Report for Janes Island (Maryland) - 1870

General
District: 5th
Inspector: Commo. Dornin, LH Inspector, 5th District.
Location:
Date of Report: 08/29/1870
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Premises
Site:
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Wharf or Landing on Premises:
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Facilities for Public Conveyance:
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Screwpile
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established:
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date:
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Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water:
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:
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General Description:
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Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: There is a marine clock in good condition.
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: There are no ladders at this station.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: There are none required.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted:
How is Relief Called: There is no bell for calling relief.
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
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Order of Apparatus: 4th
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Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
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Number of Flash Panels:
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Number of Elements in Central Drum:
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
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Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Lens of 4th order
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 & in good condition.
Number of Spare Burners: 2 spare burners in good condition.
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. There is also a closet provided for paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc.
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Fog bell worked by machinery
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Srtikes 4 times in a minute.
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Boats
Boat Number: 0
Type:
Length: 5'
Width: 18'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:
Sails: True
Suited to Work: Boat in good condition, sail worn out.
Condition
Lantern: In most excellent condition.
Illuminating Apparatus: Clean; in perfect condition.
Service Lamp: In good condition clean outside, inside. The glass chimney was free from smoke stains or dirt.
Oil: Sample examined & found to be free from all objectionable matter.
Service Lamp Burner: It was in good condition free from all gummy or burnt oil. Wicks well trimmed.
Service Lamp Burner Level: It was found to be level. Keeper understands how to center it.
Plate Glass: In good condition, condition clean free from scratches, stains or dirt.
Lens Cover: It was on; clean; hung up in lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: 2 sets in good condition; made of linen ticking; put up & taken down at the proper time.
Carillon or Alarm Bell: There is no alarm bell.
Rod Lamp: 1 Rod lamp in good condition.
Dwelling: Dwelling is in good condition.
Stairway and Landing: In good condition. Clean & painted.
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling: Very good
Improvements Needed: There are none required.
Outhouses:
Boathouse:
Grounds:


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: Lens is never touched improperly.
Lantern and Trap Doors: They fit tight.
Watch or Trimming Room: There are none of these articles seen at the time of inspection.
Lucernes or Matches: There were none of these things seen in the rooms mentioned.
Heater: The Keeper understands the use of the heater.
Ventilation: The Keeper understands the use of the ventilator & how to air the bldg.
Dome: They were painted according to instructions. The Lightning Conductor was in good condition.


Oil Room
Oil Room Condition: Very clean & well ventilated.
Oil Carriers: In good condition, clean, & well arranged.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts:
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: 3
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: 2, holding 35 gallons
Number of Dripping Buckets: 4
Number of Oil Tanks: 5, holding 185 gallons.
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: They are so made
Oil Butt Covers: Gutters were filled w/ refuse oil, covers on. Keeper understands use of air cocks & covers.
Drip Bucket Placement: There was a dripping bucket so hung.
Oil Butt Platform: The oil butts are placed on a raised platform of plank.
Empty Oil Butts: There were no empty oil butts.


Tool Chests and Presses
Cleaning Materials Put Away: They are so put up & packed.
Paints Separate: They are kept separate
Tool Chest: There is none
Tool Condition: There are none
Tools Free from Rust:
Closets Clean: They are clean & properly aired.
Service Box In Good Order: They are in good order & well arranged.
Trimming Scissors Clean: They are kept clean.
Brushes and Floor Clothes: They are in good order & in their proper places.
Lantern Condition: Very good.


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Keeper is neat & tidy in appearance.
Keeper Interested in Duties: He does
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Keeper shows good capacity & seems to wish to gain information.
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: He seems to understand the Rules & directions, & to wish to conform to them.
Keeper Complaints: He made none
Keeper Family: He has a family who occupy the bldg with him
Keeper Name: N. M. Lawson
Keeper Age: Middle age
Keeper Present or Absent: Keeper was present
Number of Assistants: There is 1 assistant allowed at this station.
Assistants Attend to Duty: She does.
Assistants Capability: She is.
Assistants Complaints: She did not.
Assistants Family: The assistant is the Keeper's wife & occupies the dwelling with him.
Assistant Keeper Names: Nancy W. Lawson, young. Absent at 6 a.m. meeting.
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: The Keeper attended me throughout the inspection.


Account and Regulations Books
Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted: They are
Quarterly Returns on Hand: They are
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: Yes
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: They are
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies: 1
Instructions and Directions Copies: 1
Placard Directions Copies: 1
Notice to Visitors Copies: 1
Summary of Duties: 1
Index of Instructions: 1
Guide for Mixed Paints: 1
Directions for Purifying Water:
Placards Easily Visible: They are
Books Easily Accessible: They are
Blank Books and Forms: