Report for Galveston Jetty (Texas) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | Asst. LH Engineer |
| Location: | On end of S Jetty at Galveston entrance |
| Date of Report: | 10/07/1927 |
| Latitude: | 29° 19' 30" |
| Longitude: | 94° 41' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Marine site |
| 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: | In water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Galveston, TX |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Structural steel tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | None |
| First Built or Established: | 1916 |
| 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: | 91' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bay |
| Color of Tower: | Grey cement stucco |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Tower & keepers quarters combined |
| Object of Navigation: | Secondary channel light |
| Building Materials: | Structural steel cement stucco |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Semi-spiral cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 3.5" & 7" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 23 - 2' 10.5" x 5' 2" & 8 - 2' 1" x 4' 6" double hung |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 3' 6" x 8' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 2.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1/2" to 3/4" |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 10" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2 full & 1 full & 2 halves |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 25.5" x 25.5" curved, halves 1/2 size |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Steel |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes |
| Lantern Doors: | Yes, steel fitted with curved pane of glass 34" high, 29.5" wide. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | C.I. Trap door steel steps |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 round brass in parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Hand holds in bars |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hung from side of lantern frame |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Small locker for supplies |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 8 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 23,000; white panel dec. in area & red panel inc in area so cp of red & white flashes are equal. |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | Henry LePaute |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 40" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 2 min |
| Flash Interval: | 4 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 1 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 12 panels in dioptric & lower catadioptric - 6 panels in upper cat. on dome. |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 bullseye 5 prisms above, 5 prisms below |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 above red panel only, flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4, flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cylindrical 21" dia. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | None |
| Clock Weight: | 138 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 8 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case brass framed in pedestal |
| Regulated: | Split governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen |
| How Color is Produced: | Red colored glass pane |
| Red Sectors Description: | Revolving |
| Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Not inside glass |
| Lamp Description: | IOV |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Steel cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 150' |
| How Led: | Thru center of tower |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 5" x 6.5", type C |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 2 1/4" |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | Unknown |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | |
| Depth of Float: | |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Section of 1st floor of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 5 closets used for supplies |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Air Diaphone Type C Radio Beacon |
| Time to Start: | 8 min |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 10 min |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 sec blast, 28 sec silent interval |
| Duplication: | 2 complete air diaphone installations |
| Timing Device: | Diaphone |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 50' |
| Compass Direction: | E |
| Location: | On jetty at Galveston entrance |
| Distance and Direction: | At lighthouse |
| Water Supply: | Roof drain into cistern 3000 gals. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Air diaphone installed on 1st floor of tower. Radio beacon transmitter installed in separate house on main deck. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Kerosene, 1 cylinder, 4 cycle |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Fairbanks, Morse |
| Internal Combustion Date: | Not known |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 4' 6" x 3' x 3' |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 6 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By hand cranking |
| Compressor Maker: | Gardner Governor Co., date not known |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed |
| Compressor Machinery: | Straight connected |
| Compressor Diameter: | 6" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 4.5" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 350 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" combined unloader & valve 2" dia. Gardner make. |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 46" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 12.5" |
| Trumpet Material: | Cast iron |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Within tower |
| Coloring: | Grey cement stucco |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | None |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | In water |
| Stove, Maker: | 4 burner oil |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | By roof drain |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Covered & screened |
| Tank Capacity: | 4,000 gal on main deck |
| Tank Material: | 2 - steel, 2 cypress wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 129 |
| Type: | Motor |
| Length: | 5' 9" |
| Width: | 20' 6" |
| When Built: | 1916 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 5/1926 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 167 |
| Type: | Skiff |
| Length: | 3' 6" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 7/18/1925 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Gasoline, 2 cycle,1 cylinder |
| Horsepower: | 6 |
| Engine Maker: | J.W. Lathrop Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | Wizard |
| Battery: | 6 - #6 dry cells |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 24" |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Suspended from davits. |