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.
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.
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: John Myers, John N. McCamant, George Eagle, Jacob Mast, John Glauner, Jacob Miller, John Graham, Jacob Rutt, Thomas Kerr, J. Rutter Eby, Isaac Oberholser, Harlan Baldwin, Adam Rutt, Robert Trego.
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Signers of Petition: C. Umble, H. H. Umble, Christian C. Sanders, David M. Landes, James H. Houston, Sylvester H. Williams, Isaac C. Thompson, William White, John Myers, John M. Dickinson, James P. Dickinson, Harmas Albright, Henry Kurtz.
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Signers of Petition: Amos S. Henderson, Isaac Worst, Isaac Diller, Adam Rutter, Lytle Skiles, John D. Wilson, John Neuhauser, Elias Eby, William F. Baker, Jonas Hornberger, Samuel J. Henderson, William Hays, C. Stoltzfus, George G. Worst, Henry Skiles, John Mason, John Kurtz Sr., David Kurtz, Davis Clemson, Christian H. Bunn Jr.
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Signers of Petition: John N. McCamant, Oliver P. Wilson, Nathaniel Ellmaker Jr., Henry Dickinson, C. Umble, Jacob F. Hershey, Lewis H. Linvill, William F. Baker, John M. Skiles, John Hess, B. F. Houston, Joseph Umble.
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Signers of Petition: Adam Hoar, Martin Greenleaf, William H. Duffield, Elias Eby, William F. Baker, James H. Houston, B. F. Houston, Peter Eby, John M. Buyers, Thomas S. McIlvaine, Jacob Umble, John Umble Jr., Thomas Levingston, Isaac Livingston.
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Located near the village of Cambridge, on Churchtown Road.
January term.
Signers of Petition: John Myers, George Glendening, Jacob Mast, Abraham Mast, John Reeser, William Stevenson, James S. Patton, Joseph Waddle, George Rutter, Samuel Worrall, Adam Rutter, Wiliam Sanders, George Eagle, Christian Oberholser, John Miller, Isaac S. McCamant.
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