Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-19
THE POLICE CENSUS
Instructions Formulated by Maj. Moore for
the Guidance of Officers.
How Accuracy is to He Insured and
Duplication Az Oided-InfOrmatio
to he Gained mt First Hand.

The police census of the city will be made
early in December. This was decided by
the Commissioners today. when they APP
proved the instructions of Major Moore to
his officers of the plan to be followed in
taking the census. These instructions are
as follows:
The lieutenants will divide the city into
enumeration districts containing a reason
able number of squares each. The suburb-
an precincts they will divide into enumera-
ton districts so as to be able to procure.
first, the population of that part of the
District east Of the Anacostia river and
included in the fifth precinct; second, that
part Of the District included in the ninth
and eighth precincts north of Florida ave-
nue.; third, that part of the District west
of Rock creek included in the seventh pre-
cinct. ..,
The officer assigned to a district will tally
each birth since January 1. 1884. in the coli
umn arranged for that purpose, and not
duplicate the count or tally in the column
under six years.
All Cinnamon, Indians, prisoners deaf
and dumb blind, insane, and inmates OF
institutions should be enumerated as
Others and at the same time a statement
to that effect be given under Remarks"
in the back of the book. that such number
Of persons are in whatever institution it
may be, or that square number - in
cludes one or more Indians or Chinese as
the case may be.
By under six years is meant over one year
and under six; under eighteen years Is
meant seventeen years inclusive.
Those persons who habitually sleep In the
District. those whose regular business IL
in the District, though they may sleep OUT
side or be absent temporarily; those whose
abodes are in the District. who may be
absent temporarily, and those who reside
here, but spend the summer elsewhere, are
to be considered permanent residents. and
will be entered in the proper line and coli
umn of this book.
Those whose regular business il else-
where and who are only sojourners In the
District, should be enumerated and atten<
ton invited to the square and number Of
such persons under Remarks"
The officer should never lose sight of the
fact that he is taking the census of only
one locality of the District. party doing
business in one officers locality may reside
elsewhere in the District where another
officer Is taking the census. He must
therefore be careful not to enumerate or
enter in his columns any business man
sleeping In a locality where another officer
may be taking the census. Where the bed
is there should the party occupying II be
enumerated.
The officer should be careful to visit every
dwelling, hotel. lodging house, business
place, shop, warehouse, factory. stable.
cabin, hut, tent, river boat, canal boat
barge, and all other places. public or private,
Of business or abode of families.
The information sought about persons
should be obtained from the persons them-
selves Of reliable), or in their absence from
the most reliable parties accessible. In
case of families, from the head Of the FAM
lily or member thereof deemed most reliable.
In interrogating parties to obtain the in-
formation desired, courtesy and considera-
ton must be shown by members of the
force, and where In doubt they should new
er hesitate to ask for Instructions from
their superior.
When the enumeration Is completed, all
fetal columns should be aggregated and the
books promptly forwarded to the CHIEF
clerk at police headquarters