Report for Barbers Point Light Station (Hawaii) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 14th |
| Inspector: | F. A. Edgecomb, assistant Supt. |
| Location: | Southwesterly shore of the island of Oahu, Ter. of Hawaii. |
| Date of Report: | 09/22/1927 |
| Latitude: | 21° 17' 58" |
| Longitude: | 158° 06' 32" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Acquired by condemnation |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 02/10/1912 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 4.3 acres inclosed with wire fence |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 25 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By train, Oahu RR & Land Co., to Gilbert #2, or by Govt. (Cjounty) road to Gilbert #1, thence 3 miles to Station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Ewa Mill PO is about 6 miles |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Conical coral tower, upper section of reinforced concrete. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1890 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Repaired July 31, 1915. |
| 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: | 43 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Low lying tree coverd plain with gradual rising hills in background. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast. For general & local navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Coral masonry & reinforced concrete. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron spiral stairway. Wrot iron spiral ladders. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" & 12" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5, sash 13.5" x 15.5" & 15.5" x 18 5/8" |
| Number of Doors: | 1, 1.5" x 2' 6" x 6' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Taken over by the US Government from Republic of Hawaii, Jan. 31, 1904. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th, (not standard) |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 5' 11" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1.25" |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 0" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27.25" x 36 1/8" Radius 2' 11 9/16" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron sills, cornice & sash bars; bronze glass stops. Reinforced concrete parapet. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet copper dome. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Sheet copper. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Bronze, platinum tipped. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Floor concrete. Railing wrot iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | Double, wooden, fitted to wooden frame & frame bolted to cast iron frame & set in concrete wall. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Concrete. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Open hatchway. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 cast iron ventilators with brass screen in lantern wall. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Wire hooks supported under bolt heads. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Double tank, 35mm I.O.C. apparatus with acce3ssories. |
| How is Relief Called: | None. |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 44,000 cp |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | 410 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | Ctr. bulls eye to ctr. mantle 9.75", Ctr. reflector to ctr. |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 5 seconds. |
| Flash Interval: | 1.1 sec. & 3.7 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.1 second |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Bulls eye 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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: | Steel ring sub-base, 4 brass legs supporting steel plates holding clock & lens. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls in semicircular grooves |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 23' 0", Dia. 12" |
| Clock Weight: | 110 lbs. |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No. |
| Machinery Protection: | Metal case with glass doors. |
| Regulated: | By 2 bladed fan governor on vertical axis, regulated by alternating the pitch or angle of fan blades. |
| Lens Protection: | Yes by linen cloth cover. |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Type "B" 35mm IOV double tank |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 35mm "B" type lamp complete with fittings. |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 substitute 4th order oil lamp. |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | 6.19 galv. flex wire |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 7/64" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 160' |
| How Led: | Vertically into weight box thru triple & up thru double sheaves, end in eye in lantern floor. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" dia. 4" long |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 24 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None. |
| Oil House Description: | Approx. 50 feet NW from tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 5' x 7' x 7" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Reinforced concrete wall, white roof & foundation oxide red, door lead color. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 80 cans. Oil stored in steel drums (4). |
| Other (Describe): | Wooden storehouse located about 200' northerly of tower, 2 rooms approx. 8' x 10' |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No fog signal |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| 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: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Keeper's approx 240' NW of tower. |
| Coloring: | Oxide red walls; metallic brown roof. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms, closets, store & bath. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | None. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 in each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | All, both |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Storehouse & laundry. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Both oxide red. |
| Paths and Walks: | Wood slatted walks connecting dwellings, tower and outbuildings. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None. |
| Area Cultivated: | None. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sand & coral rocks. |
| Stove, Maker: | Perfection |
| Stove, Size: | 3 burner oil |
| Sink, Maker: | Cast Iron Enamel |
| Sink, Size: | 14" x 22" |
| Pump, Maker: | None. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 LH table stand lamp., 2 LH hand lamps, 2 hand lanterns. |
| Assistant Keepers Dwellings |
| Location: | Asst. Keepers, 100 feet NE of tower. |
| Coloring: | Oxide red walls, metallic brown roofs. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms & bath. |
| Heating Plant: | None. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 each dwelling |
| Outhouses: | Storehouse & laundry. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Oxide red. |
| Paths and Walks: | Wood slatted walks connecting dwellings, tower & outbuildings. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None. |
| Area Cultivated: | None. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sand & coral rocks. |
| Stove, Maker: | Perfection |
| Stove, Size: | 3 burner oil |
| Sink, Maker: | Cast iron Enamal |
| Sink, Size: | 14" x 22" |
| Pump, Maker: | None. |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 LH table stand lamp, 2 LH hand lamps, 1 hand lan |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Drinking water collected in concrete cisterns & R.W. tanks from dwelling roof. Sanitary water supply is gravity system 3.0 miles long with 3000 gal. tank at station. Water purchased from Ewa Plantation on Meter at station. |
| Quality: | Good. |
| Quantity: | Ample in wet season; Sufficient at all times. |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | Tanks & cisterns covered & ventilated downspouts screened. |
| Tank Capacity: | 1 2700 gal. tank, 1 1800 gal cistern, 1 2700 gal. cistern, 1 3000 gal tank. |
| Tank Material: | Redwood tanks & concrete cisterns. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellelnt. |
| Diseases: | None. |
| Prevalency: | No. |
| Local Causes: | No. |
| Recommended Improvements: | Yes. Fill with sand all coral pockets now collecting trash & stagnant water. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Government right of way from RR station Gilbert #1 on Oahu Railway & Land Co., railroad line to reservation. About 3 miles. Road in fairly passable condition over rought coral rocks. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |