Report for Jordans Point (Virginia) - 1867
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | J.M. Berrien, 5th LH District |
Location: | James River. |
Date of Report: | 09/07/1867 |
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: | There is a small garden enclosed by a board 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: | 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: | There is a ladder for outside use, but made it without hooks. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | There is none |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
How is Relief Called: | There is no bell at this station. |
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: | Lens of 6th order. Fountain lamp (steamer lens). |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 in good condition. |
Number of Spare Burners: | 1 in good order. |
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): | Utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials are placed on shelves in the oil room. There did not appear to be any better palce provided. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept by themselves in a corner of the oil room. |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | There is a fog bell btwn the house & the beach, which is worked by hand. |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
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: | There is a small garden enclosed by a board fence. |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | Keeper cultivates a small garden. |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | There is a time piece kept in the sitting room but it is not in good repair at present. |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | It is respectfully recommended to furnish this station with a lightning conductor. A small cistern for rain water; a set of shutters or blinds for the windows of the dwelling; & som small closets. |
Condition |
Lantern: | Everything in very neat order. |
Illuminating Apparatus: | In good condition. The lens perfectly clean in all its parts. |
Service Lamp: | Clean outside & inside. Glass chimney free from dust & stains. |
Oil: | A specimen examined & found to be free from dust & soot etc. |
Service Lamp Burner: | It was free from gummy or burnt oil; was pretty well worn & would soon have to be replaced by another. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | Found the burner on a level. Keeper appears to know how to adjust it. |
Plate Glass: | It was perfectly clean, free from scratches or stains; but one of the panes was slightly cracked at one of the upper corners.q |
Lens Cover: | Lens cover was off; was clean & made of white linen. When off the lens it is hung up in the lantern room. |
Lantern Curtains: | There were no lantern curtains. |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | There was no alarm bell. |
Rod Lamp: | There was no rod lamp. |
Dwelling: | Keeper's dwelling was clean; the paint in pretty good condition. Windows stand in need of shutters or blinds as there are none. |
Stairway and Landing: | They were clean & in good condition. |
Inside of Tower: | Paint inside of bldg was in good condition. |
Glazing of Dwelling: | Glazing is in good condition. |
Improvements Needed: | A lightning conductor is needed, also a cistern & shutters or blinds to the windows. |
Outhouses: | There are none |
Boathouse: | There are none |
Grounds: | They were in good condition. They have an appearance of neatness & care. |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | A step ladder is provided. The lens is never touched by hand or feet for a support. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | Trap door to lantern fits tightly. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | There are none. |
Lucernes or Matches: | There were none seen in the lantern, watch or trimming rooms. |
Heater: | There is no heater at this station. |
Ventilation: | Keeper understands use of ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | Dome was painted according to instructions & was in good order; but there was no conductor. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | In good condition. 1 window for ventilation. |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition & arranged in order for use. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | None |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | None; there is 1 of 76 gallons. |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | None |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | There are 3 dripping pans. |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 1, total capacity 76 gallons. |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | The 1 is so made; airtight covers & air cocks. |
Oil Butt Covers: | Gutter of the oil butt was filled with refuse oil & the covers properly placed to exclude the air. The air cocks were closed. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There was a dripping pan instead. |
Oil Butt Platform: | The oil butt was placed upon a plank raised 10" above the floor. |
Empty Oil Butts: | There were none. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | These were kept upon a shelf as there was no appropriate closet. |
Paints Separate: | They are kept by themselves but in an apartment where there are other supplies. |
Tool Chest: | There is none |
Tool Condition: | |
Tools Free from Rust: | |
Closets Clean: | Everything seems properly cared for in this respect. |
Service Box In Good Order: | There was no service box. |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | The scissors were clean & of the proper kind. |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | They were in good order & in their proper places. |
Lantern Condition: | The general condition is such as to insure a good light. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | He is neat & tidy in his dress. |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | He manifested much interest |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | Keeper shows capacity & appears to wish to gain information. |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | He does. |
Keeper Complaints: | |
Keeper Family: | He has a family & it occupies the dwelling. |
Keeper Name: | Wm. A. Wood |
Keeper Age: | Young |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Present |
Number of Assistants: | No assistant is 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 through the bldg during the Inspection. |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | Yes |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | Yes |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | Yes |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | There was no shipwreck book kept. |
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
Rules and Regulations Copies: | 1 |
Instructions and Directions Copies: | None |
Placard Directions Copies: | None |
Notice to Visitors Copies: | 1 |
Summary of Duties: | None |
Index of Instructions: | 1 |
Guide for Mixed Paints: | 1 |
Directions for Purifying Water: | None |
Placards Easily Visible: | Such as he had were hung up. |
Books Easily Accessible: | Yes |
Blank Books and Forms: | 1 small blank book. |