Report for North Point Western Tower (Maryland) - 1867
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | J. M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th District. |
Location: | Patapsco River. |
Date of Report: | 09/14/1867 |
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: | Enclosed with board & rail 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 "random" laid as nearly as I could tell. It leaks. |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Of stone & whitewashed. |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | In pretty good condition. There is 1 pane out. |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | Wood - in good condition. |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 ladder - no hooks at end of ladder. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | No |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
How is Relief Called: | 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: | 6th |
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 the 6th 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 in the oil room by themselves. |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | Keeper cultivates all of it. |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | There is a regulation clock in good condition - kept in the sitting room of the dwelling. |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | A boat seems to be needed at this station. There are times when a boat is necessary to enable the Keeper to get from one tower to the other. |
Condition |
Lantern: | In good condition. |
Illuminating Apparatus: | Lens was not clean, owing to sickness of Keeper who was confined to his bed. |
Service Lamp: | Tolerably good condition. |
Oil: | Specimen examined. It was clear & clean, it had been filtered. |
Service Lamp Burner: | Good condition |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | The burner was found to be somewhat out of level. |
Plate Glass: | Not clean; Keeper sick as before stated. |
Lens Cover: | It was on; made of cotton ticking. Hung up in the lantern room when not in use. It was clean. |
Lantern Curtains: | No curtains here. |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | No alarm bell. |
Rod Lamp: | No rod lamp. |
Dwelling: | The roof of the dwelling is reported to leak badly in storms. |
Stairway and Landing: | Tolerably clean |
Inside of Tower: | Inside of tower was whitewashed. |
Glazing of Dwelling: | Some panes of glass are wanted. |
Improvements Needed: | Repairs to roof are needed. It leaks badly as the Keeper states. |
Outhouses: | In pretty good condition. |
Boathouse: | None |
Grounds: | Very good. They appear to be well taken care of. |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | It is not allowed to touch the lens improperly. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | These doors fit tightly. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | None of these articles were to be seen at the time of inspection. |
Lucernes or Matches: | Matches were seen, & the attention of the Keeper called to the impropriety of this being allowed to be about. |
Heater: | |
Ventilation: | Keeper understands the use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | Painted according to instructions. Lightning conductor in good condition & led into the ground. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | In good condition, well ventilated & no waste of oil |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | 1 |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | 1 |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | 3 |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 2, holding 50 gallons |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | They are so made. |
Oil Butt Covers: | Gutters were not filled. Instructed the Keeper on the subject of filling them. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There was a dripping bucket to one butt only. |
Oil Butt Platform: | They were clear of the masonry, on a raised platform. |
Empty Oil Butts: | There was no empty oil butt. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | Yes |
Paints Separate: | Kept separate |
Tool Chest: | No |
Tool Condition: | |
Tools Free from Rust: | |
Closets Clean: | They are properly aired. |
Service Box In Good Order: | Tolerably good order |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | Tolerably clean, will look better no doubt, when Keeper can attend. |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | Tolerably good order; in their proper places. |
Lantern Condition: | Tolerably good. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Could not ascertain as he was sick in bed. |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | He does |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | He does as far as I could see in the interview I had with him. |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | I think he understands & wishes to conform to them. |
Keeper Complaints: | |
Keeper Family: | Keeper's family resides with him. |
Keeper Name: | Thomas Hamlin |
Keeper Age: | Middle aged |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Keeper was sick in bed with "chills & fever". |
Number of Assistants: | No assistant allowed. |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | |
Assistants Capability: | |
Assistants Complaints: | |
Assistants Family: | |
Assistant Keeper Names: | |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | He was sick in bed. I had an interview with him in his room. |
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: | Not kept by the Keeper |
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: |