Report for Menominee Pierhead (Michigan) - 1910
General |
District: | 9th |
Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman |
Location: | On outer end of N pier, entrance to Menomine River & Harbor, MI,. W'ly side of S'ly part of Green Bay. |
Date of Report: | 05/13/1910 |
Latitude: | 45° 05' 50" N |
Longitude: | 87° 35' 09" W |
Premises |
Site: | Tower on pier; Dwelling site, purchase; Consideration $900 from Samuel M. & June Stephenson, Lot 11, Bk 5, Plat of Menomine, MI. |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 05/17/1907 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 60' x 120' (approx. 1/6 acre) |
Area Inclosed: | N & E lines have fences, street fronts on S & W lines, not fenced. |
Character of Soil: | Sandy. City lots. |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Tower is on N'ly entrance pier of Channel. |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | 156 lin. ft. of N & E lines have a tight board fence, 4' 6" high. 24 lin. ft. of N line fence is of wire netting construction, all painted, 2 coats red. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Can land on either side of channel pier. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Main Street is 1/2 mile distant. |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By landing at side of pier with boat or by road to inner end of pier. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 1/2 mile to Main Street; RR station 1.5 miles; Steamboat Landing 1/2 mile; Electric cars 1/2 mile. |
Distance to Post Office: | 1 1/4 miles |
Distance to Village: | Located in City of Menominee, MI. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Street car (electric) line, 1/2 mile from light station |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 1.5 miles from light station to Chicago, NW depot by bus or hack. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Cast iron tower. |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1877 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Foundation renewed in 1900 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 34' 8"; Height of focal plane above base: 29' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 34' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Cities of Menominee, MI. & Marinette, WI. |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By lead & oil paint |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor light |
Building Materials: | Cast iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 1/2" cast iron shell |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1/2" cast iron shell |
Diameter at Base: | 12' 7" |
Diameter at Parapet: | 9' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron, circular pattern. |
Number of Landings: | 2 |
Size of Glass: | 14" & 10" diameter. |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 bullseye; 3 - 15.5" dia. sash, 4 -13.5" dia., 2-sash |
Number of Doors: | 1 double door at elevated walk. |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Cement concrete, 1' below water line. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Tower on pier, Dwelling on city lot, sandy. |
Soil Susceptibility: | By grass |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Deed recorded, Mar. 5th, 1908. Width btwn piers at entrance, 360'. N pier ext. into bay in NE by E 1/2 E direction. There is abt 900 lin. ft. of old type wooden elev. walk from shore end of pier to Fog signal bldg. & light tower. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 7.5" |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 3' |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 34" x 36" |
Number of Storm Panes: | Lantern is not so fitted. |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | No unglazed sides. |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron generally, line with iron below glass line, zinc lens protector. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron lined with zinc. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Regulation spindle on top of ventilator ball. |
Description of Lightning Rod: | None required, metal tower. |
Balustrade: | Balustrade has iron rails & posts, 2' 2" from lantern; gallery is of cast iron, being extension of lantern deck. |
Lantern Doors: | Iron, double; hung on bronze hinges, 2' 8" high, in parapet of lantern. |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron, with glass bullseyes. |
Watchroom Doors: | Cast iron trap door, 22" x 25", hinged to deck of lantern. |
Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7" |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4, radial pattern, bronze fronts, in parapet panels of lantern. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 1 set regulation brass hooks, tapped in metal work of lantern. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Watch room is in Fog Signal Building. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | F. Barbier & Cie, Paris |
Year Made: | 1888 |
Marks and Number: | B.F. / 86 |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 1' 7 11/16" |
Light Characteristic: | Fresnel, fixed red |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 3 fixed panels, 90 degrees each; 1 panel is a prismatic reflector 90 degrees. |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
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: | Cast iron |
Service Table: | None |
Draft Tube Description: | None required |
