xt7dv40jvw2z https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7dv40jvw2z/data/mets.xml Lexington, Kentucky United States. Work Projects Administration. Kentucky 1939 Other contributors: Lexington (Ky.). Municipal Housing Commission. Lexington (Ky.); Planning and Zoning Commission. 45, [21] leaves, [16] fold. leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm. UK holds archival copy for ASERL Collaborative Federal Depository Program libraries. Call number HD268.L49 U55 1939a. books  English  This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed in accordance with U. S. copyright laws. Kentucky Works Progress Administration Publications A Real Property Survey of Lexington, Kentucky and its Suburbs, Conducted by the Work Projects Administration; Co-Sponsored by the Lexington Municipal Housing Commission and the Lexington Planning and Zoning Commission text A Real Property Survey of Lexington, Kentucky and its Suburbs, Conducted by the Work Projects Administration; Co-Sponsored by the Lexington Municipal Housing Commission and the Lexington Planning and Zoning Commission 1939 1939 2015 true xt7dv40jvw2z section xt7dv40jvw2z  
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REAL PROPERTY SURVEY   §
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Dear Mr. Havely; I §  
Herewith, submitted for your approval, is the final E
report of the Lexington Real Property Survey. It is with no little I
sense of personal satisfaction and pleasure that I am able to fur- IQ
nish you with the data it contains. EY
The report is divided into two parts, the first I
dealing only with facts gathered and a discussion of them, and the §
second section dealing with the deductions and recom endations of Q,
men admittedly expert in their respective fields. §-
- If, as a result of the information and suggestions é`
contained in this report, Lexington is able to solve even a part of I
the many problems confronting her, I feel that the project will not §
have been in vain. é
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The work was performed bymthe_Work Projects Admin- gi
istration and co-sponsored by the Lexington Municipal Housing Com- gl
mission and the Lexington Planning and Zoning Commission. It is §1
their hope that the survey will result in making the city a healthier gp
and happier place in which to live. i
‘ Respectfully submitted, ii
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Project Director. I
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conclusion only through the excellent cooperation offered g 5
by all groups connected with its work. E ¥
To the following organizations go our special thanks: Q
The work Projects Administration, who Q
furnished personnel and funds, goes {
the sincere thanks of the sponsor. § f
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The City Manager, who offered headquar— Q
ters for the office force. §
The Department of Safety, who allowed é ,
field parties to set up temporary head— Q  
quarters 1n their fire stations. §  
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mission and Planning and Zoning Com- Q }
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mission, who co-sponsored the survey. i
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duals not herein mentioned, who cooperated in either large or @4
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  INDEX A ·
  Pages ’ The Real P;
Fill PART 1 ................. 1-11 ¤omp1,e_tg_p;_ctyrs
  Purpose, Scope, Definitions, Metnods of Opera.- To is to be hop<
  tion, Results and Uses or a Real Property Survey, _b€’¤T€T` Place in
  and Related Surveys and Studies. · The Survey
2;   1 the public, but
  PART ll ........... , ..... 15-17 V mudy Of those V
  A Br1ef History of Lexington , _ mm their neigh
    I I I • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . .   • The Survey
  _ Land Use and Land Coverage, Discussions of Tables   ,1;, Severe; mel
  Md Charts. New- thelr 1m11v1¤1ua
  PART uv ................. 59-45 jwmch they were
  A Analyses and Recommendations. I A ?}}é SUTVBY
5 gems of the Nat
    V . • • • • • ¤ • • • • • • • •   •        
  , Recap1tulat1ons of Block Tabulatlons, Final Tabu- Y` ,aEeiiey,N-M,
ii} A lation Tables. ;
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  MAPS »
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  _ pages »un1te within re
  fgigtdégzation .............. 1;, *59 E18 territory
F: _ _ , , . . ..-· · ·-·· · 1 statlstims pjrgg
  Land Coverage ........ L . .· .... lS, l9 ' `
    Block Data Map .............. l8, lQ y
