New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-13

also lived at the house June !. III many cases
the affidavit covers house which was visited both
by the police and the Federal authorities that Is, the
affidavit covers al the names taken III the pelico
census and the aiant further sets form that all Of
these same persons lived there on June /, despite
the fact that many different persons were returned
by tie Federal the time Of the endmera-
tion in June.
The whole number Of aridavts covering the street
numbers is Sc. and they represent 30 persons who
the police officers say-lvcd there June l. As against
these aidav.ts arc placed the statements Of the two
Federal cnumerators covering their work IN June.
which are entitled to be considered as having some
bearing upon the matter. ard indicative at least
of their efforts 70 DO their duty. The diiicultic,
surrounding correct enumeration Of that district lie
more and more apparent rs the matter is eN
amined in detail. For instance there are at least
dozen cases where some people were returned by the
police living at different street number from ta
returned BY the Federal crumcraors in June although
INC family undoubtedly lived in the same place. but
the budln: has more than one entrance, each on a
different street. To make the enumeration of the
second Ward two police officers assigned BY the
municipal officer who had the matter in charge. They
may may not have been experts probably not ::
they certainly that they were expected to make
big returns they were not liable TO prosecution or
punishment If they padded their returns 10 person
wa, liable to prosecution punishment for giving
them false information. ON the other hand, il Is
known that the United states enumeratOr,. two in
number who took the census of the second Ward in
June possessed special qualifications for that duty.
which they faithfully performed under the provisions
of the Census law.
To show how the duty performed. the affidavit
Of one of The two Federal cnumeratOrs is here ap
pended II reads follows:
My name is Joseph ". Jarvis. l thrty.thrce years
reside at 2l2 Elmst, in the city Of NcwNorA
7 NJ n The last
ten election districts Of the lst Assembly
which is one Of tn comprising the Second Ward
in this city My district bounded by Coolest, Ferry
ST. Peck Slip ana Maiden Lane. was born IN
the city o. Newly and have made II my nome since ny
birth was educated IA the public schools Of this city
Since leaving school boy with ;Gr safe Deposit
Company Of w-Y0A was there about five years and
rose in ther employ 10 BE- collector. was two years
with Frank Lcscs paper and i've year, with the
Erie Grain Elevator Company can refer q The ioA'"
ing persons a. to my character ability and uustwofunc>-
D. D. Alcrton superintendent Erie Grain Elevator, Jersey
CITY; Michael Cram. superintendent Frank Lcses cleo
trotype department. Hugh Bonner Chief Fire Department
Ncw.York CITY; L. H. Leonns, Broadway AID Thirteenth
St and " liiln Friedman. No 1872 GEandsL wa an
enuerator in hi, city in the census 1850 aud cond
cred myself ~ by the experience bad then " Ske tho
cc,u, and 90 act cnuE.orator In June last began
work on NY district Of cold aud Ferry St.
l worked down south side Of Fery--t 20 eldest. .
then ahe west side Clif.st. BecKman-'t then the
ur, side q Becuan.s (,od.st I'll the East side Of
God.st to Fcrry.,t the point where beean and com
n-.d The bio, enumerated block ~ my district ID
III same way and pursued thc system Throughout
visited and inquired az house IA NY district "her'
thor wa the slightest Pre- liability Of FlAs ana
! did not omit knowingly intention ally single nhab-
tnt Of nv district made digcnt and persistent Efforts
to get every resident Of district gong sometimes to
several places four times before completed the enuAcF1
zion Of the place. followed every inquiry where