Report for Fishing Battery (Maryland) - 1870
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | Commo. F. A. Dornin, Inspector, 5th LH Dist. |
Location: | Susquehanna River |
Date of Report: | 09/01/1870 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
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: | |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Keeper's Dwelling |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | There is a Regulation clock in good condition kept in the sitting room. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | There are 2 ladders for outside use. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | There are none required. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
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: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | |
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: | 6th order lens. Franklin Lamp. |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare lamp in good condition. |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 spare burners in good condition. |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. There is also a closet provided for paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | They are enclosed by a picket fence. |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | There is none |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | There is Rod lamp required. Two 50-gallon oil butts also requisite for a pile of stones to be placed around the bldg to protect it from the ice. |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 0 |
Type: | |
Length: | 5' |
Width: | 15' |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Very good condition |
Condition |
Lantern: | In good condition |
Illuminating Apparatus: | Lens is in good condition in all respects. |
Service Lamp: | In good condition in all its parts. |
Oil: | Sample examined & found to be free from all objectionable matter. It had not been filtered. |
Service Lamp Burner: | It was in good condition free from gummy or burnt oil. The wick was well trimmed. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | It was level. |
Plate Glass: | In good condition clean free from scratches stains or dirt. |
Lens Cover: | It was on, clean, made of linen ticking, hung up in the lantern room when not in use. |
Lantern Curtains: | There are 2 sets of curtains put up & taken down at the proper time. Kept in the lower room of the dwelling. |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | There are none required. |
Rod Lamp: | There is a rod lamp required at this station. |
Dwelling: | Dwelling is in good condition. |
Stairway and Landing: | They are clean & painted. |
Inside of Tower: | |
Glazing of Dwelling: | In good condition. |
Improvements Needed: | There requires some stones piled up around the bldg to keep the ice from injuring it. |
Outhouses: | Very good. |
Boathouse: | There are none. |
Grounds: | A small yard in good order. The yard has the appearance of neatness & care. |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | Lens is never touched improperly. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | The doors fit properly. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | There are none of these articles seen at the time of Inspection. |
Lucernes or Matches: | There were none of these things found in any of the rooms mentioned. |
Heater: | The Keeper understands the use of the heater. |
Ventilation: | Keeper understands the use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | They are painted according to Instructions & in good condition. The lightning conductor is in good order & let into the ground. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | Very good condition, clean & appearance of no waste. |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition & arranged in order for use. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | 2 |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | 2 |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 2 holding 100 gallons. |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | They are so made, but damaged so as to render them of no service. |
Oil Butt Covers: | They were not filled with refuse oil, as having been damaged, leak very badly & to require 2 new oil butts. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There was a bucket so hung. |
Oil Butt Platform: | They are placed upon a plank platform. |
Empty Oil Butts: | There were no empty oil butts. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | They are so put up & packed. |
Paints Separate: | They are kept separate. |
Tool Chest: | There is a tool chest. |
Tool Condition: | A few tools properly arranged. |
Tools Free from Rust: | They are clean & properly greased. |
Closets Clean: | They are clean & properly aired. |
Service Box In Good Order: | They are |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | They are |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | They are in good condition & kept in their proper places. |
Lantern Condition: | Very good. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Keeper is neat & tidy in appearance. |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | He does |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | He shows good capacity & wishes to gain information. |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | Keeper seems to understand the Rules & Instructions & to wish to conform to them. |
Keeper Complaints: | |
Keeper Family: | Keeper's family occupy the bldg with him. |
Keeper Name: | John D. Bartol |
Keeper Age: | Young |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Was present |
Number of Assistants: | There is none allowed at this station. |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | |
Assistants Capability: | |
Assistants Complaints: | |
Assistants Family: | |
Assistant Keeper Names: | |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Keeper attended me throughout my inspection. |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | They are |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | They are |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | Yes |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | They are not kept at this station. |
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
Rules and Regulations Copies: | 1 |
Instructions and Directions Copies: | 1 |
Placard Directions Copies: | 1 |
Notice to Visitors Copies: | 1 |
Summary of Duties: | 1 |
Index of Instructions: | 1 |
Guide for Mixed Paints: | 1 |
Directions for Purifying Water: | |
Placards Easily Visible: | They are |
Books Easily Accessible: | They are |
Blank Books and Forms: |