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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In good condition.

 

Lens was perfectly clean & appeared to receive great care.

 

In good condition in all respects.

 

In clean condition & free from all objectionable matter.

 

Clean & well trimmed according to the Instructions.

 

It deviated slightly from the level.

 

Clean, but one pane was badly broken.

 

It was on, was clean made of cotton ticking & kept in the lantern room when not in use.

 

none

 

No alarm bell.

 

no rod lamp

 

Very good.

 

 

 

 

 

Very good

 

None that I know of.

 

none

 

none

 

There are no grounds.

Report Sections:

Premises | Lantern and Fixtures | Ventilators and Watchroom | Illuminating Apparatus | Closets and Storerooms

 

Fog Signal General | Fog Signal Equipment | Dwelling | Asst. Keepers Dwellings | Water | Healthfulness

 

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Lens:

 

Lantern and Trap Doors:

 

Watch or Trimming Room:

 

Lucernes or Matches:

 

Heater:

 

Ventilation:

 

Dome:

It is not allowed to touch the lens improperly.

 

There is no lantern door; the trap door fits tightly.

 

There were none of these to be seen during the inspection.

 

None of these things were to be seen during the inspection.

 

The Keeper knows how to use the heater.

 

The Keeper understands the use of the ventilators.

 

They were painted according to Instructions. There was no lightning rod.

Equipment Care

Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of:

Oil Room:

 

Oil Carriers:

In good condition; apparently no waste 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:

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

2, holding 100 gallons

Oil butts made according to regulation:

 

Oil butt covers:

 

Drip Bucket Placement:

 

Oil Butt Platform:

 

Empty Oil Butts:

They are so made.

 

Gutters of the oil butts were filled. Keeper understands use of covers & air cocks.

 

yes

 

Oil butts are placed upon a raised platform.

 

There was no empty oil butt.

General Information: