Report for Ashland Breakwater Light Station (Wisconsin) - 1915
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | O.G. Brown |
| Location: | On outer end of Ashland Breakwater |
| Date of Report: | 11/10/1915 |
| Latitude: | 46° 37' 42.4" |
| Longitude: | 90° 52' 14" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Tower side by permission of War Dept., 1914. 2 shore sites purchased 1914 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/01/1914 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Boat house site - 100' x 60'; Dwelling site 50' x 140' |
| Area Inclosed: | Dwelling site |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | On breakwater 11' above water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Woven wire fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat landing along Breakwater & crib dock at shore site |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Located in city of Ashland, WI |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1915 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 65' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | Natural concrete |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Keeper's dwelling on shore |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to entrance to Ashland Harbor |
| Building Materials: | Concrete tower, steel watchroom. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 windows 2' x 4' o.s. sash; 4 windows 3' x 6' o.s. sash. |
| Number of Doors: | 2.5" white pine o.s. double door 5' x 7' opening. Door opening protected by kinnear steel rolling door. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower walls are reinforced concrete surmounted by cylindrical steel watchroom painted to correspond with & black circular lantern. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Std 4th order |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 1.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 7/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" plate glass, helical cut |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, conical dome, lined inside with zinc plates. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper - platinum tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron deck with iron railing. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 hinged door, cast iron frame leads from lantern to outside balcony. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron plate trap door hinged to lantern floor. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers & fixtures screwed to soffit of window. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Lined with 1/8" steel plate & contains 4 circular windows, 15" glass with brass frames. Iron ladder leads to lantern |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 1600 |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter, Lemonier & Cie, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1890 |
| Marks and Number: | No. 349 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 5/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| 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, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4, fixed |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Flashes produced by electrical flasher. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Std 4th order cast iron pedestal |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Does not revolve |
| 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 light |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 110 V, 100W focusing filament electric lamp |
| Type of Illuminant: | Electric |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 lamps in substituting device |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | About 80 |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Flash 2 sec., eclipse 1 sec |
| Time Limit: | None |
| Eclipse Type: | Flashes produced by electric flasher |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | No oil house |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 1 closet on 1st floor |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Electric sirens |
| Time to Start: | Will start immediately |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | City current used |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast, 16 sec silent |
| Duplication: | No duplicate parts, only 1 siren installed. |
| Timing Device: | Internal cam wheel driven by motor |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 52' about |
| Compass Direction: | N 15 degrees W - 345 degrees true |
| Location: | Horn protrudes from watchroom & covers entrance to Harbor. |
| Distance and Direction: | Located in watchroom of tower |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Reached from dwelling on shore only by boat. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Located in watchroom. Siren is operated by electric current carried thru submarine cable from shore |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 4' 6" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 3' 6" at bell |
| Trumpet Material: | Galv. iron |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | On shore about 2 miles from tower |
| Coloring: | Olive green siding, white trimming shingle gables stained brown |
| Construction Materials: | Frame house, asbestos shingle roof, concrete foundation wall. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 & bath |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Coal heaters temporarily (base burner) |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & family |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 barn |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Metallic brown |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete & board walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | City lot |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Red clay |
| Stove, Maker: | Mich. Stove Co. |
| Stove, Size: | 8-5 Useful Garland |
| Sink, Maker: | Flat rim enameled iron |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 36" |
| Pump, Maker: | City water |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | Electric lights in dwelling operated by city current. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | City water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | No cistern |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | No well |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | City water |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthfulness is excellent |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | France boat house 16' x 30' in plan, placed on outer end of crib landing about 60' from shore. Cribs form boatwell with about 3 to 4' of water inside. Boathouse crib connected to shore by plank walk supported at intervals by timber cribs. |
| Distance and Direction: | On opposite side of street about 400' N'ly from dwelling. 2 miles from lighthouse. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |