The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-31


oce and st d the Repositories the u the 6
secretary og Treasury By the First and
warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and
out the upon their checks.
He the public expenditures receives
the makes out commerce.
Commissioner Customs Al dsced by
them, and Is charged by law with ihsr safe keeping
SdsRers ogcErancs sreeter esp solicitor CLERKS
superintenas commenced by states @
eele those arng tas Pas oce Dtusa the Uni
them and their results e receives returns from each term Of the
has charge q all ass and Other properly assigned to ,he United
] -. - y r % e asel. % e e sgsa @ . 1 Py@ ,ps 90 as
the same for the benefit d the United states
Lgh Ioase oadIIon Howell Cobb secretary Of the Treasury
rgeo president Com B. sabriek United States navy chair
United states army Prof Eaehs perintenden q Coast Sur
sm TaTon unea states navy conniander Thornton n Je,
kls, navy, FRANKLIN, United
army directs the build
ing repairing nghoase gyesses buos bcncons
contracts for supplies cf oil, A..
rri SAFES csrS S'gry odsosProssor A. D. Blehc, IL D. su
perip,encept superintendent OF weights and
opt smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
4. ". Russell ehisf elerk
C. b Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor A. renditoe navy compuer Of ongl
Assistant J E Hlgard charge roompqdng division
Assistant l. F. rouEtaes in charge of dal division
Lieut. ndbal United states army in charge Of drawing d
Lieut. saxton army charge engraving diri-
SION.
samuel Helm dlsbursing agent.
George Miihfpt, ecctrotypdst.
Joseph sxon superintendent weights
rosr Office pErAKHucr.
v. Brown. This direction and
of the Post Os rtneu are assigned the
Tint business be
distributed among several bureaus as loows Appointment
in charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
Office ~ erse o. the Second Assistant Postmaster General the ~
oce In charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection oBice, In charge Of the chief clerk
Atintaaena Cce Hornto King esq
General and nineteen clerks To Ibis once assigned quesof
which relate the establishment and disconnuauco Of post Offices
changes Of and appointment and removal Of postnes
and route and local agents also the giving q instructions 70
and letter balances by this bureau which + charged also with pro
ng blanks aud stationery the Of the department and with
ponasters with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned tie
pcryion the mn steamship es and Of the foreign and in
tsrnat0nal postal arrangements
crda oGce William Dpndas, esq Second Assistant Tonas
General and twenty clerks To this Office assigned ue bust
same uner contract embracing an and proceelh
respecting the Frequency trips mode q and times q de-
Of country points mail dbutoa,
The regulations for the Of The domestic mail service Of the
the bids charge u the annai and occasional mail ct
tngs the adjustment contracts appca
tons for establishment or alteration
appointment Of mail should be sent this Office All
claims should be submitted To for service not under
the recognition said serveis first to be obtained through
h e oe @ = am @ s r III ~ sns Il b tas spa y
receive the Of mali prescribed for the
cuiod orders affecting Importation pre-,
The statistical exhibits f the mail and the reports Of the
mail Of each bid: also OF tho contracts
originated the curaments ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year.
Qcohn esq., Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
cra and twenty clerks TO hs Office assigned the super
vision and nanageen q The financial business o. hc
other deostres of the department. the issuing
payment balances reported by the AGdor
mail and other persons the supervision Of
The Offices under orders % dcpose their quarterly bal
designated points and the Of The rendition
by postmers their quarterly rearas q pagcs has charge
envelopes for the 81 postage and Of the accounts con
Herewith
,n. ,, 'n @ ,h ~ = I'll nd ~ ,leir atses ana ,hne
epo-iag deposite; him should
weekly monthly Of the dcparies Of the
department. wo ali applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection QTrJon oukford chief clerk, and seventeen
registers departures mails certificates of the
service Of agents reports Of a ures Of noting the de-
e The Postmaster General furnishing registers
aG, { ana % st and s al @ ia@s which &c
say faithful and exact performance Of all mail couacts
presses by forging Illegal stamps under
the supervision this office and should be reported TO IL
,, ro5 n sf cief Irt pst ,r1ce pe,.rtmsn
All registers i arrivals and departures the mails certificates
f the Of route agents, reports Of mail failures applications
blank and reports q failures and az complaint.
specon otncc, Post once Department"
xAvr DrTARrsEST.
Navy Department the Navy Department be-
Secretary and o dxe bureaus attached thereto viz
yards and Docs Burean Of Construction Equipment
and Repair Bureau q PROV ns ana Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
IIydrography and Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following n the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein:
Says oion Toucey secretary Of tne Navy; Charles
W. Welsh esq enf clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary of the
Navy charge everything connected with the naval establish
mont all laws relating thereto intruscd TO him.
President OF the United States who,
AZ I !, mma"asr q sauasrons and eonmaraers Il
commissions OF officers both
navy and corps appointments Of commissioned and warrant
officers and discharge Of cmanae
All duties o the different bureaus
performed the Secretary, and their orders
eanaug from him The general q
the marine forms ao part o the duties Of the secretary ana
eommanan Of that corps should be approved by
him.
burcau y and draugtsnan
das and wharyes, buildings and machinery in
navy yards everything Immediately eonhcd with them
sucrnsnenr o this bureau also charged with the
management of ths Naval Asylum.
gara NJ cuacn EgpFusss, ResuirIohn esp,
chief eight clerks and dranghtJan The eic ~
engineer navy Daue Martin, aiaohed 20
who assted by tee assistant egoeers This bureau
charge the brlg and repairs OF all vessels Of purchase
d materials and providing all vessels with their equipments
sa anchors The ncif supcrncnd
Of all engines for the navy and, with
the approval Of the Secretary decides upon plans lor their cons'Fu
isran n rioHs CEshineH Bridge, uuited States
clerks All for the Use
clothing tho making ~ contracts Cor fur
nthins the under the charge of this bureau
surfu n orznapee Byiypdfhycapt Duncsn Ingrsham
chief barea draughmsn This bureau has
the manufacture
chase cannon guns powder shot Ehc &c. aud the equipment
with everything connected herewith II aiso pro
er with such hooks furnished ships ofwar The Unied
Observatory and Hydograp oce At WASHINGTON