Report for Havre de Grace (Maryland) - 1870

General
District: 5th
Inspector: Commo. Dornin, LH Inspector 5th Dist.
Location:
Date of Report: 09/01/1870
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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: Detached tower
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: It is built of stone, rough masonry, whitewashed & in good condition.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: In good condition, stone, painted black in the center & elsewhere whitewashed.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: Wood & in good condition, glass is clean.
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 order kept in the sitting room.
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: There are no ladders for outside use.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: There is none required.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted:
How is Relief Called: There is no bell for calling the relief 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 Franklin lamp (pressed glass lens)
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 spare lamp in good condition.
Number of Spare Burners: 2 spare burners in fair 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: Enclosed w/ a board fence
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated: Keeper cultivates the land.
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Condition
Lantern: In very good condition.
Illuminating Apparatus: The lens is in good condition, clean in all respects.
Service Lamp: In good condition in all its parts.
Oil: Specimens examined & found to be free from all objectionable matter. It had not been filtered.
Service Lamp Burner: In good condition free from all gummy or burnt oil.
Service Lamp Burner Level: It was found to be level.
Plate Glass: Plate glass was free from stains, soot, dirt or dust.
Lens Cover: It was on, clean, made of linen ticking & hung up in the lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: 2 sets in good condition. Put up & taken down at the proper time.
Carillon or Alarm Bell: There is no alarm bell required.
Rod Lamp: Rod lamp clean & in good condition.
Dwelling: In most excellent condition.
Stairway and Landing: In good condition.
Inside of Tower: Clean, whitewashed.
Glazing of Dwelling: Very good condition.
Improvements Needed: None required.
Outhouses: In good condition.
Boathouse: None
Grounds: In very good condition. They have the appearance of neatness & care.


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: The lens is never touched improperly.
Lantern and Trap Doors: The doors fit properly.
Watch or Trimming Room: There are none of the articles to be seen at the time of inspection.
Lucernes or Matches: None of these things were seen in the rooms mentioned.
Heater: The Keeper understands the use of the heater.
Ventilation: Keeper understands use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg.
Dome: They are painted according to Instructions. Lightning rod in fair condition.


Oil Room
Oil Room Condition: In good condition, ventilated by window & door.
Oil Carriers: They are 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.
Oil Butt Covers: Gutters were filled with refuse oil & covers on. Keeper understands the use of the covers & air cocks.
Drip Bucket Placement: There was a dripping bucket so hung.
Oil Butt Platform: Oil butts are placed upon a raised platform of plank.
Empty Oil Butts: There were none.


Tool Chests and Presses
Cleaning Materials Put Away: They are so put up & packed.
Paints Separate: They are kept separate.
Tool Chest: There is no tool chest.
Tool Condition:
Tools Free from Rust:
Closets Clean: They are kept clean & properly aired.
Service Box In Good Order: They are well arranged & in good order.
Trimming Scissors Clean: They are clean.
Brushes and Floor Clothes: They are in good condition & in their proper places.
Lantern Condition: In very good condition.


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Keeper is tidy & neat in appearance.
Keeper Interested in Duties: He does
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Keeper shows good capacity & appears to wish 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 dwelling with him.
Keeper Name: Esther O'Neil
Keeper Age: Aged
Keeper Present or Absent: Keeper was present.
Number of Assistants: None
Assistants Attend to Duty:
Assistants Capability:
Assistants Complaints:
Assistants Family:
Assistant Keeper Names:
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: Keeper accompanied me throughout the 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 required.
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: