The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-12


First Audisor's oe9cs. Thomas l.. Smith esq., First Aud.
tor and nineteen cerls He receives and austs the
counts OF the custom. and Disbursements appop
aons and expenditures Of the civil list and
private acts OF Congress- and reports the balances the
Commissioner OF the aud the First Comptroller re-
specveiy, for their decision thereon.
Second Aads,o,'s QEccPhip Clayton esq Second Aud
ito and twenty clerks. He receives and adjusts all ao-
counts relating to the pay clothing ana recruiting OF the
army as wen armoTes arsenals, and ordnance and all
accounts relating to the Indian department and reports the
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third auditors 0Giee--Robert j. Atkinson esq., Third
Auditor, and seventy weight clerks. He receives and adjusts
tary Academy, military roads, and the de-
parfment well as for penons claims arising from mill
tay services previous TO 1916 and for horses and other
property lost in the military service under various
Congress- and reports the balances the Second Comptro
ler for his decision thereon.
Fourth Aaditor's O1ce.Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor, and v.ean clerks He receives and adjusts all
for the service Of the Navy Depa tmen reports
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon
FvtA auditors tDfee--M Murray Mcdonnell esq, Fifth
Auditor, and x clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts
rection of the State and reports the balances to
the First Comptroller for hs decision thereon.
sath A"dt0r's o0iee.- William !. Phillips, esq., Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service Of the Post Office
Department His decisions final unless appeal be ta
intends the collection all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Treasn,er's OGee Samuel Casey esq., Treasurer, and
United States in his Office and that of the repositories
created by the of the 9th Of August 1896 and pays
uy, countersgned by the First Comptroe and upon
rants drawn BY the Postmaster General and counterssned
by the Sixth AUDITOR and recorded by the Register He
also holds public moneys advanced by to dbursin
officers and paws out the same upon their checks
Rsgisr's 0@se- Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
clerks lie keeps the accounts OF public receipts and
pendtues receives the returns makes out the official
and receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioned
md nv them and
is charged by law with their safe-keeping.
Solicitors O9ice.Francs b. Streeter Solicitor, and six
clerks He superntends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and instruots the United States attorneys
arsha and clerks in all matters relating to them and their
results lie receives returns from each term Of the United
suits charge Of all lands other property assigned
the United States in payment Of debts and has
sell and dispose of the for the benefit Of the United
States
Light House Bonrd.--IIon. james Guthrie, president
Com W. b. Shubrick, United States navy, chairman; Gen.
Uusd states army; Prof. 4 D. Baohe superintendent q
Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Ct
ary aa
Capt. Edmund L. r. ardcaste United States army secre
tay and ve clerks This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses, lghvcses buoys and beacons,
contracts for supplies Of oil, &C.
Coast SarpeyAlexander D. Bach-, esq, superintendent
and thirty-eight assistant draughsmen, &c.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
a.taeneu sncreso VIZ: Duueau ~ ,avyya,ds anu DocAs
bureau ~ ooss Hquipment, anu isePar bureau
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Offices and of the force employed therein:
Sscr,foru,s Oce Hon Jarncs q Dahh;n gacrat,ry of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh ESQ chief cerk and cloven
tning with yhe naval and The ere
cuon all laws relating thereto ia ntrhsted him,
general direction of the President of the United States
who by the constitution, is commander Of the army
All instructions to commanders of quadrons and
commanders of vessels orders of officers conssons of
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments OF
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Smith chief az he bureau four clerks one civil engineer
and one traughtsnan All the nav avy-yards docks and
thing immediately connected with them are under the s
of this bureau It also CHARGED with the
management of the Naval Asyum ~
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Lcnha, esq, chief Of the bureau eight clerks and one
draughtsman Inc once o. .he M lhe navy
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of tho building and repairs Of all purchase
materials and the providing of all vessels with their ouup
ueDts as sails anchors water tanks &c. The engineer
chief superntends the construction all marine steam
gnos for the navy and with The approval of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their cons truction.
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