Report for Oswego Breakwater (New York) - 1909

General
District: 10th
Inspector: Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt
Location: On crib inside NE'ly angle of outer breakwater, W'ly side of entrance to Oswego River Harbor, S'ly shore of Lake Ontario.
Date of Report: 01/03/1909
Latitude: 43° 28' 03"
Longitude: 76° 31' 07"
Premises
Site: On crib in navigable waters of US
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: Small landing ladder on pier.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By row boat from inner breakwater.
Distance to Nearest Road: About 1/4 mile to shore, city of Oswego, NY
Distance to Post Office: Oswego, NY, 1 mile.
Distance to Village: About 1/4 mile
Facilities for Public Conveyance: By RW & O RR or D.L. & W RR to Oswego. Private conveyance to foot 3rd St., thence by row boat.
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Iron tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1872
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1877 - crib repaired in 1898
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Octagonal
Form of Tower: Pyramidal
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 32' 3"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 39'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: City of Oswego
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: No dwelling. "Quarters" bldg & boat house attached to SW side of tower.
Object of Navigation: Pierhead light.
Building Materials:
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 1 1/4"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 5/8"
Diameter at Base: 13' 4"
Diameter at Parapet: 9' 7"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron circular stairs to 1st landing, iron ladder with double rungs to lantern
Number of Landings: 1
Size of Glass: 3 circular, 14" dia., 4 circular, 10" dia.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors: 1 double door, 1 half door below
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Beacon rests on concrete foundation 17' square, which is surrounded by timber crib, 34.5' square, filled with stone.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Wooden bridge connects LH crib with E'ly area of outer breakwater.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 6' 7"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36.5"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 36.5" x 34.5"
Number of Storm Panes: None
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron, lined with zinc.
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Copper, platinum point
Description of Lightning Rod: No special conductor. Cast iron tower & lantern forms a conductor.
Balustrade: Cast iron, wrought iron rail.
Lantern Doors: Iron double door leading into lantern.
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: Iron trap door.
Parapet Diameter: 6' 7"
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 cast iron revolving
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: 1 iron ladder
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Brass curtain hooks, screwed into side of lantern.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Contains bell striking machinery & small shelf for lamp.
How is Relief Called: None
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Sautter, Lemonnier & Co.
Year Made: 1881
Marks and Number: Paris 1881 - No. 333
Order of Apparatus: 4th 360 degrees
Inside Diameter: 19 11/16"
Light Characteristic: Fixed red
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 6
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 4
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Iron
Service Table: Shelf built over 2 lockers
Draft Tube Description: 2.5" brass tube
Revolving Machinery:
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Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: Ruby Chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 4th order
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 3
Number of Spare Burners: None
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 round wick
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1.5"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: Oil stored in cellar in 5 gal boxed cans. Cellar lined with galv. iron.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): Closets in Keeper's Quarters bldg, attached to tower.
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Heavy bell hung from side of tower, struck by Stevens Automatic fog bell striking apparatus.
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Bell struck 1 blow every 12 sec.
Duplication: None
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water: Bottom of bell above MLL = 21' 4"
Compass Direction:
Location: Marks end of breakwater, entrance to Oswego Harbor.
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building: Bell attached to N side of tower, about 12' above deck of pier, 21' 4" above MLL.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight:
Metal: Bell metal
Diameter: 34.5"
Height: 24"
Time: 1 hr. 10 min.
Manufacturer:
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Attached
Coloring: White, with lead trimmings.
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Dwellings:
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Outhouses: Boat house
Outhouse Coloring: White with lead trimmings
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From Lake Ontario
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution:
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Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description: No well
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases:
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Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Covered boat house attached to S side of tower, fitted with iron boat davits & mechanism for raising or lowering boat to water.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: 1st floor tower fitted with small cook stove, table & bed. Attached to SW corner of tower is small wooden wing, built 1898, used by 2 keepers, 12' x 15.5', with closets, cupboards, etc. This room used by 1 keeper as sleeping room, other uses bed in tower.