Report for South Buffalo North Side Light (New York) - 1909

General
District: 10th
Inspector: Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt
Location: On S end of S Harbor Section of Breakwater
Date of Report: 02/03/1909
Latitude: 42° 50' 08"
Longitude: 78° 52' 05"
Premises
Site: On US Breakwater Reservation
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 09/12/1900
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 1872 sq. ft. No particular area reserved, occupies "L" at end of breakwater.
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: On breakwater
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat from S side Beacon, 600'
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: Free delivery from Buffalo, NY twice per day. 1.5 miles to W Seneca PO from dwelling.
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Bottle shaped structure with hoisting apparatus & lens lantern
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1903
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower: Bottle shaped.
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 24' to focal plane
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 36' 3"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Low, flat shore covered with blast furnaces & rolling mills, which emit dark smoke.
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Lead & oil paint
Tower Connection: Dwelling, 1 mile distant on shore.
Object of Navigation: Marks N side of S entrance to Outer Harbor.
Building Materials: Boiler plate
General Description: 3/8" boiler plate cyl 10' 3/4" dia, 8' high, bolted to concrete foundation, & prov. w/ curved iron door, & 4 circ. windows, forms base of structure. Roofed w/ 3/8" boiler plate dome, from ctr of which rises a 1/4" boiler plate col., 2' 3" dia.
Wall Thickness at Base: 3/8"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 1/4"
Diameter at Base: 10' 3/4"
Diameter at Parapet: 2' 3"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Cable, pulley & hoisting winch. Outside ladder.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 14" dia. 1/4" plate glass
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 4 - bronze sash in cast iron circular windows.
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Concrete to mean lake level, resting on stone crib filling, in stone & gravel filling to rock.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Total height 23' 3/4". Egg shaped vent. ball on roof supported 22.5" above top of col. by 4 slight posts, leaving open space for exposure of lens lantern, which is hoisted btwn guides, rising inside col. from top of service table, by means of cable.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: No lantern
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side:
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: Open on all sides.
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: 3/8" boiler plate.
Ventilator / Cowl: Egg shaped vent. ball on roof supported 22.5" above top of col. by 4 slight posts
Lightning Spindle: Brass 22" long, bolted to top of hood.
Description of Lightning Rod: No lightning conductor provided, structure is iron, bolted to concrete base.
Balustrade: Outside fixed ladder to give access to top when necessary.
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Ventilator holes thru base of hood.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Barbier, Benard & Turenne
Year Made: Installed 1903
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 6th order lens lantern
Inside Diameter: 11 3/4"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each: 90 degrees
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
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Lens stands on top of iron service table & cupboard when lowered into structure, 30" high.
Service Table: Top of iron cupboard, 30" x 24"
Draft Tube Description: Not required
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 Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 5th order, tank, with cap. for 5-day supply of oil, on top of lens.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 2
Number of Spare Burners: None
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 round wick
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 1/4"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: Iron closet & service table in base of structure.
Oil House Description: In basement of S side tower.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):
Suitability: Dry, suited
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Breakwater, iron ladder.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: