Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-25
ADVANCE WORK
IN TAKING CENSUS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Preliminary Steps to Aid Enume-
rators Taken by Special
Agents Today.

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in their line, are today busy through
out the city making preparatory ex-
aminations of streets, districts and all
out Of -the-way places in order to facili-
tate and supervise the taking of the
| census of the city, starting April 10. Sew
eral local men have been appointed by
Supervisor Samuel A. Smith, to be paid
from the appropriation allowed him for
the purpose, and they will make type
written reports shortly before the emu
merators are sworn in for duty. While
the census is being taken, they will act
as special inspectors of the enumera-
tors, and will examine the sheets of
the enumerators for errors and will
make a general report of the work done
by the enumerators.
Arrangements for the enumeration of
the transient population of the city
have been completed. All proprietors
of hotels will be provided with slips,
in numbers equal to the capacity of
their house. containing a condensed
version of the questions embodied in
the regular enumerators' sheets. These
sheets will be filled out by the hotel
men on April Is, or as soon after as
possible. and will be inspected later by
the enumerator in whose district the
hotel is located The enumerator will
check the reports. and in case of any
deficiencies will interview guests in
person. The slips will have to tally
with the hotel register.
In detail the work of the inspectors
will be to determine all unlikely places
in the city that are really habitated.
Docks wharves, places of anchorage,
warehouses. stables, alleys, side streets,
houses within blocks, large lodging
houses and any place not easily located
will be listed. When the enumerators,
in taking in the census, fail to visit or
find such places. they will be directed
to make a special visit and explain their
carelessness.
Each district win be mapped out IN
detail for the enumerator. and the last
numbers on each of the bounding
streets named. so that no enumerator
may take names out of his district.
If an enumerator is negligent or ARE
less he will be summarily dismissed
and will be prosecuted for his derelic-
ton. A prison term will be the SEN
tenco for any caught substituting
fake names on their lists.
VIII tebr from rests soon.
The marking of the papers submitted
by would-be enumerators in the recent
test will be finished within week and
sent Immediately to Washington. AS
soon as the authorities there pass on
the papers. successful as well as unsuc-
cessful candidates will be notified of the
result of the examinations. Once the
successful candidates take the oath OF
office they will not be allowed to re-
sign their position, except in case oi
sickness.
Taking the census in Iodging-houses
will be one of the most difficult features
| as well as most interesting tasks fol
the enumerators. An enumerator and
an inspector will be stationed in eacf
clearinghouse on a certain night during
| the time for taking the census and as
each lodger comes in he will be put
| under the inqusition. The two census
takers will stay in the house unit
morning.
Pastors of churches located in the
foreign section will be requested, short
ly before the taking of the census, tc
impress upon their flocks the need oil
answering the questions put by the
enumerators. In every school the prin-
cipals will address the children, and
explain to them how the census will bt
taken and announce that any informa-
tion given will be for the government
and will be used for no other purpose
than to compile statistics. In this way
| it is expected to reach many parents
who otherwise would be 7prejudiced.
In every district figures of the ap-
proximate population are being com
piled on basis of five people for every
voter in the 1908 presidential election
Enumerators will have to turn il
names approximating these figures, o.
| explain the discrepancies.
The payment OF the enumerators will
be done through the Washington of
fee. A bill will be made out on gov
ernment vouchers from the sheet:
turned in by the enumerat tors, and sen
to the enumerator to be sworn to. II
due course of time a warrant for tn,
amount will be mailed to the enume
rator.
Special emphasis is continually mad,
by the Washington authorities on thu
ruling that no politics shall figure IL
appointments. Supervisor Smith sait
today that this rule is being religiousl,
followed in his office and that the onl.
| factor besides excellence in test mark
ings that is to figure in recommenda
tions will be previous experience. Be
sides the $50 regular enumerators to b'
appointed, a substitute list of fifty will
be made.