The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-07
A RECOUNT ASSURED.
Supervisor Jenkins Will Repair
Census Defects.
RETURNS WILL BE REoPENED
The Seattle Once to Be Opened for
Those Who Were Missed-The I'm
enumerated Number f.5OO.

The proofs given by the PosT-INTELLI-
GENcER of the imperfecsions of the census
taken in Seattle have stirred up Supervisor
Jenkins on the subject, as the following
special telegram from Whateom to the
PosT-lNTELLIG ESCER will snow:
The statements being made in the press and
otherwise that large number of persons have
been omitted from the enumeration in Seattle
have attracted the attention of Supervisor OF the
Census Jenkins. and have been by him COM
municated to Superintendent Porter, who has
authorized The enrolling of the persons who
aliege that they were omitted from the count in
June, such supplemental enumeration to be
compared with the original work, and wherever
IL is found that an omission has really occurred.
Seattle will get credit
Supervisor OF the Census Jenkins will be in
Seattle on Tuesday, and viii employ all the
clerical assistance necessary to secure the
names and other census data pertaining to
every man. woman and child who may have
been omitted. The list thus obtained will be
forwarded at once to Washington City, where
tne comparison will take place. in Or Ter 10 be
OF service to the state in the matter of the extra
session passing an apportionment act based On
the census figures Supervisor jenkins has for.
warded, and is forwarding, Immediately upon
scrutinlzng them TO form and making up
statements OF the compensation due enHmera-
tors, all the returns from the Western Washing
ton subdivisions. The census Office at WASH
ington City has found by these comparisons of
supplemental lists that fully 90 per cent. of the
alleged omissions were groundless, the names
having been enrolled by en1merators who had
been UNABLE 10 see personally the persons in
yolyed. Bellingham bay, where similar alleged
omissions were proclaimed, investigation
proved the almost utter groundlessness OF such
claim.
Supervisor OF the Census Jenkins will go to
Tacoma from Seattle, to investigate alleged omis.
sions there.
Special Agent Prosch was seen last night
by PosT-INTELLIGENCER reporter. He had
received short dispatch from Supervisor
Jenkins, informing him briefly OF the ar
rangements stated in the above dispatch.
He said:
You can say that the census office in
the second floor of the Chamber of Com
merce building at Third and Marion streets
will be open Tuesday morning for those
who will leave their names. l have al
ready arranged with three of my best
enumerators to be at the office, and we will
be prepared to take the names as fast as
they may come"
The list OF the unenumerated was not in
creased very much yesterday. owing 10 the
fact OF its being Sunday. The following
names of hotels and persons were handed
in as not having been enumerated:
The International hotel, Cherry street
Probably % persons.
The Richelieu house. Cherry and Third
80 persons.
The Trial house-20 persons.
The Simonelli house-30 persons.
o. H. Ruse, 300 Union street.
E. b. Ruse, Sixth and University.
Mr.. Hull, of Hull & Bromsia.
This list of 103 persons, with the lists
given previously. brings the total of unenu-
merated persons reported up to 100.