  Converted Structures ............ 20, 2l ,
FQ Mortgage Status ............. 22, 25
  Condition of Residential Structures ....... 24, 25 ~
  r Age of Structure .............. 24, 25 '
  Persons Per Room .............. 26, 27 - s
  Owner Occupancy .............. 28, 29 _ A mal pr]
  Duration or Owner Occupancy .......... 28, 29 -QT1E dwelling  
  Duration of Tenant Occupancy ........ . . 28, 29 l with I‘cSp
  sanitary Facilities .......... . . , 30, Bl “°°¤di’¤i0H, age
  Average Rent ............... 54, 55 V with rega
  Race of Household .·-····· ` ··-·· 34, 35 ,0WT1€I‘—occup1ed
  substandard .....-- · ·...... 56, 57 e Pcfrigeramon,
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· THE PURPOSE g X
’ The Real Property Survey was conducted in Lexington with a v1ew of present1ng_a true and T §
complete pfcturegof housing condltfons as_of.a¤g1venldate,_January,_l9B9 through July, l959. § Q
jE ag to be hoped that the statistics herewith presented w1ll result in making Lexington a g i
better place in which to l1ve. Q Q
_ The survey was conducted, not to present certain known conditions to the attention of g g
I the public, but rather to assemble data on housing in Lexington 1nto a complete file for the é §
» Gtudy of those whose interests lie ln the improvement of the living conditions of themselves § I
- •and their neighbors. ' Q I
• The survey also presents herewith certain analyses and recommendations made by experts é I
dn several flelds. The conclusions of these persons are based on years of experience in g I
fhelr individual fortes and are presented by the sponsor in the same unselflsh spirit in _ § y
which they were made. I {
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I The survey, conducted at a time when unemployment furnished one of the principal prob- é 2
élems of the Nation, resulted ln the employment of professional and clerical workers of the E I
“work Progects_Adm1n1strat1on and could not have been made without the co—operat1on of this I I
I pgency.    
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The survey was conducted to include each of the residential structures and dwelling i
»un1ts within Lexington and, also, because of an unusual suburban development, did embrace g
;§gpe territory lying outside the corporate limits of the city. Hqweverlcharts and_other §¥
_stat1st1cs presented, unless otherwise noted, are those relating only to the city proper. §
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U DEFINITION OF THE SURVEY I
` ` A real property survey is nothing more than an inventory of all residential structures I1
*and dwelling units within a given area, together withna su ary of land use. " " Q_
` with respect to structures, it deals with the type and construction of the units, their Ii
~c0nd1t1on, age, value and whether or not they are encumbered. ?
*· with regard to dwelling units, lt concerns ltself with whether or not they are tenant or i 
.°W¤€P—occup1ed, vacant, monthly rent, nu ber or rooms, type of plumbing, heating, lighting, Q=
grefrlgeratlon, etc. (see card on following page) JE
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A year but rather is intended to serve as a bench mark to be used in conjunction with similar =§
surveys 1n the future. 2E
   
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g   St·!`€€t ··-·-···· . -.··-· · ·...-··....·--··...................... Btreet No .........,,.....,,,,.,., , ,,,. , ,,,,,_,___ _ __________.__ __ Apartment Ng, or Location. .......... . ............. . -·..·····--···-······ · -········ ··· · I (3)
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  Q , l` Spiggeggned y Q 2, ::,),111:), Uma D 2- Mi¤¤Y mw; I] 2. Tenant Q-—-···—" 2. Gas C1 longwall
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  9· Other N°¤' ' g_ NO_ Emmm- 3. Heat Q Q 1. Electric Q 3_ Neg-m Q ‘ I
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it Cohverled ----·- — P°”°“ p" mm ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 8, Rm-lg,pue1 Q Q 1. mem-le Q,——————— I I A no
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  1, Orig, Type ....,,., 1. No. Q 2. ................ 5 ................ g_ Tot;] mmm. 3, Other Installed Q1 1, Ne, Extra. Fam .... .... H.
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gl Resldentlal Structure   among mq
  Any major bulldlng containing one or more dwelllng units. A business unlt whlch con-   'tum to 1
{ talns a dwelling unlt is a residential structure. Comercial or lnstltutlonal structures   ,C0mpletel;
i are not so classlfled.
