Report for Jones Point (Virginia) - 1870
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | Commo. Dornin, Inspector 5th District |
Location: | Alexandria, VA |
Date of Report: | 09/15/1870 |
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: | 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: |