1969-02-14
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
REGIONAL OFFICE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
February 14, 1969
'Hiss Elaine H. Snowden
'dappinger Tot-m Clerk
Hill :3treet
I,'J8Pr'inger Falls, New York 12590
Dear Hiss Snovv] en:
I would like to give you our general plans and requirements with respect to
the Special Census of Population to be taken of the To~~ of WRDPinger .
Mrs. Doris Riddick , an experienced employee of the Bureau of the
Census has been selected to supervise this Census. He will arrive in
March 10, 1969 .
The Supervisor will ~elect and instruct the Interviewers; however, it will be
necessary for yOU! to;~:q..ine up approximately 90 applicants and
have their applic~i()~savailable at the office provided for the Census Super-
risor upon his arriv~~~ The Supervisor will then test and select those best
qualified for the wpr~~ The prospective interviewers should be citizens of
the United States andt~t least eighteen years of age. They should be physic-
~lly able to do GOns~~rable walking, and be able and willing to work full
time until their .;ass~grtments are completed. Interviewersiwill be paid a piece
r~teof g~ for each properly recorded name in accordance with instructions
~rnished them.The~average interviewer will be able to enumerate around 200
, flames per day.
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Your attention is esp~cially directed to the terms outlined in the Director's
'correspondence, which'will be summarized by an Agreement to be presented by the
Special Census Suoerv~~or for signature prior to the start of the Census. This
A.greement provides forj:the 'fawn of Happinger to bear the
qost of the Census. ~
fast experience has ,~fiown that much publicity in connection with a Special Census
speeds the work of enijmeration and makes accuracy less expensive, to accomplish.
The Supervisor will uijdertake. to continue a publicity campaign after arrival, but
before that you cart: ,ilke frequent releases of stories explaining why a Census is
pei.ng taken, what ~~nefits accrue to the community because of it, and how many
people will be employed to work on it. Two clippings of each story published
should be obtained and turned over to the Census Supervisor, together with nota-
tions as to the name of the newspaper, so that continuation of the campaign can
be intelligently planned. '..
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Also, before the Supervisor's arrival, you should arrange to have set aside
the sum of __$2,700.00 . The Supervisor will at intervals certify payrolls
and charges oertinent to the Census to be paid from this account.
The supervisor will need approximately 300 square feet of office space
for about 3 weeks. This space should have toilet facilities for male and
female employees, adequate lighting and heating, and daily janitorial services.
Also, the Supervisor will need space for the testing and training of interview-
ers. Because Census material is confidential, the office space should be
equipped so that it may be locked by the Census supervisor when not in use. In
addi tion, the followirrg equipment ia..necessary:
1 clerical desks
1 typist desks
3 tables and about 8 chairs to accommodate
the office staff and workers coming into the
office to have their work examined. Knock
down tables would be sufficient.
1 telephones
1 adding machines
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0 calculators
...1 typewriters
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':p file cabinets
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Mt,cellaneous Office Supplies
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) If the Regional Offiee can be of any assistance to you either before or
during the course 9f the Census, please let us know.
Sincerely yours,
(lJ ~7 J (1tt~'F~
J~~~.~llinane
Regional Director
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