The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-02

receives keeps moneys q
August 1896 and the drawn by the
Warrants drs~n B. @ ana
b The sixth Auditor and recorded BY The Register lie ao hos
out ths same their checks.
Registers 0GosFny Bigger Register, and twenty clerks
kess hs aeoan pssnc %, sessI and s as
cation Of The United States and receives from the First compo
them, and IS charged by law with their safe keeping
Soaors 0gceFrans seeier ESQ., SOLICITOR and six clerk
lie soperuiens all civil suits commenced " the United sas G
d States attorneys mahas and clerks in all matters reasnE 70
courts showing progress condition sne
has charge Of all lands and o,her property assigned 70 ie United
oGor Dsptmea power sell and dispose Of
the for the benenf Of the United States
ou~ BaydHon Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
ereeo president W. b shubrick United States chair
Gen. j. To,ten, United states Capt Humphrey
ycy; Joseph Henry, secretary Smithsonian Institution; Capt
samuel Barron United states navy Commander Thornton Jsn
army clerks This boarddeets the build
g and repairing q light hoases light vessels buoy and beaeon
swry ogheProfessor A. Bachc, IL d.,
peruenden, soperinsndsni weights
Capt smith typographical engineers, assistant charge
the Coast Survey Once,
A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk.
g B. Snow In charge OF archives
Professor O. pendetop, United States navy compuier Of lon
assi..an.J E Inlgara IN charge Of computing division
Assistant L. " Pourtalea in charge Of tidal division
Lieut. ndba United States army, in charge Of drawing d
Lieut. saxiou United states army in charge engraving
Samuel IIein disbursng agent
George Mahiot eieciroypiHt
Joseph sxtop assistant superintendent weights
rosr osflcK pKrArrmSr
Hon W Browp, The direction and
oce Department assigned by the
the may be
the conveniently arranged and prepared for h na action
charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
an Once ~ Il ere ns q N, r ssau Genera and
the Inspection othce, in charge Of the chief clerk
aIoia.a Kng First Assistant 2 Postmaster
which relate to the establishment and dconinuance Of post Offices
and and local the Of instructions
Pstmasrs furnished marking and rating stamps
yiing blanks stationery Of the department and with
the superntendenee Of the several agencies established for supplying
with blanks To this burean likewise assigned the
Of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign aud in
iernaacnai postal arrangements.
ofowilam H. Dundas ESQ., Assistant
,er n ana them, M ne e oa @ @ o p p h
contract embracing correspondence proceedings
respecting ie frequency q mode .. and times q de-
ihe country points mail Distribution
the regulations for the OF tho domestic mail service the
United states prepares the Advertisements for mail proposals
ceve the bids and takes charge Of the annual and mail let
tg the adjustment the All appca
tons for he or alteration q mall and the
appointment Of mail should be sent 10 this Office All
contract the recognition through
the Contract Office necessary authority For the proper credits
this Office all the ends Of
routes receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
esi and an orders snseting accounts for mail pre-
pares statistical exhibits d the mail service and the o. the
made the service originated the eurtaimens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year,
Finance o Marion Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
and clerks To this Office assigned the
by upon the Auditor embracing with the
draa ofcO abd pr Repositories q The darmont the issuing Of
and oher persons the Supervision q
under orders dcosie their quarterly bal
anccs points superintendent the
by ponaers Of their quarterly retarns q posage has charge
envelopes for the payment Of postage and Of the accounts con
~ the Third Assistant posmasiers
dre % quarterly returns Of postage those at draft Offices their
a .as o @ ie dspoa 'e % h@ sh"id ao
directed the weekly and monthly returns Of The deposaes Of the
department. wen all applications and receipts for postage sas
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
clerks To this ONCE assigned the duty examining
registers the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates Of the
agents and reports Of mail flures q noting the de-
hnquencs contractors and preparing thereon for tho action
Of the Postmaster General FURNISHING blanks or man resse ana
a locks keys doing all other things which
IA cases q NAH Depreciation, BY private
Or by the fars@g Or ss ass e ncse stamps are under
Az ommuna,ons respecting ost money, s,ers NAL dsPea
reeied Chief Clerk, Once Department"
An registers departures Of the mails certificates
@ 'Sl blank register and reports failures aud ropa
for Irregular q psrea service should DC directed IN
KAss ,aaaB.NryT.
The Navy Department consists Navy Department proper be-
na he e a Tho secretary and Of hve bdres attached ,so
Bureau Navy Docks Of Construction Equipment
4ad ear Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing rea Ordnance and
Hydrnsssphg and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
following Of the duties Of each Of these Offices and
OF the Force employed hofatn,
aday 0Geon Toucey Secretary Of the Nav Charles
Welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
connected with the
nen relating thereto Is innstcd To him.
under general the President G the United States, who
by the constitution chief Of tho and
an Instructions sqadons and commanders Of
vessels Of officers commissions Of officers both Ia he
navy and marine corps appointments q commissioned and warrant
ocer for this enlistment and discharge o. seaf eanaie
Office All the duties Of the different bureaus are
performed under the authority Of the Secretary and their orders are
enananS from him. The general
the marine forms duties the Secretary and
Of that should be approved by
higa
clerks owl engineer and one dranghman
All navy yards wiarve buildings aud aioinery "
yards, and everything immediately CONNECTED with them, are
also charged with the
mana cement the Naval Asylum.
sysra n Caaarha1 Eyspeu and RyairJohn Ieniar
Luau eight clerks, and drauglnan The ONCE q
engineer navy Daniel r. Martin attached TO
this bureau assisted engineers This bureau
building and repairs d all vessels @ sar purchase
81 s anchors The engineer In chief supcfihieads
a all engines for the and with
approval srst decides upon plans Tor eir eonuc
uon
Macy chief Of bureau All provisions T the o.
navy and chng together with the making O. contracts "r ur
nishing The same under the charge o. TINS onea"
gunrn of Ordnance Hyirngafy Duncan ngraham,
Ief IN burcai clerks anghtsman THIS bureau has
charge ali the manufacture or rur
az npnon guns powder shells &c. and the equipment
vides them with maps charts, rronomeers barometer NC To-
grthe With furnished ships c war The United
I ,ha saral carmy also under the general
perintenienee d iho eliof of this bnrean
gnu n Niiiae and sspery-pr. william Whegn snrgcon Unit
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hing