Series 1 contains invoices, arrest warrants, and tax collector books for the city of Lancaster. Invoices that were approved by the city council in 1878, 1883 and 1884 for payroll and supplies include road and bridge maintenance, water works, fire departments, clerk and inspection work, and costs incurred by the city during an outbreak of small pox. Arrest warrants for 1918-1919 show names of defendant(s) and police officer, the charge, date and case number. There are also tax collector records for 1860-1889, incomplete.
Series 2 contains documents regarding the market houses, waterworks, lamps, roads, railroad and city ordinances. Petitions support a candidate for night watchman, seek to repeal an ordinance for hanging signs and regulations for public scales, and request a reward for the apprehension of a murderer. There is an 1815 naturalization certificate for James Williams and a resolution regarding a visit of Gen. Andrew Jackson.
Series 3 contains miscellaneous items related to the Borough of Lancaster (1742 to 1818) found in the Document Collection. Items include an act regulating the buildings and keeping in repair the streets, lanes, and alley of Lancaster, passed 14 January 1774; oaths of office sworn by various men from 1764 to 1769; and an extract of Lancaster Borough laws enacted 22 January 1774 reporting the regulations and fines of this borough.
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records (MG0545)
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Signers of petition: [ ] McMahon, George Wolf, John R. Beatty, George Weaver, Daniel Zahm, J. Haughey, Charles Evans, Charles Barnitz, H. Atkins, James Vaughen, James Crow, J. W. Cottrell, Henry Pfahler.
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Signers of petition: Peter Haldeman, H. E. Atkins, Abraham Myers, J. H. Hunter, Samuel Read, Peter Saylor, G. W. Heckrothe, James Vaughen, John Slack, J. W. Cottrell, George Diller, John Vaughen, John Felix, [ ] Thomas, Michael Conely, Philip Gossler.
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Signers of petition: Joseph M. Watts, George Gohn, Jacob Wisler, Daniel Zahm, H. H. Fry, James Long, James Frederick, Peter Haldeman, R. Williams, R. Chalfant, J. W. Cottrell, James Long Jr., Lewis Frederick.
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Signers of petition: Daniel Zahm, John Felix, Michael Wisler, Lewis Frederick, J. W. Cottrell, H. H. Fry, C. W. Shuman, Christian Pfahler, James Long, Samuel Read, R. Chalfant, George [Maxton], R. Williams.
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Located on Front Street between Walnut Street and Locust Street.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: George Wolf, John Felix, John Vaughen, Jacob Luttman, R. E. Cochran, Michael Strein, George W. Boude, James Boyd, Conrad Swartz, Michael Hoak, Joseph A. Hooke, John Arms, M. R. Keegan, Philip Gossler.
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Signers of the petition: Adam Reigart, John Trissler, George Weitzel, William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Eberman, John Eberman, Peter Gonter, Samuel Humes, John Riddle, Jacob Hatz, Abraham Kilian , George Hoff, James Ross, Christian Trissler, Emanuel Reigart, S. Reigart, Jacob Dickert, Anthony Ginter, Nicklous Stownbach, Christian Sensenich, William McKown, Samuel Clendenin, Henry Dearn and three others.
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The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Also: John Smith; William Mentzer; Jacob Weller; William Weller; Martin Bitzer; William Bitzer; Andrew Miller; John Miller; Bear Weaver; William Hinkle; Solomon Steffy; Emanuel Groff.
Riot.
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