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: Andrew Metzger, Tobias S. Kauffman, David Baker, Henry Metzger, John Eshleman, Joseph B. Mummaw, Jacob Baker, William K. Martin, Christian Musselman, Jacob [Hopheinz], Mathias Dillinger, Henry K. Dunham, George Brenner, Henry Baker, Christian Saner, John Davis.
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Signers of petition: J. M. Bear, Simon Minnich, Jacob Lefever, Michael Gochnauer, Daniel Landis, John Minnich, Peter L. Grosh, Samuel Martzell, Jacob N. Shaub, Emanuel J. Minnich, Emanuel Kinsch, Jacob Harnish.
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Signers of petition: Christian Kauffman, Jacob Kline, John Kauffman, Henry K. Donham, Isaac Evans, Samuel Nissley, John Ream, William Wiley, P. H. Summy, John Swar, Jacob Hershey Sr., Henry Bear, Emanuel K. Donham, George Getz.
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Signers of petition: John Davis, Jacob K. Landis, John G. Brown, Tobias Denlinger, John Gribbon, George Weiler Sr., John Dunkel Jr., A. J. Landis, Henry A. Sultzbach, W. K. Martin, A. Newpher, William Dietrich, [unknown signature], Jacob Mauk, David Ringwalt, Jacob Brubaker, Peter Stormfeltz, Phares [Cossias], Jehu [McGorm], John Denlinger Sr., Isaac Evans, [unknown signature], George Weiler Jr., Christian Riddle, Levi G. Getz, Simon Minnich, Daniel Summy, Jacob Schmaling, Robert Mitchell, Hugh Gribbin, Jacob Sechrist, David Gingrich, Jacob Kohr Jr., Jacob Bitner, John H. L. Landis, Michael Landis, Peter Steitz, John Seitz, John Breneman, Tobias Kauffman.
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Signers of petition: William Wilig, John Johns, Jacob Hershey, John H. Kauffman, Christian L. Hershey, Henry L. Hershey, Joseph Coughenour, Christian Kauffman, Henry M. Weiler, John McGovern, George Weiler, J. B. Landis.
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Signers of petition: Andrew Metzger, P. H. Summy, Jacob Lutz, J. N. Metzger, Jacob Dellinger, Christian Stehman, Abraham Killian, Levi Harnish, Henry Baker, David Baker, Christian Musselman, John Landis, Simon Minnich.
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Signers of petition: Jacob G. Kreider, A. S. Miller, Benjamin Harnish, Henry White, Daniel Miller, Henry Shenck, Jacob Huver, Peter Sellers, Peter Haverstein Jr., Joseph Hess, Frederick Hess, Aaron White.
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Signers of petition: J. B. Hougendobler, David Brubacher, Henry Baker, Jacob Lutz, P. H. Summy, David Baker, John Rudisill, Tobias S. Kauffman, Andrew Metzger, Abraham Killian, Jacob Kurtz, John Eshleman, Frederick Hoffman.
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