The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-05
CENSUS PLANS.
Supervisors for the New
Jersey and the Enum-
orators to Be APP
pointed.
FOR THE WORK
In Sparsely Settled Districts
Reports Two Weeks; Else
where a Month.


of supervisors of census one or more 10
each State and Territory, the District Of
| Columbia. Alaska and the Hawaiian Is
! lands, to nave general supervision WITHIN
their respective districts of the
lion to be made in june, 1890.
One of the duties imposed by the census
act upon these supervisors is the designa-
ton Of suitable persons to be employed.
with the consent of the Director of the
Census.as enumerators within their re-
spective districts. 1t is further provided
that such persons shall be residents of the
enumeration districts for which they may
be appointed, and that they shall De Sc
lected solely with reference to fitness, and
without reference to their political party
affiliations.
For New Jersey. supervisors have been
appointed as follows:
First District-John H. Weastell, Jersey
City, Hudson county.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A.. Smith, New
ark, Essex County.
Third D-istrict-James M. Denton, Pater-
son. Passaic County.
Fourth District-Charles S.. Tunis, New
Brunswick. Middlesex County.
Fifth Distrfct-William L. James, River
ton. Burlington County.
Sixth District-John Blowe, Camden,
Camden County.
The enumerators win be appointed next
spring. At present the Director of the
Census cannot say how many enumerators
will be required for the work in New Jer-
sey, but he said to-day that in cities the
ratio would probably be 100 to a population
Of 200. 900.
Each person seeking appointment as
census enumerator must make a
written application to the super
visor of the district of which he is q
resident, giving Christian name and sur
name in full; whether a citizen of the
United States or not; present legal resi-
aence; sex or color; place of birth; the
principal facts of education and Of pro-
eessional or business experience. includ-
ing a statement of all national, State,
county or municipal offices held at any
time: nature Of present occupation, If any;
previous experience in census worry; ply
steal condition and knowledge of English
and any other languages, in particular,
French. German, Norgewian, Swedish,
| Danish, Italian. Spanish. Russian, Hun
garian. Bohemian, Polish, Yiddish, Chi
nese and Japanese.
The enumeration will begin June !, 1909,
and it must be completed within two
weeks in all cities for which 5000 in
habitants were reported in 1890, and in all
other districts before July l.
The compensation to be paid to enumer-
ators is fixed, and a minimum rate of two
cents for each living inhabitant, two cents
for each death, fifteen cents for each farm,
- A--wr+- an+c For aarh oSta OF
productive industry is provided for all
sub-divisions where such allowance shall
be deemed sufficient. In other sub
divisions where there is a higher per
| capita rates are to be paid according to
the difnculty of enumeration. The maxi
mum rate will not exceed three cents for
| each living inhabitant, three cents TOR
| each death, twenty cents for each farm,
and thirty cents for each establishment
| Of productive industry. while in cub
divisions where per diem rates are estab-
| lished. having reference to the region to
be ~canvassed and the density or sparse
| ness of settlement, or other considerations
| pertinent thereto, the compensation al
lowed to enumerators will not be less than
So nor more than Sc per day of ten hours.
Except in extreme cases, no claim Tor
mileage or travelling expenses viii be
| allowed to any enumeration, and then only
when authority has been previously
| granted by the Director of census.
Any enumeration who, without justihable
cause, neglects or refuses to perform the
duties of his position, after accepting an
appointment and qualifying for the work,
or who communicates to any person not
authorized to receive the same any in
formation gained by him in the perform
ance of his duties, will be subject to a fine
of $500.
The director of the census must COM
plete the first half of his work and have
the report printed within two years. The
second. report must be published before
July i 1905. The two grand divisions of the
work are subdiyided. and the division 20
| first be attended to will be restricted to
INQUIRIES relating to the population, to
mortality. to the products of agriculture
and of manufacturing and mechanical es-
adjustments. The schedules relating to
the population shall comprehend for each
~inhabitant the name. age, color, sex, con-
jugal condition, place of birth, and place
of birth of parents. whether alien or
naturaiized number of years in the United
State, occupation, months unemployed. lit
| eracY, SCHOOL dllGllQdhCc, dtd OWuCa oH3P
of farms and homes; and the Director of
the Census may use his discretion as to
the construction and form and number of
Inquiries necessary to secure information
under the topics aforesaid.
The mortality schedules will comprehend
for each decedent the name, sex, color,
age, conjugal condition. place of birth,
and birthplace Of parents, occupation,
cause and date OF death, and, If bora
within the census year, the date of
birth.
The schedules Of inquiries relating to the
products Of manufacturing and mechanl-
cal establishments will embrace the
name and location of each establishments
character Of organization, whether in
dividuaf, cooperative or other form; date
of commencement Of operations: character
Of business or kind OF goods manufacture
ed: amount of capital invested; number OF
or officers. and the amount of their sal
aries; number of ernployesand the amount
Of their wages; quantity and cost Of ma
terials used In manufactures; amount OF
miscellaneous expenses; quantity and
value Of products; time in operation dur
ing the census year; character and guam
tity OF power used, and character and
number of machines employed.
Every person.in New Jersey will be sub
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