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.
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Located on the Lancaster and Manheim turnpike, about 2 miles from Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Kohr, Daniel Royer, Emanuel Hostetter, Jacob Kraus, Peter Maurer, Sem Brubaker, Philip Ronk, Daniel Dietrich, Jacob Shreiner, David Grube, Benjamin Long, John L. Sharp, Samuel Kohr, James Cameron, Daniel Herr.
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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.
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: Peter Stormfeltz, Henry Landis, Christian B. Landis, George Hauck, Abraham Forney, Samuel Martin, Henry Shreiner Jr., John Stauffer Jr., Christian Bomberger, Adam Dietrich, Jacob Landis, John Huber.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Kline, Jacob Landis, Jacob Landis, Tobias Johnson, Simon S. Reist, John Shenk, Christian B. Landis, Henry Brackbill, Isaac Sherk, Isaac Landis, Michael Martin, Daniel Andrews.
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Signers of petition: Henry H. Kurtz, Abraham Stauffer, Adam Keller, Henry Martin, John P. Swinehardt, Abraham Eberly, Arthur Quin, Jacob Landis, Joseph W. Brener, [signature in German], John Gerber, John Kepperling.
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Signers of petition: John Myers, Josiah Lamborn, Frederick Ricker, John Graham, George Glendening, William Glendening, Robert Trago, Thomas Kerr, Jacob Rutt, Jonas Ranck, John Miller, Samuel Lemmon, George Wright, Adam Rutter, John Glauner.
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Signers of petition: John Umbleson, Isaac Livingston, Thomas Levingston, Henry Levingston, Adam Hoar, A. L. Henderson, William Henderson, Peter Eby, John Umble Jr., Davis Clemson, B. F. Houston, Isaac Worst, Henry Dickinson.
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Signers of petition: Andrew Withrow, Elias Eby, Stephen Hanes, Christian Sanders, Henry Sanders, Joseph L. Hoar, Joseph Umble, John D. Wilson, Henry Dickinson, James P. Dickinson, David S. Knox, Winfield S. Kennedy, H. H. Umble, C. Umble.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Lemmon, Francis M. Wilson, John Eby, Abraham Mast, Henry Eby, Thomas Kerr, Fredrick Ricker, Jacob Groff, Lewis Bidder, J. Rutter Eby, John Miller, Isaac Reel, George Eagle, Jonah Lamborn, Robert Trego.
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Signers of petition: Jacob K. Smoker, S. Kennedy, Nathaniel Ellmaker Jr., Thomas W. Henderson, [unknown signature], B. F. Houston, John S. Stoltzfus, James H. Pounds, Thomas S. McIlvaine, [Joseph C. Walker], L. Ellmaker, Lytle Skiles, Isaac W. Rutter.
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