Signers of petition: Abner Brown, John Webster, Michael Baer, Elias Penington, John Findley, James McSparran, S. D. McConkey, S. W. P. Boyd, Isaac S. Webster, Jacob Kreider, William J. Hess, Jeremiah Kirk, John C. Walton.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Kreider, Slater Brown, Isaac S. Webster, John Findley, James McSparran, Abner Brown, Philip Maxwell, Gilbert Maxwell, Reuben Cook, Elias Penington, Ebenezer Killough, John C. Walton, David Jenkins, Michael Baer, John Riley.
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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.
Signers of petition: Amos Lyle, William F. Jenkins, Joseph Gray, John Rily, George Jenkins, J. A. Blake, Samuel W. Scott, S. W. P. Boyd, Samuel Wicks, Joseph Smedley Jr., Robert Killough, George Tollinger, Joseph Jenkins, J. Morris Jackson, Amos Ailes.
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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.
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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: Amos Diller, David Shultz, Solomon Weaver, Michael Bard, G. W. Smith, Gabriel Davis, William M. Smith, Wendel Holl, Hamilton Ayars, J. R. Brubaker, Samuel Holl, John Roberts.
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Signers of petition: William M. Smith, John W. Luther, William Barstler, Philip McCauly, John Hull, Solomon Weaver, Cornelius F. Roland, David Shultz, Solomon Diffenderfer, Jacob Snyder, Levi Winters, Amos Diller.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Groff, Levi Sheaffer, George Mentzer, Amos Diller, John Mentzer, William Sprecher, Christian Ellwerth, Philip Sheaffer, Cyrus Mentzer, Christian Musselman, Isaac Sprecher, John Murr, John Musselman.
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Signers of petition: Joseph Jones, John Peirsol, Philip Brubaker, George W. Smith, Henry R. Brubaker, Samuel L. Custer, Michael Hildebrand, John Rhoads, George Brubaker, William M. Smith, William Baxter, Amos Diller, Jacob L. Custer, Solomon Diffenderfer.
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Signers of petition: Lewis Richwine, Peter Shirk, Isaac Sprecher, [signature in German], William Stunkard, Christian Sailor, Henry Rowe, Jacob Hahn, Emanuel Sailor, Daniel Richwine, James Dorrow, Wendel Holl, Hamilton Ayars, David Shultz, William Setley, Adam Diller.
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Signers of petition: Barton H. McCord, Henry Kemper, John Dissinger, Samuel Schenk, David Martin, Peter H. Fry, Jacob Hart, Jacob Kemper, John Adams, David Kemper Jr., Martin Gross, Elias A. Schrantz, William M. Cloud, Jacob Wenger, John W. Gross, Henry Reemsnyder, Henry Heiser.
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Signers of petition: John Peoples, Martin Shaub, Benjamin Hess, Henry Lefever, Abner Peoples, A. W. Baldwin Jr., David Mowrer, John Hildibrand, John R. Rohrer, Joseph C. Shenk, Adam Stoner, John M. Shenk, Joseph McGaughlin, Jacob Cramer, Daniel Leaman.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Weaver, John Heiser, Michael Danner, John Forney, Samuel Holl, John K. Reed, George Reed, F. H. Carpenter, Jacob Busser, John Graver, Charles McCoud, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Samuel L. Custer, Amos Diller, Michael Bard, M. S. Groff, Christian Hoffman, John Vogan, Solomon Diffenderfer, Wendel Holl, Joseph Jones, Solomon Weaver, David Shultz, John R. Brubaker.
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Signers of petition: Solomon Diffenderfer, Lewis Richwine, G. W. Smith, Peter Shirk, John Peirsol, Philip Brubaker, Gabriel Davis, Daniel Richwine, Emanuel Sailor, Wendel Holl, Lewis Diller, J. R. Brubaker.
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Signers of petition: John W. Gross, Jacob Wenger, Charles Bauman, David Kemper Jr., George Bauman, David Bauman, Samuel Wolf, David Martin, John Sheaffer, Israel Slick, Cyrus Strohl, George Dissinger, Elias Schrantz, Barton McCord, John Slick, Henry Heiser.
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Signers of petition: Josiah Robinson, John Schaeffer, John Kurtz Jr., O. P. Gross, Jacob Gross, John W. Gross, Jonas S. Miller, Jacob Longenecker, Jacob Hartronft, Andrew Enck, L. S. Hacker, John Lupold, Benjamin Sehville, David Bauman, P. Martin Heitler.
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