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: George Lauber, George Gamber, Reuben Getz, Henry Brown, Hiram R. Hull, John V. Deshong, Christian Myer, Abraham Kachel, Henry Grebill, Jacob Steinmetz, Henry Kafroth, Jacob Bear.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Samuel Shirk, Benjamin Frederick, Samuel Myers, Jacob Grabill, John W. Groff, Henry [Rutter], Christian Good, Elam Myer, Enoch Rudy, Andrew Bare, Jacob Myers, Christian Hunshberger.
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Signers of petition: John Nagle, P. H. Gochnauer, George Martin, Benjamin F. Rowe, Siles Winter, Benjamin Huber, Joseph Hatcher, Samuel Broome, Thomas Redman, Henry Parmer, John Miller, Hiram Stoutzenberger, William McMullian, Martin Huber Sr.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Good, Thomas Snodgrass, Frederick Huber, Henry Huber, James Spence, Jacob Huber, Henry Hess, William E. Ramsay, William Warfel, David Laird, Jacob Lehman, Martin Miller.
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Signers of petition: John Forney, Mark Connell, James McConnell, William Johns, George Reed, Gabriel Carpenter, H. R. Hull, Henry Kafroth, Henry Grebill, Abraham Kachel, Samuel Reemsnyder, Elias Reemsnyder.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: Mark Connell, Henry Grebill, Jacob Busser, George Roland, H. B. Greybill, Samuel Kafroth, George Reed, John Forney, Levi G. Kemper, Elias Reamsnyder, James V. Connell, Reuben Getz.
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Located at the crossroad 1 mile north of Earlville.
April term.
Signers of Petition: J. G. Kemper, John Forney, Samuel Kafroth, Isaac F. Bear, George Sauber, Daniel Kemper, Jacob Steinmetz, Christian Meyer, Michael Danner, Henry Grebill, Isaac Buch, Abraham Lefever, H. B. Greybill.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of Petition: David Bender, Adam Rudy, Christian Good, Peter Miller, Enoch Rudy, Benjamin Frederich, George Dennis, A. Beerbower, G. W. Dietrich, Samuel [Mowell], John Myers, John Schnader, John W. Groff, George Levan.
1 item, 1 piece
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