Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
,unty in 100. when each was allotted

county in 1900, when each was allotted
two congressman.
In 1900 the population of the State
was 1883, 6e9, and If the Newark in
crease prevails the total for 1910 will
exceed $500, 900. On the population of
1900 the state was allotted ten congress-
men, the ratio fixed by Congress being
one for each 1912.
On a similar ratio this year-and it
may be less owing TO the d~isfranchise-
ment of a large proportion of the
Southern Vote-New Jersey would un-
doubtedly secure three mere represent
atives. Hudson, like Essex, would
probably gain one more and the third
would be allotted upon a realignment
of the other six congressional districts.
The state was divided into ten dis
tricts. an increase of two, or 25 per
cent over 1890, on an increased popu-
lation of 3O.4 per cent.
The counties comprising each dis
trict and population of each, accord
ing to the census of 1900, were as fol
lows:
First-Camden, Gloucester and Salem.
1885, 7S.
Second-Cape May, Cumberland, At
lantic and Burlington, 169.037.
Third-Middlesex, Monmouth and
Ocean, ISL 500.
Fourth-Hunterdon. Somerset and
Mercer, 162,s20.
F~ifth--Unlon, Morris and Warren,
202. 2s0.
sixth-Bergen, Passaic and Sussex,
257,7 III.
Seventh-Seven wards of Newark,
Orange, Bloomfield, Montclair, West
Orange. Glen Ridge, Caldwell, North
Caldwell, Franklin, Belleville, Living
stone and Verona. 177,106.
Eighth District-All of Essex not in
cluded in Seventh district, 1S1,94f.
Ninth-Part of Jersey City, Bayonne
and the West Hudson towns, 1888.
Tenth-All of Hudson not included in
the Ninth district. 209, 100.
The Fifth, Sixth and Tenth districts
are the only ones which contained a
larger population than the fixed ratio
at the time. 1t is in those districts, too
Union, in the Fifth; Bergen and a
sale, in the Sixth, and half of Hudson
in the T~enth-where the largest in
crease in population during the last
decade, except in Essex, will show, and
il is these five counties that are likely
to secure the additional congressman.
To collect the census in Essex county
2S3 men were employed. Their re-
Enumeration, based on a fixed price for
each name collected, averaged $50. IS.
Samuel A. Smith was the supervisor in
this district and until the taking of the
census was completed was stationed in
offices in the Federal building.
When the call for applicants for the
office of enumerators was issued about
400 men responded and appeared for
examination at Coleman's Business Col
lege late in March. The successful ones
were put in the hands of Supervisor
Smith and given instructions for carry
ing on their work.
Before the enumerators began their
several experts were employed
to lay out district lines. Unnamed
streets, alleys, courts n other places
might escape the notice of the
were located and their
position noted on q large map.
A new system in enumerating the
population was tried at this census.
Each made a preliminary
through his district, leaving
each family a blank on which
.ouseholders were to place the names,
ages and the other information re-
quired about the members Of the fam
lies. Returning, the enumerator col
lected those cards, checked them up for
errors and omissions and took them to
the office of the supervisor. Before be-
ginning work each enumerator was re-
CURED to take an oath faithfully to
perform his duty.
The Essex county census was taken
without difficulty. The only hitch came
the Overlook Asylum for the In
zane where the man assigned to the
made such serious errors that
the service of expert accountants or
the books in the supervisors office and
the asylum were required to straight
n matters out.
One odd thing that might be noted
about the system used to designate the
Employed and unemployed was that
housewives and housekeepers, eve
those performing the work of ordinary
domestic servants. were not regarded
IS laboring persons.