The evening world., 1890-06-04
WILL NOT TELL Their ILLS.
census Men Get Few Answers to
the Obnoxious Queries,
Nearly 100000 Names Already Re-
corded-Tired.Out Enumerators.

Tho work OF taking the census Of this big
town goes merrily on. The stupendous
n undertaking OF getting down on paper the
IN names and pedigrees of the entire popula-
ttion bids fair tn be a grand success, and the
indications are that by June 10 there will
be but few-etrangers. sailors and nor-
residents-who will not have been subjected
to the multifarious interrogatorieS Of the
name-hunting young man.
Fully 100 persons were early Mt the doors
OF the Census Office. at l35 Eighth street,
this morning. The stoop was crowded, but
when the door swung open the crowd
rushed in, and q loud and unanimous re-
quest for blanks and information foil like
. shower upon q solitary youths attention.
and he made haste to supply the demand.
M Mr.. Calkins. the arbitrary and formidable
4 Chairman of the bureau of information and
of The distribution OF census blanks, arrived
some minutes later.
MIR. Murray. the Supervisor. was the next
Important parsonage to appear, and he, too.
4 pnde all possible haste to his desk and
Rsgan the transaction Of the days business.
beaned with smiles as he surveyed the. big
Bundles Of blanks pertaining to his aiminis-
ftTation that filled the room.
Tho postal cards that came fIom the
s. enumeratora. showing the work Btcom-
u plished yesterday were laid out on the
tables, and Mr.. Calkins managed to find an
opportunity between answering questions
. TO roughly compute the total OF the popula-
kion so far enumerated.
Tho computation Of Mondays work had
Ven completed. aud the labor OF Retting
kyesterday's enumerations into shape was
bogup. Dir. Murray, was like clam whom
b bad been interviewed by the young men OH
= Mohsy. He could, or would, give no idea; ;
s but NJ 4 other sources 1t was learned that
tnI
Mr.. Murray's lips had become scaled by
f.2structlons from !Sppt. Porter, who issued
ficially reached the supervisor when an
EVENING WORLD reporter called this morn
fling;
sSabie BY aSe Of $500 for i; any supervisor P'o or
atsoSissG y rYSsiSs ths, same any my lPior%s.iSn % ION
ned Sy him in IN the periorm9a@nce nee Of his duties
tmates given out.
The neyspspers had been the medium
carry them into effect
There was decided increase o; work done
yesterday over that of Monday by the
postal cards came through the mail to the
JjI6e reports showed that the pedirreeJ OF
Usnlly 5000 persons were recordedeon
Uncle Sans blanks.
iolAnswer the eight objectionable: ones
tlons OF the schedule continued 10 pour into
the office, aud they were carefully recorded
z orwsrded 10 Washington
, Fortunately. no enumerator reported to
7 3. Murray this morning that he had been
Aylaid or made the object of any citizens
fath in the rounds Of work.
-Four young men. weary-looking and dis
a S 'h me eehsSus tS ps,ca r,In 10 9tar s9er
o'clock this morning.
SSs had e esn Ss SSs when thsy thsy
Developments, In few moments the bold
S Rs chsf sde wsn snd sSd to
want to resign, am sick, The doc
tor says l must abandon the work OF taking
| continue the work viii be cOrOnsr's
RThe young mans portfolio was taken from
I'm, his deHires were communicated to Chief
nrray and ne was allowed to go.
stout. ruddy-faced man, who said he
bund taking census in the Tenth Assembly
ceptance OF his resignation on the grouhd
at his shoe store imperatively needed his
rASSpal ottention He departed y peace
I'D blond-mustached youth TO Mr..
Hna must go to toI6 her thst bedside bs
sirnation Would be considered. nav "'
4 Ia fourth young man was called out of town
- accept q good position. He made de-
ded Impression and his resignation was ac-
8pted.
All the vacancies caused by the resigna-
ons were filled from the reserve list.
young colored man, who seemed to
ink that census taking was u very desira-
b occupation, was appointed an enumer-
or this morning and assigned the district
4erth of Ihirty-fourth street, south of
lforty-second street and West OF Tenth ave-
llue, "Hells Kitchen formerly hourished
p this locality. but the young man ioyf9lIy
heet any emergency,
The most sanguine expectations are in
1ulKed IN at the Census Office OF the success
tnl completion of the work within the pre-
eTibed time. With the increasing demands
br blanks and the apparently smooth OpeT-
!. &ion OF the work Supervisor Murray feels
W lat his lAbors are being rewarded.