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  and which provides sleeping quarters for the group. A residential structure m contain one *_ Exter
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§ Any piece of property, bulldlng or part of a building, used for a single business pur- T t .
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  pose, In the case of a building, part of which ls used 3.5 8. business unit, lt is necessary · O a`
  that a separate outside entrance be DFOVIGGG T30 SGTVG Chs COlllmsI‘Clal portlon of the building.  
  Single Family Unlt ' Th€ =
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  (a) Detached. A slngle structure with space on all sides, contalnlng only one dwelling
  unlt. (b) Attached. A structure built against, or adjoining, another structure without open  
  space between. This type contains but one dwelling unit from basement to roof. r. The 1
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.····-·--·-··-· — · ’ (e,) S1de—by—s1de. A structure containing two dwelling units, each of which extends  
* ’from basement to roof. (b) Two-decker. A structure containing two dwelling units each of Ir
¤q¤¤p¤¤¢¤¢ which occupies a slngle floor of the structure. This applies only to structures buflt  
° EI Iorfgfnally to accomodate this type. For others see "Other Non—Converted" classification.  
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U . "Three Family Unit  
rP:::¤nATs‘c · ’ A structure containing three dwelling units, each of which occupies a single floor of  
.- nthe structure, known as a "three-decker."   I
ym XIII.; _ Wour Family Umt    
:2:: , ¢ A structure containing four dwelling units with two units each occupy1ng the f1rst floor,  
········ ,1mown as a "double two—decker."  
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{Household ' I ' »  
» El _ * A Any other non—converted structure which is primarily residential and which contains  
I E ' _f1ve or more dwelling units-.  
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  I ¤ A non—converted structure which 1s primarily business in character but which also con-    
inn: I wtains dwelllng units. A structure is of this type only when the business character 1s of   I
mom .4.... ‘ I more importance than the dwelling features.    
‘I 'Other Non—Converted    
I , All non—converted structures which contain four or less dwelling units and which cannot   I
· be classified under any of the foregoing types.   “
Q Ifartially Converted  
mal build-   Ii I
‘ A structure is partially converted only when it is arranged to provide a different num-    
°ber of dwelllng units than was intended in its original construction, and when the altera—   'I
  ttlons require the expenditure of only a slight amount of time and money to restore the struc-   _
which COn_ I" Aiure to its original classification.   p
ructures I ,C0mpletely Converted   I
_ • A structure altered to provide a different number of dwelling units than was intended in    
t _1ts original construction and which would require the expenditure of substantial amounts of   I
as its home vfime and money to change it back to its original plan.   I
contain one I_ Exterior Material    
9 Principal material used in the construction of exterior walls of the building.    
IMGSS pur- + Total number of floors 1n the structure, not including the basement.  
: necessary ‘ Ba  
zhe buflolng. ‘·—§@ A
• The space underneath the first principal floor, provided it extends under one—half  
_the structure- and 1s deep enough to permit an adult to stand erect. Yi
me dwelling Y ~  
without open    
(_ The year ln which construction was completed rather than when began. This does not  
apply to any conversion of the structure.  
