The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-18
TOC0UNT THE PEOPLE
Tnos. pRoscH ron supERvlsoa.


Ne supervisor and fourtoen enumsrnfoes
Icr taking the census Of The city required
bs4ose sAs calling u IL special s1ec4soa for
tns setecttOn 81 6fteen freshoiders 70 frame
cssy charter. The ordinance aufhoFixiug
tne appointment q The supervisor and
enumeratory was paased last Monday and
vent into eject Immediately thereafter
upon the approval a the mayor. Several
applications for the fifteen positions hsve
oeen dted with the mayor. Il 10 very
probable that Mr.. Thomas Prosch win b.
appointed 20 supervise the work. Mayor
Moran Is very anxious that he
should haye the position, - he
= considered peculiarly fitted to
- that the work 10 thoroughly and sys-
seDattcaily done. Mr.. Prosch's acceptance
Of the place 10 Understood to depend wholly
upon The prospect Of his securing . like
position under Supervisor VIII D. jenkins,
In taking the United States census. Can
didates for snumeratofships must be well
recommended. and show proofs Of tie
necessary qualifications. or thsir arplics-
tons vii not be considered. II 10 desired
70 take IN accurate and thorough census OF
the city within twenty days. the time a.
lowed by the ordinance. and to do this
good and competent men will be required.
Enumsrasors viii receive 81 per day -
compensation, and the supervisors will re-
ceive S.
The ordinance provides that each ennm-
orator shail be assigned BY the mayor 20 a
certain district, and the city has therefore
been divided into fourteen enumerators'
districts The division Of the city, a.
mapped out by supervisor Of the United
States Census Will ID. Jenkins. has been
practically adopted by the city, only few
changes having been made. These changes
were rendered necessary by the fact that
four Of the districts laid out by Supervisor
Jenkins were not definite rs 70 boundaries.
ines being run over streets which do not
exist. etc. Councilman Twichell cor
rected these inaccuracies, and has
arranged the fourteen districts
In such . manner that there will be no
danger Of the enumerators crossing each
other In their work or leaving any portion
Of the city out OF the enumeration. 1t Is
more than probable that Supervisor Jenk-
ins will accept the notifications of this
plan made by Mr.. Twicheli, for the United
States census The fourteen districts Is
amended and changed are as follows:
District No. H.. 3egns ct the inter section
Of Eighth street and Yesler avenue. and
runs thence east along Yesler avenue 10
Fourteenth street, thence south on Four
teenth street TO Jackson street, thence east
on Jackson street TO sixteenth street, thence
south on Sixteenth street to Town street,
thence east on Town street to Twenty
fourth street. thence south on Twenty
fourth street TO the south city boundary,
thence west along said boundary TO the
northwest corner OF section Is, township
"a, range o. 4 east, thence south to the
south y est corner of the northwest quarter
OF said section Is, thence west to the west
line Of section IL, same township and
range, thence north 10 Town street, thence
east on Town street to Eighth street.
thence north on Eighth street TO Yesier
avenue and point OF beginning.
District No. beginning at the intersec-
ton Of Sixteenth street with Jackson
street, thence due east along the south side
OF Jackson street to Lake Washington,
thence south along the shore line to the
southern boundary OF the city. thence vest
TO Twenty-fourth street, thence north on
Twenty-fourth street TO Town street. thence
west on Town street to Sixteenth street.
thence north on Sixteenth street 70 Jack
son street and place OF beginning.
District No. 3-Beginning ct the corner
Of Eighth street and iesler avenue, thence
south on Eighth street TO Town street,
thence west on Town street to Fourth
street, thence north on Fourth street TO
Yeslcr avenue. thence east on Yesler ave-
nue. 70 place Of beginning.
District No. &-Comprises al west of
Sixth street. north Of Yesler avenue, and
south OF Msdison street, including the
yharyex and shipping
District No. a--Beginning at the corner
Of Sixth and Madison streets. thence along
the south side OF Madison street to the west
side OF Kinney street. thence south 10 the
north side Of Jackson street. thence along
the north side Of Jackson street to the east
side OF Tenth street. thence north to the
north side OF Yesler avenue. thence TO the
east side OF Sixth street, and thence to the
place OF beginning on Madison street.
District No e--All east OF Kinney street,
south of Madison street and north OF Jack
son street
District No. All north OF Depot street,
east oi Howard street and north and west
of Madison street. with Lake Union and
Union bay forming the other boundaries.
District No. s--Al east of sixth and
Stewart streets. south OF Depot street and
north OF Madison street
District No ALI west OF sixth street.
south OF Stewart street and north of Mad,-
son street, including the water front be-
tween stewart and Madison streets
District No. i0-~All south of hell street,
north of Stewart street and southwest OF
DEPOT street, including the water 'front.'
District Nc. il--Ali south OF Depot strees
and north OF bell street, including the
water front
District No i2-Besinning at the inter-
section Of Depot and Howard streets,
thenc. along the vest line Of Howard
street to Lake Union. thence southwest
along ana including the shore OF Lake
Union 10 Mercer street. thencs west along
the south side OF Mercer street 10 and IN
Gliding the water front, thence south 70
the north end oil DEPOT street. thence along
the north sice OF Depot street 10 The point
OF beginning.
pistraes No. iS-is bounded on the east
By Lake Union. on she north by the city
limits. on the south By Mercer street and
wess by the water front
District No. ii--Au that portion of the