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: Jacob Mast, James Clemson, Davis Clemson, James Hunter, Mentor Perdue, Morris Dickinson, [signature in German], John Fulton, Jacob Reeser, Joseph Dickinson, Moses Whitson, Reuben Haines, Andrew [Laurence], William McKown, L. Handforde.
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Signers of Petition: James Clemson, James A. Buyers, Christian Hershey, Peter Eby Jr., John Burkholder, Elias Baker, Christian Hess, William Kinzer, Jonathan [Huber], Davis Clemson, George Armstrong, John [Umber], Maxwell Kennedy.
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Signers of Petition: William Hayes, Reuben Haines, Nicolas Plank, Isaac Kurtz, Samuel Black, Adam Bare, Jacob Reeser, Arthur Linvill, Jacob Kurtz, Henry Horst, [Elisha] Wilsar, Martin Buckwalter, William Rhoads, Christian Oberholzer, George Leaman, David Dague, John Reese, Davis Clemson, John Kurtz Sr., Christian Hershey, Jonathan Hoar, Jacob Cloud, John J. Stewart, Daniel Plank, Henry Skiles, Joseph Dickinson, James Clemson, William Gault, John Myers.
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Located on the Philadephia and Lancaster turnpike road, between the Mount Vernon and the Rising Sun.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Elisha P. Wilson, William Stoner, Enoch Passmore, William Lemman, George Morison, Joseph Murray, James Clemson, John Marnaby, George Simpson, Abraham [Muscetnus], William Lytle, William Rutter, George Christy, Jacob Miller.
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Signers of Petition: James H. Houston, Samuel A. Houston, Thomas Crawford, Samuel Duffield, Samuel Houston, William Lemman, Thomas McCausland, John Rockey, Christian Eby, James M. Buyers, John M. Buyers, Robert P. Buyers, William Henderson, Lightner Henderson, Elias Baker, L. Handforde, Martin Greenleaf.
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Signers of Petition: Climpson B. Moore, John Cain, Robert Baldwin, Thomas G. Henderson, William Henderson, Henry Slaymaker, Amos Slaymaker, Maxwell Kennedy, Reuben Haines, Jacob Wanner, Nichlas Plank, Arthur Linville, Lorenzo N. Henderson, Arthur Linville, Martin Buckwalter.
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Signers of Petition: George Zell, Huston, Zell, John Myers, John Plank Jr., Benjamin Beecher, Elisha McCamant, Isaac McCamant, John Trego, John Kurtz Sr., Henry Coffroth, William Andrew, John Andrew, William Robinson, Peter Stephan, Peter Gabel.
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Signers of Petition: Robert Wilson, Benjamin Hutton, [S. Handford], J. G. Henderson, Robert Pennington, John McFadden, [Heaton] Pennington, Samuel Houston, Thomas Henderson, James H. Houston, Samuel Brinton, Jacob Zug.
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Signers of Petition: [George Leaman], John D. Wilson, David Dague, John [Miers], Christian Oberholser, Jacob Mast, Henry Coffroth, John Kurtz, Abraham Kurtz, [signature in German], John Eby, George Worst, Isaac Kurtz, Henry Skiles, Henry Lambert, Isaac Diller, Christian Wanner, Brisban McCurdy, [Adam] McCurdy.
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Located on the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Enoch Passmore, Jacob Zug, Benjamin [Shroy], Benjamin F. Houston, James H. Houston, Samuel Duffield, William Henderson, A. Lightner Henderson, Samuel Houston, William McKown, Robert Wilson, Davis Clemson, Daniel Plank.
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Located on the railroad a short distance west of the Gap.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: John Umble, Maxwell Kennedy, John McFadden, Amos Slaymaker, Adam Hoar, Enoch Passmore, Christian Hershey, Christian Hess, Elias Baker, A. Lightner Henderson, Thomas McIlvaine, Rees C. Himes.
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Signers of Petition: John M. Buyers, James A. Buyers, Jonathan Borth, S. Handford, J. C. Henderson, Samuel Brinton, Jacob Zug, Samuel Houston, Thomas Henderson, James H. Houston, James H. Slaymaker, Maxwell Kennedy.
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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: James H. Houston, Samuel Duffield, Thomas McIlvaine, Benjamin F. Houston, Henry Levingston, Isaac Levingston, John Umble, Samuel Houston, Uriah Rutter, I. G. Henderson, Rees C. Himes, William Linvill, George McIlvain, Thomas Levingston, Adam Hoar.
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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: 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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