 
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;~ Any private garage on any parcel of land containing the residential structure. ‘” f
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jfj (a) Good Indicates structure needs no repalrs; (b) Minor Repairs refers to such ‘""‘“'
Q; needed work as papering, painting and plasterlng; (c) "Major Repa1rs" refers to structures ’ V , PG]
ii. needing such repalrs as new roofs, porches and the llke; (d) "Unfit for Use" means structure ~ ·h&V€ age
 f_ ls not suitable for human habitation; (e) "Under Construction" refers to structures being , Extra Fm
if built but not yet occupied as a dwelling unit. ) Ind
'y Value of Entire Property N `move to
it The worth of the property including the land upon which the residential or business _ LSub$C&H@
Vg structure stands. ' (a)
fj Number of Major Structures Included ln Value N `need of]
as ‘ The owner of a single fmaily attached structure will often own other similar structures I Qgas nor
IQ attached to his own. In this survey, each unit of a row of houses is considered a separate * (D)
pg unit · consider
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Q Refers to clalms against property not yet satisfied, such as mortgages or land contracts. *
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Ul Occupancy _
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M Refers to occupancy of either a structure or dwelling unit by either tenant or owner. , I
M Duration _ . `
Q The number of months and years the dwelling unit has been occupied by the present owner ,
Q or tenant. Vacancies are listed similarly. j `
E Monthly Rent " A _
Ii Amount per month charged by the owner for occupancy. If owner—occup1ed, amount of rent . h
E owner would charge tenant. . _ `
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E Included in Rent ‘
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g Facilities furnished tenant by owner, charges for the use of which is included in I
Q regular monthly rental. `
% Total Rooms _ *
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I All permanently located, enclosed, major rooms in a dwelling unlt. Bathrooms, pantrles,
Q and the like are not included. ‘
g Flush Toilets ’
§ An indoor toilet with running water. _
E Bathing Units , `
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Q A tub or shower for bathing. If both are in the same room, however, they count as a ·
  slngle umn. ‘
Q Number and Age of Persons l X
E Refers to the total and the age of all persons who sleep regularly in a given dwelling . .
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. Refers to the race of persons occupying the dwelling unit. { \
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such ’ . ; E
uctures , Persons living within the dwelling unit, not related to the principal family, and who j §
Structure “ have agreed to pay a stipulated amount for privileges enjoyed. § Q
being , ·fxtra Families i g
, ‘ Indlvlduals or groups doubled up because of economic circumstances but who will probably § i
`move to a separate dwelling unit when their economic status improves. { g
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xiness _ LSubSE3Hd&Td Dwelling Unlt g {
_ ‘ (a) Physically. A dwelling unit is considered physically substandard when lt 1s in Q
`need of major repalrs or unfit for use, contains no installed heating equipment, has neither {
_truCtur€S ~gas nor electric lighting, or contains no private toilet or bath. §
DSG arate * ' )_ (b) Qccupancy. (Two or more of the following factors must apply) A dwelling unlt 1s _ 5  
p · considered occupancy substandard if 1t contains l.5l or more persons per room, contains an Q
_ Iextra family consisting of two or more persons and has a rental value of less than $40.00 Q
‘per month. · E {
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. BASIC FORMS AND SCHEDULES ¥ E
” Tmr1A - Block Llst I g
" · The Block llst 1s filled out by the enumerator as he progresses around each block. f i
‘ This form lists each parcel of land, regardless of its use or the existence of major i §
». structures upon lt. The prlnclpal use of this fonu ls the assemblylng of data for the Land i g
ima and Land Coverage Maps. Q I
_ germ B - Dwelling Schedule (white) g 1
_ . Thls detailed card is made out for structures containing dwelling units. when the E T
· structure ls of a single famlly type, the form ls made out for that family. when multi- j
S family structures are encountered, fonm B ls fllled out for only one of the contained ?
' dwelling units, that of the owner, should he happen to live ln the building. . 5
‘ I form C — Dwelling Schedule (Yellow) T
“ i . This card ls ldentlcal with the form B, except for color. It ls used for the remain- g F
· lng dwelling units ln multl-family structures, not enu erated on form B. Forms B and C are Q
, awed, prlnclpally, ln the making of Block Tabulatlons and Final Tabulatlons, which are des- Q
prlbed later. Q
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`  ~ The area covered by this survey includes the entire clty and that portion of Fayette g
., Tounty adjacent to the clty and containing slmllar residential and industrial areas. For f
l ihe purposes of this survey, this area was dlvlded into seven enu eratlon dlstrlcts, four E
TI of which were wlthln the corporation llmlts of the city and three ln the county. §
4“ , So that all enu erators might have the same fundamental training, they were, following E
{4 a training period ln the central office, all placed ln one large squad, whlch was later dl- E.
' Q vlded into two squads, each containing five enumerators and a squad leader. The squad lead- g
• ¤{ Er was made responsible for the field work ln his dlstrlct. The flrst of his many duties QI
, ' was to locate a suitable temporary field headquarters ln the vlclnlty of the area to be g
· gnu erated. By uslng these temporary headquarters and shlftlng them about to follow the i
{I work as lt progressed, the squad leaders were able to meet and dispatch their workers near E!
