The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-22
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY, MORNING, III

Tnelazss ooesamael Casey, Treasurer and uirtGon
clerks he reesyes and keeIs The nioes Of the 9na saes ~ as
August lso and pays cat The same upon warrants drsM g is
upon BY General and oounterd
the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He also boda
out the same upon their checks
Registers 0goeFney Bigger, Register twenty nine clerks
and
saien the United sa and receives from The fr M
them and Is charged BY law with their safe keeping
lioo. oeeFranc sreeter, Solicitor = and sh clerk.
et a arising n M Pos es DHtsaea0 and ns,rsels The uI y
them their results He reoeves returns the
United States courts showing the progress aud condition q such @ %
due the Poa o Department. and has power 70 sell and dispose Of
the same for the benefit Of the United States
Loh Bu BoaydIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
e1 president; comw slubrek United States navy chair
United states Prof liaebe suerinienie9i q Coast sar
ua % ,ry' p Iaa ,say state na u candsr Thornton 4 Jen
kns, United and lieutenant VIM frankln United
ing and repairing c light houses htvesse buoy aud beaeo
ooutrac,s Cor supIdics q oil, 6c
CoaR Suary OGce-Prossor D. Bache, H. ~,
perintenden and superintendent Of Weights and
Capt l. smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
A. W Russell, chief clerk
C. b. Snow, in charge Of archives,
Professor A. G. Pondeon United States computer Of long
Assistant f Hlgard, III charge Of computing division.
Assistant l. y PoEriales ia charge Of tidal division. - -
Lieut. sason, Untod army, charge engraving dvi
samuel Helm, disbursug agent .....
Joseph sxton assistant superintendent Of weights and
prrARTanar.
" Brown General, The direction and
of the Poet Once Department assigned by tho oos
uon and laws TO the Postmaster General That s business may be
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for his final acton
distributed several bureaus ows The Appointment on
Ace charge General the Contrast
Gao charge Of The Second Assistant Postmaster General the VI
the Inspection once, in charge Of the chief clerk
AIganah ooe-Horaio King, ESQ, First Assistant Postmaster
the dscontnuance offices
changes Of sites and appointment and removal Of postaste
furnished h marking and rating stamps
and letter by bureau charged pro
yiiing stationery the department and with
tho the several agencies established for supplying
omasers with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the 50
evon the mail steamship lines and of the foreign and in
| iernaional postal arrangements.
Conraa 0Hce-wilan H. osq Assistant Ponas
General and clerks TO this Office Il assigned the bust
the mail service Of the United st. and placing the
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode Of and times Of de-
and arrivals all te routes the Of the mail between
the different sections Of the country the points Of man ana
regulations for the of the domestic mail service OF the
the bids and takes charge Of the annual and occasional mail let
tpgs adjustment and execution of the contracts All apa
establishment alteration Of mail Arrangements and the
appointment should be sent 10 this Office All
crac, d te recognition or said service i d be obtained through
tn, Contract Once necessary authority for the proper credits al,
the AUDITORS oca From this Office all pomasers at the ends Of
receive the statement of mail arrangements prescribed Tor the
eue and all orders affecting accounts for mail pre-
ros statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the reports o tho
a each bid OF the contracts
curtlmens ordered and the
! aldilu4lal allowances granted within The year,
Finance Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
clerks To this Office assigned Tho super
Of the financial business OF the department
mn by upon Auditor embracing accounts with the
dpoaries Of the department The issuing Of
warrants of balances reported by the Auditor
10 and other the OF
t accounts &c depnsle their quarterly bal
points superntendeDec Of the rendition
by quarterly returns Of postsgcs 1t has charge
Of
envelopes Of postage, and Of the accounts con
/ nrted herewith.
General all pOstInaers should
direct their quarterly postage; those draft Offices their
rs reporting quarterly OF their Offices and those
AT depotng certificates Of depoe to him should also
department as applications and for postage stamps
and stamped env velopes, and for dead letters,
Ta4i OGfeJon Oakiord chief clerk, and seventeen
cerks assigned the duy rcenE and examining the
registers Of departures o the mails certificates OF the
service reports Of mail failures p noinE the de-
poucn thereon for the action
OF he furnishing blanks for mail regsters and
,rts az mail failures: providing sending maibags and
KEYS all other things which may he neces'
and exact aormaDoe OF all mail onSaci
depreciation OF yoa-a Of law by private ex-
presses Illegal use a postage s are under
The should be reported 10 it,
An respecting lost cters mail depreda
micks Do
I rcctea Chief Clerk Post oace Department.
registers and departures Of the mails certificates
reports Of mail failures applications
f registers Of failures and all complaints against
contractors imperfect service, should be directed In
| spertion OfHce, Posi- Office department