Report for Bridgeport Harbor (Connecticut) - 1873

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: Engineer 3rd Dist. from notes & records in office
Location: 1.5 miles S by E of town of Bridgeport, CT
Date of Report: 12/03/1873
Latitude: 41° 09' 24"
Longitude: 73° 10' 28"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 1849 sq. yards (about)
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat
Distance to Nearest Road: About 1.5 miles by channel from steamboat landing, Bridgeport.
Distance to Post Office: Bridgeport
Distance to Village: Bridgeport
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Boat
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1851
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Thoroughly rebuilt, 1871
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Octagonal
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: To focal plane, 34' 6"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 57' 6" mean low water
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Town of Bridgeport
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Painted
Tower Connection: Tower surmounts Keeper's dwelling & forms a part.
Object of Navigation: For harbor & channel - Local purposes
Building Materials: Principally of wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 6"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 3.5"
Diameter at Base: 8' 2" where connected with dwelling
Diameter at Parapet: 6' 10 3/4"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Stairway in tower wooden
Number of Landings: 2
Size of Glass: 12 x 8"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2; 3' 8" x 1' 7"
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Screwpiles driven into soil to depth of 10'.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 6' 10 3/4" exterior.
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 3' in height by 2' 8"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron & wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: None
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Octagonal in shape & 3' wide, w/ iron railing 3' 5" in height.
Lantern Doors: A pair of folding doors hung w/ 8" brass strap hinges & two 6" brass bolts.
Floor of Lantern: 2 courses of yellow pine flooring plank covered w/ sheet copper secured & soldered to render watertight.
Watchroom Doors: Hatchway for stairs made of white pine flooring & fitted w/ galvanized wrought iron hinges & ring.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 3 in number made of sheet copper & brass placed in lower part of lantern.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None needed
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into astragals of lantern.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: No fittings.
How is Relief Called: None required
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Fixed arc 360 degrees - Range of visibility - SW by S'd to N by E.
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron
Service Table: Wrought iron frame covered w/ sheet iron.
Draft Tube Description: Made of sheet copper - 7" internal diameter - fitted to center ring of lantern roof & secured w/ screws.
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: Red - produced by red chimney.
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 4th order Funck lamp with 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 spare lamp complete
Number of Spare Burners: One
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: Oil room placed in 2nd story of dwelling & fitted out w/ wooden stands for oil butts - a box for spare glass
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity: 3 50-gallon oil butts.
Other (Describe): Coal closet. Pantry etc. on 1st floor fitted w/ shelves etc. Also, closets in each of 2nd story rooms.
Suitability: Dry & suited.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: A cast steel bell struck by machinery Stevens striking apparatus.
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Struck every 15 sec.
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Placed on S side of light tower.
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Dwelling
Location: Immediately under tower
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6 - kitchen & sitting room on 1st floor, 3 bedrooms & oil room on 2nd floor.
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water procured from roof of dwelling
Quality:
Quantity:
Injury Possible: Not liable to such injury.
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity: 2 tanks of 219 gallons capacity each, in kitchen & 1 of 349 gallons capacity, adjoining hall. Making a total supply of 797 gallons.
Tank Material: Of plate iron.
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: Unknown
Prevalency:
Local Causes: None
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The rip-rap has settled considerably in consequence of the softness of the mud & it may be well to raise the rip rap on the N & S sides to prevent possible damage from floating fields of ice.
Tools And Accessories
Lantern Curtains:
Lens Covers:
Damper Tube and Key: 1
Spare Damper and Key:
Carillon for Overflow Pump:
Time Marker:
Gauge:
Spare Lamp Ready for Use: 1
Rod Lamp Ready for Use: 1
Curtain Hanger:
Heater: None
Spare Lamp Cover: None
Lamp Stand: None
Mechanical Lamp Cords:
Revolving Machinery Cords:
Revolving Machinery Weights:
Clutch:
Spare Fly Or Governor:
Gauge for Oil Cistern:
Feather Brushes:
Linen Towels:
Sponges:
Chamois Skins:
Scissors:
Chimney Filters:
Coupling Pliers:
Service Box and Implements:
Cleaning Materials:
Keepers Aprons:
Wicks: