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.
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: January 1864.
Location: On road from the Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike to the Strasburg and Millport Turnpike, at Greenland, East Lampeter Twp., at Benjamin Eshleman's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
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Boulder and bronze tablet on the grounds of the Andrew B. Rote estate on Old Philadelphia Pike near Lancaster. The boulder is at the site where on July 27, 1825 General Lafayette reviewed the local battalions of infatnry and cavalry assembled to escort him to Lancaster. Tablet erected in 1934.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
