New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-25
rrncy Recently few have rcappeared In TINS way anu
Substantially the entire issue Is In circuiaCoh'
PAYMENT OF CENSUS F1NUMERATORS.
A GOOD DEAF. OF DELAY ABOUT 1T, DUE TO THE
CARELESSNESS OF TlIB ENCMERAIoHS
IN MAKING CIT THEIR BILLS.

IN MAKING OUT THEIR BILLS.
Washington sept. "a ispeciaD.-At the p'eS"h'
time there are ubort 1000 CLERKS employed III inc
Corsus Onlce mon thc accounts Of tho Cnmcrafor' OF
whon, there were nearly 5000 engaged during the
first two weeks of the month Of June. l"" '''''"rr
ators i'm the city OF New-Nork are tie only ones WIN
have been paid for their services. Every ehor' j.
being made TO close mp the other accounts WIN INC
greatest possible speed but the carc"''nc'S o. III"
enumeratorS themselves III sending III 'h'r b'''
causes delay in abouf seven cases oat OF FEN " j.
impossible 10 soy po;i,lvcly when ans patti sol 81
cnnrerators VIII receive the compensation gu" 'ci'
for their services The omcr Is examining accounts
and paving each as fast It Is found to be correct
great deal Of complaint j. heard from AL quarters
of the nadcqacy Of the PR for the wo;E pcr'orh'"'
bnt although there are discovered Fr'a' MANY
instances i'm which injustice j. done cnn'ra'oiS IN"
only remedy lies with Congress- which based ~" com
pen OF the cnnricraforS upon IN" ""'k d"hc I'D
taking the Xth Census. which wa io ~ Lpcr"""
Since the enumeration wa completed a nnnilcr -!
the men enp'oyci have did. and The Department ii>
made every effort to cjsc the accounts Of the dead men
before ans Of the others. order that the wd""S
| might not ,ufcr III Consequence 81 5voda!lr decay {:
bn there >tl several nnadjns:"d bills "' d'ad
rnumorator; Some OF the men who did thc work al"
| evidently suffering for the moncy du" them y
pathetic inc dcnt in this relation la' JnNi r"i !" Inc
attention Of the Office A. soon h. had completed
his bIl II was found b" incorrect In rNcrJ! par
ticars and he was advised To make the necessary
changes. He did not seem To conIr hcd wherein '"'
error, lay He seems t. have waited patiently Tor MS
chcck and have gone t. the po>toih'c day ai''r
day in the hope Of hearing from the Eovcrnh'ht
| which he had tried to faithfully. ON Oh" "f
these visits lie was accompanied by another ennin'r
ator WHO had been iortunat" In reading the IN
str,ctions sent 10 him by the office. Enumeration NO
found letter awaiting him. Tho letter contained the
check in payment Of his claim. lie showed II I" No. l.
Thi, was more than the unfortunate, man coil stand
He feared that his labor had all been for nothing ahd
in u 1T of dc pondcncy he went home, and. securing
revolver placed the BARR. Ia hi> head AMI hr"' HIS
widow will receive the small check something HE go
as soon as the voucher can he made out ana iowaru
| to her. -,
II will probably require several months ~ settle M
all the accounts and In the nrantin" the rnnn"i"f
have only themselves to blame. aS the delay i r'i,T
solely through their failure t. soc thai tli liz whrh
they In tailed in every particular WIFE u" re- f
~ ;,om,i.ou srut i'm on no m caI,. The trpii.'
many instances In J." that the o. r'"l'"~ 80
mixed on the special schedules, and frequently charged
for the same work twicc over.