North River Bar (North Carolina)

Report for North River Bar (North Carolina) - 1868

General

District:	5th
Inspector:	J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist.
Location:
Date of Report:	01/13/1868
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:	Screwpile structure
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:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Lantern and Fixtures

Order of Lantern:
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side:
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle:
Description of Lightning Rod:	Lightning conductor was a little too short & was connected w/ the water by a piece of wood - otherwise in order.
Balustrade:
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:

Ventilators

Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	No

Watchroom

Illuminating Apparatus

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic:	Fixed red
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 5th order. Franklin lamp.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	1, 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 a closet 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:
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:	A regulation time piece in good order, kept in the oil room.

Miscellaneous

Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks:	Note - a new cooking stove has been furnished at this station.

Boats

Miscellaneous

General Information:	Boat in good condition; but wants a new sail, oars are good.
Boats on Station:

Condition

Lantern:	In most excellent condition
Illuminating Apparatus:	In good condition in all respects.
Service Lamp:	In good condition in every particular.
Oil:	Specimen examined & found to be clear & clean. It had been filtered.
Service Lamp Burner:	In good condition in every respect.
Service Lamp Burner Level:	Was found to be level.
Plate Glass:	In excellent condition; not a scratch or stain on it.
Lens Cover:	It was on, was made of linen ticking; was clean. When not in use is hung up in the watchroom.
Lantern Curtains:	Very clean; are regularly put up & taken down & when not in use kept in the watchroom.
Carillon or Alarm Bell:	No alarm bell.
Rod Lamp:	In good condition, filled & ready for use. The Keeper knows that it is to be used as a substitute for the service lamp.
Dwelling:
Stairway and Landing:	In good condition, very clean.
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling:	Good
Improvements Needed:	Roof of the house leaks & needs repairing.
Outhouses:
Boathouse:
Grounds:

Equipment Care

Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens:	No
Lantern and Trap Doors:	Yes
Watch or Trimming Room:	No; the rooms presented a cleanly appearance.
Lucernes or Matches:	No
Heater:	No heater.
Ventilation:	Keeper understands use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg.
Dome:	There were so painted & in good order.

Oil Room

Oil Room Condition:	Very clean, well ventilated; no oil on the floor.
Oil Carriers:	In good condition & arranged in order for use.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts:
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts:	3
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil:	1 of 25 gallons
Number of Dripping Buckets:
Number of Oil Tanks:	4, holding 175 gallons.
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation:	They are so made
Oil Butt Covers:	The gutters were so filled, & the air cocks closed. Keeper understands use of them.
Drip Bucket Placement:	A measure was under each drawoffcock.
Oil Butt Platform:	Are placed upon a platform above the floor.
Empty Oil Butts:	There was 1 empty tank clean & ready for the next supply of oil.

Tool Chests and Presses

Cleaning Materials Put Away:	Yes
Paints Separate:	Yes
Tool Chest:	No
Tool Condition:	None
Tools Free from Rust:	None
Closets Clean:	All are kept clean & properly aired.
Service Box In Good Order:	In good order & well arranged for use.
Trimming Scissors Clean:	Yes
Brushes and Floor Clothes:	Yes
Lantern Condition:	Very good.

Keeper and Assistants

Keeper Appearance:	Was well dressed
Keeper Interested in Duties:	Yes
Keeper Capacity for Duties:	Yes
Keeper Understanding of Regulations:	Yes
Keeper Complaints:	No
Keeper Family:	Keeper's family does not live at the lighthouse.
Keeper Name:	Willis G. Partridge
Keeper Age:	Middle-aged.
Keeper Present or Absent:	Present
Number of Assistants:	1
Assistants Attend to Duty:	He does
Assistants Capability:	He is
Assistants Complaints:	No
Assistants Family:	No
Assistant Keeper Names:	Jessee Partridge, young, was present.
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?:	They attended me throughout 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:
Placard Directions Copies:
Notice to Visitors Copies:	1
Summary of Duties:
Index of Instructions:	1
Guide for Mixed Paints:	1
Directions for Purifying Water:
Placards Easily Visible:	Yes
Books Easily Accessible:	Yes
Blank Books and Forms:	1 blank mem. book.