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 Dunlap, James Manahan Jr., David Clark, Peter Hoeffer, Issachar Rees, Henry Buckwalter, Samuel F. Morrison, John Devlin, John McGregor, Sem Eby, Isaac Martin, Adam Trout, William Yeager, Benjamin Bower, John G. Anderson, Samuel Miller, John C. Lefever, Andrew [Stiffel], Michael Good Jr., Henry Souders, Elias Fisher, Michael Lapp, George Beiler, John D. Miller, Jacob Lapp, Daniel Gordon.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of remonstance: A. K. Witmer, Philip Foster, Robert Tagert, Henry Witmer, David Witmer, Daniel [Basehoar], Andrew Dunlap, James Hemphill, James B. Lytle, Isaac Dunlap.
Signer of Petition regarding tavern kept by Alexander McKown: William Manahan.
Signers of petition from Conestoga Valley: Joseph Mast, John L. Plank, John Plank Jr., David Morgan, William Morris, Isaac Kupp, John C. Evans, David Finger, Daniel T. [Bruner], Stephen Mast, Jesse Weaver, Joseph Dorwart, Jacob Jenkins.
Signers of petition: Sample Slaymaker, William Lytle, John Slaymaker, Christian Hess, Henry Eckert, George L. Eckert, Robert Knox, John [McCamra] Jr., Samuel Meharry, William Weidman, Adam Bare, Elias Bare, Moore Connell, Mark Connell, Thomas Himes, Frederick Snyder, James S. White, Henry Leaman, James Lytle.
5 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Signers of petition: John Quigley, Samuel Patterson, George Quigley Jr., Christopher F. Freen, Isaac McCallister, Josiah Quigley, Thomas Keenard, D. F. Witmer, Hanford Mcguire, I. H. Grabill, John Snyder, Henry Bear, James Quigley, David Souders, John Barber, Daniel Gordon.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Located on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: William Weidman, Adam Bare, Peter Miller, Thomas Downey, Benjamin Michael, Henry Garber, Samuel Johns, [signature in German], [signature in German], Jacob Fink, Moore Connell, Christian Landis.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
