Inspection Reports

Lantern:

Illuminating Apparatus:

Service Lamp:

Oil:

Service Lamp Burner:

Service Lamp Burner Level:

Plate Glass:

Lens Cover:

Lantern Curtains:

Carillon or Alarm Bell:

Rod Lamp:

Dwelling:

Stairway and Landing:

Inside of tower:

Glazing of Dwelling:

Improvements Needed:

Outhouses:

Boathouse:

Grounds:

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Craney Island Light Station - 1867

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In good order, glass properly wiped & clear of webs. Dome well cleaned.

In good condition; the lens in every part was as clean as it could be made. Keeper appears to understand how & does keep the apparatus in neat order.

Clean outside & inside; glass chimney was free from dust & stains.

A specimen examined & found to be limpid; free from dust & all objectionable matter. It had not been filtered.

It was free from gummy or burnt oil & in good order in all respects.

Found the burner on a level. Keeper appears to be aware of the importance of keeping "center of the flame at the focal point of the apparatus when the lamp is lighted" & to be familiar with instructions & directions which enable him to so keep it.

Glass was found to be free from scratches & from dirt.

Was not on; was clean, made of linen ticking. When not in use is properly folded & placed in the watchroom.

They were up & were clean: at night they are folded up & placed in the watchroom. The curtains are put up & taken down at the proper times.

There is no alarm bell at this station.

Rod lamp was clean & in good condition. Keeper is aware of the purpose for which it is
furnished.

very good

clean & painted white.

Paint inside of lighthouse in good order.

The glazing was in good condition.

There did not appear to be any needed.

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Condition of:

Lens:

Lantern and Trap Doors:

Watch or Trimming Room:

Lucernes or Matches:

Heater:

Ventilation:

Dome:

A stepladder is used. Keeper knows the impropriety of placing hands or feet upon the lens.

The lantern door & trap door to lantern on watchroom fit tightly.

There were none at the time of making the inspection.

There were no Lucernes or lighting lamps, lucifer matches & tinder boxes in the watch or trimming rooms. Keeper's attention was called to the instructions in regard to this matter.

Keeper appears to understand when & how to use the heater.

Keeper understands the use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg when the weather is suitable for the same.

They were painted according to instructions & with the conductor in good order. The latter led into the water.

Equipment Care

Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of:

Oil Room:

Oil Carriers:

In good condition, 1 window for ventilation - no appearance of
waste.

Free of oil, in good condition & arranged in order for use.

Oil Room

Condition of:

Number of:

100 gallon oil:

50 gallon oil:

Small butts for Waste Oil:

Dripping Buckets:

Oil Tanks:

3 dripping pans, no buckets

2 - holding 100 gallons

Oil butts made according to regulation:

Oil butt covers:

Drip Bucket Placement:

Oil Butt Platform:

Empty Oil Butts:

Made according to the directions of the Lighthouse Board.

Gutters of the oil butts were filled with refuse oil & the covers properly placed to exclude the air. Air cocks closed. Keeper understands use of covers & cocks.

There was a dripping pan instead.

The oil butts are on a thick plank raised above the floor.

There was no empty oil butt.

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