Report for New Canal Lighthouse (Louisiana) - 1927

General
District: 8th
Inspector: Asst. Superintendent
Location: At entrance to New Basin Canal from Lake Pontchartrain
Date of Report: 05/18/1927
Latitude:
Longitude:
Premises
Site: Submarine site, filled in with a bulkhead.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 05/23/1838
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed: .17 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 17' to gallery of structure
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Picket fence at 1 end.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Reservation enclosed with bulkhead, 1 end on shore.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Road; street car line; 4 miles to New Orleans.
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: Square tower on square dwelling, on concrete piers.
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1838; 1890
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1927
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: 50.5'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Group of bldgs on pier
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Frame, tower on top of dwelling.
Object of Navigation: Lake navigation
Building Materials: Frame
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 8" x 10" D.S.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: None
Number of Doors: 1; 2' 10" x 5' 8"; from bedroom
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36"
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:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Yes
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Wooden
Lantern Doors: Flush
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Wooden - from lower tower.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: With screws thru lining.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted:
How is Relief Called: Alarm relay; signal from light.
Where is Call System Led: To bedroom on 2nd floor - telephone in dining room.
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 6,000
Name of Maker: Not known
Year Made:
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 5th
Inside Diameter: 14.8"
Light Characteristic: Occulting white every 5 sec, flash 3 sec. duration, eclipse 2 sec.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Occulting characteristic accomplished with Reco-Flasher on 110 V AC (commercial)
Number of Panels: 4 - 1 open on back side
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced: Electric flasher
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron, 45.5" high, 18" dia. base; 15.5" diam. table.
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description: Suspended from dome; no damper tube.
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: Reynolds Type SIB - Flasher No. 51614; 1/20 HP; 110 V; 1.2 amp; 60 cycle; 1750 RPM
Lens Protection: Galvanized iron
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:


Occulting Light
Characteristic: Occulting white every 5 sec, flash 3 sec. duration, eclipse 2 sec.
Time Limit: Electric flasher can be changed.
Eclipse Type:
Size and Amplitude:
Axis Rotation:
Axis Relation:
Screen Revolution:
Screen Number:
Screen Time:
Screen Form:
Screen Mounting:
Screen Order:
Screen Date:
Valve Maker:
Valve Pattern:
Reliability:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1 in wall for spare electric lamps.
Oil House Description: SW of dwelling, distance 14'.
Oil House Inside Dimension: 7' 1/2" x 9' x 7' 6"
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: 400 gal in 30-gallon drums
Other (Describe): 11' 6" x 28' warehouse in yard for workroom & storage.
Suitability: Dry.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Electric fog signal striker.
Time to Start: Instantaneous
How Long Will Pressure Last: Electric
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: 1 stroke every 10 sec.
Duplication: Gamewell machine for reserve, 1 stroke every 30 sec.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Lake side of lighthouse
Distance and Direction: 16' N
Water Supply: No
Reached from Lighthouse: By covered passageway
Description of Fog Signal Building: Frame tower connected to dwelling with 16' covered passageway.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 1,000 lbs
Metal: Bell
Diameter: 3' 5 3/4"
Height: 2' 5 5/8"
Time: 2.5 hours
Manufacturer: Gamewell No. 3 date unknown; stroke every 20 sec.
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Tower on roof of dwelling
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Frame
Number of Rooms: 6 & large hallway
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: One
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Oil house & storeroom
Outhouse Coloring: White
Paths and Walks: Walk from gate to dwelling
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: Practically none
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Lake shore
Stove, Maker: Standard Oil Co.
Stove, Size: 3-burner (oil)
Sink, Maker: Unknown
Sink, Size: 18" x 30"
Pump, Maker: None
Pump, Size: None
Lamps: 1 table lamp, 13-40W lamps.
Water
How Procured: 9' x 8' cistern
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Screened tanks; slate roof on structure.
Tank Capacity: 4500 gal. at storehouse.
Tank Material: Cypress
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements: No. Excellent condition.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Station is at end of an earth pier with bulkhead on each side of pier.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Station has recently been raised on reinforced concrete piers, repaired & painted.