New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-30
THE MAYORS COUNT BEGUN.
POLICEMEN SERVE AS ENUMDRATORs
INSTRUCTIONS OF INSPECTOR BYRNES-SooiI
EXPERIENCES OF CENSCS-TAKER
ON CHERRY HILL.


EXPERIENCES OF A CENsUs-TAKER
ON CHERRY HILL.
In each Of the e47 election districts Of the city o
policeman began work as o census-taker at 8 g. m.
yesterday lie had an ndeble pencil. with which he
wrote down the names Of men, women ana Children
in canvas covered book, twenty names on each
page, and he kept at work until p. NJ IL Is eX-
pccted at Police Headquarters that the 84' ponce
men will finish the census this week. The Or
dcrs were to do the work rapidly as POSSIBLE Dut
accurately Inspector Byrncs had given careful In
strctons to the captains, who repeated them 10 inc
patrOlmen The policemen must be careful 10 get the
name age and Of every person living In each house.
the names In earh family being obtained rom some
member Of the family II possible II Information Is
refused at any plare the policeman IS 10 write TO
fused after tho number OF the house. Then nc must
try to get the desired information from the neyhoors
Inmates of falls asylums and "homes' are to be
counted residents and regular dodgers IN the ioos
Ing houses are to be counted also .
Residents who arc temporarily absent from the city
m,st he counted lust as II they were present IL ne
cessary a policeman must revisit house OF hst Ill
order to get the names Of family when no repro
sentative OF the family is at home at the hrst call
special report regarding each place at which inlor
nation has been denied will DO sent with each DOCK
when the work is done.
Inspector Byrnes said late yesterday afernoon tha'
the census taking progressing smoothly SO 1ar 40
lie could judge.
Mayor Grant issued the following proclamation " To
the citizens Of New York. yesterday In relation 10 'e
recount
enumeration tm OF the people OF York. call
on you TO assist the police enimera,or. III s't ,n
way m yonr power. a detail d enumeration OF w
nnabitars OF the city IS necessary In or!cr tha tn
statistics the public hca may be corretiy r9mp,1fe
new schoolhous, properly located iaaacnt SIr
trat,on prevented and your right TO representation
proport0natc to your population secured shd o.
clad to have yon SEND to me tho hsIne ahu ro''ue''
OF any one ho' e"''N iii'GH j. GRANT, Mayor.
Az fast as the patrolmen I'LL their books they Will
turn them In at Police Headquarters the Polire
SUPERINTENDENT will then send them to the Mayors
nu where secretary speer and Mr.. Best. confidential
c,r, will receive them. and having made record OF
rho totals BY election districts. will transmit them 10
tho office OF the Supervisor OF zine ClIy heco'u'
". J. K Kenny. Here two dozen clerNS from Tue
u.olth and other departments will tabulate them un
der Mr. Kcnny's direction
officer Clarkcr Of the Oakst station. was assigned
n tho district bounded BY Cherry Roosevelt Pearl and
rn,e This takes in the west side OF the picturesque"
and lannon's locality known Cherry HILL with It's
front and rear tenements and bewildering maze OF
alleys swai1nnG with mixture VI irish. HAuaN''
rnr,uy,e.o a sprinkling OF Germans and Americans
and 4 great many sailors boarding houses ''lichi,
nou,lated with scamen. Carker 10 palnstaR'he a"o
intelligent policeman. and Is lU0wn 10 many OF 'o Ill
ha,tants Of this district. lie began work at g. M
nrmntIv At the thinly peopled south end Of (erryst
wAfn a me ' h.S a l,s S"an from &c. Il IS
h,rry a. Part ~ the time a Tribune reporter az
Unnamed him To day he will plunge Into single
Aes ard Double Alley. In No. 20 cherry st.. IN me
rrar tenement house, corpse lay WIN inc chhulS
,r,irr aroInd II and a wake was In null progress
rwo thirds Of the were half scas3ver so
th. II was no easy toSk 70 separate thoee VINO nfeu
IN inc building from the visitors In the adjoining
tenement houS,. 40. 20, funeral VA being held
Thc faithful policeman piled his work between te soo'
Of the hcrcaycd ones. ,. u..,.
Most Of the departments wcro three squaiia ns.o
r,-m- two .lrcp,pA opening on one asea iC''
Tor cooking eating and slttin. around" In. One
isnily. In many cases numbering o dozen persons;
.h. ono or Two L. ~ were taken in 10 help cke out
the family li,clihood. tn" cnnmcrator fonhd IL
p~Jpc living IA the hvesory tenement ho!re ~ Nv
rear Of 40 2j Cherry st.. Los people at NO 10 I"ers
t. AID Il s at No. 20.