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.
Photograph- Gentlemen standing on the steps of the Stockyard Hotel.
Description
Gentlemen standing on the steps of the Stockyard Hotel. First row, left to right: George Kocher, George Adams, J. C. Schrack, Harry Stauffer, Harry Snavely, Frank C. Musser. Second row, left to right: H. P. Kennedy, Andrew Frantz, Isaac Douts, Louis Lyons, Herbert Kress, James Sherer, Eugene Wingender. Third row, left to right: Maurcie Brubaker, Edward Shultz, John Miller, Isaac N. Eby. Back row, left to right: David Fulmer, James Caldwell, Walter Dunlap, W. Scott Grube, E. E. Maybee, Oliver Brubaker, Isaac Musser, J. R. P., Jonas Minnich, B. D. Fox, Thomas Scanlon, William Young, William Troutman.
Conestoga Traction Company, 9-17 East Orange Street, Lancaster. Edison Electric Light Company and Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company. First floor, east side, contained converters for supplying direct current power to trolley lines and downtown elevators. Customer: Conestoga Traction Company.
