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 on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike, at the junction of Hinkletown road.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: John [W. Groff], Abraham Groff, Peter Miller, Levi Good, John Good, John Resler, Ephraim Bare, David Bender, Jacob Grabill, Christian Good, Franklin Good, Jacob Brubaker.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Peter Kafroth, George Kafroth, Levi Carpenter, Samuel Holl, John Deshong, Jacob Steinmetz, Abraham Kachel, [signature in German], Emanuel Hamm, Christian Myer, Henry Rear, Israel [Brown], Samuel Adams.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Reading.
April term.
Signers of petition: John K. Reed, Jacob Steinmetz, Levi Carpenter, Peter Kafroth, George Kafroth, Daniel [Holdersman], Christian Myer, Jacob Adam, Michael Heiser, John Schneyder, Israel [Browan].
1 item, 1 piece
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Located at the intersection of Lancaster and Hinkletown road with the Newport road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Levi Carpenter, John Graybill, Joshua Balmer, Peter Kafroth, George Kafroth, Christian Myer, Samuel Reemsnyder, John K. Reed, David Good, George Reed, Abraham Kachel, Emanuel Hamm.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the Lancaster and New Holland turnpike road.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of petition: Christian Good, Levi Good, Jacob Brubaker, Ephraim Bare, John W. Groff, John Good, John Resler, George Brubaker, Peter Miller, Benjamin Sheaffer, David Bender, Abraham Groff, Franklin Good, Peter Grabill.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located at the crossing of the Newport and Hinkletown roads, Newport Road leading from late Coleman Iron Work and Lititz to Wilmington, Hinkletown Road leading from Hinkletown to the New Holland Pike at or near Bard's Run.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: John K. Reed, Samuel Hull, Christian Carpenter, Levi Carpenter, Peter Kafroth, George Kafroth, Emanuel Hamm, Abraham Cackel, Jacob Steinmetz, Samuel Reemsnyder, John Johns, John Graybill.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located at the crossings of the public roads leading from Lancaster to Reading and from late Coleman Iron Works and Lititz to Wilmington called the Newport Road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Levi Carpenter, John K. Reed, Samuel Hull, Christian Carpenter, Jacob Steinmetz, John V. Deshong, Peter Kafroth, George Kafroth, [unknown signature], Hemrich Schank, Christian Myer, Israel Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located at the crossing of the Newport Road with the road leading from the Reading Road to the Buck Tavern.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: George Kafroth, Emanuel Carpenter, Emanuel Graver, John Zwally, Adam Danner, Joshua Balmer, Gabriel Carpenter, Henry Grabill, David Good, Jacob Steinmetz, Peter Snyder, John V. Desong, Levi Forney, John Johns, Daniel Wenger, M. H. Danner, Abraham Cackel, Israel Batten, Ferdinand Garber.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the public roads from Coleman Iron Works and Lititz to Wilmington called the Old Newport Road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of petition: Peter Kafroth, George Kafroth, David Good, Abraham Kachel, Jacob Steinmetz, Henry Grebill, Samuel Hull, Christian Wenger, Christian Myer, John Forney, [signature in German], Joshua Balmer.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Philip Duck, Christian Carpenter, Levi Carpenter, George Reed, [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Brown, [signature in German], Jacob Metzler, Adam B. Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Located at the Lancaster and Hinkletown Road, and where the road leading from the Ephrata Mountain Springs to Enterprise at the Columbia Railroad crosses said road. In the north east corner of the central part of the township.
Letter of recommendation: Daniel Hornberger, [unknown signature], Israel McQuaid, Abraham Reiter Sr., Charles Ream, E. S. Groff, Jacob Gockley, Samuel Bucher, Phares Good, John Bucher, Uriah Fassnacht, Andrew Raezer, Christian Balmer, Israel Kochel, [unknown signature], John Sheaffer, Franklin Bude, Joel Mull, Charles Brokly, Jacob Diller, Jacob Mentzer, Daniel Sheaffer, Daniel K. Garman, John Ruhl Jr., John Johns, Rudy Evans, Joseph Wenger, Henry Myers, C. Nolt, Samuel Brandle, Samuel Schlauch, Emanuel Mull, Isaac Dillman, Levi Wenger, John Gelsinger, Joseph [Wecker], Josiah Snavely, Benjamin McCutchen, Joel Fassnacht, Henry Kulp, G. Groff, Isaac Reidenbach, William Jacoby, J. C. Martin, Cornelius Peters, Reuben R. Bitzer, Samuel B. Burkholder, Louis Ziegler, John Sellers, Martin [Stouffer], William Kiehl, A. G. Groff, Samuel S. Rutter, John G. Stauffer, E. Burkholder.
Bond: Benjamin McCutchen, John Buch.
Receipt.
Deposition: Seth Burkholder, Andrew Raezer, Jacob Hoover, John Sheaffer.
Notice.
5 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
