New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-19
THE MAYOR AND THE GEMS US
ILL PLEASED WITH THE REFUSAL
coSrRApIcTING STATEMENTS MADE WITH RE
c.pn ro sprc,Ar AGENT oICoTT

coSrRApIcTING STATEMENTS MADE WITH RE
GARD TO SPECIAL AGENT oLcoTT'
Just before the City Hall Offices were closed ycS
terday, Mayor Grant received the Ieucr VI I,Ae
superintendent 4. F. Chds. OF tho washihg'o" ColSuS
Bureau, which was published yesterday refusing "
order O recount of the Inhabitants OF Ne"- -
informing the Mayor that the Bureau ha' e' W.
ndencc In the Federal enumeration 'enon I" 80.
Mr. 'Childs in his letter denied the Masoi
that representative Of his had been seee'eu "
wise tho police census $50. nr.ss.a
surnsc nj Acting Superintendent Chilcss s'aeen's.
and said: ave demand a recount % "a ~
right not as a favor kindness on inc p % Wv
Census officials. The people Oh NC" .ss, ~
least their proportlonate share oi '''0 Sp
the Census Bureau. the 1c''u' 49,, -
the servants Of the people d'. to mt I,
%''' - Az oas. NJ the servants defraudng their
masters. ..s,.s . n,o,n ord
incontroyertible fact. The police enumeration wan
taken under the supervision of myself ana represent
alive selected by tho Census once. Inc representa-
tiy, was special Agent OIcott who came with written
.,cdenaIs irncd by Mr.. Chds himself. In his Official
o.racitr The week before the Census once telc-
craDhcd 10 me asking when the enumeration "Vuo
be-in / replied that the day was not hxeo, rs ticre
was some uncertainty about The time when the pianKS
ard tabulaton tables would be ready. The next daS
received letter repeating the questions asked In the
telegram By that time 1t definitely settled that
Tie ceus.,s would begin on Monday. and both telc-
caned and wrote to the Census Bureau TO that eject
THIS was at least two days before the enumeration be-
gan.
The newspapers announced that Mr.. Olcott one
Of the heads of the department In the Census ONCE
would come NcwYo-k to supervise the census MI.
Oco called on me before the books began to come H.
signed AcUnH
suporintcndent Of the Census. took pleasure In
honorins these crcdeutal, and In placing all the
fac,,ies Of this oce at the disposal OF Mr. olcot who
prcceodcd 70 avnil himself OF them. The books were
counted In his presence and under his supervision.
The ,abulaion tables were made in his presence ana
With his active assistance. He went over the hgurcs
md added up the columns himself. In one case lie
an error in addition which he kindly called
TO attention.
ACTING Superintendent Byrnes was told OF the
prcsencc OF Mir. OcOtt and Mr. Olcott called at Poicc
HEADQUARTERS and received there the same facilties
given him here. lie askd TO take charge OF tlc
Nor, and certainly he did supervise 1t throughout
No hooks were counted officially after he went from
the Office in the afternoon nor before lie came IN te
nornpc In every case his suggestions were followed
Every name to which he objected was stricken out
without investigation. III two BOOKS over ooo hahics
were thus stricken ont. No names whatever were
inserted not where they were certified to by the
patroinan ara The ponce captain aIter uieS eiI'V'
at this Office. There now schedules containing
hundreds of names which have come in but which
have not yet been included in the CONT AS the WORK
went on Mr. Olcott constantly expressed himself no.
only to myself and the gentlemen. officially connected
with me in the recount but 70 the reporters and all
who in contar; With him here. as perfectly salts
fed with the methods employed and with the spirit
of fairness manifested by those in charge of the work.
II he made any complaints they certainly never reached
me.
II believe that the recount was in every respect
fair and honest, and satisfied that IL has gwen us
very nearly the population of the city of New
York" .,
The Mayor said that he had not yet determined
uGon his course of action, but he Is apparently still
strong in the belief that official remuneration will
be brought about.