The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-26
CITY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2e 1857.

Trugsrs Samuel Casey esq, Treasurer, and thirteen
clerks He receives and keeps the Of the United States in his
August si6 and the drawn by the
Secretary d ,hs Treasury by the rs. Comptroller and
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by The Register He also holds
public advanced by dbursng officers and
out the upon their cheeks
Registers oFnley Bigger Register, twenty clerks
he He kes The aeoan o. public @ receipts and anS nes S
aIon Of the United ses and receives from ie @ Comptroller
them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping
Solicitors oceFranc sreeter, esq., solicitor and six clerks
oa the arising IN he Pod Gcc DpapJ and insruots the Uni
ted states attorneys maas and clerks IN all matters relating to
courts showing progress condition Of such suits
has charge O. all land. and other property assigned to the United
the for the benefit Of Che United States
Lahi Hou Board Howell Cobb secretary Of the Treasury
ero president Com W. shubrc United States chair
man Totien United arrny Humphrey
ycy Joseph Henry secretary Smithsonian institution Capt
kns, United states navy and leaenant WIN Franklin United
States secretaries and Ave clerks This board directs the build
ing and repairing Of seh houses shivese 'uoy and eeaoo
United Surrey ogos-proor A Facho n,
perintenden aud superintendent of weights
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.
Pendleton navy computcr Of long
assistant, Hilgard in charge Of computing division
Lieut. ndbh United States army, In charge Of drawing d
vision.
xOn, United states army, charge Of engraving dv
samuel Helm, dsbursing agent
George Satho electrotypst
Joseph superintendent Of weights and
rosr orrlcs DEPARTMENT
Brown Postmaster General The direction and
business be
The more arranged and prepared or % s final action m y
charge Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
oce charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Genora the Fl
Office charge OF the Third Assistant Postmaster Generals and
the Inspection ofdcc in charge Of the Chief clerk
appointment OGceIIoraiio King esq Postmaster
General this assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and diconnuance of post Offices
changes of sites and and removal ostnaters
agents giving Of instructions
pimas9 furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which Is charged also with
ving blanks aud stationery for the Of the department and with
posmaers likewise assigned the
rvon Of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
tcrnational postal arrangements s..-
Contract ObTwiam Dundas, esq Second Assistant Postma
wcntsix clerks To this Office assigned the bu
contract embracing correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency Of trips mode and times Of de-
plnres the of the mail between
the different sections Of the country the points mall distribution and
regulations the Of the domestic mail service OF the
prepares for mail proposals.
ccive the bids and takes charge The annual and occasional mail let
tngs, the adjustment execution of the contracts All appca
for the establishment alteration Of mail arrangements and The
appointment mail should be sent 10 this office All
transportation under
recognition Of said service first TO be obtained through
the Auditor po,tmasters the ends Of
receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
weekly the Auditor all contracts
all affecting accounts for mail transportation
mail Lettings giving staiceu OF each bid al.o
made the service originated the curamenis ordered and the
FINANCE QgeeJon Marron esq.,
cra twenty To this Office assigned the super
vision and management of tho financial business Of the department
deyoved by the Auditor embracing accounts with tho
balances reported by the Auditor
to be due mail contractors and other persons the Of
the Of Offices under orders to depose their quarterly bal
designated points and the superintendent OF tho rendition
by posmaers of their quarterly returns OF poages has charge
letter Office the stamps stamped
envelopes for the Of postage and Of he accounts con
General all should
direct their quarterly of postage those at draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their Offices and those
deposing Offices their certificates Of doste TO him should also
department well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
! and stamped envelopes and for dead letters .
Iyaeon ObuJoln Oakod, chief clerk and seyenieen
assigned the duty oreceiving and examining the
registers Of the arrivals and departures M bo malls certificates tc
agents reports Of mall failures Of noting The dc
III , Of Sa pE n,o oI, r s rcrsrs o uD
reports mail failures providing and and sending n @ 1H. @ % noS sna
faithful and exact performance OF all mail conract
depreciation, OF violation Of law by private
the supervision oi this Office and should reported
Al espens @ lost money 1 Letter. sGy % anS sprsd s %
| re4ci ( Chief Clerk, Post Once Department."
registers @ tbe arrivals and departures Of the mas certificates
REGISTERS reports d failures and all complaints against
pp5l seryse should be directed In
spccton ofce Post Office Department"
The Navy Department consists Navy Department proper
ng e ace Secretary bureaus attached thereto viz
Navy Docks Bureau of Construction Equipment
and or Provisions Clothing of Ordnance and
ilydroerapiy ard fc Bureau q Medicine and Surgery
oS;ng salelneh o dc due Of each these offices and
Of the force employed therein
crdarys O6ccon. Toucey Secretary Of the Navy; Cas
chief clerk and eleven clerks. The Secretary ct tho
connected with tho naval establish
apf of all laws relating thereto ntruo TO him
direction Of the President OF the United States wo
chief Of the and navy
All Instructions commanders Of qadons and com@anders % Of
orders o officers commissions OF officers boh III inc
appointments Of commissioned ana warrant
discharge OF seaincn, emanac
from Office All the duties o the different bureaus are
from him. The general slerntcndehcc OF
The Of the duties Of the Secretary aud
the comnahdant OF hai rs should DC approved by
! him.
bureau clerks civil engineer and one draugtan
ay yards docks and wbarve buildings aud manery IN
yards aud ng immediately connected win them are
superintendent Of TINS luFeu also charged WIN the
management OF the Naval Asylum.
Bnyeau n Gsaaudn Equipment and Repair John Ienthan
chief eight clerks, and draughsman The office d
ne en,gee IN navy Daniel b. Martin attached to
s who assisted by three assistant engneers This bureau
the povfn. ~ q vessels with their eqnents
anchors tanks &C. The npof supernead
the construction o all marine steam engines for e navy and wen
approval Secretary decides upon plans for their construe
ton.
Burarn n Provisions ChqH Bridge nurser Unitrd States
Das, n bureau All provisions for the
navy o ,Gser with the making of contracts for far
nshug the same under the charge ~ tqs bureau
Bprniu r Ordnance Iyoqotl tlyCap Duncan Ingrstnm
chief bureau draughtman This bureau has
ordnance the manufacture or
powder shot shells &c, aud the equipment
vessels of with everything connected thercwh ao pro
vdos with maps, charts, Cronometers baromoteT &c TO
furnished slips owRr The United
states Naval Observatory and drographal Office a. WEion