’ to the area ln which they were to work for the day with a minimum of lost time. T,
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‘“ Each enumerator was furnished with a map of the block which he was to enumerate, traced il
· {TOM the Sanborn Insurance Maps, to enable hlm to locate every structure ln the block. If, ?
. Upon enumeratlng the block, he found a structure missing from the map, or a structure shown ?w
, PU the map which did not exlst, a notation was made to enable the Land Use Survey to make l
PGCGSSETY correotlons, Each map also flxed a definite starting point to aid the checkers `
° ?nd €di`COI‘S ln reviewing the work at E1 later d&T3€.  
I E&0h mornlng a perlod was set aslde for the squad leader and his squad to discuss any ·?
· broblems that might have arlsen previously. A tour of inspection was made daily by a super- J
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· WISOT at the beglnnlng or enu eratlon; but, as the work progressed, this became unnecessary T
I ,§¤d tours once or twice each week were found to be sufficient. iQ
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< As the enu eratlon progressed a record was kept of the work completed by coloring the {
completed blocks on the base map. {
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.§> Several methods of checking enumerat1on were tried before one was found which seemed Q Assoon as
gf practical. In this method the squad leader, or some person selected because of his ablllty, blOdL
l§g did the checking. On the day followlng enu eratfon of a block, the checker, with the com- “ I
l§*? plete pack of cards, followed the footsteps of the enu erator around the block, checking ,r In dc
EQ. each form against the outside appearance of the structure to which it pertalned. __ t;a;1;h€t;
$5 Upon the discovery of an apparent error, the checker re-enumerated the structure, ex- , § O g
{Y plalnlng to the occupant that he was a checker, and made whatever changes were found necess- } — Upoir
pty ary. Care was exercised to check at least lO% of the structures In each block. gnd the °
 ;r  W covered, t
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If, OFFICE PROCEDURE lated the
ig ` calculatic
g At the end of each day the completed forms for the blocks enumerated and checked were _ ·
,; routed to the central office to be checked, edited and filed. Due to the great number of I , As ta
“fh forms handled by the office force, It became necessary to devise a simplified method of con- *i lated so a
A trol. This was accomplished by establishing a control book In which each block was entered ·? wihlsevet
tf by its number and enu eration district. _A Uity limit
T; As the blocks progressed, the date of each operation was entered opposite the number , i ” The E
{ of the block, in the proper vertical column and the cards placed in the proper file. For ·€&@10h map
i A Instance, Block X was enu erated on 7/l/39, then the entry on the line provided for block X at ,
wi and in the ”Enumerated" colu n, would be dated 7/l/39. This block was then placed In the hl
Q "Enumeration Completed and Checked“ file. Upon completion of the next operation, "Ed1t1ng," ·  F This
M the date was entered on the same line and in the colu n headed "Ed1ted" and the block placed , ¤Yi0h than
E In the "Ed1ted" file. As the remaining operations were completed, the date on which the $6TY, ¤S1h
Q operation was performed was entered in the appropriate column. * QTKOU D1SI
g By using the above method of control, the location of any card could be readily deter- jgxgésg Sort
Ec y mined at all times. ‘ Y en Compl
§ E cant units
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T I This survey had for Its purpose to determine the use to which land 1s put; residential, ` ,
T com erclal, fndustrlal, etc., and followed enu eratlon as closely as possible. In the Land 'Ii, Th
y Use Survey the Sanborn Insurance Maps, used ln conjunction with the Block Lists, played the {M $nStTuCi1i
g prlncfpal part. Since these maps are kept up to date by the manufacturer, it was only neces- , al Housin
é sary to go into the field a very few times to make measurements while working within the city • %1On Thi
t llmlts, Due to the tremendous amount of building in progress in the suburbs at the tlme, a mBp_$ak1n
Q large percentage of Land Use measurements for structures in the county were made in the ' g
