Report for Lime Point Light Station (California) - 1907
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Peter C. Nelson, Keeper |
| Location: | Extremity of Lime Point, CA., N'ly side of entrance to San Francisco Bay. |
| Date of Report: | 07/02/1907 |
| Latitude: | 37° 49' 26" |
| Longitude: | 122° 28' 43" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Military reservation |
| Date of Reservation: | 11/08/1850 |
| Date of Deed: | 07/26/1866 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Rock |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Steam winch & derrick for hoisting supplies at fog signal bldg. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Engineer's wharf about 100' from fog signal & quartermasters wharf about 3000' reached by path & foot bridge. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamer "General McDowell" to Fort Baker, or by road thru Fort Baker reservation from Sausalito. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Sausalito, 3 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Sausalito, 3 miles. |
| Distance to Village: | Sausalito, 3 miles. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Rigs can be hired at Sausalito |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good road from Sausalito thru Fort Baker reservation. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Bracket on SE corner Fog signal bldg. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1883 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | No tower |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 19.5' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | Harbor; general & local navigating purposes. |
| 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: | Rocky |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | None |
| Year Made: | None |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 7/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | None |
| Service Table: | None |
| 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: | 5th order, Funk tubular, 1 wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 complete |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | In front of keeper's dwelling, fitted with shelves, & very damp at all times. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 3 oil tanks of wood, cap 4200, 7560 & 8825 gals. |
| Other (Describe): | Keeper's storerooms facing keepers dwelling; each 9' 3" x 6' 8" built of brick, 8" walls & shingled roof. |
| Suitability: | Damp |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Steam boilers & whistles |
| Time to Start: | From 10 to 20 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1883 |
| Characteristic: | 10 sec blast every 30 sec. |
| Duplication: | Boilers, engines, pumps & whistles. |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 60 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 34' 4" |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | On extremity of Lime Point, CA., on N'ly side of entrance to San Francisco Bay |
| Distance and Direction: | No lighthouse |
| Water Supply: | From springs thru 1 1/4" pipe |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick bldg 44' x 16' inside. Walls 1' 1.5" thick. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | |
| Kind: | Horizontal |
| Tube: | Flue-tube |
| Dimensions: | 12' |
| Length: | |
| Diameter: | |
| Tube Description: | 41 tubes 12' long |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 3" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Brick |
| Furnace Length: | 4' |
| Furnace Width: | 3' 3" |
| Furnace Height: | 1' 5.5" |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 430 sq. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 12' 1" |
| Number of Grate Bars: | 14 double 1 single |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | 4' x 2.5" |
| Steam Fuel: | Crude oil |
| Steam Safety Valve: | 2" pop |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | In April, 1905, both boilers tested at 180 lbs |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 60 lbs |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 2' 1" |
| Smokestack Height: | 33' 9" |
| Drum Dimension: | 4' 2" |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | 2' 6" |
| Steam Covering: | Asbestos |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | Poor |
| Steam Boiler Built: | 1883 |
| Where Built: | San Francisco |
| Manufacturer: | Spiers & Hayes. Fulton Iron Works. |
| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
| Size: | |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | Upright |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | 92 rpm |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | 7.5" inside |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | 9" |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | 3/4 leading to engine |
| Steam Engine When Built: | No marks |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | No marks |
| Manufacturer: | No marks |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 12" |
| Whistle Height: | Bell 18 3/4" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 3 1/8" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single, Garstener governor, in good condition. |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | No tower |
| Coloring: | Whitewashed, red roof |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 double storehouse for keepers; 2 storerooms for supplies; 1 oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Storehouses- white, red roof; oil house - white, lead color trim, red roof |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement |
| Area Inclosed: | 26' x 214' 5" inclosed 3 sides by water & 1 side bluff |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From 2 springs thru 1 1/4" pipe |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Scarce in fall |
| Injury Possible: | Pipeline liable to be injured from slides. |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 5000 gal water tower on station; 4 tanks NE corner about 1900' from station; Total cap 107, 348 gal. |
| Tank Material: | Wood tanks. Springs - 1 rock & cement 40' x 6' 8" x 1' 10", cemented on lower side only, 28" x 10' x 4'; both springs poorly constructed. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | Colds |
| Prevalency: | Fall & Winter |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: | None |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Single cylinder |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | 10" |
| Engine Stroke: | 12" |
| Engine Boiler: | Steam used from F.S. boiler thru 1 1/4" pipe. |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |