Location: On public road from Conestoga Center, Conestoga Twp., to Highville, Manor Twp., and Columbia, near the upper part of Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
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Petition for the unexpired term of Henry K. Minnich.
Petition signed by Sawville & Bear.
Known as the Mount Vernon.
Signers of petition: S. H. Lockard, John Fingers, Martin Irwin, George P. Luttman, Conrad Swartz, Augustus Pelen, Jonas Rumple, Solomon Detweiler, James Schroeden, Casper Seibert, Amos S. Given, Daniel Herr.
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Signers of petition: Jacob Rohrer, Henry H. Kurtz, Thomas Grosh, Martin Groff, Benjamin B. Leaman, Isaac Powl, Jacob B. Rohrer, Jacob Landis, Hiram Campbell, Jacob Gamber, John [Mess], John Huber, [signature in German].
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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: Amos Lyle, William F. Jenkins, Joseph Gray, John Rily, George Jenkins, J. A. Blake, Samuel W. Scott, S. W. P. Boyd, Samuel Wicks, Joseph Smedley Jr., Robert Killough, George Tollinger, Joseph Jenkins, J. Morris Jackson, Amos Ailes.
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Located on the Columbia and Philadelphia railroad at the intersection of the same with the Philadelphia turnpike. (It being the first water station from the city of Lancaster)
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Brackbill, Robert McIlvain, Isaac B. [Bunoney], Philip Foster, John C. Lefever, Daniel L. Esbenshade, John Slaymaker, A. K. Witmer, Joseph S. Lefever, Jacob Frantz, Henry Sherts, Henry Keneagy, Daniel Lefever.
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