The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-22
CENSUS SUPERVISOR.
Important ONCE to Be Filled in Near
Future,

Washington. july Il~~Alne q the
important Vermont Offices To be filled
within the next few month is that Of
state supervisor Of the census and all
ready there are several candidates in
the field.
Among those whose names have
been suggested for the position are
Walter B. Gates of Burlington, city
editor Of the Free Press, who held the
position Of state supervisor in 1905
Gilbert A. Dow, assistant city clerk Of
Burlington; Lynn N. Hays. Of Essex
Junction. well known in newspaper
and Advertising circles, and secretary
Of the Vermont Lake Champaign ter
centenary commission; G. Z. Frye Of
St. Johnsbury, a lawyers L. $. Hayes,
Of Bellows Falls, well known insur-
ance adjuster and statistician; J. G.
Ullery Of Brottleboro, newspaper
man; and E. s. Kingsley, formerly town
clerk Of Athens.
According to the new census law
just signed by President Taft super
visions, of whom there shall not be
more than $50, shall be appointed be-
fore October rs, or six months before
the date beginning the taking Of the
census. Supervisors are 10 be ap.
pointed by the president and confirmed
by the Senate. While the law does
not say 10. the president win accept re-.
commentators from Senators and Re-
personalities Each supervisor VIII
divide hi district into subdivisions
most convenient for purposes Of enum
Grafton Each supervisor win employ
one Or more for each sub
division. The pay Of a supervisor isI
$500 and one dollar for each thous-
and or fraction Of thousand Of popula-
ton enumerated. An appropriate al
lowance for clerk hire win be made
supervisors A supervisor may EN-
ploy interpreters if he needs them.
Enumerators win begin work April
49, 1910. In a city having five thous-
and or more population under the pre-
eeding census the enumeration must
be completed within two week Out
side the cities OF five thousand OF more
population the cnumerators will have
thirty days in which to do their work,
The rate Of compensation liked for
Is flexible. The basis this;
Not less than two or more than four
cents for each inhabitant enumeratedi
not less than twenty or more than
thirty cents for each farm reported; ten
cents for each barn or enclosure con-
tanning live stock not on farms; and
not less than twenty or more than
thirty cents for each establishment OF
productive industry reported Tile COM
pensation allowed an enumeration shall
under no consideration exceed SO a day
of eight hours Provision is made for
the employment OF many special agents
whose work win supplement the work
OF the enumerators They are to re-
ceive SO day and travelling expenses,
Regarding the 5000 men and won
en- to be employed from two 70 three
years in Washington, they may come
from anywhere but probably the states
whose quotas are not exceeded Will be
given Arst choice The New England
states viii each have 50 appointments
under the census bureau, according TO
Director Durand. These are outside
the supervisors and eHumeratufs ana
viii be employed chiefly ID Washing
ton. The director wishes 70 get the
civil service commissions approval be-
fore making any announcements. Most
81 the places win be elerkships al from
$500 to $1,000 year
Any person over tweuty-one years
Of age who refuses 10 answer any
questions submitted BY The govern
inent. through the enHmerator, may BEL
fined Sl0N The same fine Is provided
for false answer
AN ceBsus reports are to be com
pleted and printed within a period OF
three years dating from July 1909
The examinations will X open To
all applicants without regard To pol
itical party affiliations, and viii be
held at such places in each state as
may be designated bY the civil service
No person will be elig
ibe to an examination or appoint
ment unless he Of she shall have been
actually domiciled in the state OF Ter
ritory in which the examination is held
one years previous 60 the examination.
The census win 81 restricted ta iii.
quties relating to population, ID agri
culture, to manufactures and to mines
and quarries The schedules relating
TO population will include for each in.
the name, relationship to head
81 family. color, sex, age coniual con,
dition, place Of birth, place Of birth Of
parents, number Of years in the Unit |
ed States. citizenship, occupation, /
whether Or not employer or employee,
and ii employee whether Or not em,
ployed at the date Of enumeration and /
the number Of months unemployed dur
ing the preceding calendar year. wheth. /
ar or not engaged in agriculture. schooi
literacy tenure Of home,
and whether 81 not a survivor of the |
Union or Confederate army and the !
name and address Of each blind or deaf /
and dumb person. No record BY race /
will be made. The enumeration Of |
will include paupers, pris
oners. juvenile dclinqnenta. insane. fee
bic minded blind, deaf and dumb in
mates Of benevolent institutions.