The Washington union., 1857-09-19

keeps moneys
August 1916 and the drawn by the
secretary o. the eaury ey ne fT and
by tho Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He also holds
public by dbung officers and
out the same upon their checks.
Registers 0Flnley Bigger Register, twenty clerks
% @ ana au s ana
aon of the United States and receives from tho First
and Of Customs all vouchers decided by
them, and charged by law with their sale keeping,
Soieo Francis streetc esq., solicitor and six clerks
ne an v % s1 % oy ne n Ina Ss
tci States attorneys mar and clerks in all matters relating To
courts showing progress and condition Of such suits
has charge o all lands and other properly the United
ooe Deranst and has sell and dispose Of
the for the benefit Of the United States.
LqA House Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
szoco president; stubck United sacs navy, chair
Con Totem United States Capt A. A Humphreys
yoy Prof Joseph Henry Of Smithsonian Institution Capt
samuel B0s United States navy Commander osnaon jon
and five clerks This board directs the bu
ing and repairing Of shvssss buos and bsacona
Umaed swrey oGee-poessor Bache, L. d.
perintenden and supcrntenden weights and
Capt Smith Typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
Coast Survey Office.
A. W. Russell, chief clerk.
C. b. Snow, In charge OF archives.
Professor A. G. Pendeton, United States navy compue of ong
ssn in charge mp, as-on
Lieut. Iidba, United States in charge Of drawing d.
lieut. saxon, United States army in charge engraving
samuel IIen dsbursing agent .
George Mathot elecirotypist
Joseph saxton weights
Hon " Brown Postmaster General. The direction and
may
the conveniently arranged and for his final action Is
nce charge General
nance ONCE IL charge Of the Third Assistant postmaster General and
the Inspection Ohce in charge Of the chiefcle
Arpea1ea Horatio King, eq Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and dconnuance Of post Offices
agents also, giving Of instructions
Pstmastor furnished with marking and rating stamps
h Of The cstbshcd far supnvnp
pstnascrs assigned the
the mail steamship lines and the foreign and in
ernationnl postal arrangements s
Contract OtEcwiiam Dundas esq,
General twenty To this assigned
arranging the mail service the United States and placing the
respecting the frequency trips mode q and times ef
be cnt sections the e points OF man drbaon and
the regulations the Of the domestic mail service tho
bids charge occasional
ng and the and execution Of the contracts All appSa
appointment Of mall messengers should DC sent 70 ths once All
contract recognition through
the Contract Office authority for the proper credits
the Of mail prescribed for the
reports weekly 70 e Auditor @ AL exc
the statistical exhibits o the mail and the reports the
@ % @ ng de sao ] as ns an s
additional allowances granted within the year
oa an clerks 10 this ONCE arc assigned the
and sS @ & q s ] s
and deposaes Of The department the issuing n
TO be due persons supervision
the accounts Of Offices under orders 70 depo their quarterly bal
G Sy @ hs ssp pa as
nccted Herewith.
To the Third postmas,ers
quarterly POSTAGE those at draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the ne. proceeds their Offices and those
department applications receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Haseiom 0on oakord, esq, chief clerk and seventeen
clerks TO this office assigned the duty and hp
Of route and reports Of mail fres noting the
Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers
e mail gaG Ss n s., ua sSng r vs S %sl - sna
faithful and exact Of all mail contracts
cases Of M q ~ q law ny pys
supervision Of this Office and should be reported to H.
nSess e d
rcc,ed Chief Clerk, Post Once Department"
Of the service o. route agents REPORTS Of ma mail q applications
contractors irregular or imperfect service should directed In
spection Office, Post ofice Department"
NAVY pEraRrxKsr.
The Navy Department CONSISTS the Navy Department proper be-
Ing s p as @ spd & ys y attached tsrs,o VI,
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
Hydrography the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
following tho duties Of each Of these Offices and
OF the force employed therein:
Syadrys Toucey Secretary the Navy Charles
Navy charge everything connected with the naval establish
men the Of all laws relating thereto ntrusted TO him.
direction Of the President Of the United States who
BY the constitution army navy
commanders squadrons commanders Of
vessels all orders Of officers commissions Of officers both In the
and marine appointments OF commissioned and warrant
officers enlistment and discharge Of
All the duties the different
performed authority Of the Secretary and their orders
considered emanatng from him The general
all the orders Of the Of that corps should be by
him. s.se
Of Yards and DocsCommodore Joseph Smith, chief
All the docks and wrves buildings and machinery
and everything Immediately connected with them,
under the supcrntenence OF this bureau also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum. ta"E ~ Sc
bureau clerks and daughtsian The oAlceof
chief Of the navy Daniel Martini attached
this who assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
building Of all vessels OF purchase
Materials the providing all vessels with ther equipments
anchors The chief superintends
the construction Of all marine steam engines for the and with
the aposaof tho Secretary ae0es apof plans or @ thsr
ueau Of Provisions Crohiae bridge purse United States
navy four clerks An provisions for the
navy clothing together with the making Of contracts r fur
nshng the under the charge o this bureau
Bparu Ordnance HyiopdphyCapt IngrahaIp,
chief bureau clerks and dAnhtsm This bureau has
ordnance arid ordnance the manufacture
cannon powder shot shc 6o and the equipment
with maps, charts ohronomeers, baromeers NC to-
gether furnished ships The United
Observatory and Hydographc oacc at Washington
Naval Academy Annapos are also under tho general u
perin nepdo Of The OF