Report for Cedar River (Michigan) - 1910
General |
District: | 9th |
Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman, 9th LH dist. |
Location: | On W'ly side of Cedar River, nearly 1/4 mile inside of its mouth, W'ly side of Green Bay. |
Date of Report: | 07/31/1910 |
Latitude: | 45° 24' 37" N |
Longitude: | 87° 21' 11" W |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase, from Spaulding Lumber Co., Consideration $1.00, Part of Lot 4, Sec. 23, Tp. 35, N of R 25. |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 07/28/1890 |
Date of Permission: | 10/24/1890 |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 1 acre |
Area Inclosed: | 1 acre |
Character of Soil: | Sandy |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 400' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | A tight board fence on the W & S sides & picket fences on E & N sides. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By stage from Stephenson, MI., Cedar River, MI., or by boat in summer months. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | Within limits of Cedar River RR station at Stephenson, MI 16 miles. Steamboat landing 1/4 mile. |
Distance to Post Office: | 1/4 mile |
Distance to Village: | Within limits of village of Cedar River. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By stage from Stephenson, MI., Chicago & NW RR at Stephenson, MI. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 3 Coast light & 2 post lights. |
First Built or Established: | 1889 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Tower & post lights moved & repaired. |
Condition at This Date: | Fair |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square, open framework. |
Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 67' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 66' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & foliage, also bldgs in village of Cedar River. |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | White lead & oil |
Tower Connection: | Detached. Tower is 17' 8" N of N side of dwelling. |
Object of Navigation: | Coast & harbor light for general & local purposes. |
Building Materials: | Wood construction. |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | Base 24' x 24'; Posts 12" x 12"; Braces 10" x 10" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | Frame walls btwn 12" x 12" posts |
Diameter at Base: | Square 24' x 24' |
Diameter at Parapet: | Square 11' x 11' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | 2" planking, treads mortised in stringers. |
Number of Landings: | 3 landings of wood |
Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2, size 20" x 24"; 8" x 10" 4 lts single sash. |
Number of Doors: | 1 entrance to room at base of lantern, 2' 6" x 6' 8" x 1 3/4" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete piers, 4 - 2' 6" x 2' 6", 4 - 2' x 2', 5' deep |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sandy, by using fertilizer is susceptible of cultivation. |
Soil Susceptibility: | By grass, shrubbery & trees |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower was moved from end of E'ly pier to N side of premises, Feb. 1908. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | Old type 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' 2" |
Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 8" |
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: | 28" x 36" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron base panels, wood lined; cast iron framework with roof, above base panels, roof panels, zinc lined. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, 10 sections, bolted in place, thru edge flanges of each section. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron, perforated at base |
Lightning Spindle: | On ventilator ball of lantern |
Description of Lightning Rod: | A 1.5" x 3/16" copper band is attached to base of lantern & leads over lantern deck, down SW corner of tower to moisture. |
Balustrade: | Balustrade of wood. Outside gallery is of wood, covered by sheet copper. |
Lantern Doors: | Of cast iron, fitted in parapet walls, hinged to swing out. |
Floor of Lantern: | Maple flooring |
Watchroom Doors: | Trap door in floor of lantern, at top of ladder in watchroom. |
Parapet Diameter: | 6' 8" inscribed dia. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | In parapet panels of lantern, 5 in number, 8" brass face, 5" shutter. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtain hooks of brass, tapped in vertical bars of lantern. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Small room below lantern is tower watchroom. Fitted with closet & cleaning & service table. |
How is Relief Called: | None |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | Henry LePaute a Paris |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | Fixed |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 2 fixed panels & 2 fixed silvered panels. |
Number of Panels: | 4, 2 lens panels of 90 degrees, light; 2 silvered panels 90 degrees. |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
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: | None |
Draft Tube Description: | None required. Lens protector is suspended from zinc lining of roof panels. |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Lens can be revolved on 4 chariot wheels at base of lens, although light is fixed |
Chariot Description: | Chariot wheels are 2" dia & run around on top plate of pedestal. |
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: | 4th order Funck Heap oil burner |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1, total of 3 lamps |
Number of Spare Burners: | Burners are attached to & form part of lamps. |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Small closet off room at base of lantern used for storage of chimneys, wicks, cleaning utensils, etc. Fitted with shelving, drawers, etc. |
Oil House Description: | About 125' SW of tower, wooden shelving. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 6' 8" x 8' 8" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Brick walls, wood & shingle roof |
Oil House Capacity: | 72 5-gal cans. |
Other (Describe): | Basement of dwelling & summer kitchen in rear of dwelling are used for storeroom purposes. |
Suitability: | Dry & suited to purposed for which used. |
Dwelling |
Location: | 17' 8" S of tower. |
Coloring: | Red brick, basement & 1st story; framework shingled above 2nd floor. |
Construction Materials: | Timber & brick. ordinary construction. |
Number of Rooms: | 6 room dwelling; 3 rooms on each floor. |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | Keeper only; occupies entire dwelling. |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Summer kitchen, 16' 2" x 24' 2"; Well house 7' 2" x 7' 2"; Oil House 6' 8" x 8' 8" |
Outhouse Coloring: | Summer kitchen & well house, shingled sides, unpainted; roofs red; Oil house red walls, red roof. |
Paths and Walks: | 287' 4" lin. ft of walks to all outbldgs |
Area Inclosed: | Entire premises; 257' 6" on E & W sides & 170' on N & S sides, by tight board & picket fences. |
Area of Garden: | About 1/3 acre |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
Cultivation Area Available: | About 3/4 of an acre. |
Area Cultivated: | About 1/3 of an acre |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & marshy |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | From drilled well |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | Not liable |
Purity Precaution: | Cleaned annually |
Tank Capacity: | About 80 barrels, NW corner of basement. |
Tank Material: | Brick, cement coated. |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | Drilled well, about 125' |
Well Diameter: | 4" pipe casing |
Well Lining: | Pipe casing |
Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: | About 40' |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Generally good health prevails. |
Diseases: | Colds & rheumatism |
Prevalency: | Spring & Fall |
Local Causes: | Low swampy ground on 3 sides of premises. |
Recommended Improvements: | Swamps are not on Lighthouse grounds. A 6" crock drain is laid for overflow for cistern & waste & wash water from kitchen, leads to low ground W of premises, about 75'. |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | No landing, wharf or boat house on premises. Property is located within limits of town of Cedar River. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |