New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-29


decade whole in the business portion OF the CITY
formerly containing dapdated tenements have given way
TO magnificent blocks while above 'Fotethst new areas
been built furnish houses for the so per cent
Of increase in population which the Federal census SHOWS
has taken plane in the upper part Of the city, This Win
the marvellous increase OF the population IN the ne1ro
poltan district outside Of tho city, viii account Tor any s
in value Of real estate had the population IN e Guy
remained stationary Referring TO the contiguous tefi
which perhaps termed the metropolitan district
Of NewYork, feel it important that the increase In the
population OF this contiguous territory to the Guy shou
taken into consideration. For example. statement
drawn up showing the population OF this territory ior ioo
brings about the following interesting facts
$780, 1890.
Sswysss City s2,. fsssss H S5SSS,
Totals .... 2sil,924 s,i2o4O
Making an increase of 254 NewYork City and ALI for
contiguous territory. Adding these together we nave
population Of 80000 oO an increase OF over IL per
cent Is It fair that large number OF those
persons who resided the cheaper houses In the lower
quarters of NewYork City 1880 have sought homes In
the contiguous places and also that large humoer '"
business men preferred to secure homes IN us
direction to taking the long journey to Harlem and beyond
tn. so.caIued .depopuation' OF the city OF NewYOrk
La not therefore depopulaon' at all, but rather trans
fer from the business quarters OF the metropolis Oh ~
country to the environing suburban Clues
The only argument worthy OF serious CONSIDERATION eh
is the question OF the death The census of 1890
shows M Chit increase after allowing for the additional In
create death due TO the grip IN January io9o Ihosc
who undertake to estimate population by death returns
NAV run into sad errors This fact has recently been
brought report made to the English House OF COM
mons by committee appointed to inquire into certain
questions connected with the taking OF the census OF Eng
land In this report DR.. oele, In his statement
| to tho committee, showed the wide divergence
OF ascertared facts the estimates made Yet IL
should be borne In that the registration In England
probably complete as iu any country. caDis III e
report many cities proved TO have population
OF sixteen eighteen and even twentyhve per cent above
.frar-(
1--WE counties twenty great towns four metropolitan
sanitary eleven registration districts have turned
have a population much smaller than wooiu o'
Indicated reaching twenty-five per cent less
than the so.caed estimate OF the RcgisarGeneIa In
fact great discrepancies shown in each OF these
| classes.
| ESTIMATES ON DEATH RATE NOT 1NFALLIBLE
Considering the apparently abnormal increase In tho
death rate Of New.York City, is 1t not fair to assume q
reasonable for the increase, that the Board OF
Health Of City, keeping step with the progress
age, In the last ten years become more eceh'
I'm its methods OF ascertaning To nicely anu rccouihS
with greater accuracy pertaining TO mortality? In
words and in short 1t not more efficient IN tns
respects ten years ago. taking In consideration
the engagements Of its powers and scope since that e
AS the mortality figures are obtained from the boao Vi
Health is It not reasonable presume that they have
been given with degree OF accuracy in leoo IMAM
they were in 1901 allowance for natural increased
efficiency enlarged would seem to answer to
a great extent at least the queries respecting the
alleged abnormal increase In the death rate OF the
| non,a.ion OF THE cIty OF New-York. The census
| Of New-York taken on June i, In aceofd-
| ance with the law and under the restrictions
Of the law is undoubtedly fair enumeration Of the people
| on that date
What population of tho city, taken under entirely
different conditions the police with half dozen ques
lions thirty required by the act under which
the Eleventh taken be four months later
Under conditions then existing with Thousands ADDED 10
of population by the return OF the floating
population Of the lower quarters Of the city and by the re-
thousands Of persons from abroad from the watering
places and from the country am unable TO say Inc
difference may be considerable without imDugnng In tho
slightest degree the Federal census and this fact EN-
phasized is borne in mind that the newspapers now
camorng about omissions were in May and June engaged
I'm united bring ridcule upon the enumeraois,
and to anagonze pie against the In spite
Of this almost violent opposition The United States
| enumerators behaved admirably, and patiently did
their best to every name. Possibly thcro
inefficient and careless enumerators in the army
Of nearly $4,000 who have aided In taking
the That Of these may lie found
In New.York City may likewise be true. Possibly the
enumerators unsuccessful but in such
cases. am opinion that the newspapers which so
agtated this subject at the time indicated are more 10
blame than the alleged nefciency Of the Census ONCE
think 1t has been shown that every method employed
to nvahdate OF NewYork, excepting possibly
that of death which is based assumption and
experience that estimates Of population based on
not infalltle 1t must also be borne In
proposed to be taken by the municipal
city undoubtedly greater with no restraints with
no checks avoid duplication Of names taken in business
districts is certain Of being nfaiDle than tho
Federal census count Of June last.
Late in September enumeration OF the population
of New-York City begun by the police officers
under the instructions of Mayor Grant and that enmer
alton was completed about weeks later, nearly five
months after the completion of the Federal enumera-
ton. Mayor Grants private secretary acknowledged,
under date Of october 16. receipt of Federal census
returns and description Of the boundaries of enumera
ton districts days later Mayor Grant wrote to
the Superintendent Of the Census demanding, that
the Federal authorities make an accurate enumeration
of all the inhabitants of the city of New York On
October II the Acting Superintendent of the Census
N the absence Of any proofs that
was erroneous October Il Mayor Grant wrote 10
ence with the Census Bureau and renewing his demand
for sa 9" 81 peped %
declining accede to the demand and gave his reasons
% Sr M SS Grants demand and secretary Noble replied
Both letters were widely published
secretary applied to superintendent Porter by letter in
the name of the municipal government o.
y rned states IN
the second Ward which application could not be
vember s, unless made by some person properly
authorized to present. it, on November IL the New
York Common Council adopted resolutions, IL had
done in regard to the same subject more than two
months earlier on September 2 which resolutions re-
granted. That was nore than two weeks ago
to Mayor Grant requesting certified copies Of the
enumeration made by municipal authority. The
publication Of the returns of the municipal census
ever been made, either In The City Record or else
advised advised 80 '' ''' ',''
Mayor Grant has steadily refused to submit to the
Secretary Of the Interior or the superintendent Of the
Census specific information proofs to support his
demand for recount even OF the second Wnn-maeh