The sun., 1890-06-04
TAKE YOUR OWN CENSUS.
Y0U CAN SAVE -FOUR HOUSEHOLD
MUCH BOTHER THEREBY.

Can FIJI Out Himself and the Enumer-
ntor VIII Collect FITteen Enuneratora
Tucker Out and Quit Work Discouraged.
There is husting nowadays in the Census
Office. Mt l3j Eighth street. Except for the
gray -whiskered man who startles every caller
by the imperative and abrupt manner with
which he orders him to sit down, every en-
poyee Is on the Jump all the time. The postal
cards on which tho enumerators wrote down
their reports Of the first days work began to
arrive early yesterday morning and kept riling
up throughout the day. The clerks had so
much else to do that they couldn't find timo to
count the figures on these cards, and at closing
time they had only been able to sort them.
Supervisor Murray is not allowed to make
public any results. The 900 enumerntors ap-
pear to be getting away with somewhere be-
tween 0000 and 100000 OF population day.
No moro complaints OF rough treatment
were received from any OF the enumerators
but fifteen OF them succumbe to the difllc culties
in their paths and resigned. Abraham Alex
ander was the first OF the discouraged work
men to appear mt the Headquarters. He had
the Twentieth and Thirtieth election districts
of the Eighth Assembly district He said that
very dsconsoate and produced q physician's
certificate. supervisor Murray accepted his
Mr. Murray also allowed the others to CO. as
they gave good reasons for wanting TO quit
work. He found new men to take the places
still more vacancies last night MIR. Murray
sent Yesterday for the rortfolio OF Frank
Monday without having gone to work ut all.
One enumerator called at the office to ask
fer Re had ssgcs the nns
ber he said. thought that he was an oveTseor
out tHo Of PVS WORK, and was was Very angry when no
money was iorthcoming Others looked upon
they became threatening. :, At one time he
feared a combined assault from men and
women. and he nearly disloc9ted his body In
that he had no designs upon their property,
Very fow Of those who. understood English
would believe him when he said he was Gov
ernment agent such person, they said.
always wore brass buttons and carried either
? club or q sword, 50 much time was wa. wasted Ted
work that he had estimated could be done. He
was told by the Supervisor TO employ an inter-
Mr.. Murray was willing to take the chances Of
having the money repaid to him. Tho enumer
ator said that he could at least get q boy Tor a
The symptoms OF the first day, regarding the
offensive questions n the sehedu!e % were con-
answered with fiat negatives without regard
near Fifth avenue: Two spinster ladies' lived
came out % into % tho hail to- to see W the enumerator
All the questions propounded were readily an
swered, and whom he had finished, one Of the
ladies'. who had evidently been reading The
Sun. said hesitRtingly:
Are you really, all through? Why. yoH
haven't asked al OF the questions. have you "
Il could see that there was no necessity for
asking some Of them here.' said the enumer-
ator.
A large number Of citizens called at the Cen.
sus Office yesterday 10 secure b Iapk schedules
OF questions 1t was announced by Mr.. Muir
ray that any citizens who didn't want to be
bothered BY questions from the enumeratorS
could Ill out the blanks themselves. and. as
long as the answers were satIsiactorg tEo
along and would not bother any further. Hun
dreds OF blanks were given out Yesterday,
Supervisor OF Census ASodEWlck Tor Long
Island and Staten Island Is well satisfied with
averaged about 19O names: Seventeen OF them
got disgusted with the lob and resigned. and
one WAS dismissed for lingering too long In a
barroom. The work went along quite smoothly
citizens continued to follow the advice of THE
Sun and refused to answer the Objectionable
questions.
WAsHINGToN. June 3.-Census Superint tend.
ent Porter says that up TO noon to-day he had
heard Of 2j persons who had refused to answer
cuted; he says. including Bernard Smith of
New York. who assaulted tho census m an.
Having heard that certain newspapers had re-
Quested the enumeratorB by circular to send
out II warning to enumcrators and supervisors
that it Is a mtsdemeanor, punishable by $500
fine 10 communicate to any person not author
lied to receive the same, any Information
gained by them in the performance ottheir
duties. They must not give results to tho
viduals. The supervisors must give out no
rough estimate Of population.