The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-16
THE NEW CENSUS.

Appointment Of Assistant Marshnls and Their
Instructions How the Work IL to be Done
and the Time II will Take TO do 1t.
II has finally been settled that we are TO have q
new census or rather RECOMMENDATION Of the popula
ton OF this city. As soon as Official copy OF Com
missioner Deano's letter to Mayor Han was served
on Marshal Sharpe the latter set vigorously to work
III the matter. He appointed yesterday ninety as
sistant marshals to do the work and to-day Will
finish up the list. He says he Will have the work
completed within thirty days. The following circu.
lar Of instructions tells the whole story
UNITED STATES MARsuAL's oTrIoK,l
SOUTHERN DISTRICT (
NINTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED srArEB, FOR THE
ENUMERATION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
]. marshas win remember that this is not
only No. will be issued the enumeration
w a G1 sa ~. e AI s0G
omitted It Is hoped that By emitting the inquiries other
sSis 70 ses ,h,Sass VIM FROM iS9 :: 1000 day
and its completion the and copy will
s @
be given 70 the same 50 that the most efficient and
~ Of June $50 had hsy usual place within ths
assigned to each assistant, and work be APP
The Il oped thai Droesr Srds
In great metropolis will stimulate assistants to make
exeron TO correct all omissions which
Cured the late enumeration, from whatever
To this end particular attention must be paid the hotels
having no other usual place Of abode and who having LETT
the city to the LIST OF june have returned pro-
during their al they have no; been
confined to who the lat OF june last had the Guy
county OF New York for their place abode
effect @ be ss
| cupied columns OF the schedule.
g. The election district and ward Will be stated hereto
FORE the top OF The street numbers Of the
win appear in column the OF the the
sistants will take TO leave line num-
bers intervening streets From this It VIII be
the order of their vsison according Streets
numbers and blocks and the recapitnaton OF dwellings and
trict In column No the letter viii be written against
the names Of persons OF and where nothing writ
to 0s Round aH
stated such s0 TO- ~ 5o Az, co. 10 10 TO- and the
Il Is desired that the sssstan. marshals should re-
through the work OF enumeration rapidly Only cop
taken that the be very distinct and eibe
ssant employ more persons Of clerical exper
to do the copying and this work Will be paid
fore the sign his each pag
as well OF the copy az OF the original
at Washington are in torce wherever the same are no
hereby modified, and the fullest aid will be given
made here ia writing In regard to sup
posed dehciences when the accompanied
and residence or In respect 70 the conduct Of sheI asan
marshals will receive full attention. and the
assistance of all officials private persons are re
specially requested IN order that the objects of the
GEORGE H. SHARPE, United States Marshal
! As VIII be seen by the above the object OF the
| present census Is simply enumeration OF the
] population. The ordinary statistics regarding rea
and personal estate, manufactures and the like
omitted. It Will thus be that only short time
| IL requisite 10 accomplish the work.