The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-03
PREPARING FOR THE CENSUS.
Mr.. speer Addresses u Letter to County
Oficials and Others.

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Oficials and Others.
The following letter has been received
by the STANDARD from W. q. Speer,
supervisor of the census OF Montana. Mr..
Speer writes that he is sending similar
letters To all county and city officials in
abe state aud To heads of business organi-
nations. The letter Is:
To h' Editor 81 The Standard, .inarrpdu. Mont:
Mn DEAR SIR-l am DESTROYS Of making the
very best showing possible for Montana IN the
eleventh census, which I am entrusted with SIT
am required 10 sul,-iiyidc the several coun.
lies into enumeration districts. The creation ~
these districts is No easy task, and viii require
nj. familiar with the respective counties Ia
he thus divided. II Is presumed that
county officials, such AS county surveyors.
clerk and recorders with county commissioners
should he able Ia district their respective coun.
ties tor the purpose of enumeration. II Is
siInIly impossible for the supervisor. consider.
Montana and Washington, ID. g., where all mat
hers have 10 he Submitted for final action, 10 do
shercforc most earnestly solicited. In ,be rre,,
ton Of enumeration districts ! nm instructed 10
sbsrNe aud maintain the integrity Of civil diyi-
sOns, such ~ cities, wards and civil townships.
II Is allowable To create a district ~ one or more
wards of Il city. or one or more civil townships,
or Ia divide silcli cisil divisions into two or more
enumeration districts, AS necessity may require,
hut II j. moi allowable Ia put a part Of one town
ship or ward of a city with another township.
w'nd ar other civil division. or part of The same,
~ tbs. formation III AN enumeration district
lam required 10 ascertain separately The pop
ulation Of every county. Incorporated city or
Town ar civil township. have met with much
mtsaplfrhcnsion on the part Of county officers
aud others IN my correspondence, AS 10 what Is
rrant 10y 4 "rivil" township, many installing a
g1ssruinett survey township Tor |, eihil town
znsr- square, designated 10y the government SIR
ny lines, but a evil township in Montana is
much larger. and ! think perhaps In no ease cor
responds with the survey township. In each
civil township We elect, or are supposed Ia elect
justices OF the peace and constables. The bound
AIRY lines OF civil townships are In many counties
very indefinitely described, hut there are con
sectional boundaries acpuiess,d In by all, so that
asa election day electors Ia election precincts
Nos. I 10 u, for insta nee, vote for Justices and
cnnstables IN say, FOR a ann Belmont
township. while ia election precincts Nos.
and y they vote for other candidates
will say, Ia again isc a name, in lied Mountain
Dwnalip. Tie boundary lines Of these town.
slirs must have been asccItaincd by the board
u oouuty commissioners near enough in all eases
~ order that they might designate in which elec
tim precincts the electors We're To vote for til,
justices of the peace or constahles ~ Belmont oI
Red Mountain townships. Where the houndar,
hnes Of ciNn townships are indefinitely dc
y-ftbed, the conventional boundaries should u,
s~csrIiled ~ generally understood and acyui
~scsd In; and this description should bc made u,
ilain rs possible. NJ that the enumeratofS Ia u,
atloinied may not wander indlscriminately, il
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the population OF each may he separately ob
tanned aud reported.
Where a civil township Is 10 be- divided intd
rwU or more enumeration districts 10y reason %
as size, amount ~ population. rouglincss OF tn
country ana therefore difficulty Of canyaSsing
The division line should be- plainly indicated a
rs a road, stream. mountain range. survey lin
or the like, - that the enumeration can easily a,
termine his district. Where two or more cav
townships are placed In one district. they shout
be named and bounded as Indicated as tow
ships Belmont and lied Mountain Of count,
As To wards of "A city Then population must b
obtained separately and one or more can lie il
cinded In AN enumeration district. And In sina
able Ia do the work Of the whole Of such
place, In which case all the designation tina
would be- necessary would he ''thc incofporat
e. consisting 81 wards Nos. -
where The city j. too large for one district tn
wards constituting a district should de- number
. Enumeration districts OF each count
should be numbered rs enumeration district No
i,0i -- county, consisting Of n civil tow
slip-,b bounded rs follows ,to-wit --
As There are but - working days nthe month Z
June m Which statistics and population are to q
nllectcd, II II desirable that the number 81 poi
ulatlon ln each district should he limited, W
think, from 900 Ia 800 In this state, but IN n
ease should be over 2.6nl.
OF course, localities differ materially as Ia IN
ease IN which enumeration districts may he caI
tassed which should be taken into consideration