Report for Carquinez Strait Light Station (California) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Sperry |
| Location: | 9/16 mile S 73 degrees 30' E true (E 1/8 N mag) from Mare Island light. |
| Date of Report: | 06/29/1910 |
| Latitude: | 38° 04' 09" |
| Longitude: | 122° 14' 35" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public water at confluence of Carquinez & Mare Island straits |
| 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: | 1450' off shore |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf at end of Navy Dept. dike. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | No road |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat & walking along beach from S Vallejo |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 3/4 mile to road; 1mile to RR station & landing. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 3 miles to Vallejo |
| Distance to Village: | 1 mile to S Vallejo |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Launch from Vallejo, 3 miles |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower on dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | Est. January 15, 1910 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Excellent |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Rectangular |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 47' 9" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 55' 7" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | Cream color with white trimmings |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Attached to keepers dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | For local navigation of bay & channels thru Carquinez & Mare Island straits |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 9" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 9" |
| Diameter at Base: | 14' sq. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 14' sq. |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | Landings on 2nd & 3rd floors. |
| Size of Glass: | 1st floor: 10" x 16"; 2nd & 3rd floors: 10" x 15" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 - 2' 9 5/8" x 5' 5" x 1 3/4" - 12 lights; 2 - 2' 9 5/8" x 5' 9" x 1 3/4" - 12 lights. |
| Number of Doors: | 3 outside; 5 inside |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Piles 100 to 100' long. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 7.42" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 7' 1 9/16" |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 10 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1, with 2 half plates alternately |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 6 large, 16 half & 1 for door |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | Door: 2' 10 3/16" x 2' 6 3/4"; large: 2' 1.08" x 2' 1.08"; half: 2' 1.08" x 2' 1.08" x 2' 10 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron, bronze & glass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Conical, cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron 17" dia. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass, 18.5" long with platinum point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | On top of tower |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron door, brass hinges & handles, rubber weather strips, fastened by sliding bolts top & bottom. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: | 7' 1 9/16" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet with 4 adjustable brass covers. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains on Hartshorns rollers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Flat top desk having drawers; 1 chair. |
| How is Relief Called: | Bells operated by 2 cells of Samson batteries |
| Where is Call System Led: | From fog signal to 3 Keeper's quarters. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | USLHE 425 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 3/4" |
| 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: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| 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: | Cast iron base, 4 brass posts, cast iron top & brass intermediate stand. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 2" copper tube from top of lens to rear spider holding ventilator ball. |
| 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: | Ruby chimney |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | "Heap" 1 wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 with adjustable shelves; door with brass locks; used for lantern supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | 12' from fog signal house |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 5' x 8' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Iron, concrete floor |
| Oil House Capacity: | 64 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | Closet in fog signal room fitted with shelves for tools, storeroom on 1st floor of tower. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable for purposes intended. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class 6" siren operated by compressed air & timed by Crosby automatic device |
| Time to Start: | 10 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 2 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast every 27 sec. |
| Duplication: | All parts |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Siren, 35 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 36' |
| Compass Direction: | SW 1/2 W |
| Location: | On E'ly side of entrance to Mare Island Strait & N side of Carquinez strait. |
| Distance and Direction: | Adjoins lighthouse on SW'ly side. |
| Water Supply: | From pipeline supplying dwelling |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story wooden structure. 24' x 30' 8" with concrete floor supported by iron beams. Room is provided with workbench & locker with shelves for tools & supplies. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | |
| Siren Ports: | 20 - 1/12" x 2 3/4" |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | |
| Kind: | Vertical gasoline |
| Manufacturer: | Union Gas Engine Co., |
| Date Made: | 1909 |
| Nominal Size: | |
| Horsepower: | 20 |
| Compressor: | Horizontal 10" x 10" |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | Dow Pump & Engine Co. |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: | Separate foundation & driven by belt. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Dwelling for 3 keepers adjoins lighthouse tower |
| Coloring: | Painted cream color with white trimmings & brown roof |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | Each keeper has 5 rooms & bath |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Illuminating oil & gasoline storehouses & boathouse |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Both storehouses painted lead color; Boathouse painted cream color with white trimmings. |
| Paths and Walks: | Boardwalk from station to shore. |
| 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: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | 4600' 2" pipe from Vallejo City water system |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Possibility of pipeline being broken by vessels' anchors. |
| Purity Precaution: | No rain water saved |
| Tank Capacity: | 5840 gal tank on tower |
| Tank Material: | Redwood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Wharf 20 x 38', 3" deck, 4" x 14" joists, 12" x 12" caps, 12 bearing & 8 fender piles, at outer end of dike. Boathouse 8' 4" x 20' 6" on wharf over a boat hoist bay 6' 6" x 17' & provided with a wooden wheel & shaft boathoist. |
| Distance and Direction: | 350', on porch, approach & walk on dike, from light tower to wharf & boathouse. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Walk, 10' wide on top of dike connects wharf & approach to station. |