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: L. S. Hackert, Andrew Enck, Josiah Robinson, Jacob Martin, John S. Heiser, [signature in German], Henry R. Keller. Peter H. Fry, Jacob Kemper, Jacob L. Gross, John W. Gross, George Horting, M. D. Schnader, Henry Binkley, Jacob Fry.
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Located about one mile and one half southeast of the village Ephrata, at the turnpike road leading from Harrisburg to Downingtown.
April term.
Signers of petition: David Bowman, John W. Gross, P. Martin Heitler, Jacob L. Gross, Michael Schnader, William Killian, Jacob Smuck, Christian Burkwalter, John Varns, Jacob Fry, Joseph Eichelberger, [T. G. Bach].
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Located on the northside of the Harrisburg and Downingtown turnpike near Ephrata.
April term.
Signers of petition: Andrew Uhrich, [signature in German], P. Martin Heitler, T. C. Konigmacher, Isaac Strohl, Thomas Jones, Abraham Landis, John Royer, William Spera, John G. Bowman, John T. Miller, Barton H. McCord.
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Signers of petition: Isaac Strohl, William Spera, John G. Bowman, Cornelius Smith, T. C. Konigmacher, Thomas Jones, Daniel B. Bauman, Giles Carpenter, Louis Ziegler, John Mohler, Curtis Fry, P. Martin Heitler, Jacob Hartronft, Henry Fritz.
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Signers of petition: John W. Gross, Abraham Bowman, Martin Gross, [signature in German], George Bauman, David Bowman, John Reafsnyder, Jacob Smuck, Jacob Gorgas, Jacob [Wever], Jacob L. Gross, Jacob W. Erb, Giles Carpenter, Samuel H. Gross, [signature in German], George Hortin, T. G. Bach, Chambers Yundt, John Hortin, Joseph Eigelberger.
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Signers of petition: Jacob H. Miller, Henry Shober, Monroe Bucher, P. Martin Heitler, John H. Gross, Martin Gross, Ephraim Garman, Moses Miller, Jonas Frederick, Samuel G. Kemper, Jacob K. Garman, Levi Shirk, Jacob Gorgas, Peter Fink, George Bowman, Daniel C. Frederick.
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Petition: Abraham Bowman, Gershom Wenger, John W. Leber, David Bauman Sr., Charles Bauman, John G. Bowman, Isaac Strohl, G. S. Bard, John Stoner, Lot Williams, C. Herchelroth, John G. Hacker, Jacob Martin, J. S. Hacker, Jacob R. Faust, E. Konigmacher, John Buchter, M. S. Bard, T. G. Bach, J. E. Pfautz, P. Martin Heitler.
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Signers of petition: Abraham Bowman, Samuel Givler, P. Martin Heitler, Gershom Wenger, Samuel Slough, John Gehman, Wellington Yundt, Martin Urich, Joseph Uhrich, John Funk, Adam Konigmacher, Louis Ziegler, Christian Smith, Samuel Sheaffer, J. M. Royer, Isaac Strohl.
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Signers of petition: Andrew Enck, Jacob Roth, Isaac Hacker, Elias Sahm, Henry G. Miller, Samuel G. Hacker, Benjamin Schvilly, Noah H. Zook, William Fraser, Jonathan Roether, Jacob Longenecker, Jacob Martin, J. S. Hacker, George Becker, Lot Williams, John W. Gross, D. E. Shirk, E. Konigmacher.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: Peter Fink, J. S. Sharp, Andrew Uhrich, Samuel Smith, William Meily, Louis Ziegler, John W. Gross, John H. Gross, Martin Gross, Isaac Strohl, William Konigmacher, E. Konigmacher.
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Signers of petition: P. Martin Heitler, William Gunkle, John G. Bowman, E. Konigmacher, Isaac Strohl, Abraham Bowman, Joseph Konigmacher, John H. Gross, Samuel Rupp, John Rudy, William Segner, George Frantz, Martin Gross, John D. Patten.
3 items, 3 pieces
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