Original papers filed in proceedings to open, alter, or close public roads, open private roads, and construct bridges, as handled by the board of county commissioners and its predecessor, the levy court. Documents include petitions, objections, court orders, commissioners returns, surveys and plats, and damage awards to landowners. Cases are arranged chronologically by beginning date. The Baltimore County Levy Court was given authority to handle road petitions by Ch. 152, Acts of 1821, previously a function of the county court. In 1827 all duties and responsibilities of the levy court were transferred to the newly created Baltimore County Board of County Commissioners. Both bodies tracked road proceedings by recording brief entries in (Road Docket) in series C412 anc C413. These books provide a summary of activity concerning each petition, but lack case numbers that can be keyed to the road papers. A few files were transcribed in (Road Proceedings) in series C2878. Access available in electronic form derived from the records themselves.