Report for Fort Mifflin Bar Cut Range Rear (New Jersey) - 1908
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | Thos. J. Rout Jr. Draftsman |
| Location: | About 1/2 mile 242 degrees 27' ( SW x W 9/16 W) in rear of Billingsport Front Light of this range |
| Date of Report: | 06/19/1908 |
| Latitude: | 39° 50' 35" |
| Longitude: | 75° 15' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 03/01/1880 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 4 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 4 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy loam |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 3/16 mile |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire fences |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By RR to Paulsboro, NJ thence by private conveyance to station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Station is on a pulic road. Distance to RR station (Paulsboro, NJ) about 1 1/4 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 1 1/4 miles |
| Distance to Village: | About 1 1/4 miles to Paulsboro, NJ |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Carriages meet trains at Paulsboro |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | There are livery stables in Paulsboro. Distance about 7/8 mile. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Wooden tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1880 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1886 |
| Condition at This Date: | Fair |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | About 63' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 70' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & sky |
| Color of Tower: | White tower, black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Channel & range for general navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | About 2" - doesn't include 10" x 10" frame timbers which are exposed inside |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | About 6" |
| Diameter at Base: | Tower is square 20' x 20' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Tower is square 8' 5" x 8' 5" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 5 |
| Size of Glass: | 22" x 22" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6; 26" x 48" |
| Number of Doors: | 4 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | On concrete piers, 6' below surface |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sandy loam |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Is susceptible |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Illuminating apparatus is in excellent order, site is in good condition. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th range |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | About 7' 8" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | About 7' 6" |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 44.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 2 sides glazed with 1 plate each |
| Thickness of Plates: | About 1/4' |
| Size of Plates: | 1- 44.5" x 44.5"; 1 - 37" x 44.5"; small window 12" x 18" to allow keeper to see light from dwelling |
| Number of Storm Panes: | One |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 2 sides & part of other 2 are unglazed 245 degrees |
| What Bearings: | 257 degrees 15' (WSW 7/8 W) to 142 degrees 15' (SE 5/8 S) from ctr of lens |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood covered with galvanized iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Galvanized iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | No spindle on ventilator ball |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 3-pronged brass point about 23" above top of daymark connected to std. ground connection by means of 1/8" x 1 1/4" copper ribbon & 3/16" 8-strand copper cord about 10' long. |
| Balustrade: | Both of wood - gallery covered with tin & grillage |
| Lantern Doors: | Swinging wooden door, provided with a lock & knob. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door in lantern floor. It has hinges & lifting ring |
| Parapet Diameter: | 7' 3.5" x 7' 3.5" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | None |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Small knobs are screwed into top of windows |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 2 windows, wooden ladder up to lantern, 2 closets with shelves, & 1 shelf |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre |
| Year Made: | 1879 |
| Marks and Number: | Barbier & Fenestre Cie A Paris 1879 BF/59 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white with fixed red sector between 142 degrees 15' (SE 5/8 S) & 152 degrees 15' (SSE 1/2 E) |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees. Door panel is reflecting |
| Number of Panels: | 4 - 1 reflecting |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| 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 43 3/4" high |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | No tube |
| Revolving Machinery: | Not revolving |
| 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: | By pane of ruby glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | Red sector between 142 degrees 15' (SE 5/8 S) & 152 degrees 15' (SSE 1/2 E) |
| Where Color Attached: | To lantern by means of wooden blocks |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Hains Lamp - 14" from base to top of batten - 1 round wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 (3 in all) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None except that on spare lamp |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 in lantern, it has shelves & is used for lamp supplies - 2 closets in watchroom both have shelves & are used for lamp supplies |
| Oil House Description: | 80' 8" N of dwelling 8' x 12' in plan, concrete floor & set of 5 paint shelves, 7/8" x 9 3/4" in left end |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' 4" x 11' 4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 2600 gal |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets on 1st floor of dwelling both have shelves & are used for clothes. 6 closets on 2nd floor all have shelves & are used for clothes. Cellar under dwelling used for storage purposes. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Entrance of tower is 66' NE of dwelling |
| Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings, green shutters |
| Construction Materials: | Frame, stone wall foundation |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Brick oil house, frame barn, frame privy |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, lead colored trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick & board |
| Area Inclosed: | About 4 acres - wire fences |
| Area of Garden: | 1.5 acres |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | All not occupied by buildings & grounds |
| Area Cultivated: | 1.5 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Farming lands |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From well & from roof of dwelling by means of downspouts |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not |
| Purity Precaution: | Downspouts have been provided with cutoffs |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern under dwelling - cap about 1200 gal |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Open well depth about 16' |
| Well Diameter: | About 2' 10" |
| Well Lining: | Lined with brick |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | About 10' 10" |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | General character & condition are good. Illuminating apparatus is in excellent order. Some trees on range line are now being cut away. |
| Supplemental Reports |
| 10/12/1909 | |
| Misc Remarks: It has been found that it is not practicable to obtain necessary results by trimming trees & it will be necessary to increase elevation of light. | |