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:
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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.