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: | By lens & Ruby chimney on lamp. |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | Chimney of lamp. |
Form of Colored Glass: | Chimney of lamp. |
Lamp Description: | New 4th order |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
Number of Spare Burners: | Burners are attached to & form part of lamp. |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Base of tower is used for storage room, fitted with cupboards & drawers for storage of oils, paints & service outfit. |
Oil House Description: | Base of tower used for storage of oil |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | Cast iron |
Oil House Capacity: | 100 5-gal cans. |
Other (Describe): | Base of tower used for storeroom. |
Suitability: | Dry & suited to purpose for which used. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | 10" steam whistle operated by steam boiler & controlled by upright engines. |
Time to Start: | 45 minutes |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | J. P. McGuire, Cleveland, O |
Year of Manufacture: | 1896 |
Characteristic: | 5 second blast & 25 second interval & repeat. |
Duplication: | Boilers & engines |
Timing Device: | Cams & worm wheels of engine |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Whistle, 80# |
Height Above Water: | 36' 10", backed by deflector |
Compass Direction: | NE by E 1/2 E |
Location: | Guide to Channel of River, & directly in rear of light tower. |
Distance and Direction: | About 20' |
Water Supply: | Well in pier under Fog Signal bldg. |
Reached from Lighthouse: | By elevated walk |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Wooden frame bldg, 20' x 40' having sides & roof covered with corr. iron, single smokestack, bin for coal, cap 50 tons. |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Steam Signal |
Steam Boiler: | Type of 1896 design, semi-circular head, steel shells. |
Kind: | Marine |
Tube: | Flue tube |
Dimensions: | Height, 7' 3" |
Length: | 6' 6" |
Diameter: | Width 4' 10" |
Tube Description: | 102, 58" long |
Steam Tube Diameter: | 2.5" |
Steam Furnace Kind: | Part of boiler |
Furnace Length: | 5' |
Furnace Width: | 4' 3" |
Furnace Height: | Avg. 1' 6" |
Steam Heat Surface: | 393.95 sq. ft. |
Steam Grate Surface: | 21.25 sq. ft. |
Number of Grate Bars: | 19; 18 double bar & 1 single bar |
Kind of Grate Bars: | Double bar, spade & cast iron. |
Steam Fuel: | Bituminous |
Steam Safety Valve: | Wrt iron lever, 2.5" cast iron shell; brass valve |
Steam Maximum Pressure: | 135# |
Steam Working Pressure: | 80# |
Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 24" |
Smokestack Height: | 37' |
Drum Dimension: | 5' |
Steam Drum Diameter: | 2' 6" |
Steam Covering: | No covering |
Steam Boiler Condition: | Good |
Steam Boiler Built: | 1896 |
Where Built: | Cleveland, OH |
Manufacturer: | J. P. McGuire |
Steam Heater: | False |
Kind: | |
Size: | |
Heater Time Affect: | |
Steam Engine Kind: | Upright, 1896 design |
Steam Engine Revolutions: | 120 rpm |
Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | 4" |
Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | 9" |
Steam Engine Pipe Size: | 3/4" |
Steam Engine When Built: | 1896 |
Steam Engine Where Built: | Cleveland, OH |
Manufacturer: | J. P. McGuire |
Whistle Signal |
Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
Whistle Height: | 24" |
Whistle Orifice: | 2 3/4" |
Whistle Tone: | Single |
Whistle Chime: |
Dwelling |
Location: | 7/8 mile NW'ly from light tower & located on SW'ly corner of Pengilly & Kirby streets, Menominee, MI. |
Coloring: | 1st story, buff brick; 2nd story & roof, shingles, green with porches & trimming white. |
Construction Materials: | Cellar & 1st story walls, brick; 2nd story, frame construction covered with shingles, shingle roof, generally ordinary construction. |
Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms & basement in each half, bathrooms in basement, pantries & closets |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 assistant |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Not any |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Walks of cement |
Area Inclosed: | 60' x 120'; N & E lines have tight board construction fences, 24 lin. ft. of N line has a wire netting fence. |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & low ground |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Fog Signal - well in pier; Dwelling - city water service. |
Quality: | Fair |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | Not liable |
Purity Precaution: | No cisterns at this station |
Tank Capacity: | |
Tank Material: | |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | Fog Signal - well in pier; Dwelling - city water service. |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | City water service |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: | Service in dwellings |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Vicinity of dwelling, not healthy in wet weather |
Diseases: | Typhoid fever |
Prevalency: | Spring & fall or in wet seasons. |
Local Causes: | Somewhat swampy in vicinity of lighthouse keepers dwelling. |
Recommended Improvements: | Draining would help |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Landing, outer end of pier; Road from pier to Main Street; there is no boathouse at this station. |
Distance and Direction: | SW'ly 7/8 mile from dwelling to light tower. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Weather Bureau Signal Service Station: Flagstaff; No 1 Engine House: electric lights. |