Report for Libby Islands (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On the SW'ly end of the SW'ly of the Libby Islands, ME., entrance to Machian Bay. |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 34' 06N" |
| Longitude: | 67° 22' 04W" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/13/1923 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 42 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 150' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat, nearest P.O. Starboard, ME., distance about 5 miles |
| 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: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1817 |
| 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: | 91' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wood & shore |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to Machias Bay & to entrance to Englishmens Bay from the E. |
| Building Materials: | Granite |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron spiral |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9.5" x 8" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 - 21 1/4" x 10 1/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Earlier deeds: 7/8/1822; 11/17/1883 |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal with cylindrical base 7' 0" |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 0" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 28" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Hinged |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trapdoor, hinged wood |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed to frieze roller curtains |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone - disconnected, no wires |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2,900 |
| Name of Maker: | 3rd Lighthouse District shops |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 12 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3, fixed |
| 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: | Iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron 2" hung from ceiling |
| 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: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | I.O.V. 35 mm |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
| Number of Spare Burners: | One |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm. |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 in work room fitted with 3 shelves for spare parts, tools, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | 100' NW of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 150 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Service room on side wall used for spare parts & tools. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Air Diaphone |
| Time to Start: | 7 to 12 mins. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 2 blasts |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 sec blast; 13 sec silent |
| Duplication: | The entire outfit |
| Timing Device: | Automatic driven by belt free from engines |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 58' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Guide to Machias Bay & coastwise |
| Distance and Direction: | 100' SW of tower |
| Water Supply: | Rain shed |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Cinder walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick fog signal house with wood coal shed adjoining; Signal house 32' x 32' |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Diaphone |
| Siren Diameter: | |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | Diaphone Co. Ltd of Toronto, Canada |
| Siren Ports: | |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: | Entire fog signal outfit is in duplicate |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Oil engine |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | July 19, 1923 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 8 x 10 |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 28 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Distillate |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Compressed air |
| Compressor Maker: | Engines are # 14308 & #14309 |
| Compressor Seat: | On same rod |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 8" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 10" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 280 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2" Automatic |
| Kind of Unloader: | Automatic |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 4 |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 4' |
| Height: | 7' 6" |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 100 |
| Pressure in Each: | 32 |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | Leslie |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double dwelling 225' NE of tower; Single dwelling adjoining rainshed |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 each in double dwelling, 8 in single |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper in single dwelling; 1 asst. Keeper in each side of double |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 5 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | Some |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Soil & clay, rocky |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. (all) |
| Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic # 8 (2); Queen Atlantic (1) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 21" x 41" x 5" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (all) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (all) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain shed |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cistern covered & cleaned frequently |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern in rain shed 80,000 gals |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat slip |
| Distance and Direction: | 1,400' NNE from lighthouse |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 3 - 2,400 gal kerosene tanks 3 - 239 gal. kerosene tanks - 6,837 gals. Total |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 188 |
| Type: | Motor Boat |
| Length: | 5' 10" |
| Width: | 20' 10" |
| When Built: | 1934 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | July 11, 1934 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 67 |
| Type: | Peapod |
| Length: | 4' 2" |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | 1907 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Mar. 3, 1916 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Johnson |
| Horsepower: | 15 |
| Engine Maker: | Johnson Engine Company |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | 15" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 18 |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | McKiernan - Terry Hoister with Leroi Gas Engine |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | Old motor boat returned to depot. |
| Boats on Station: |