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.
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.
Located at crossing of the Newport and McCall's Ferry Road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: William Mackey, John J. Andrews, A. Andrews, James Jackson, Ira Walton, Obed Baily, William White, Alexander Turner, John Andrews, Benjamin Kent, Washington Hagerty, William Commons, Abner Davis.
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Located at the intersection of two public roads, one leading from McCalls Ferry to Philadelphia, the other leading form Strasburg to Charlestown.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Morrison, Samuel McCommon, Ebenezer Jackson, John Alexander, James McCammon, Cornelius Collins, John Crawford, Alexander Morrison, John Caldwell, John Whiteside, John Hastings Jr., Joseph Paxson, James Jackson.
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Located on public road leading from Strasburg to Oxfordville.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Morrison, Alexander Morrison, [Alexander] W. Morrison, John Hastings Jr., George T. [Gall], Robert Ford, William Barclay, William Galbraith, Joseph Andrews, James McGinness, Robert E. Morrison, Hugh Andrew.
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Signers of Petition: James Brown, John Rea, Henry Swisher, Abraham McConnel, Alexander Turner, John Craford, Joseph Evans, Robert Evans, Thomas Haztel, John Jones, Alexander Holton, William Hogg, Robert Whiteside.
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Located near the Andrews Bridge over Octorara Creek.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: A. Walton, Amos Pyle, Isaac Walton, Robert Hilles, Amos Harlan, Thomas T. VanDeventer, Alexander Andrews, James Montgomery, William Best, Roberts Drips, Thomas McCausland, William White, Alexander W. Morrison.
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Located on the road leading from the Andrews Bridge to the Conewingo Bridge.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Abraham McConnel, Daniel Beyer, Andrew Beyer, Morris Reynolds, John Swisher Sr., Uriah Swisher, George [Rumel], Robert Whiteside, Jesse Davis, Samuel Montgomery, John Swisher Jr., Robert Ford, William Hogg, Joseph Parker, John Gabley, James Brown.
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Located on the great road leading from Lancaster through Strasburg to Oxford, Elkton and Wilmington.
General election for the 14th District and township elections held there.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: James Morrison, James A. Morrison, Joseph Harrar, Daniel Harrar, James K. Simpson, George Darr, John Whiteside, William Hogg, John Hastings, James Jackson, Philip Donahey, Gabriel S. Morrison, William Galbraith, Alexander Turner.
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Signers of Petition: Nathan Lee, Robert Hodgson, John Andrews, James McCammon, Hugh Andrews, Joseph Andrews, Alexander Turner, John McCammon, George Dare, John A. Morrison, William Barkly, Isaac Edwards, Thomas McCasland, Joseph Andrews Jr.
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Signers of Petition: James Montgomery, Abraham McConnel, George Runner, William McCleland, Uriah B. Swisher, John Swisher, Robert Whiteside, Robert Drips, Christopher Hastings, William Hogg, Joseph Harner, Samuel Smith, John Swisher Jr., Joseph Parker, John Martin, Robert Ferguson, John Gable, John Ralston, David Marchbank, Henry Gable, Jacob Hanley, Henry Webb, Robert Ford, James Brown.
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Remonstrance against two taverns: Swisher's Tavern and Dry Well tavern in Bart Twp.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Benjamin F. Shenk, Daniel Lefever (farmer), Christian Lefever, John Moderwell, John Lefever, George Aument, Daniel Lefever (tanner), Jacob Aument, David W. Scott, John Eseck, Mathias [McClure], John Caldwell, Robert W. Burrowes, James Walker, Joseph Cosner, Levi T. Alexander, Cornellius Collins, Thomas Moderwell, Joseph Clark, Horatio Lloyd, Daniel Harrar, James Richardson, James Connery, James Morrison, James Steel Jr., William McColligan, William Homer, John B. Kennedy, James Horner, Joseph McClelland, David Souder, James Hunter, William Cain, M. B. Barr.
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Signers of Petition: William Hogg, Robert Whiteside, John Gable, Henry Webb, Christopher Hastings, Henry Gable, Ezekiel Webb, Abraham McConnel, Joseph Parker, John Martin, James Jackson.
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Located on the road leading from Andrews Bridge to the Conewingo Bridge.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: [unknown signature], Morris Reynolds, Robert Whiteside, Abraham McConnel, John Alexander, James Brown, John Swisher Jr., Joseph Parker, William Wallace, James Montgomery, Christopher Hastings, Robert Drips, John Gable, John Swisher, Uriah Swisher, George Runner, William Hogg, George Hogg, William Berckley, John [Maxton], Henry Gable, John Brown, James Brown, Alexander Turner.
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Signers of Petition: James K. Simpson, Abner Davis, James Morrison, Joseph Andrews, John J. Andrews, Hugh Andrews, John Sampson, Alexander Andrews Jr., James McCammant, Robert Ferguson, Thomas McCausland, William Sampson, John Morison, William White, Gabriel Morison, James Findley.
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