  field. I `
@ This survey was the basis for the Land Use and Land Coverage Maps. * {
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g. BLOCK TABULATION * f A- A
§i The purpose of this tabulation is to present, in su ary form, the data from the indi- ” A
Q vldual cards by blocks, for the city as a whole and for the suburban area. · I 1
Q Following completion of enumeration, the field crews were called in to the central of- V I
i flce and several days of instruction given them on Block Tabulation. This verbal and writ- “
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· ten instruction was supplemented w1th "du y" blocks, especially prepared for this training. *
$€;Ti?t _ Asggon as workers showed their ability to tabulate with accuracy they were g1ven a "l1ve" 5 {
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he com- _, block. E é
cking Y · In do1ng this work, the workers were formed into two groups, as 1n enumerat1on, so E f
unt the sp1r1t of competition might encourage them to do more accurate work. Error charts, 3 §
“ gwwing the nu ber of blocks tabulated and errors made each day, were kept for each group. Q §
;Géé;;SS_ “ _ Upon completion of tabulation for each block, the cards were returned to the proper file § g
‘ 1 and the tabulation sheets routed to the checkers for f1nal inspection. If errors were dis- { T
W, covered, the cards were aga1n withdrawn from the f1les and the tabulation sheets corrected. E 9
_ When the tabulation sheets were found to be correct, they were routed to workers who ca1cu— Q T
lated the various percentages and averages and entered them 1n the spaces provided. These é
Bd were ' ealoulations were later copied on summary sheets for preparation of the presentation maps, Q
ber of P , As tabulation was completed for each Enu eratlon District, the sheets were recapftu- Q 1
d of con- “i lated so as to present one sheet containing all data for that district. Th1s was repeated “ §
entered .§ WlUlS€V€H recap1tulat1ons so as to present two f1nal sheets, one for property w1th1n the §
_ 1 tlty l1m1ts and one for adjacent county land. g »
nu ber , i ” The Block Tabulation sheets were the basis for a large percentage of the final presen- é
_ For ( .tat1on maps. g
block X 1 , g
in the j' FINAL TABULATION é
gd;;1ng,” ,j ' This tabulatlon conslsts of a more detailed break-down of condltions as found 1n enumer- Q
Ck placed I ation than 1s furn1shed by Block Tabulation. In completlng this tabulation, 1t was neces- g
H the Sary, uslng bas1cly the same methods as 1n Block Tabulation, to comblne all cards by Enumer- g
" at1on D1str1cts, sort them as the conditions represented, and enter the data determined from E
·;these sorts on 18 separate tables, cons1st1ng of approximately 80 pages. These tables, §
y dBt6r— _`fWhon completed, presented cross tabulat1ons of cond1t1ons by structures, dwelling unlts, va- Q
;@&nt unlts, un1ts under construction, owners, tenants, race, adequacy, rent groups, age §_
A] groups, etc. They were recapltulated so that a complete set could be made for the city and E
' for the suburbs. A E
identlal, ` I , souacs or= Msvuous  
the Land V iv The above methods or operation were performed 1n accordance with the standard set of ii
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ayed the _ 4+ 1¤Struct1ons entltled "Teohnlque for a Real Property Survey," prepared jo1ntly by the Feder- gt
ilzhgegiiy ' @1 Houslng Admlnlgtygtlgn, the Central Statfstlcal Board, and the Work Projects Adm1n1stra- gl
8 time, a • tion. The field work covered a period from January to July, 1959 and the tabulation and gl
thg , m¤D·mak1ng completed between July, 1959 and June, 1940. gg
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· { RESULTS OF A REAL PROPERTY SURVEY T
» { The results of th1s survey might be outllned as follows: {
* (I A- A series of tables and maps whlch result from the tabulation of the baslc forms T?
he mdb , ' A, B and c.  
_ · l. A Block Tabulation sheet containing a summary of data collected for each block 2
= in the clty, available for use as representing individual blocks or for recap- Ti
tral Of' ' ltulatlon 1n order to obtain information concerning any area within the limits Ll
nd writ' K of enu erat1on. if
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{3 2. A series of l6 maps whlch sum arfze the above data graphically and are to b