The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-10
A QUESTION: OF CASH.
All That Delays the accommodating
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ton shows Up Well.
Will d. Jenkins. supervisor of census for
the first district of Washington, arrived in
the city early yesterday morning and spent
the day in company with City Supervisor
Prosch in making preparations for
the recount of three districts OF
the city. Two of the districts
to be recounted are Nos. 80 and 80, and the
obstacle to Immediately beginning tn is
week is the question of compensation to
the nine enumerators to be employed. On
this subject Mr.. Jenkins yesterday morn
ing sent the following telegram to SUPERB n
tendent Porter at Washington City:
Ia re-ennm ,ration OF three districts In Seattle
what number OF questions on population
schedules must be asked by enumerators?
What will be rate oil compsnsstion-for eanme'
rstors? In obtaining na mes of persons alleged
to have been omitted outside OF district re-enu-
merated what will be rate of compensation? /
strongly urge that the most liberal rates
Of compensation be paid, otherwise compe-
tent men cannot be obtained for the work.
Old aud well-qualihed enumeraiors W II not
undertake work for three csnts per capita. II
compensation is satisfactory, men ready to go
to work within two hours. Desire reply by s
p m. today. Am In Seattle and will remain un-
til work is thoroughly in hand. Immediate an
swer absolutely necessary.
Up to late hour last night Mr.. Jenkins
received no answer to this telegram. Mean
while the work hangs fire.
In an interview with Posr-IErELLIcEY-
GER reporter, Mr.. Jenkins said: 'The ex-
perience of other cities is not favorable to
a recount, none OF those which have had
them showing any considerable gain on the
FIRST count
Washington shows up remarkably well
in the number of farms. as they exceed all
expectations. This indicates that the popu-
lation is spreading out over the. coun-
try and is not crowding into the
cities-a very healthy sign. There
is also awonderfui growth of manufactures
in the state. Altogether I am confident
that the population of Washington will
fully come up to, if it does not exceed,
the estimate of 100000 made before the
census"
'.Shall you be able to get the returns COM
pleted in time to send to the legislature, SO
that the new apportionment can be based
on them?"
II have not received permission from
headquarters to give the totals to the state
officials. 1t was asked. but re-
fused. IL it we're to be granted
could give the information
in ten days by putting on an extra clerk.
Otherwise it would have to be obtained di-
rect from Washington City. and as the re-
turns have to go through all the red tape
there it would be the beginning of August
before the legislature could obtain the in
formation"
The ca ivassers of the Chamber of Com.
merce were busy yesterday, some gettiog
through their districts, while others have
only partly done the work. One-third of
the Second ward has been canvassed, and
brings in five hundred names of persons
claiming to have been uncounted.
In the Fint ward, the fifth
district comprising all between
South Eighth and South Tenth. from Yes
Ter avenue south to Jackson, along Jack
son TO South Twelfth and Norman to South
Eighth, 1853 names were obtained.
Districts and 10 of the First ward,
along the extreme southern end of the
city, produce 81 names. Between twenty
and twenty-five persons were re-enumer-
ated at Mr.. Prosch's office.
The following persons state that they
were not counted:
Ii. r. Sherizer. LIP Fourth street.
Ira Fl. Bronson. 1872 Fourth street.
As Mr.. Proseh has re-opened the count,
all persons who believe they have not been
counted should give their names to him at
the Chamber of Commerce building, in.
stead of to the Posr- ISTErIJGrNcrR