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.
Written on back: "Old stone house near Lexington (at Snavely's Mill) Lancaster County, Pa. Built by Christian and Elizabeth Ebi [Eby] in 1753. (Stone set in wall) Aug 20, 1932".
Written on back: "At Brickerville Lutheran Church-yard Grave of Elizabeth, the wife of Baron Steigel, famous mfgr. of glass near Manheim, Pa. in Pre-Revolutinary times".
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029 at Gordonville, looking west toward Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, four grade crossing from a point 125 feet distant.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029 at Gordonville, looking west toward Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, four grade crossing from a point 125 feet distant.
Description
Lancaster County Route 36029 at Gordonville, looking west toward Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, four grade crossing from a point 125 feet distant.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking east toward Pennsylvania Railroad four track grade crossing from a point 400 feet distant.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking east toward Pennsylvania Railroad four track grade crossing from a point 400 feet distant.
Description
Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking east toward Pennsylvania Railroad four track grade crossing from a point 400 feet distant.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking south toward Pennsylvanai Railroad four track grade crossing from a point 300 feet distant.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking south toward Pennsylvanai Railroad four track grade crossing from a point 300 feet distant.
Description
Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking south toward Pennsylvanai Railroad four track grade crossing from a point 300 feet distant.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking northeast from a point west of tracks along proposed relocation of route and toward proposed location of railroad overhead bridge.
Photograph- Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking northeast from a point west of tracks along proposed relocation of route and toward proposed location of railroad overhead bridge.
Description
Lancaster County Route 36029, Gordonville, looking northeast from a point west of tracks along proposed relocation of route and toward proposed location of railroad overhead bridge.
