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: Joseph Harner, George Harner, G. W. Smithson, James H. Pegan, Edward Galen, William E. Ramsay, Amos Groff, David Laird, James Simpson, William Idal, John Clark, John Armstrong.
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of Petition: James M. Fiester Jr., John H. Skiles, Jacob Lafferty, John Newhauser, Martin Swigart, Thomas w. Griffith, James P. Dickinson, C. B. Neuhauser, S. Petersham, A. L. Henderson, James Divine Sr., William G. Livingston, Eli Rutten, William Albright, David Kurtz, Isaac Dillar, John Wallace.
Signers of remonstrance: John Kurtz Jr., John Northammer, William Robinson, H. W. Robinson, John Robinson, William Cooper, David Wanner Jr., George Ramsey, Isaac Wanner, Daniel Lee, Francis McClure, Benjamin Rhoads, Jacob Reser, David Miller, John Wright, Isaac Reel, Elam Reel, Jacob Rutt, Samuel Evans, Jacob Evans, Jacob Emrey, John Miller, Joseph D. Martin, Thomas Bailey, Amos Rhoads, Alexander D. Gault, J. L. Rhoads, [Mansel] Reed, Eli Landers, William Dague, William Ritzel Sr., James Eblehar, Amos Eagle, Joseph K. Linvill, Jacob Gabel, John Kurtz Sr., John McPherson, John Stouff, Eli Rambo, Mathias Glauner Sr., William Buchanan, Solomon Landis, Jacob Plank, Levi Bihy, James E. Dunlap, Henry Ely, Levi Bewley, Peter Emery, Charles Bewley, R. Feister, Daniel Plank, Benjamin Plank, George Eagle, Cyrus Eagle, Robert Trago, John H. Kersey, John Graham, William H. Bunn.
Signers of remonstrance: William Phillips, William Neuhoff, Richard A. McMinn, Jacob Berkey, Benjamin McGlackin, Andrew Dienner, Joseph P. Davinson, Samuel H. McMann, John Mason, John M. Dickinson, David S. Knox, Gabriel Reel.
Signers of remonstrance: Solomon Martin, William Axe, Henry Ammons, John Ammons, John Kaufroath, William Dienr, George Ammons, Isaac Perkey, Peter Weller, Levi Bouers, Lewis H. Ingram, James Parmer, John Houck, Thomas A. McNeil, David Baxter, Solomon Marshall, Peter Worst, Samuel Hoover, Lackey Murry, William Gault, W. Gault, George Diem, Levi B. Lewis, John Andrew, G. W. Andrew, J. Harrison Andrew, R. W. Morton, George Glendening, William Landes Jr., Moses Glouner, William Amon, David Kurtz, William [Lively], Samuel Horst, Isaac N. [Harr], Adam Weaver, Joseph Wanner, J. R. Black, H. W. Black, Samuel Black, Leonard Dague, Michael Reser, Daniel Spece, John McGill, A. W. Gault, Benjamin Ritzel, Samuel Landers, Jehu Bailey, Benjamin F. Weaver, Thomas J. Brown, John L. Emrey, William Diem, Samuel Berky, Andrew Stevenson, John Reser, John H. Andrew, H. B. Andrew, Nathan Rambo, Isaac R. Hughes, J. B. Ramsay, Jacob Ott, B. M. Marple, John R. Rambo.
4 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Signers of petition for an eating house: J. F. Hershy, Harlan Baldwin, A. L. Henderson, B. F. Houston, David Kurtz, Oliver P. Wilson, Eli Rutter, Isaac Diller, John Mason, John Umble, Thomas W. Henderson, Henry Skiles, Henry Worst Sr.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
