The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-20
CENSUS SUPERVISOR
Important Office to Be Filled in Near
Future

within the next few months is that of
state supervisor of the census and al
ready there are several candidates in
the field.
Among those whose names nave
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 1900;
Gilbert A. Dow, assistant city clerk of
Burlington; Lynn M. Hays, of Essex
Junction, well known in newspaper
and advertising circles, and secretary
OF the Vermont Lake Champlain ter
centenary commission; G. C. FRYE of
st. Johnsbury, lawyer; l.. S. Hayes.
of Bellows Falls, a well known insur-
ance adjuster and statistician: ]. G.
Ullery of Brattleboro, a newspaper
man; and Il. S. Kingsley, formerly
town clerk OF Athens.
According to the new census law
just signed by President Taft super
visors, of whom there shall not be
more than $780, snail be appointed be-
fore October 10, or six months before
the date beginning the taking of the
census. Supervisors are TO be ap-
pointed by the president and confirmed
by the Senate. While the law does
not say so, the president will accept re
concentrations from Senators and Re
representatives.. Each supervisor will
divide his district into subdivisions
most convenient for purposes of enum-
Grafton. Each supervisor will employ
enumeratOrs one or more for each
subdivision. The pay of a supervisor
is $500 and one dollar for each tnous-
and or fraction of thousand of popula-
ton enumerated. An appropriate al
lowance for clerk hire will be made
supervisors. A supervisor may en-
ploy interpreters if he needs them.
Enumerators will begin work APP
ril Is, 1910. In city having five
thousand or more population under
the preceding census the enumeration
must be completed within two weeks.
Outside the cities of five thousand or
more population the enumerators will
have thirty days in which to do their
work
The rate of compensation fixed for
enumeration is flexible. The basis
this: Not less than two or more than
four cents for each inhabitant enum-
Grated; not less than twenty or more
than thirty cents for each farm re-
ported; ten cents for each barn or en-
closure containing live stock not on
farms; and not less than twenty or
more than thirty cents for each estab-
lishment of productive industry re-
orted. The compensation allowed an
enumerator shall, under no consider
alton exceed So a day of eight hours
Provision is made for the employment
of many special agents whose work
will supplement the work of the enum-
orators They are to receive SO a
day and travelling expenses.
Regarding the 1900 men and wom-
en- to be employed from two to three
years in Washington, they may come
from anywhere but probably the states
wdose quotas are not exceeded will be
given first choice The New England
states will each have 60 appointments
under the census bureau, according to
Director Durand. These are outside
the Supervisors and enumerators and
will be employed chiefly in Washing
ton. The director wishes to get the
civil service commissions approval be-
fore making any announcement. Most
of the places VIII be clerkships at from
$500 to $1,000 year.
Any person over twenty-one years
of age who refuses to answer any
questions submitted by the govern
ment. through the enumerator, may be
fined 800. The same fine is provided
for false answer
All census reports are to be com
pleted and printed within a period of
three years dating from July l. 1909.
The examinations will be open to
all applicants without regard to pol
itical party affiliations, and will be
held at such places in each state as
may be designated by the civil service
No person will be elig
ible to an examination or appoint
ment unless he or she shall nave been
actually domiciled in the state or ter
ritory in which the examination is
held one year previous TO the eXami-
nation
The census will be restricted to in
quiries relating to population, to agri-
culture, to manufactures and to
mines and quarries. The schedules
to population will include for
each inhabitant the name, relation
snip to head of family, color, sex. age,
conjugal condition, place of birth,
place of birth of parents, number of
years in the United States, citizenship
occupation, whether or not employer
or employee, an If employee whether
or not employed at the date of enum
Grafton and the number of months UNI
employed during the preceding cal
endar year, whether or not engaged in
agriculture school attendance, liter
acy. tenure of nome, and whether or
not a survivor of the Union or Con-
federate army and the name and ad-
dress of each blind or deaf and dumb
person. No record by race" will be
made. The enumeration of institut-
ions will include paupers, prisoners.
juvenile delinquents, insane, feeble
blind, deaf and dumb inmates