Report for Thirty-mile Point (New York) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt |
| Location: | On Thirty-Mile Pointm a slight projection of S'ly shore of Lake Ontario, 30 miles to E'd of mouth of the Niagara River. |
| Date of Report: | 01/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 43° 22' 30" |
| Longitude: | 78° 29' 18" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased of Austin B. Hathaway, consideration $500.00 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/14/1873 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Deed = 2 acres. In 1879 = 2.79 acres & right of way 3434' x 16.5' = 1.3 acres. Total = 3.57 acres. Present area of lot has been decreased by erosion to about 1.5 acres. |
| Area Inclosed: | All |
| Character of Soil: | Hard clay loam |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 66' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire fence on 3 land sides. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By RW & O RR to Barker, thence by wagon to station, 6.5 miles. By NYCRR to Middleport, thence by wagon to station 12 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Public road distant 3434' = 3/4 mile from station by US right of way. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles to Somerset, NY |
| Distance to Village: | 6 miles to County Line, NY |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Stone tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1875 - 6 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | New barn & kitchen built in 1904 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Right prism |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 61' 5" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 71' 6" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Open rising country & woodland. |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural color of limestone |
| Tower Connection: | Connected, tower rises from N face of dwelling. |
| Object of Navigation: | Lake coast light. |
| Building Materials: | Limestone, with circular brick lining. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 3' 4" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1' 7" |
| Diameter at Base: | Interior 8' round, exterior 14' 8" square. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Interior 8' dia. - exterior 14' 8" sq. |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron circular. |
| Number of Landings: | 4, including WR floor. |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 17" - 10" x 14.5" - 9.5" x 19" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 25.5" x 37.5"; 2 - 25.5" x 33"; 3 - 25.5" x 43 3/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 - 1 oak door, 1 iron door. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone foundation on bed rock, 7' 4" below surface. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Hard clay. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Grass, etc. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site is inaccessible from Lake in rough weather, for want of a wharf or landing. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 2" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 7' 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 71 3/4" x 31 1/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 2 extra panes |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 2 = 72 degrees |
| What Bearings: | 324 degrees (NW 13/16 N) to 36 degrees (NE 13/16 N); Center of unglazed side is towards house side of tower, directly S from center of lantern. |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron with zinc lining |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron pinnacle, with platinum point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 3/4" copper wire rope attached to foot plate of iron stairway which passes thru foundation of tower & thence led to distance of 12' thus burying it 9' below surface of ground, & at end of cable a copper plate 15" dia. with ragged edge |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | 2 doors: exterior, iron in 2 wings; interior oak, in 2 wings. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron door at foot of stairs leading to watch room |
| Parapet Diameter: | 8' |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 air registers in lower part of lantern, at foot of glass, slides in floor. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 iron, attached. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks, screwed into lantern posts. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Small locker for supplies, above for stove & small heating stove door leading out to balcony. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4 hrs |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd order fresnel |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3 3/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white every 45 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | 4.5 min |
| Flash Interval: | 45 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 14 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Lens 360 - visible 36 degrees (NE 13/16 N) to 324 degrees (NW 13/16 N) |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 6 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Iron case containing machinery is placed in an iron sub-base 16.5" high |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | 2" iron tube with damper |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork in pedestal, under lens. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | Circular chariot with 8 bearing wheels, 5" diameter with 5/32" bearing face, & 8 guide wheels, 2 3/8" x 3/8", at base & 6 - 2 1/4" x 3/8" at top (1 of latter is missing.) |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 34' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4 hrs |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Circular iron case, with curved glass doors. |
| Regulated: | Fan & ball governor, regulated with collar & set screws. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order, plunger reservoir |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Thru deck plate (watchroom floor) led into NW corner of tower. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | Double round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | Inner wick 1 1/22"; outer wick 1 27/32" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 closet in tower, with shelves. |
| Oil House Description: | Round iron oil house, 26.5' from SW corner of dwelling, brick lining & iron shelves, inside dia. 6' 2", height of eaves 7' 6" |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 70 cases, 5 gal each = 350 gal used per year. Shelves of oil house accommodate 50 cases, balance being stocked on the floor. |
| Other (Describe): | 1 in 2nd story of dwelling, 8' 4" sq. fitted w/ shelves, used as pantry by Asst. Keeper. Office on 1st floor, adj'g tower, 9' 11" x 15' 8", fitted w/ cupboard, 6' long, having broad countershelf 2' 1" wide, fitted w/ drawers & doors below, & 3 shelves abv |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Connected |
| Coloring: | Gray |
| Construction Materials: | Gray limestone, partitions of brick & wood, 1.5 story, with slate roof. |
| Number of Rooms: | 7: 4 rooms, pantry & office on 1st floor; 3 rooms & pantry on 2nd floor |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper, 1 Asst. Keeper |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | New barn, built in 1904, on SE corner of lot & old barn & lean-to removed. Wood house. Privy. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Barn & wood house, white; privy, drab |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement walks placed in 1903, from dwelling to road, leading to barn from dwelling to outhouses. |
| Area Inclosed: | On 3 land sides by wire fence. |
| Area of Garden: | 100' x 200' = 20,000 sq. ft. = 0.46 acres. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | All |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/2 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Hard clay loam. E wing of dwelling, formerly used as a summer kitchen, was removed in 1905, & replaced with a new stone wing, for use as a kitchen & cellar way. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From cistern & well. |
| Quality: | Generally good, but failed & became poor in fall of 1908, during severe drought. |
| Quantity: | |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern, 70 bbls, under dining room. |
| Tank Material: | Built of limestone, lined with brick & washed with cement. Provided with a pitcher pump on 1st floor for keeper & another pitcher pump on 2nd floor for Asst. Keeper. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 24' deep, penetrating thru 18' of Earth & 6' rock. |
| Well Diameter: | 3' |
| Well Lining: | Stone |
| Pump or Bucket: | Wooden pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 6.5', btwn dwelling & wood shed. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No landing, shoal water. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Right of way from light station to public road 3434' long, 16.5' wide. US to maintain bridge across Golden Hill Creek. |