New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
DEMANDING A RECOUNT.
MAYOR GRANT WANTS A NEW CENSUS.
A NORMAL RrouEsT MADE ON SUPERINTENDENT.
ROBERT ?. PORTER.


ROBERT r. PORTER.
MAYOR Grant cent The following letter yesterday
demanding tho taking Of . now census Of New-York BY
u UppA States aatAontes to oensss superintendent
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IN reference 70 this demand upon tho superneeudent
a ~ Census, Mayor Grant saA ysstsslAy tias tho
6eures Of tho police count not yet complete -
letters were being received from people 10 the country
whose proper address Is New-York. asking tnas they
may - incluoed In the city census In order 'thaa
The count might b accurate as possible the AaSor
said that he bed directed the clerical force to 90 over
an te books and mahe careful comparison OF names
In ~ liecent boon and in the many kseefs rcceaved
He be- also ordered recount az the oooks ana ssz1cs
comparison to Be made with the Assembly, police pre-
ctnct and ward enumeration tables. Further than this
no would have comparisons made with tho returns by
enumeration dktcts In Tire Federal census that dis
crcpancies may b definitely ascsrtained
ReeArdng tho explanations for the big difference b.
tween tia polico and the Federal enumeration, tDo
Nsvor I'D al hare sen IN the newspapers reports
OF interviews with different ociels, saying that
the difference between tho Federal census and our
enumeration camc from people being out OF town In
Jvpe nom The increase IN immigration. and from births.
II this DO true the normal increase Of the population OF
Nev-York in I'VE months must amount to SOo.OOo.
THIS Is almost as much the Federal census returns
for tho total increase between 1880 and 1900 THIS
shows how untou1ded such criticisms against the ~
turns made by tho police enumerators are, Is IN M
crease Of 100000 in hve months would DO 4SOOOo III
one year. or moro than tho whole increase as given oy
the Federal census between 1880 end $780,"
Mr. Grant did not think there was much In tho
statement that tho city count had been swelied oy
people who changed their dwelling places on October
and were counted twice They were Just as likely
he believed be missed by the enumersHng patromen
n 10 be counted . second time "The proper settle
ment OF this question: tho Mayor added ~
matter of fssreeehins importance to Sew.Y9rx cry
not only HoaSsly e s1e sa ~ INT h important
u tie business and financial interests OF the Guy tnSs
its population should b accurately Known; alnS net
enoe a 900 makes difference OF over ~ per CenS
census IS shown to be 10 cent healthier than under
the Federal The business OF every city NOR
or affected by It's reputation Tor health an3 IA ~
interests on every side. cannot believe that te AZ,
thoritics at Washington will DO us the injustice OF
maintaining the correctness Of their count"
Washington, Oct. le.-A cable dispatch recei1ea az
q Queenstown, Gays that he IS greatly improved 10
SsaIth and that no sails for New-fork to-day. no ~
Sxpected 70 arrive in New.iork next TnursGnyi ~ ny
Tew.York Civ has yet been received. nor VIII any
sction DO taken in any case. pending the superAtend
outs arrival.