Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-08
THE CENSUS.
LANCASTER COUNTY SUB DIsrRI,rEr

THE CENSUS.
LANCASTER COUNTY SUB DISTRACTED.
wards and Townships to be Divided Com.
Psnsatton Of the Enumerators.
1t was recently noticed in the INrEIII-
GENcER that Prof. Henry G. Snowden. of
Media, Delaware county, supervisor of the
census for the Second Pennsylvania dis.
trict Chester, Delaware and Lancaster
counties), was visiting Lancaster for the
purpose of investigating the proper geo
graphical sub-districts into which the
county should be divided to facilitate the
taxing Of the census. Having obtained
the necessary data, and with the aid of
maps, census tables, election returns, &C.,
the supervisor has completed his work of
suo-districting and forwarded it to the de-
Partment for the formal approval of Gen.
Walker, superintendent of the census.
According to Supervisor Snowden's rec
concentration there is no district in Lam
caster county which is not of sufficient s;zs
to constitute in itself a census district
Each Of the following districts will be
divided into sub-districts and applicants
for enumerators in the same have a doubls
chance OF being elected, and "a correspond
ing certainty of the emoluments of the
position being divided First, Second.
Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth wards of Lancaster Rapho,
East Donegal, Ephrata, West Hemp
field, East Hempfeld. Mannheim.
Warwick, Earl, Salisbury, Manor
and Drumore townships. Each of the
three wards Of Columbia will constitute 4
| single district; the other borou.bs will
each comprise single census district. Tn
the wards Of this city the divisions will be
made ON some central street running across
The ward; iii the rural districts where
there are several election districts i'm a
township the division will be made by
| these: and in large undivided townships
like Drumore and Salisbury the division
| between the two census districts will be
marked by public road or natural divid-
ing line.
The Fifth ward of this city is the only
one that constitutes single district, and
when MIR. Snowden discovers the rapid
growth and wide extent of that ward he
may also order division of it.
Enumerators.
Mr. Snowden says that he has over 200
applicants for enumeratOrs from this coun-
ty, the largest proportion being from the
| city. There is no sub-district in which
there is not at least one applicant.
AS class Lancaster county applications
indicate high average of fitness, only
three or four manifesting evident ineffi-
cheney.
In all cases enumerator will be appointed
resident of their districts.
Ladies are eligible to appointment as
enumeratOrs, and there is at least one
such application from the Fifth ward,
Lancaster city.
MIR. SnOwden repeats that he will not he
guided by political consideration in max
ing his appointments. He expects to de-
eide them on the merits of the applca-
tion. To determine that he says he will
judge in some degree by the appearance
and character Of the papers filed, and to
some extent by the recommendations and
suggestions of gentlemen who know the
applicants and in whose Judgment Mr..
Snowden has confidence.
Applications are still being received and
filed, when made in due form and accom-
panied by the necessary recommendation.
The appointments will be made by Nav
ID but will not be announced until referred
to and finally approved by Gen. Walker,
when they will promptly appear in the
INTEIJICESCER
Tho Time.
The work is to be begun Oh June over
the entire country, and i'm the rural dis
tricts must be finished by June 30. I'm
cities Of II, 600 inhabitants and over it must
be concluded by June II, as it is expected it
can be more summarily dispatched i'm cell
tres of population. and besides the changes
there are more frequent and the floating
population more numerous. The SUPER
visOrs have from July to July Is to sum
up and return their reports.
During the taking of the census Super
visor Snowden's headquarters will be at
Media, where he has an Office in the court
house. Enumerators will receive full i'll
with their commissions.
What is to be Taken.
The name. age, nativity, sex and color
OF each person are to be recorded with
certain educational facts and vital statis-
tics. Every death for the year past, prob
ably, will he noted. Every farm, with
facts as to its acreage, value, live stock,
prOductiveness, &C., and all establishments
Of productive industry, with statistics
thereof are to be taken.
The Compensation.
The pay of the enumerators will be q
cents for each name recorded 125 cents
for each farm ) cents for each death taken;
10 cents for each manufactory included in
The general schedule and 2j for each on
the special schedule except that in cities
and wards Of cities, which had over 1000
population in 1870, the compensation shall
be only cents per name.
Each enumeration, before forwarding his
'eturn to the super visor, is obliged to make
l sworn copy Of the names of persons
aiken, age, sex, color, &C., and file the
same in the Office of the clerk of the coun-
y court (prothOnotary) for which copy he
will receive 10 cents per 100 names.
He shall also give notice by written ad-
posted at three or more places
n his district, that he will sit in the court
louse on the fifth and sixth days after