wilhelm], Jacob Weitzel, Henry Yost, Joseph Forrest, John Franciscus.
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Signers of petition: John H. Pearsol, G. B. Markley, S. [Pelton Jr.], C. M. Clewell, H. Shubert, Joseph Cross, Daniel Leman, Isaac Dunn, George W. Curry, C. M. Clewell, J. Augustus Beck, Daniel Leman, Adam W. Auwell, Abraham K. Zell, Nelson Nutt, John Cross, [unknown signature], J. M. Bahel, John L. Samson, Henry Metzger, George H. Gorrech, F. Smith, T. Washington Smith, John G. Gumpf, E. Kirkpatrick, Abraham Gibbs, H. W. Hess, John G. [Kleirs], Joseph Samson, Rudolph Christ, Samuel J. Jackson.
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