The record-union., 1896-03-24
SHALL WE HAVE A CENSUS 5?
4 Suggestion From the Chamber Of Com
merCe to the Trustees.
The School Census Marshals Can Do
the Work at Cost of 1926
to the City.

At the meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees last night a. communication was
received from the Chamber of Com
merce, notifying the board that it had
removed its headquarters to PA j
street, and thanking it for the use of
the Trustees room, which had been
given to it.
The following communication from
| the chamber was also received:
To the Honorable Board of City Trus-
| tees of the city of Sacramento-Gentle-
men: At a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
| held on the above date I was directed
to call your attention to the fact that no
! enumeration of the population of the
city of Sacramento has been made since
| the official census Of 1890, which then
placed our population in round num-
bers at $4,000.
| 1t is believed that a proper enumer-
alton of the population of the city at
the present time would show an in
crease of fully one-third over the fig
ures given us by the national census,
which is the only rating we have in the
statistical publications of the country
at this time.
An official enumeration of this city
in the stages of growth and develop
ment, which we believe Sacramento has
enjoyed in the past six years, is valu-
able from a business standpoint, and is
likewise a good advertisement for live
community. 1t directs public attention
to the locality, as enterprising invest
ors naturally look to a progressive and
| increasing community for location
For the foregoing and other self-sug-
gestive reasons, the Chamber of Com
merce are of the opinion that inasmuch
as an official enumeration for school
purposes is soon to be made, a little ad-
ditional labor and expense would give a
complete enumeration of the entire
city, taking in the whole population, as
well as an industrial and building cen
sus, to indicate the growth and devel-
opment before mentioned.
We understand that the School Cen
sus Marshals will be nine in number
Zone for each ward), and that they re-
ceive as compensation for their serv-
| ices $50 each. We are also advised and
believe that an addition of twenty-five
| (S25) dollars to the compensation of
each of the Marshals, and twenty five
($25) dollars additionally for incident
ais, or say two hundred and fifty ($23O)
dollars in all, will give a full enumera-
tion and the data requisite upon which
to make a proper showing of the pres
ent standing of this city along the lines
previously indicated.
In view of the foregoing, the Chamber
of Commerce respectfully urge that you
Immediately consider the matter, and
make the necessary provision and order
for full instead of a partial enumera-
ton Of the population of Sacramento in
connection with and at the time of TAX
ing the school census of this city.
Devine moved it be referred to the
Finance Committee. He thought the
matter was very important one to the
city.
Kent opposed it, as he did not think
the city would have enough money for
a sewerage plant if all these things were
taken up He thought that the city
would be dead and need a lot of hearses
if it kept on spending money this way.
Tozer said that the money would have
to come out of the immigration fund.
1t was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.