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: Thomas Henderson, Samuel Houston, Joshua Chamberlin, Enoch Passmore, David Henderson, Jacob [Swartzenelder], Daniel Plank, Benjamin F. Houston, J. G. Henderson, James H. Houston, A. Lightner Henderson, William Henderson, Matthew Henderson, Davis Clemson, Williams Levingston.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Joshua Linvill, James Paul, Jacob Swartzenelder, Christian Umble, John Umble, Winfield S. Kennedy, Samuel Duffield, Robert P. Buyers, Maxwell Kennedy, Thomas W. Henderson, Enoch Passmore, George W. Buckley.
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Located on the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike road. .
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Kirkwood, Jonathan Booth, James Humphrey, James Paul, James H. Houston, Christian Hess, Samuel Houston, Robert Hoar, Davis Clemson, Samuel Duffield, William Linvill, Rees C. Himes, James McCalley.
Second Sheet: John C. [Mickle], Enoch Passmore, J. G. Henderson, Benjamin Linvill, Samuel Houston, Thomas McIlvain, James B. Humphrey, George D. McIlvain, Benjamin F. Houston, William Gallaher, John Umble, Christian Eby.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Houston, Samuel Duffield, James Divine, Jonathan Booth, J. G. Henderson, James H. Houston, Thomas [Millenon], Enoch Passmore, John Kirkwood, Henry Bear, N. Leaman, Robert Wilson, [J. C. Mickle], Thomas McIlvaine, George D. McIlvaine, Benjamin F. Houston, Adam Hoar, Henry Levingston, Thomas Livingston, Isaac Levingston, Thomas Henderson.
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Signers of Petition: Davis Clemson, Adam Hoar, Christian Wanner, Jacob Kurtz, Christian Hershey, Jacob Kurtz, Christian Hershey, [signature in German], Christian Oberholser, George Worst, Benjamin Linvill, John Reeser, Nicolas Plank, James A. Wagoner.
Second Sheet: Daniel Plank, David Kurtz, Davis Clemson, [signature in German], Isaac Diller, John Reeser, Christian Wanner, Jacob Wanner, Amos S. Henderson, Henry Huston, Henry Lambert, [signature in German], James A. Wagoner, Andrew [Dague] Jr.
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Signers of Petition: William Maxwell, Henry Bear, Maxwell Kennedy, William Kennedy, Jonathan Booth, Richard Mackey, Adam Hoar, Solomon Linvill, Samuel Houston, John McFadden, Thomas McIlvaine, Benjamin Linvill, William Linvill, George McIlvain.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: A. Lightner Henderson, Samuel Houston, Thomas Henderson, James Paul, Robert Wilson, Amos Clemson, Davis Clemson, Jacob Mast, Adam Hoar, Henry Lambert, J. G. Henderson, James Houston, Benjamin F. Houston, J. M. Miller.
Second Sheet: John C. Mickle, James H. Houston, Davis Clemson, Daniel Plank, Jacob Mast, Amos Clemson, Samuel Houston, Thomas Henderson, J. G. Henderson, Reuben Haines, Henry Lambert, Lytle Skiles, Henry Skiles.
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Signers of Petition: Joseph Dickinson, Robert Hoar, Jehu Jones, Joshua Chamberlin, John Summers, John D. Wilson, Enoch Passmore, William S. Kennedy, John C. Mickle, Samuel Houston, Jacob D. McConnell, Jacob E. Humphrey, James Middleton, Jacob Reeser, Jacob Zug.
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Signers of Petition: Hugh R. Martin, William Buchanan, John Liggett, John Myers, William Bainley, Jacob Emry, [signature in German], Gabriel Bell, William Gault, John A. Gault, Josiah Lamborn, Solomon Landis Jr.
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Signers of Petition: Amos Henderson, Robert Baldwin, John Cain, Samuel Whitson, Reuben Haines, Thomas Henderson, Jacob Mast, John Henderson, Jonathan Houser, John Kurtz Sr., Archibald Henderson, John Dunlap [Abraham] Barr.
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Signers of Petition: Thomas Crawford, James Houston, Samuel Houston, B. Houston, William Lemman, Robert McIlvain, [unknown signature], L. Handforde, Amos Clemson, [signature in German], Enoch Passmore, Thomas [Passmore], Robert Pennington, Michael Silknitter, Maxwell Kennedy.
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Signers of Petition: John Kurtz, Tobias Wanner, William Ammon, John McNeil, Arthur Linville, Isaac Ramsey, Reuben Haines, Archibald Henderson, Samuel Kennedy, John Henderson, Jonathan Hoar, Thomas Henderson, John Kurtz Sr., Jacob Kurtz, Davis Clemson, [signature in German].
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Located on the old Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike road.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Houston, William Lemmon, Amos Clemson, Benjamin Hutton, Enoch Passmore, Thomas Passmore, Benjamin Houston, James Houston, Thomas Crawford, S. Handforde, [ ] Skiles, Robert McIlvain, William Skiles, William Wolgam, Jacob Zerg, d. Crowley, Daniel Plank, John Trego.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Eby, Nicholas Yoder, Robert Buyers, Jacob Yoder, Maxwell Kennedy, James H. Houston, Benjamin Hutton, Henry Slaymaker, Amos Slaymaker, William D. Slaymaker, James F. Smith, John Umble, John Burkholder, James Buyers.
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Signers of Petition: Joseph Hershey, Robert McIlvain, Christian Eby, John Linvill, Hugh Jackson, Adam Hoar, William H. Marsh, John Burkholder, Christian Hershey, Abraham Hershey, Jacob [Hoor], Thomas McIlvain, Maxwell Kennedy.
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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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