The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-01
STATE CENSUS BEGINS TO-DAY,
SOON OVER IF ALL HANDS WILL
HELP THE ENUMER4TORS.
In This County Something More Than
900 Men VIII he at Work--Each
Enumeration Must Show u Certi1cate
From the secretary OF State on Demand

The taking of the census Of the State Of
Now York begins this morning and. ac-
oording to the act of the Legislature author
izing it. the work Of enumeration must be
COMPLETED in two weeks, which means
sbout ten working days. This also means
hustle. but as far as New York county
is concerned, all preparations for the job
had been completed yesterday afternoon.
Jr we're still up to their eyes in work but
the worry incident to getting the job started
was practically over, as all but about
dozen of the enumerators had received
their portfolios and had reported that they
would be ready to begin this morning.
Mr.. Browns district includes New York
county only, that is Manhattan. The Bronx
and the Annexed District. There is separ-
ate supervisor for Brooklyn and one for
Queens. The work of taking the census
in Richmond will be conducted from the
secretary of States office in Albany.
In this county there will be s9l enume-
rators, or one for each election district.
There will also be special enumerators for
the large institutions such as Wards, Ran
dall's and Blackwells islands, the Catholic
Protectory and the Hebrew Orphan Asylum;
One hundred additional enumerators will
he APPOINTED, Mr. Brown said yesterday,
lit is found that the work is not proceeding
tast enough to warrant the belief that it
viii be finished on time. This would bring
the number of enu1nerators UP to 1000.
The pay of these men is 81 a day and one cent
additional for each name. When the enume-
ration is completed they will be Obliged
TO make duplicate copies of their lists.
For this they will get s. a day without any
extra compensation. They are obliged to
work ten hours day.
The county has been divided into ten
supervision districts. with an assistant
in charge of each. The enumerators will
not have to report to the main office every
night They must. however, send in cards
hy mail each evening giving the number of
names canvassed so that the supervisor
can keep informed as to the progress OF the
made to the branch Offices None Of the
figures will be made public, Mr.. Brown
taid. until the census has been completed.
In addition to the enumerators there will
be "a interpreters. They will be scattered
throughout the county and will have their
which they will be at the call of the enuner-
etors A squad Of interpreters will also
he kept at the main office for use in hina-
town and the Syrian district.
The enumerators will not wear badges,
hut each is required to have certificate
from the Secretary of State which he must
show upon demand. The police depart
ment is cooperating with Supervisor Brown
with view to making the census a com
rlete success. Every policeman will make
II his business to know the enumerator on
his beat and sharp lookout WI IL be kept
for fakirs, sneak thieves and pedlers,
who may try to palm themselves of as
enumerators. The regular canS assers, by
the way. are forbidden to do any business
on the side, such as selling books or
sociting orders for crayon portraits.
AS many people in the Fifth avenue and
upper West Side districts will be out OF
town when the enumerators call, the work
ers in these localities are instructed to make
special reports on closed houses. Special
agents viii seek the heads Of these families
at their places of business. II they cannot
I've found in town, blanks will be mailed to
them at their summer homes.
There are twelve columns on each sheet,
which the enumerators must NIL In, ana
the only human beings they are not to record
ere babies born after June I. They must
record the relationship Of each person to
the head of the family, color or race, age
tex. where born, number of years in the
United States if born elsewhere, whether
citizen or alien. and occupation. There Is
tons.
"Our enurnerators are instructed to Use
courtesy and tact in their work in all cases,
said Supervisor Brown. and to cause the
least possible annoyance to the residents
of the several districts. They wi u be facli-
tated in this respect if the people are pre-
pared to receive them. We cannot do our
work properly and promptly without the
CooperatiOn of the public"