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: Jonathan Pusey, Thomas Jackson, George Groom, Abraham Bowery, George Hamaker, John Felix, John Vaughen, J. B. Boude, Peter Haldeman, James Long, Conrad Swartz, George Wikes, [ ] A. Thomas.
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Signers of petition: James Boyd, William Hippey, John Lowery, Samuel Pearson, John Lockard, John Pelen, James Standly, Peter Haldeman, Henry B. Eagle, John Felix, John Vaughen, [ ] White, Jonas Rumple, Henry Myers.
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Signers of petition: Evan Green, Nathaniel Evans, T. D. Cochran, G. A. Haines, Thomas White, John Evans, John Forrey, I. A. Hook, John Wilson, George Wolf, John Freyberger, Andrew Beiter, Peter Haldeman, Michael Wisler, Andrew Gohn, J. W. Cottrell, John McFadden, E. J. Sneider, James Patton, J. F. Miller, Charles H. Koons, Isaac Vaughen, John Smith, J. H. Hunter, P. McMehon, George Heagy, Paul Hamilton, R. E. Cochran.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Zahm, Paul Hamilton, George Weaver, John Cassel, Charles [Lay], John Vaughen, John [Hames], James Patton, Henry C. Eagle, Peter Haldeman, J. W. Cottrell, James Long, Robert Spear, Conrad Swartz.
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Signers of petition: John Standly, John Lockard Jr., Daniel Zahm, Noah Keesey, Frederick Hagman, John S. [Wein], William S. Dickey, John Pelen, [signature in German], Henry Myers, Paul Hamilton, James Long, James Boyd, Peter Haldeman, Henry B. Eagle.
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