New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-16
TO RECOUNT NEWCOMERS.
THE MAYOR THINKS THE CENSUS INCOM.
PLETE.
HE DECLARES THAT TO ACCEPT THE PRESENT
FIGURES WOULD HAVE SERIOUS


CONSEQUENCES.
Mayor Grant has co1cluded that the time has a.
rived for him to take . shy at the census lie g''o
ls views the subject yesterday, making inc Ieai.
Departments figures the basis Of his attack ~ VII.
be observed that Superintendent P0rters Iuc'o ",'u
smccnct explanation defending the WORK OK his s"po'
Mates published on Sunday, controverts many OF 'ho
n.vors srr,,mcnts On the strength Of these how
over the Mayor says that he will take measures 70
have q recount, but does not explain wIat hlet'o''
he viii employ. In an interview yesterday Mr "'""'
said: ..,,,..
,n S ape sa mo me ss wssds Of NewYork c,ssd
Within the last years According IT, por ns on
SS By y the 1s seeS l0sa
IYnh Eighth Fourteenth, fifteenth, slx!Sentn S1,G
seh TTsnts sad inS Of tho
over 10000. The twelve other Mar1s T :, IN Inc
the e rspsr Sehs ING !"
Department that buildings have been erected AZ S N
ss s city p ss sS ~ sa.,
dosrease1 9a4i Th: is bou1dl 1y fT T,Hsy
sixth Foreth so ana tine aSa Esus
death rate very n this ward r aS nus s
R1 sxsy pe !" cs ss nm,
Wa S s sss' N Ss1> First s'sgss e
cording TO tho population in 1880 was ~ cHt a
M p pSs; as YSsda Is 0tss =
the First Ward. tho death rate, on tne ossaS n IN
more the Whole population WIN have d,sd OIL thu, the
S EsSs
Over seoS IN s sea years.
Sas s:ss IL Of =, sSs x. ms
in ind which NJ. ss Dig sas Of me- s
S bullying has O sSS s TIN spa%on
snd Sotes in their stead These new and moro MOI,
sa nss sSP e S
the people Of NewIork must BE- dying on e. %srirt
0st rsp'ayi: 1s ssa % d
lower The aaaer HRs"ns The
figures in 1850. the death rate II the Fifteenth p %
Ae9S%s to the su as rs ct % s
mrc s0 Of Vital Statistics the death rate has increased
from 1919 to s4i0 excluding the hospitals . from
epidemic would have only 1t would have to be SSry
disastrous epidemic to inerSsse the 1s unhealthy
place make It out 70 be- e. Xa, se sH
rpSr Of the building Depsrtment and the Bad rS Of
Health with the increased traffic greater src y' Vn
all show that there more people in New.York than
the !a5ol that the Census Brcau has given MAN." y"
people It lessenlng OF our representation u!
Congress BY one or two CSngressnen me ahs, ' nnr
representation In tho Assembly will be five less than
we are entitled TO- 1t also means that we Viii have
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I'm the world. . 49,
am now going over the figures that have ben
furnished by the Hoard Of Health and the BuildnI
Department, from their official sources The iIcalti
Department meets tomorrow, and expect 10 receive
formal report from them after their meeting. shall
then take to havc the population OF the CITY
correctly counted
The figures which Charles George Wilson. president
Of the Health Board left with Mayor Grant Yesterday
Give tho population according to the United States
Census of 1880 and 1890 by wards: also the deaths
BY wards including those in hospitals for 1880 and
1900 together with tho dcathrstes by wards for tho
same years respectively Tho footngs arc as follows
1se0-Populaton, .2O7 500: deaths, 1887. 1890
Population, /. 500. 3Cl deaths 30.678
The United states en'nnera'ors retnrned the total
fcss than the Health Department estimates IT,
PRESIDENT Wilson, of the Health Board. yesterday
morning Ave sanitary policemen 70 work counting
the residents OF the second Ward In order TO verify
fhc census returns. The ward Is bounded 10y tle
Est River Liberty-st.. broadway. Park Ron ano
Eprf}ce ST. According TO the returns from the CENSUS
Juneau II contained Or residents when the enumera,
ton was made IN June. Tie population Of the wsr
IN 1870 was COS, and there were $50 reglstern
voters In Il IN 1889. Each OF the five policemen htut
MS own part Of the ward allotted to him ana was
directed to report only the actual residents IN caCn
house. giving the number Of the house ana TIE family
work in that ward by to-day. Jie also viii have
q special taken in tenement house ware ara
q private residence ward. the Second being c0NsidcTeh
q business ward. Mr. Wilson said that no was con
WINGED that the Government census made the popuit
ton OF several wards too small.