Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-17

AUED-SoME PEOPLE COUNTED AND NOT AWARE
OF 1T-oNE DOUBTFUL DisTRicT-coMPAREp
WITH OTHER RETURNS.
This morning Mr. Dingman, the supervisor
of the census for the District, stated that he
had received the returns of all but
eighteen districts, and he expected that
before evening the returns from those
districts would be sent in, with possibly the ex-
cephon of ten. He SAYS that he believes the
work was done as thoroughly was possible in
the time allowed There have been, no doubt,
he thinks, persons omitted in the enumeration,
but thus far he has received notice of only
seventy persons who have not been counted.
ihey were omitted, Mr.. Dingman says, not
from any failure of the enumerator to call at
lhe mouse but because he has been unable 10
OBTAIN the information. The enumerators in
some instances have been obliged to call at
houses great number of times
before they could get what they
wanted. MIR. Dlngman has no reason to believe
tnat the enumerators have been remlss IN their
duties, but he does know that they have not
mad all the facilities extended to them by the
people which might naturally be expected
ONE DOUBTFUL DISTRICT.
There is only one district about which Mr..
Dlngman Is not satisfied, and he intends TO have
the work done over if he is allowed to do 80 in
order to verify the returns and test their accu-
racy. In the case of this enunerator Mr. Ding
man thinks that he allowed himself to be
put off by the people and did not
insist upon having the information. A good
many people, he said. sent word to the enumer-
ators when call was made that they were too
busy to attend to the matter then and to come
again. In this way it was sometimes necessary
TOR an enumerator to call at one house a num-
Der of times.
ENUMERATED AND DID NOT KNOW 1T.
Mr.. Dingman has found that in a number of
instances where people complain that they
had not been enumerated that the information
about them was given in by others. For ex-
ample, hotel boarding house is
regarded for census purposes as
one family. The information about the
inmates of the house is generally obtained
from the proprietor when it is possible, so that
III this way people enumerated without
their personal knowledge.
COMPARED WITH OTHER RETURNS.
Mr.. Dingman has compared the returns for
each district with those obtained in the last
census and with the police census, and in this
way he has been able to discover
any great discrepancies. But, as stated
above, there is only one district
where he has reason to believe that the work
has not been well done. and before the total
population Is determined he wishes to ascertain
positively whether his suspicious are correct.
PERSONS WHO HAVE SUMMER RESIDENCES.
The question has been presented to Super
visor Dingman as to the eBunerations of per-
sons who are residents OF this city and are
engaged daily in business. but who
spend their nights for the summer
| months at places in Maryland or outside of the
District. Mr.. Dingman says that all such per.
sons should be counted as part of the
population of the District In cases where
the permanent residence is outside of the Dis.
trict he is of the opinion that they should be
counted as citizens of Maryian or Virginia, al
the case may be. He says that the enumera
tors are instructed to take the names of all
persons OF the first class and to endeavor to Sc
cure answers to the census questions. When
| the head of the house or any member of family
residing outside of the District are in the habit
| of spending the nights in this city away from
| the family then such persons should be con.
| sidered as belonging to the District. while the
other members of the family should be counted
IN the population of the place of residence.
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MISSED.
Mr.. Dingman is anxious to have the Gen.
| sus made as complete as possible, and he states
| that he would be glad to be notified of in
stances where persons have been overlooked by
the enumerators. Upon receiving such advice
he will at once endeavor to secure the names
of the persons omitted. Mr.. Dngman can be
communicated with either by letter or in per-
son at the Atlantic building, where his office
| is open night and day. He hopes that per-
sons who happen to be living out of the city
for the summer will take pains TO see that
blanks and all needed information if requested
to do so.