The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-05

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the official
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them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping
Sopor,s oeeefraneis strccter esq., Solicitor
He supernenl an eyi BY United States @
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d States attorneys marh and clerks in all matters relating TO
them and their results lie receives returns from each term q The
has charge Of all lands and other property assigned 70 the United
States IN payment q debts ee as aN0ne "a Payne q aets
the for the benefit d the United states
Light ou Board Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury,
Con rss4 o s ,oa w ao, nrov oIea esn sn' ea
United States Prof Bache Superintendent Of Coast Sur
samuel barron United states navy Commander thornton Jcn
s United states and Captain y %m B. Eaa United
ing and repairing Of lighthouses light buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies of oil, Sc
United Sprey 0EcsProessor A. D. Bachc d.
penenaeni and spperintcndent Of weights and measures
a. W. Russell chief clerk
c. b. Snow, charge archives.
Professor G. Pendeon United States navy Of onsi
Assistant F. Hlgard, in charge of computing division
! Assistant l. = ronrtales, in charge of tidal division
Lieut. j. C. Tdba United states army, charge Of drawing di
saxlo states army charge engraving divi
samuel Hem, disbursng agent
George llathiot electrotypkt -..-.t t5 A
sxon superintendent weights
OFFICE pEplRrsHNr
Hon. Aaron v Brown Posmae General The direction and
tuition Postmaster Thai is business may
the arranged and prepared for his final action
charge General
nance ace ia charge Of the d Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk
Impeachment oceIlorato King ESQ., First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and disconinuanco post Offices
changes sites and names appointment and removal or
agents also giving post
furnished viii marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which b charged also with
vng blanks and stationery for the of the department and with
postnasiers assigned
ervn the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
/ ternatonal postal arrangements.
Contract oGoe-wiam Dunlas ESQ., second
General and twenty clerks this Office assigned the bu
nndc contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting to frequency Of trips mode conveyance and times de-
the different sections Of the the points mail distribution and
,he egeo l1r n ss h o. @ uoneue e @ @ % sev o. ,n m
the bids and takes charge the annual and occasional mail let
ng adjustment the All appca-
tons m the establishment alteration q mail and the
% hd y ~ % h, q for M mn - service @ no, updr M
the recognition of said service first to be obtained through
the postnsters ends Of
routes Fs,ey the q % h % n M the
cutcd and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation
NAH lettings giving statement eaeh bid Also Of The contracts
the service originated the curanents ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year. a'
0colm rron Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
s & % d na m "a apan saass Of gbc
not devoved by law the Andior embracing accounts with the
Of distances reported by the Auditor
e. e. be due 70 mail naS other & the %
ace at DESIGNATED points and the Of the rendition
issuing ge stamps and stamped
envelopes Of postage and Of the accounts
To all posasters should
@sr reporting quarterly the net Of their Offices those
at depoing offices their certificates q depo.is . him should also
department wen all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes and for dead letters. ~ H
clerks To this office assigned the duty receiving and examining the
service agents reports Of failures noting
y @ Of "sSs anB n Sas m S s @ @ s' aS%
reports Of mail failures providing and sending out mail bags and
sary performance mail
An Of r Depreciation Of violation q law by private
the supervision Of this Office, and should be reported to it,
tons Or other violations q law Or plocs and Keys should
rected I. Chief Clerk Post onlcc Department"
O. hs scS Of route 3 assn r. TsFa q ana mail Il
contractors for irregular imperfect service should be directed In
i speclon oDice, Post once Department. y.e sg8
NAVY DEPARTMENT. ssa f. s y.
Navy consists Of the Navy Department be
Bareaa of Yards and Docks Bureau construction equipment
Repair Bureau Provisions and Cog Bureau Of Ordnance and
The following Is tho duo Of each these Offices
| Of tho brcc employed thereni
I Isaac at 0assy ] M The Navy ShSISs ,s
Navy has charge Of everything connected with the naval establish
uni5r the general direction The President. States who
constitution ncif Of the navy
Instructions commanders Of squrons and commanders of
vessels all orders a officers, commissions OF officers both IN the
discharge
from the ecearys Office All the duties Of the different bureaus
performed authority the Secretary and their orders
. esnang from HIM Tho general @ @ %
that should be by
| him.
ureau of Sry Tdds DssCurnmodoro Joseph smith chief
Clerks civil eneineer and drauehtsman
buildings machinery in
under the spcrintandoncc charged with the
i management Of the Naval Asylum tst4a7s
Buau Of Construction Eguipnt,t and Repair John Lenthal, esq,
chief Of the bureau eight clerks and ono dranehan The oo Of
engineer the navy, Daniel b. Martini Ia attached to
engineers This bureau
has charge the building and repairs f all vessels purchase
materials providing all vessels with their equipments
engines the and, with
the approval Of the Secretary decides plans for their constrnc
4 ton.
Baeau Of Provisions clcnho Bridge United States
bureau Tour clerks All provisions for the use OF
making
nishne the charge Of this bureau
Bureau II Ordnance photography Duncan Ingraham
chief OF draughtsnn This bureau has
ordnance the manufacture
chase cannon Euns powder shot Sh aud the equipment
yide them with maps charts, chronometers, haromeers Sc
qoler with furnished ehpsofwar The United
Observatory Hydrographi Occ al Washington
and tic Naval academy Annapolis also under the general
\ | rerinondence o the chief Of this bureau.
Byos M~;e,n, and s,evpr william whean, surgeon
ted tatcs navy bureau passed assistant United
states navy Everything relating 10 medicines and
stores sick and wounded and management OF
hospitals within the supcrintendefce OF This bureau
\ EE WAR DEPARTMENT