Report for Jones Point (Virginia) - 1870

General
District: 5th
Inspector: Commo. Dornin, Inspector 5th District
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date of Report: 09/15/1870
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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: Enclosed by picket 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: Lantern on 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:
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: 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: 5th
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: Lens of 5th order lighted by gas from City works.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:
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:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: Regulation clock in good condition.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: There is a general repair necessary to bldg & outhouses, also repairs to buoy shed which is in a dilapidated condition. Bldg., out houses etc are vey much in need of paint, & house reqs. lightning conductor, also a Rod lamp.
Condition
Lantern: In very good condition.
Illuminating Apparatus: Lens is in good order & very clean.
Service Lamp:
Oil:
Service Lamp Burner:
Service Lamp Burner Level:
Plate Glass: In good condition, 1 pane broken.
Lens Cover: Cover is on clean; clean; made of linen ticking & kept in one of the rooms below when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: 2 sets clean made of linen ticking put up & taken down at proper time.
Carillon or Alarm Bell: None required.
Rod Lamp: There is no rod lamp.
Dwelling: Very good.
Stairway and Landing: They are clean.
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling: Good condition.
Improvements Needed: A lightning conductor is needed, & a general repair to bldg & outhouses.
Outhouses: Bad condition.
Boathouse:
Grounds: Good condition. They are neatly kept.


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: Lens is never touched improperly.
Lantern and Trap Doors: Door fits properly.
Watch or Trimming Room:
Lucernes or Matches:
Heater:
Ventilation: Keeper understands use of ventilators & how to air bldg.
Dome: They are painted according to Instructions. There is no lightning Conductor to the bldg.


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Keeper is neat & tidy
Keeper Interested in Duties: He does
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Keeper shows good capacity & wishes to gain all information.
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: He seems to understand the Rules & Instructions & wishes to conform to them.
Keeper Complaints:
Keeper Family:
Keeper Name: Benjamin Greenwood
Keeper Age: Young
Keeper Present or Absent: He was present.
Number of Assistants: None allowed.
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 the bldg during my inspection.


Account and Regulations Books
Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted: None
Quarterly Returns on Hand: None
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: None
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: None kept
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies: None
Instructions and Directions Copies: None
Placard Directions Copies: None
Notice to Visitors Copies: None
Summary of Duties: None
Index of Instructions: None
Guide for Mixed Paints: None
Directions for Purifying Water: None
Placards Easily Visible:
Books Easily Accessible: None
Blank Books and Forms: