Report for Roanoke River (North Carolina) - 1868

General
District: 5th
Inspector: J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist.
Location: Albemarle Sound, NC
Date of Report: 01/14/1868
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Premises
Site:
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Screwpile
Number of Separate Lights: 1
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Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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Miscellaneous Remarks: A regulation time piece in good condition, hung up in sitting room.
Illuminating Apparatus
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Order of Apparatus: 4th
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Light Characteristic: Fixed white
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Service Table:
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Red Sectors Description:
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Lamp Description: Lens of 4th order - Franklin lamp.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1, in good condition
Number of Spare Burners: 2, 1 in good condition & 1 requiring repairs.
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves.
Suitability:
Boats
Boat Number: 0
Type:
Length: 5' 6"
Width: 18'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Tolerably good
Condition
Lantern: In good condition
Illuminating Apparatus: In good condition in all respects.
Service Lamp: In good condition & perfectly clean in all its parts
Oil: Specimen examined & found to be clear & clean. It had been filtered.
Service Lamp Burner: In good condition in every particular, wicks being well trimmed according to instructions.
Service Lamp Burner Level:
Plate Glass: Was perfectly clean & free from scratches & stains.
Lens Cover: Cover was on, was clean; made of linen sheeting & is kept in lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: None
Carillon or Alarm Bell: None
Rod Lamp: Was in good condition, filled w/ oil & wick properly trimmed. Keeper knows how it is intended to be used.
Dwelling:
Stairway and Landing: Very clean.
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling: In good condition
Improvements Needed: Did not observe or hear that anything was required.
Outhouses:
Boathouse:
Grounds:


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: No one is ever allowed to do so.
Lantern and Trap Doors: Yes
Watch or Trimming Room: None of these articles were to be seen. Rooms presented a cleanly appearance.
Lucernes or Matches: None of these objectionable articles were to be seen.
Heater: No heater
Ventilation: Assistant keeper understands use of ventilators & how to air the bldg.
Dome: They were so painted & in good order.


Oil Room
Oil Room Condition: In good condition, well ventilated & no appearance of waste of oil.
Oil Carriers: In good condition & arranged in order for use.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts:
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: 3
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: 1 of 25
Number of Dripping Buckets:
Number of Oil Tanks: 4, holding 175 gallons
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: They are so made.
Oil Butt Covers: Gutters were so filled & air cocks closed. Principal keeper was absent, but assistant keeper understands use of covers & air cocks.
Drip Bucket Placement: There was something provided to catch drips from each oil butt.
Oil Butt Platform: They stand upon a raised platform.
Empty Oil Butts: There was no empty oil butt.


Tool Chests and Presses
Cleaning Materials Put Away: Yes
Paints Separate: Yes
Tool Chest: No
Tool Condition: No tools
Tools Free from Rust:
Closets Clean: Yes
Service Box In Good Order: Yes
Trimming Scissors Clean: Yes
Brushes and Floor Clothes: Yes
Lantern Condition: Good


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Keeper was absent
Keeper Interested in Duties: Keeper absent
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Keeper absent
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: Keeper absent
Keeper Complaints: Principal was absent
Keeper Family: Has a family but it does not occupy dwelling with him.
Keeper Name: Thomas Clifton
Keeper Age: Middle aged
Keeper Present or Absent: Was absent looking after provisions. Assistant says he is not often absent.
Number of Assistants: 1
Assistants Attend to Duty: He appears to attend to his duty.
Assistants Capability: He appears to be.
Assistants Complaints: No
Assistants Family: None but keeper themselves occupy dwelling.
Assistant Keeper Names: James T. Mchoon, middle-aged, was present.
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: The assistant keeper accompanied me throughout the inspection.


Account and Regulations Books
Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted: Yes
Quarterly Returns on Hand: Yes
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: Yes
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: Yes
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies: 1
Instructions and Directions Copies:
Placard Directions Copies:
Notice to Visitors Copies: 1
Summary of Duties:
Index of Instructions: 1
Guide for Mixed Paints:
Directions for Purifying Water:
Placards Easily Visible: They were not; but assistant was directed to have them so hung.
Books Easily Accessible: Yes
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