The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-08-16
THE RECOUNT.
Address of the Joint Committee to the
People Of st. Paul.
The Recount Begins Monday, August 25,
in the 325 Enumeration Districts
Now for Vigorous Work all
Along the Line.

arrangements 1OreIhe recount OF
St Paul ordered BY tie Sccretars
OF the Interior, are now in progress
The enumeration itself will not @be
gin until Aug. 25, but the p-eli:,-
mary arrangements are being made
under the direction Of Mr.. J. II.
Wardle, the supervisor in charge.
This gentleman comes to US without
anyknowledge Of the local geography
OF the CITY, but with tho intention CT
giving US a full, fair, complete ans;
honest count. This can only be Sc
cured by the active, earncst an.
united cooperate oi our citizens,
The enumeraSors are to be our
own people, selected from IL list
recommended by this committee.
Thisis not enough, however, to Sc.
cure complete and thorough cen
sus. We need and ought to have
the cooperation OF every resident
: and property owner in, ST. Paul. We
say to every enc, rs you are inter
ested or have pride in the city, give
such time and assistance as lies
within your power. A little. aid
from a large numbersof people will.
accomplish great work. .
Let the enumerators be me-.
cordially, and promptly supplied
with full information as to your
own family, including servants.
boarders and lodgers., 49,.
Thousands of our citizens are al
sent. There can be no. tour days
(which is the time for the proposed
recount) in any year or at any time
OF the year. when there will not be
thousands of absentees from St.
Paul. Many absentees are unmdr-
ried, who are simply boarders when
at,home. Many whole families arc
absent with no one here tospeak for,
or represent them.
The first duty is to secure tn
name and present postof1ice address of
any citizen known to be temporarily
absent from St. Paul, together with
his location or home prior oleaving
the city. In the case Of
those who have no house,
or settled boarding place, the report
should be made to this ~etfect, in
GLIDING their last location before
leaving, that their names may be
placed upon the supplementary
schedule to be forwarded to Wash
ington.
When the recount begins every
citizen should make it his duty, dur
log its progress, to ascertain whether
::s nei2hbo and acquaintance
generally have been enumerated
II. Use of omissions, or supposed
EMISSIONS, reports should be
promptly made. 1t is better to err
on the safe side, and report a sup.
posed absentee, or a supposed omis-
sion. All such reports will be veri-
fed.
The Joint Committee of the City
Council and citizens have perma-
nent quarters in theCouncil Chamber
on the second floor of the City Hall,
where responsible parties will be in
attendance every day and evening
until the work is completed. You
/ will always find some one there to
receive your reports if you call in
person, or if you prefer to send in
formation by mail, address w. M.
Bushnell, Chairman, at the Council
Chamber, St. Paul. r.
It is beyond question chat in the
original count very many names
We're omitted. The recount gives
us many advantages which did not
exist before. The pay is to be by
the day instead of by the name:
the enumerators will have smaller
districts, a greater number being
employed. The cordial cooperation
of all in giving information is in
vited to greater extent than be-
FORE, s$
It is within the power of the
citizens of St. Paul to demonstrate
that whatever errors may have oc-
Cured in the first census the total
result did not give the full popula.
ton of the city by many thousands.
This appeal is addressed to every
resident of this city. There are none
too high or too low, or too much oc-
cupied with private business, to rem
der some assistance in the premises.
If you have any information you
think OF value: give us the benefit of
the doubt by reporting it to the
Joint Committee in the Council
/ Chamber, either in person or by
mail.
We ask only that every bona
.de resident of St. Paul be. found
and enumerated on the re-
count. We do not wish a single
name placed upon the list to which
we are not entitled. and, by the same
token. we do not wish a single one
omitted to which we are entitled.
The committee appeals to the peo-
ME of St. Paul to assist in this work.
On the broad grounds of their inter
est in the public welfare. We have
no personal ends to serve, and have
o:more interest than you have in
asfull census of the city. We ask
each of you to appreciate that it is a
personal duty and obligation, resting
on you, to give all the aid in your
power.
Signed,
w. NJ. BUSHNELI, Chairman.
Q. O. CULLEN, H. BIELENBERG
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e.. ]. DORNIDEN, J. y. tGEHAN,
JAS; M 113I " =: sANBORN.
LEWIS BAKER, C. H. LIENAU.
II. A. CASTLE, F. DRISCOLI.
j. J. McCARDY, HIP. HALL.
Joint City Council and Chamber q:
Commerce Committee