Negro Point (New York)

District:	3rd
Inspector:	Oscar C. Luther
Location:	On point S end of Ward's Island. On island is state hospital for insane. Regular trips to & from island are made by steamer connected with hospital
Date of Report:	05/03/1915
Latitude:	40° 46' 52"
Longitude:	73° 55' 40"

Site:	Deed from City of NY
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	02/26/1905
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Area of the Entire Site:	4,607.41 sq. ft.
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	13'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:	No fence
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Neither
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat. There is mail service maintained by messenger btwn hospital & main land. Address of Keeper, Hospital, Wards Island, NY.
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:	1913
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	Never rebuilt
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:	34'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Bldgs in NY City
Color of Tower:	Red
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	No keeper's dwelling at this station
Object of Navigation:	Channel light, for general navigation.
Building Materials:	Iron on concrete foundation
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Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Iron steps
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Size of Glass:	No windows in tower
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Order of Lantern:	200 mm buoy lantern
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Balustrade:	Gallery around lantern.
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How is Watchroom Fitted:	No watchroom. There is a small concrete house adjoining tower foundation used as watchroom for fog signal.
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Intensity in Candles:	70
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Marks and Number:	None
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Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
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Gas Container:	A 50-4
Compressed Gas Capacity:	178 cu ft.
Compressed Gas Charge:	225 lbs
How Supply Renewed:	By tenders
At What Intervals:	As required
Spare Containers:	None

Gas Light Kind:	Acetylene
Gas Light Number of Burners:	1
Kind of Burner:	Flat flame
Candlepower Per Burner:	10 cp
Total Candlepower:
Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour:	.5 cu. ft/ hour
Total Consumption Per Hour:	.5 cu ft.
How Gas Obtained:	From storage tanks

Characteristic:	1 sec light, 1 sec eclipse
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Eclipse Type:	Valve
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Reliability:	Needs occasional adjustment

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start:	None
How Long Will Pressure Last:	Not at all
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Characteristic:	2 strokes every 5 sec.
Duplication:	None
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Location:	Bell in skeleton light tower, striking apparatus in concrete house adjoining tower.
Distance and Direction:	In tower
Water Supply:	None required
Reached from Lighthouse:	Lighthouse & bell are in same structure.
Description of Fog Signal Building:	Fog bell striking apparatus in small concrete bldg adjoining tower, bldg has tank room on outside with separate entrance.
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Weight:	900 lbs
Metal:	Bell
Diameter:	36"
Height:	28"
Time:	Electrically oper'd app. & will run continuously.
Manufacturer:	General LH Depot.
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General Opinion:	Healthy
Diseases:	None
Prevalency:	No
Local Causes:	No
Recommended Improvements:	No


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