New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-23
PLANS FOR THE NEW CENSUS
now THE RECOUNT WILL BE MADE BY THE
POLICE.
THE MAYOR INVITES SUGGESTIONS As TO Ex:
pEDITIoN AND ACCURACY.

Mayor Grant decided upon the plan for taking tho
city census Yesterday after consultation win Acting
Superintendent Byrncs and President Wilson, OF 'hc
Health BOARD, besides members OF the Ponce hoaro
and otilcr city officials and prominent cuZchs' Ahc
consus will be taken under the direct supervision u
tho Mayor with the cooperation OF the ponce Iorco
acting as canvassers under details made BY Ac'nR
Superintendent Byrnos. In accordance with tho To'u
lion OF tho Bosrd OF Police giving him power Ihere
ae thirty FIVE police precincts In tho CITY, all OF WHICH,
With the execution OF the Third, seventeenth. twenty
fourth and Twenty eighth cover territory with Peopo
living 10 It, The Third Precinct covers CITY hah
Park the Seventeenth is the Broadway squad inc
rw.ntv fourth Is the Steamboat Squad and the Twenty
eighth is the Dock Squad. Tho details OF the roioo
men will be arranged BY the Getting superintendent
Tho Mayor viii have prepared the BOOKS 1or uo
use Of the policemen. Each book viii contain ehous"
pages to take tho Of the population OF an Geo
don district on each page there Will DO twenty mos
70 that five nlled pages Will mean aUo people , 20
filled pages 200 people, and so on inc hce"ns' es
tho ton Of the pogo will b street. number, namc scA
and sSc. with a sub heading for adult or MINOR nn
that will be ncccssary to DO asked by the po'c"en
In most caNcs Is the name. The street ana tne hu"r
her thu policeman knows without ASKING tAo seA
apparent usually from the name ana IN nlne cseeS U
Of ton tho policeman can tell the age. whethef ada'
NJ minor. At slsht This Is 10 order to Simplify inc
work os much as possible.
Tho books will DO numbered consecutiVeIy. In..
book will have III 1t o map Of an elecuon district WIN
description Of the boundaries OF the ciecuoh us'o
and the number OF the election district ana the nu
NJ tn Assembly district; also the number OF te pro
nct IN which the election district IS The books VIII
bc divided at the Mayors oaco BY police precin.us
and sent In bundles to the acting superintendent WV
will Give them out to the captains, VINO VIII oe'i 'A
IN eAoh precinct.
Each detailed will take the names OF the peUp9
N the election district to which DO has been de'aeu'
Npeh cd
bc has filed his book he will return his book 70 INC
police station and there in the presence OF MS poo
CAPTAIN as witness, will put the book III au o"'
myclopc which is being prenared by the Ma!o' o'N
which will be sealed In the presence OF tHe Poh.o ap
min a. witness This sealed envelope containing t'o
-, -tu n. can't 10 Police Headquarters, and by the
Acnne superintendent TO the Mayor, receipts oeins
given in each case -. anu
The MAYOR viii have the envelopes opened az GER
thin hours every day, In the presence OF the 'y nan
eaporters or any else who may be dePuVeu W vi.
nevspapcrs of this city to watch tue lnspeeuo" anu
take part in the count. AS soon Is o"oA 10 op
the total number Of names In 1t can De rcaoliS a'o'
tanned owing to the decimal arrangement OF Tue pases
This will DO tho basis for the total count wh'ch VIII
be announced as soon Is possible Inc o@NSio" y.
Assembly districts and wards will not ne zone "h.n
afterward. The chief point is 10 ma OUT aee"fS""
the total population Of Eew-Yors
In case there Is any dispute about the count Oh an!
d,s,r,ct tho Acting Superintendent will be warned
and the man who made the count will be called on
% mako 4 sworn statement about it, The BOOKS VIII
at oil times be open to Inspection ana Will 0c'"H0
matters Of public record.
Az the conference yesterday the Mayor urged upon
the Acting Superintendent of Police the necessity LOT
te exercise Of unusual that the count may be as
free As possible from naccuracy. The Mayor desires
- - Ia understood that he has not finished the worR
80 Sevtsna precautions for careful remuneration.
and viii be pleased to receive SUGGESTIONS winch may
tend 10 produce recount as perfect In all resN'S dS
s possible.