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: Benjamin B. Herr, John B. Mellinger, Adam, Esbenshade, Benjamin Longenecker, David Potts, [unknown signature], Isaac Girvin, Henry Leaman, Henry E. Hoover, John Girvin, John Hersh, George Wiker.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Benjamin W. Lantz, Christian Shultz Sr., Benjamin Fritz, George Wiker, Samuel Charles, Jonathan Stouffer, Isaac Weaver, John Raub, Jacob Martin, George H. Miller, Elias F. Witmer, John Winter, Daniel Herr.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Isaac Weaver, Isaac Girvin, David Potts, [Jacob Imhoff], John Hersh, John Morton, Daniel Helm, George Wiker, Benjamin Longenecker, Adam Esbenshade, J. H. Myers, John Raub, Benjamin Breneman, Henry Breneman.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Elkton and where the road from Martic Iron Works to Strasburg intersects the same.
April term.
Signers of petition: J. Miller Raub, Jacob Martin, John Rissler, Samuel Kindig, George W. Miller, John Raub, Henry Bowman, George Bowman, Philip Miller, Henry Breneman, Isaac Weaver, Christian Shultz Jr., John Hoffman, George Wiker, Jonathan Stouffer, Henry Leaman.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: James Graham, Joseph Potts, George Werntz, Amos E. Cochran, Samuel Spielman, John Gyger, William Steacy, Jacob Weitzel, Jacob Potts, Robert [Cray], John Rehm, John Kilburn, William Black.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: John Gyger, Jesse Gyger, John McCallister, Joseph Potts, Jacob Potts, Amos E. Cochran, David Herr, Alexander Shultz, Jacob Keneagy, William Black Jr., Samuel Fondersmith, John Weitzel, Daniel Rosch.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Joseph Potts, Asa Jones, William Echternoch, John Lieb, Rudolph Shaub, John Rehm, Robert Evans, Robert Downey, John Rehm, John Shaub, James Warren, Stephan Gertersen, Amos E. Cochran, John Werntz, Thomas Eagar.
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Signers of petition: John Werntz, Samuel Spielman, Robert Evans, Daniel Rosch, Joseph Potts, Jacob Rehm, William S. Warren Jr., David Herr, John Gyger, Amos E. Cochran, William Echternoch, William Steacy, James Dougherty.
1 item, 1 piece
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This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
