Report for Rochester Harbor East Pier Light (New York) - 1909

General
District: 10th
Inspector: Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt
Location: On East Pier, 40' from outer end, entrance to Charlotte Harbor, mouth of Genesee River, shore of Lake Ontario
Date of Report: 01/03/1909
Latitude: 43° 15' 46"
Longitude: 77° 36' 01"
Premises
Site: On US Pier
Date of Reservation:
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Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: On pier
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Tower stands on US East Pier
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By walking out E Pier from shore, 2200' (when repairs to pier, now in progress, are completed). By boat from W Pier light 600'
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Wooden, inclosed tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1902
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Cornice repaired, Jan. 1908
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
Form of Tower: Pyramidal
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 34' 10"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 34'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Bldgs among green trees
Color of Tower: White, black lantern
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Lead & oil paint
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: Marks extremity of E Pier, entrance to Charlotte Harbor.
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 10"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 10", lantern parapet 7.5"
Diameter at Base: 12'
Diameter at Parapet: 7' 8" - parapet of lantern 7' 11 3/4"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden winding to 2nd floor landing - wooden step ladder to lantern.
Number of Landings: 1 intermediate
Size of Glass: 10" x 20" for 2 windows, 4 lights each; 10" x 16" for 1 window 2 lights each.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 3
Number of Doors: 1 outside, with storm door on vestibule.
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Interior of crib superstructure beneath beacon filled with a mass of concrete & stone up to top of timber superstructure. Beacon rests on 8 concrete piers 3' 7" high, resting on concrete deck.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal, parapet cylindrical.
Diameter to Glass: 7' 1.5"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 24" x 39"
Number of Storm Panes: None
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron lantern on wooden parapet. Lantern was formerly in use on beacon, Cleveland W. Pier
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Steel, platinum point
Description of Lightning Rod: 1/2" copper, wired to spindle, thence down to railing of balcony & down E side of tower, thru concrete pier, into water.
Balustrade: Wood, covered with copper. Iron railing of 2 rails, top & bottom, 1/2" x 2", supported by 12 posts, 1.5"
Lantern Doors: Low wooden door in parapet, opens out.
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Wooden trap
Parapet Diameter: 6' 8 3/4"
Ventilators
Location / Number: 5 in parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Hooks screwed into upper part of posts


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Utensils for filling & cleaning lamps, etc.
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Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
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Name of Maker: Not known
Year Made:
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Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern with 5 day tank
Inside Diameter: 11 13/16"
Light Characteristic: Fixed red.
Time of Revolution:
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Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 3
Number of Flash Panels:
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Number of Elements in Central Drum: 1
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 3
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
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Pedestal: Wood
Service Table: Wood
Draft Tube Description: None
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How Color is Produced: Ruby Chimney
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Lamp Description: 5th order
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Number of Spare Lamps: 2
Number of Spare Burners: None
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Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 round wick
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 1/4"
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Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: Large closet under stairs in 1st story, in which are stored chimneys & supplies.
Oil House Description: Oil kept in iron oil house, located on W Pier.
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Water
How Procured: From lake for scrubbing & cleaning.
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Distilling Apparatus: False
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
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Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Beacon stands on harbor piers. Boat kept at W Pier light, opposite.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Beacon was established in 1902 & at same time, the West Pier Range Beacon, an open skeleton tower with work room at base & hoisting lens lantern, built in 1899, was discontinued & removed.