The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-04
CARE OF The LIGHTHOUSES
Large Expenditures for Repairs
Needed at Older Stations.

/ The Annual Report Of the Board
| Having the service Under Charge
Made Pubiic-EStimntez for ENpcn-
ditures and the Survey Of Sites.
! Rear Admiral y. H. Farouhar. United
States Navy. chairman. Capt Wasahuru
/ Maynard. United States Navy. naval sec
Rotary. and II. w. Lockwood. major.
/ Corps Of Engineers, United States Army.
/ engineer secretary. comprising IN, Juitvd
( States Lighthouse Board. submitted their
/ annual report for the past nscaI year this
morning TO thC Secretary % the Treasury.
Regarding the lights and buoys in ser
1 vice, the report saws:
AT the close OF the year ,hcre were
under the control or the lighthouse e-tab-
I l-.JIuu- Lighthouses and beacon li-utS.
1876. h@htvCssels i'm position. a.. ught-
vessels for relief. ~ a ctro-Iighted
hN'}S Ia position. n. -Jr-ifEhtrG huuyG in
position, 81 fog signals operated by
steam. cEl"T.C, or OH engines. Is. fog sig
i.-t- operated h5 ciociEWurh. -2- post
l--H.S. L--.- aaE ur uni -ht,d b,acuus. l52.
NHl~liH= iugys in position. a. bell Iuuys
l. position, l-- other HHuyS Iu position.
-.'.aili- N... EH"ts ana -tH..N- lu fHtu
district e7a huoys iu ALASKAN waters
I'm the construction. care. and main
. iDnHnre OF these aids Jo navigation there
.'.AH..'.- SIC am AtlI'sflr 81 rl steam
Keepers, 1870. other employees. including
crews OF hshtships and tenders, L42>.
itH"f-FS IN charge or post lights. lat+.'
ON the subject of estimates Tor the next
L~cal year the report has this 90 say.
he board estimates that S51Z.>s6 will
or needed Tor providing supplies for light
houses curing IN, coming nS-al year, ana
II recommends that an appropriation OF
( TINS amount be made therefor.
AS stated last year. "a large annual OK
I.'.llt4il Ire LOT repairs Will hT Uf ITR
the older Lighthouse stations have been
'IyubhI UP 10 the standard of modern re-
/ uulreme nts Restoration repair. and inn
ltpN enc Mt OF lighthouse towers and
/ structures and Of Illuminating apparatus.
tAr substitution Of new for old types Of
lamps, and of improved methods OF 70
JttIon Tor the old devices i'm the case of
flashing lights are required. as the old
/ wear out - become ins fiicient under
changed conditions At many Of the old
tI stations the lighthouse structures and
the auxiliary buildings for the occupation
&Hc use or the Keepers are not only di-
lapidated, but out Of date and rt0uir1.
practical reconstruction IL was the ear
ly practice of the Lighthouse Board to
provide Tor the family OF the principal
keeper and encourage employment Of as
Slstant kes pcrE. without families. This
practice Is no longer considered adviSa-
Ore. since Keepers are best obtained by
promotion Of assistant keepers and the
latter should De encouraged r. rrr,ri1
long in the service. i'm order L. uJaGffv
themselves Tor the position o. keeper At
sunni aALbil- h4lHEt n single kHenFT
'LlSiHall1 Suuclent and Was alone proyid-
ca for, assistants have been made ueces-
SarL 10y increase of duties due 70 the in
PRODUCTION of fog signals or other i'm
proFements in the station. Ia such cases
there Is crowding and discomfort for the
families OF the employees. and "a lack of
Ine privacy and comforts Of domestic
life which must be- provided for a desira-
Bile class of employees
1T is proposed TO effect the necessary
improvements in the older stations pro
& mo d. H-Hrfs u
ture.
1T is estimated that $4,000 viii be re-
CURED during the fiscal year 10 end June
3d. lS-- ana II IS recommended that an
appropriation Of that amount be made
therefor
"Ou March 9. 1901. Congress approuri-
ated $500 for salaries. fuel, rati0us.
rent Of quarters where necessary and
similar Incidental expenses. Of not eN-
Cseding ltA" lighthouse and foE-signaI
Keepers and labOrers attending other
lights, for the fiscal year ending on June
80, 1872 On June -. 1890. there were 242
( light stations: on June 81. 1851, there were
1906; on june 80. 1872. II is believed there
VIII be l.3l6, and on June 30 1913. IL is es-
ptcteu that there Will be / 80 light sta
4 tIous in operation. II is reasonable to
suppose that Congress VIII make apprO-
/ pristious for additional lighthouses.
which the board has recommended should
/ De- built The board has recommended
the establishment Of number Of fog
signals - numerous existing stations. and
10 is probable that the number VIII be in
creased at the next session Of Congress.
. IL Will be necessary % employ another
4 keeper at each station 20 which "a f0E sig
nal is added The board therefore recon-
meudS that it be- authorized 10 employ not
. exceeding 100 lighthouse and fog signal
Keepers and laborers attending other
I lights. If needed and that am appr0prla-
/ ti1n of $S5 600 bee made therefor
/ The board repeats The following com
. tanned In rs last annual report
/ The board has continued 90 watch with
, interest the development OF the use Of the
. wireless telegraph during th- year. and
. hopes that II may De able soon 20 install
the apparatus. so that communication may
] be maintained between some OF the light
} vessels and the shore IN the interests VI
] the Lighthouse Service.
Tine board proposes. with the consent
] of Congress. 10 establish either wireless
/ teiegraphy CT telephony. or both. between
/ certain light vessels ana certain light
/ houses, as may Doe found most desirable.
/ and 10 estimates that 81. V0r can be very
iudiCiOusly expended therefor during the
/ coming year. and therefore recommends
( that an appropriation or this amount Dc
/ made"
The report contains the following esti-
/ mates for general appropriations for the
I coming year Supplies Df Lighthouse.
/ $50. $50. repairs OF lighthouses. $1,000
I salaries Of liRhtk-spars. $500. expenses
] Of light vessels, $500 expenses Of
I huOyage. $4,000, expenses Of fog signals.
$3.50 90, lighting Of rivers. $500 90. survey
of lighthouse sites, 81. 80. oil houses Tor
uEut stations. S-pprs maintenance ~
/ lights on channels 81 Great Lakes. 81. plU-
/ Porto Rican Lighthouse service, 5000.
/ Hawaiian lighthouse establishment. So
I D0J- lighthouse and fog signal stations in
| Alaskan waters. $l26.Hl3. wireless electri-
cal communication, $500
OF these amounts the following csti-
I mates are made for the Fifth district
/ Baltimore light and foZ-sigua, station.
/ Maryland. additional. $4,000. Ragged
Point light and foE-Sigual station. Nir-
/ giuia. 5000. BOdie Island light station.
I North Carolina, keepers dwelling. 1850,
+ Fort Washington light station. Potomac
/ River. Maryland. new tower. 81 ,gp. Ches-
ter River range lights. Maryland. s. 700.
! Cape Lookout light station. North Caro-
! lima. keepers dwelling $3.50. Cape Look
out Shoals Hight vessel. North Carolina,
/ 5000. Lazaretto Point lighthouse depot
/ Maryland. keeper ag,.IiHE. $3.50. Wash
! iU-tOE. y. c.. rebuilding lighthouse wharf
[ $1,000. tender Juniper, for the Fifth
I lighthouse district completing $1,000.
| ALLEGED EMBEZZLER CAUGHT.
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