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: John Umble, Isaac Levingston, Henry Levingston, John Linvill, James H. Houston, Benjamin F. Houston, James B. Humphrey, Samuel Houston, Uriah Rutter, Rees C. Himes, Maxwell Kennedy, Winfield S. Kennedy.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob [Bland], Jacob Reeser, Jacob Kurtz, Benjamin [Reuben], [ ] Peirsol, Davis Clemson, John Roop, Henry Huston, Daniel Plank, Henry Gabel, David Kurtz, John Kurtz Sr.
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Signers of Petition: John Eby, Henry Lambert, Abraham Kurtz, Henry Gabel, John Reeser, Henry Skiles, John Roop, Davis Clemson, Adam Rutter, John Becker, Nicholas Harting, Benjamin F. Bower, A. L. Skiles.
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Signers of Petition: Benjamin F. Houston, James Humphrey, J. G. Henderson, James Paul, Daniel Trout, Rees C. Himes, Enoch Passmore, Samuel Houston, John Patrick, James H. Houston, James Hemphill, C. M. Miller.
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Signers of Petition: James McKim, [signature in German], Josiah Lamborn, Jacob Miller, Solomon Landis Jr., Jacob Mast, John Garver, David Dague, Daniel Plank, John Myers, Gabriel [Beil], James Emry, John A. Gault, Abraham Kurtz, John Reeser.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Houston, James Sproul, S. [Handferch], M.D., Peter Eby, George Cooper, Paul Black, Maxwell Kennedy, Reuben Mansky, James H. Houston, William Pearson, William Noble, William Kennedy, B. Houston, J. G. Henderson, William Lemman, Enoch Passmore.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Houston, James Sproul, William Lemman, Benjamin Hutton, James Hanley, Thomas J. Quigley, Maxwell Kennedy, S. Handforde, M.D.
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike road.
Formerly kept by John McFadden.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Duffield, James Slaymaker, James Paul, John Umble, Adam Hoar, James H. Houston, Robert Wilson, John McFadden, Samuel Houston, Enoch Passmore, Thomas McIlvaine, George McIlvaine, B. F. Houston, Solomon Linville.
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Signers of Petition: John Myers, John Glauner, Abraham Mast, Jacob Mast Sr., John Kurtz Jr., David Wanner Jr., John Eby, John Miller, Jacob Groff, Isaac S. McCamant, George Glendening, Robert Trago, David Kurtz.
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Signers of Petition: James Houston, James F. Smith, J. G. Henderson, Thomas Henderson, John McFadden, Solomon Linvill, James Slaymaker, Henry Bair, Samuel Houston, Benjamin F. Houston, Thomas Quigley, Benjamin Cain.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Levingston, Thomas Levingston, Isaac Levingston, Richard [Markey], John P. Souders, Amos Slaymaker, James F. Smith, Jacob [Brim] Jr., Jacob Swartzwelder, James Slaymaker, Henry N. Bruner, Henry Bear.
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Signers of Petition: Davis Clemson, William Gault, Washinton Laub, Abraham Kurtz, Andrew Dague, Elias Baker, William Brinley, Jacob Kurtz, Charles Henderson, William Haines, Robert Wilson, Henry Huston, John Myer.
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Located at the crossing of the Pennsylvania Railway at the Gap and Newport turnpike.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Duffield, Maxwell Kennedy, James H. Slaymaker, George McIlvaine, Henry Bair, Enoch Passmore, James Paul, Samuel Houston, James Houston, Benjamin F. Houston, Caleb Brinton, Stephen D. Jones, Thomas McIlvaine.
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Located on the Gap and Newport turnpike road, intersecting the West Chester road.
Formerly kept by Thomas Henderson.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Nathan Rambo, James Clark, Robert Moore, Asahel Moore, Robert Moore Jr., Elias Simmons, Lindley Coates, John Murray, John Murray Jr., Joseph Fawkes, Randolph Harley, David H. Agnew.
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike road.
Formerly kept by William D. Slaymaker.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Bair, James Paul, Christian Eby, John Linvill, James F. Smith, Jacob [Brunes] Jr., Amos Slaymaker, Adam Hoar, Isaac Richwine, Solomon Richwine, Jasper Slaymaker, Hans Olsen.
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Henry Huston, Davis Clemson, [Amos Y. Henderson], Thomas G. Henderson, Jacob Reeser, Joseph [Dickinson], Christian Oberholser, Joshua Chamberlin, Samuel Houston, Jonathan Booth, John McFadden, Henry Bair, Richard Mackey, James Paul, Amos Clemson, John P. Souders, Daniel Plank, Jacob Mast, William [Hawes], Andrew Dague.
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