Report for New Point Comfort (Virginia) - 1867
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH District. |
Location: | Chesapeake Bay, VA |
Date of Report: | 09/08/1867 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | |
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: | Detached tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
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: | |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | Built of stone "coursed masonry" apparently, whitewashed. It leaks in heavy rains. |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Stone; it was clean, but requires some repairs. |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | Glass is in good condition. |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | Wood & in very good condition. |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | There is a time piece kept in the dwelling in good condition. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | There are 2 ladders 16' long. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | There is none provided. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
How is Relief Called: | There is no bell for calling the relief. |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | |
Service Table: | |
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: | Lens of 4th order, franklin lamp |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2, in good condition. |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2, in good condition. |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept by themselves in a corner of the oil room. |
Suitability: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | It is respectfully recommended that a boat house be built at this station, & a conductor given to the dwelling. |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 0 |
Type: | |
Length: | 5' 6" |
Width: | 16' |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | They are in very good condition. |
Condition |
Lantern: | In good order |
Illuminating Apparatus: | Lens was perfectly clean in all its parts. |
Service Lamp: | In good condition in all respects. |
Oil: | Sample examined & found to be clear & free from all objectionable matter. It had not been filtered. |
Service Lamp Burner: | It was in good condition in all respects. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | It was found to be level. Keeper understands how to center it. |
Plate Glass: | Very clean, free from scratches but some of the panes are cracked. |
Lens Cover: | It was on & clean, made of linen ticking & hung up in lantern room when not in use. |
Lantern Curtains: | There were none. |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | There was no alarm bell. |
Rod Lamp: | There was no Rod lamp. |
Dwelling: | It was in good condition, thoroughly whitewashed. |
Stairway and Landing: | Clean & whitewashed. |
Inside of Tower: | Newly whitewashed. |
Glazing of Dwelling: | It is in good condition. |
Improvements Needed: | A boat house, & a conductor to the dwelling are needed. |
Outhouses: | They are in good condition, clean & whitewashed. |
Boathouse: | |
Grounds: | They are in very good condition. They have the appearance of neatness & care. |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | Lens is never touched for any improper purpose. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | These doors fit tightly. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | There were none to be seen lying about at the time of making the inspection. |
Lucernes or Matches: | There were some matches to be seen in the tower. The keeper was admonished in regard to the impropriety. |
Heater: | Keeper knows how & when to use the heater. |
Ventilation: | Keeper knows how to use the ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | Dome was painted according to instructions. Conductor perfect & led into the ground. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | In good condition, 1 window for ventilation. |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition & arranged in order for use. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | None |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | 3 |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | 1 |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | 3 |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 3, holding 150 gallons. |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | They were made according to the directions of the Lighthouse Board. |
Oil Butt Covers: | Gutters of oil butts were filled with refuse oil & covers on. Keeper understands use of covers & cocks. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There were dripping buckets so hung. |
Oil Butt Platform: | There was a plank btwn the oil butts & the masonry. |
Empty Oil Butts: | There was 1 empty oil butt clean & held in readiness for the new supply of oil. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | They are so put up & packed. |
Paints Separate: | They are kept separate. |
Tool Chest: | There is none |
Tool Condition: | |
Tools Free from Rust: | |
Closets Clean: | The closets floors & walls of the storeroom are perfectly aired. |
Service Box In Good Order: | Yes |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | Yes |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | They were in good order & in their proper places. |
Lantern Condition: | Very good. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Keeper was well dressed & appears cleanly in his person. |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | He does |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | He does |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | He seems to understand them & to wish to conform to them. |
Keeper Complaints: | |
Keeper Family: | He has a family occupying the dwelling with him. |
Keeper Name: | L.S. Allen |
Keeper Age: | Young |
Keeper Present or Absent: | He was present at the inspection. |
Number of Assistants: | There is no assistant allowed. |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | |
Assistants Capability: | |
Assistants Complaints: | |
Assistants Family: | |
Assistant Keeper Names: | |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Keeper attended me through the inspection. |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | Yes |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | Yes |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | Yes |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | Yes |
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
Rules and Regulations Copies: | 1 |
Instructions and Directions Copies: | 1 |
Placard Directions Copies: | 1 |
Notice to Visitors Copies: | 1 |
Summary of Duties: | 1 |
Index of Instructions: | 1 |
Guide for Mixed Paints: | 1 |
Directions for Purifying Water: | 1 |
Placards Easily Visible: | Yes |
Books Easily Accessible: | Yes |
Blank Books and Forms: |