The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-09


August s4e and out the warrants drawn by the
upon by the Postmaster General and countned
by the sixth auditor and recorded BY The Register lie also holds
out the same upon their checks
Registers oFnley Bigger, Register, and twenty clerks
out the official and
anS cmoner of Customs all account, and vouchers decided BY
them, and charged by law with their safe keeping.
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ie those arising in the Poa Office D1amenO aud nsuots the Uni
results from each term Of the
United states courts showing the progress and condition Of such suits
has charge of all lands and other property assigned TO the United
the Po 0oe Deptn and has power to sell and dispose OF
the same for the benefit of the United States
Light House Cobb Secretary the Treasury
erc president Com W. shubrck United States navy chair
man G. Toten United States Capt A. Humphreys,
United States Prof. ncho superintendent Of Coast sur
G Joseph sny as ssre naTy Ton,aa % @
kns, United States and Captain VIM Franklin United
ing and repairing Of light houses light vessels buoy and beacons
contracts for supplies of oil, &c
United Swey 0DProfcssor A. Bache IL D.,
perintendcn and superintendent Of weights and
Capt L. smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
the Coast Survey ONCE
A. W. Russell, chief clerk.
G. b. Snow in charge of archives
Professor pendetOu United States navy oOmputer of lOng
Assistant schott in charge computing division
Assistant l. +. Pourtaes in charge of tidal division.
lieut. j. ndba United States army, in charge Of drawing d.
saxton United army charge engraving dv
Samuel Hein disbursing agent.
George Mathiot, eectrotypist,
Joseph sxon assistant to superintendent Of weights and measures
Brown, Tho direction and
management the Office Department assigned by the con
tuition and laws tho Postmaster General That its business may be
conveniently arranged prepared his final
distributed among several bureaus as follows The appointment or
Office charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Office, in charge of the chief clerk.
appointment Od-Horato King esq,
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned all questions
which relate To the establishment and dsconnance of post Offices
changes of sites and names appointment and removal
masters Postmastars marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
postmscs with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
pervon the mail steamship lines and of the foreign and In
crnstional postal arrangements
0o-wiam Dundas, esq., Second Assistant Postmas
arranging the mail service Of the United States and placing the
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
arrivals all the routes the Of the mail between
the different sections country points
the regulations government
United States tPrepares the for mail proposals. re-
the annual occasional mail let
and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All apca
appointment Of mail messengers should All
Claims should be submitted to for transportation service not under
the ,ar ONCE From t Office ali postmastcrs At the ends Of
mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective weekly to the Auditor all contracts
pares service reports
mail lettings giving statement each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance sn Msron esq H. Third asssAn. POSTMASTER as, Gsn
Of the financial business Of the department.
dram Offices depores department issuing
and drafts in payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
Offices under orders to dpoe their quarterly bal
by potmas Of their quarterly returns posagcs charge
Of the dead letter Office of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the of postage and of the accounts con
nceled herewith
direct their quarterly returns of postage those at draft offices their
reporting quarterly the net proceeds of their Offices and those
be directed the weekly monthly dcposrs
department. we as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection OE-on Oakford esq., chief clerk and
assigned the duty receiving and examining the
of agents and reports of mail failures noting the de-
Of she Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers
of mail aures providing and sending out maeags and
sary performance of all mail contracts
Al .a Of voaon % Of law by pyas .
the supervision Of this olncc and should be reported to it.
tons Violations law and keys should be d
rccted Chief Clerk, Post ONCE Department"
registers the arrivals aud departures the mails certificates
Of The service rO" 3 S ags o res Of n mail II ssa
irregular imperfect SERVICE should be directed In
specon oaiee Post Onlco Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Navy Department of the Navy Department be-
ing the office the Secretary and Of 1--WE bureaus attached thereto viz
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
photography, the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following statement the duties OF each ef these Offices and
of the force employed therein:
ec,aary -on Touccy the Navy; Charles
ESQ., clerk eleven clerks The Secretary Of the
everything connected with tho naval establish
all relating thereto intrused TO him
the direction Of the President OF the United states who
constitution commander in chief of the and navy
commanders commanders
all OF officers commissions OF officers both IN tho
and marine corps appointments 0r commissioned and warrant
All tho duties Of the different bureaus
the authority Of tho Secretary and their orders
considered emanang from him Tho general
the duties the Secretary and
all the orders the copmandant OF that corps should be approved by
him.
Of Nary Yards and DolsCommodore Joseph Smith chief
Of The bureau four clerks engineer
wharves buildings and machinery in
everything Immediately connected with tbem
penenden Of this bureau Is also charged with the
| management of the Naval Asylum.
Bvsau of Construction Equipment and RpairJohn Ientla esq
chief bureau draughsman The office Of
engineer chief the Daniel Martini is attached to
assisted by three assistant This bureau
building repairs Of all vessels ofwar purchase
Of materials and providing equipments
anchors tanks SC The in chief supernends
marine engines for the and with
approval the Secretary decides plans for their construc
ton.
Bureau Of Poron and Chno- Bridge purser United States
All provisions for the
clothing together with the making OF contracts for u
nshng the same under the charge Of this bureau
Bureau Of Ordnance and Hydopurhy Duncan lngraham
charge ordnance the manufacture
guns powder shot shells NO. and the equipment
with everything connected Herewith IL also pro
viJs chronUmeers barometers nc, to-
furnished ships owar The United
states Naval Hydrogaphcal Office" Washington
and Annapolis also under the general su
pcrnendence OF the chief OF this bureau ...s
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