The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-26
SCHOOL CENSUS.
Plan of Counting the Budding
Citizens Adopted.
TEN ENUMERATION DISTRICTS.
Conference with Directors of Annexed
Districts-Contractors Called
to Time.

A special meeting Of the school board
was held last night for the purpose OF dis
cussing the question of taking the census
of school children in the city during June.
The following resolution, drawn up by Mr..
Prosch, was adopted:
WHEREAS, IL is incumbent upon the board of
education to cause the taking OF census of
children in the city during the month OF June;
therefore be il
Resofrsd as follows: First-The eight wards
heretofore comprising the city shall constitute
eight enumeration districts Inc territory TO
the north. now in progress OF annexation TO the
city, shall constitute two enumeration districts,
one bounded by the Eighth ward Lake Union.
the canal Salmon Bay and Puget Sound and
the other by lines necessary TO include all the
remaining portions of the territory to be an
nexed.
second-An enumersror shall be appointed by
the secretary for each of these ten districts, TO
be selected as nearly as possible from the dis
trict TO which he is appointed. said snnmerators
TO be approved by the president OF the board,
who is hereby created a committee for the Dur
pose Before entering upon his duties each
enumerator shall take an oath that he is citi-
zen of the city of Seattle and that he viii faith
fully discharge ali the duties of an enumerstor
After qualifying, he shall, on the first day
OF June, begin service In n book 10 be
furnished him, in which his district shall be
both mapped and described, he viii enter the
names and places of dwelling of all parents and
guardians, followed by the names, ages and
sexes of all children under u years of age keep
ing In separate columns male and female, and
under and over years Of ege. He shall also
make special note of all defective youths. His
clerical work shall be done neatly, legibly and
intelligently, without abbreviations. and when
done TO the satisfaction of the secretary. shall
be filed with that official by the enumeratcr
for preservation among the records OF the dis
trict.
Ihird-Each enumerator in the eight wards
first referred to shall be paid cents name for
all children found and reported by him. and in
the districts 10 be annexed shall be paid 81 for
each and every full day necessarily occupied by
him in the work of enumeration.
Foarth-Auy enumeration failing to do his
work in thorough and satisfactory manner,
and TO fully complete the enumeration of his
district, shall forfeit all compensation for sery-
ices rendered
entire supervision of the enumeration. He shall
furnish everything required for the proper
performance of the work He shall
give the enumerators written infor-
nation and instructions, based upon the
state law and this resolution. He shall direct
them in all things and cause them to report to
him from time to time for consultation and adj
verify their work by oath inscribed in their re-
spective books.
Sixth-When done and all the reports received,
the secretary shall make such transcript of the
returns as is required by Law, for presentation to
the county superintendent, and he shall in adj
dition prepare for this board a report of the
work, giving in detail an account Of his doings,
the statistical results and the costs.
Mr.. Colkett suggested several changes
IN the wording of the resolution, as also
did Mr.. Spencer. Upon motion of the
latter to adopt the paper in sections, it was
re-read by the secretary. Neither Mr..
Spencer nor Mr.. Colkett took kindly to
the idea of allowing the enumerators
cents name. Mr.. Colkett thought that
it should be about IS day. eight hours
work. He said he did not think it
would be exactly just to the enumerators
OF the suburban districts to expect them
TO take the census for only 3 cents a name,
as they had large districts to cover, and
the people were a good distance apart.
They finally concluded, however, that the
resolutions as drawn up couldn't be i'm
proved upon, and adopted them without
change.
The subject of slate black boards in all
the schools was brought up, but it was not
deemed advisable 10 alter the plans of the
schools at present on account of the cost
of putting in slate boards, and the old
black boards will have to stand service for
some time yet.
1t was ordered that the secretary notify
the representative of the Clark Steam
Heating Company to appear before the
board at its next meeting, June TO- The
board is not at all satisfied with the man
ner in which the toilet-rooms in the new
school buildings have been fitted up and
the work will not be accepted.
The clerk was directed TO write TO the
members of the various school boards and
the clerks of the new districts recently am
nexed to the city, asking them TO meet the
board on May %, at 80 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. The object of the board in calling
the meeting is 20 talk over school affairs in
the new districts. The boards now going
out viii be given an opportunity to recon-
mend school teachers for their districts,
and TO set befote the board their present
condition and to explain their needs.