New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
ENUMERATORS REBUFFED.
SPECIAL AGENTS GET INFORMATION
WHEN OTHERS FAIL.
MINIS EMPLOYED IN THE WORK IN RE-
IIGIOUs INSTITUTIONS IN
TERPRETERS ARE IN DEMAND.

Gould I see
NO sir you can't; nobody ter home"
But T.
I'VE don't want any books"
Mind what tells ye! 1t won't do not good to
keep hanging on
And the door closed of the enumerators
who was trying to take the census yesterday in
Gramercy Park. A few vigorous pulls on the Dell
rope brought out the lady of the house.
What do you want here, young man%' she
asked and a pair of spectaces was focused
squarely the enumeration.
az am employed by the United States Govern
nent IN taking the census" was the reply COulu
L ask your name?'
After E careful scrutiny of the visitor the door
was again closed, and voice issuing from the
keyhole said
You are the same fellow who has been plaguing
the last fortnight. 1 don't want your encyclo-
pedas 1 have two volumes. from A to NJ. already.
I don't care whether it's printed by the Govern
ment not
AS the moat was full and the drawbridge hauled
up the enumerator concluded that his own per-
sonality not enough. special agent was sent
for the bell rang again. and the maid and mistress
answered ali of the twenty-sx questions
Another repulse to the work of enumeration was
experienced in Seventy-second-st, when at the
question. can you write?' woman took offence
and refused to answer the remaining four ques-
tons Again the appearance of q special agent
queed the nsurrecttoi.
The only other rebuff which came to the atten-
ton of Charles s. Wilbur, who is the supervisor
for Manhattan and The Bronx. in the shape
Of portly porter in Fifth-ave. Upon learning
the mission of the enumerator the porter politely
showed him the door and shot the bolts. The
porter, however, surrendered when he was made
understand that subscription was being raised
the Irish Palace Fair.
Besides these three Interruptions, the second day
of taking the census in this city passed off
smoothly. -o--
f,,1r last oh in nj
days work:
OF the 100 enumerators, eight asked to resign
yesterday Six showed doctors Gerthcates ana ana
of the other two. however. We saw that they had
limiting to them the possibility of being arrested
S49 no Work ,ne eG soes in 6
work in two or three places of the Tenderloin. be
one hundred and fifty enumerators failed to send
in postal cards this morning showing the results of
most all employed in The Bronx Before night we
l have often been asked if there was chance
up bigger bill would say there is little, if
FOR HG svs ha
he is obliged to check of each house and number
open to the results Of investigation.
Three nuns are being employed as enumerators
whch they come were unwilling that stranger
institutions or societies which have thus asked for
enumerator Of their own for these districts
the Hudson, the Female Academy Of the Sacred
Heart and the Institute of Mercy, in East Eighty
first-st.
A business man wrotet me letter to-day to the
he had at first been abrupt in receiving
one of but had learned his mistake AMI
wished that he might not be called to account for
1t
Some enumerators work much quicker than
others The fastest up list of 375 names
in a day. One tells he viii finish his district
an average of ZOO inhabitants. There is a great
demand for Italian int interpreters There We're two
have more Chinese wanting work in this capacity
than we need. There is good deal of work 10 be
accomplished within the fortnight. The work is
of too serious nature to be looked at in humor-
light.