Report for Passaic Light Station (New Jersey) - 1880
General |
District: | 3rd |
Inspector: | Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd LH Dist. |
Location: | Near the mouth of Passaic River, Newark Bay, NJ |
Date of Report: | 03/03/1880 |
Latitude: | 40° 41' 44" |
Longitude: | 74° 07' 40" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | Rip-rap foundation |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Railing of pier |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By small boat from shore |
Distance to Nearest Road: | Bergen about 2 miles RR station |
Distance to Post Office: | 1 3/4 miles |
Distance to Village: | 1 3/4 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | From Central RR of New Jersey Bergen Point. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1849 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1859 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 41' to focal plane |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 48' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Low marshy land |
Color of Tower: | Drab |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
Tower Connection: | Connected being built in "L" of dwelling. |
Object of Navigation: | Channel & local purposes |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 22.5" stone base |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 5" |
Diameter at Base: | 10' 1.5" square |
Diameter at Parapet: | 10' 1.5" square |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden stairs |
Number of Landings: | 3 |
Size of Glass: | (23 x 11) (8 x 14 1/4) (12 x 32) |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | Sash (18 x 27 3/4) (10.5 x 3.25) (20 x 27) |
Number of Doors: | 1 door in tower from outside & 3 inside |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rip-rap foundation, cut stone pier of headers & stretchers etc. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 6' 9" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 2' 11.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 27" x 36" |
Number of Storm Panes: | 10 |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood & iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron, zinc lining |
Ventilator / Cowl: | |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Round copper rod leading down into water. |
Balustrade: | Wrought iron balustrade & cast iron gallery. |
Lantern Doors: | Iron hinges, etc. |
Floor of Lantern: | Wooden copper covered. |
Watchroom Doors: | Trap door, hinges & lifting ring. |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 5 in lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into astragals of lantern. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Sautter |
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: | Fixed, 270 degrees; Compass range NE x E'd to SW |
Number of Panels: | 4 (one unglazed) |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
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: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Iron |
Service Table: | None |
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: | White |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 5th order mineral-oil lamp. |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 1 fitted w/ shelves |
Oil House Description: | In cellar no fittings except oil butt bench. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 2 - 100 gallon oil butts; 1 - 50 gallon oil butt; 1 - 10 gallon oil can. Oil butts placed on wooden stand. |
Other (Describe): | 3 on 1st story & 4 in 2nd story - shelves, etc. |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell & Stevens Striking App. |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | Every 15 sec. |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | To mark channel into Passaic River. |
Distance and Direction: | On E side of tower. |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Forms "L" around tower. |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | Frame bldg. |
Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms, 3 each floor. |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper & 1 assistant for Beacon Light. |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | None |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Pier |
Area Inclosed: | 51' dia. picket fence around pier. |
Area of Garden: | None |
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: |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | In cellar |
Tank Material: | |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | Pump in kitchen |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boat davits |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |