The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-16

keeps moneys the United States
ONCE and thai Of the Repositories created by the Of the 9th Of
August 1896 and the by the
Secretary Of the Treasury oounersgned by the First Comptroller and
warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and counsgned
by Auditor by Register holds
public moneys advanced by warrant TO dbang officers and pays
out the same upon their checks
Registers OGo-Fnley Bigger Register twenty
He keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
gaton of the States; Comptroller
aud Commissioner Of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by
them and Is charged by law with their safe keeping.
Solicitors 0Ece-anc streeter esq Solicitor and six clerks
He superntends all civil suits commenced by the United States
ceJS o arising the Office Der1na,a)
ted states attorneys mashals clerks relating
them and their results lie receives returns from each term Of the
has charge Of all lands and other properly assigned 70 the United
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the same for the benefit OF the United States.
Light BoardHon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
enee president Com W. shubck United States navy, chair
man; c. Toiten United army; Capt Humphreys
United States Prof ache superintendent O. Coast Sur
Samuel Barron United States Commander Thornton jon
States and Ave clerks This board directs the build
ing and repairing light houses buos and beacons
contracts for supplies OF oil, &C.
United suuey 0bce-proessor A. D. Bacbe IL. d. su
perntendent and superintendent Of weights and
The Survey Once
A. ", Russell, chief clerk
Q. Il. Snow in charge of archives.
Professor Pendleton United States navy compuer of ong
Assistant j. e. Higard charge computing division.
Assistant L. f. Pouraes in charge OF tidal division.
Lieut. C. Tdbal United States army charge of drawing d
vision
Lieut. Sxton United States army In charge OF engraving dy
Samuel Hein disbursing agent.
George Mathiot, eectrotypst.
Joseph xon assistant superintendent Of weights and measures
posr omcE prPAnTsmsr.
V. Brown, Postmaster General
Of the Post oce Department assigned by the ons
the conveniently arranged and for his final action
distributed several bureaus follows The Appointment or
lce charge the Assistant General the Contract
Office charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
appointment OHorato King ESQ., Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office are assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and dconnuance Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal
masters Psmastsrs furnished with marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with pro
the Of tho several agencies established for supplying
postmasters with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the su
pervon the mail steamship lines and the foreign and in
ternational postal arrangements.
Contract oHcewlam Dundas, esq, Second Assistant postmas
General and twenty six clerks To this Office assigned the bus
the mail service Of the United States and placing the
same under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode and times Of de
partures and arrivals all the routes the the mail between
regulations government
United States prepares the advertisements for mail proposals
ng and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appc
appointment Of mail messengers should ONCE All
claims should be submitted to for transportation service not under
contract recognition said first be obtained through
the Contract Office authority for the credits
the Auditors once From this Office all postmases the ends Of
the Of mail prescribed for the
respective rontcs reports weekly 70 the Auditor all contracts exc
parcs exhibits Of the mall and the Of the
lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
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management Of the financial business of the department.
dram onees and other epotaries department issuing
and drafts n payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
the Of Offices under orders to depe their quarterly bal
m & auarery returns Of poages Il has Charge
Of the dr oce Of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts con
10 the Third Assistant Postmaster General all posastqrs
quarterly Of postage those at draft Offices their
reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their Offices and those
Id directed the weekly and monthly returns cposrcs
department well as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
saion 0oJohn 0akford esq chief clerk and seventeen
clerks the duty ossevns rec nn and o the the
service agents rens of mail failures Of noting the de-
y Ss nsra ns Sna blanks or S
reports o. mail ss PSnnE or na ssns as which S @ be- aeoe en
sary faithful and exact performance Of all mail contracts
Al .a y g Dy paa an
the supervision ONCE and should be reported to M
on or onor Violations 81 maoc Keys should be d
rcc,ed Chief Clerk Post ONCE Department" ,..,-
Of the ry Of route agents REPORTS Of maj mail ~ ssan
contractors irregular Imperfect service should be directed In
epection ONCE, Post Office department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT
The Navy Department consists the Navy Department proper be
ne the Office of tho Secretary attached thereto
Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance ana
Hydrogaphy, and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The following statement oil the duties OF cch ei ese oce ana
of the force employed therein:
ss O6oeHon Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
chief clerk and eleven clerks The secretary Oh e
Navy has CHARGE everything connected with the naval establish
nen Of all laws relating thereto intrused 10 h
under the general President of tho United States who
by The constitution commander chief Of the army and navy
An instructions Of sqadrons and commanders OF
yossols all ocers commissions OF ocofs bo W e
appointments OF commissioned ana warfah
officers e and discharge Of seamen emanaie
from the the duties OF the different bureaus are
pened Secretary ana their orders are
eanaing from him. The geaTf
The marine corps FORMS part the duties NE hctary and
all the orders the copandant that should be approves
him.
B,rodu Of Ndtn- Docks Commodore Joseph Smith che
or he bureau clerks civil cngneor and draughman
All the navy yards wharvcs buildings and aenery
everything Immediately connected with en are
the OF this bureau II also charged with tho
niansgement Of the Naval Asylum
B,osau NJ Cbnsrrca, Equipment and RrJohn Lentall esq.,
r ~ bS bureau eight clerks aughtsman The office of
Tho Che Daniel Martin, ESQ., is attached TO
s burau Nv three assistant engineers This bureau
has charge Of The building Of all purchase
of materials and the providing OF all ves With their equipments
tho construction engines for ie navy ad with
approval Secretary decides upon plans Tor thcr
ton
Bureau of Provisions and Cth Bridge, parser United states
navy chief four clerks All provisions Tor o use
navy clothing with the making OF contracts r iur
nishing tho same tho charge Of this bureau
B,rsau or Ordnance HyIgdphyCapt Duncan ngraham,
chief Of bureau clerks draughtsman This bureau has
az m ordnance the manufacture
.far pla elaI k