The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-19
CITY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1857

Tar'5'. oess%uel Casey, ESQ., Treasurer, and thirteen
Office aud that Of the depoes by the
August lSa and out the drawn by the
upon drawn BY the coerigned
by The sixth or and recorded by the Register lie also holds
public advanced by dbursg officers aud
out the their checks.
R0ises o9oeFiniey Bigger Register twenty
the and makes cut the official Of and
sau9n o. ne .nea sss ana receives IRON ,ne rnss 'np%er M
them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping
sicio oce streeer solicitor and six clerks
ol thos arising IN M Pos oes Drte and insiructs the Uni
them aud their results He receives returns from each term be
United States courts showing the and condition Of such suits
States in payment Of debts (ep S assigned Il payms,a q dss
due e o tcs Du,tme and has power sell and dispose
the same for the benefit Of the United States.
Lt House oIIon Howell Cobb Secretary or the Treasury
eo president; w. r. shubrck, United navy
rae states army Prof A. D Rche superintendent o caas, Sur
Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian institution Capt
kina United navy, Lieutenant Franklin United
States secre'ares and Ave clerks This board directs The build
ing aud repairing Of light houses light vessels buoys and beas
contracts supplies Of oil, sc.
gasd soss ceas sas,sy a D naee IL d. su
Capt Smith typographical engineers assistant in charge Of
the Coast % slurs'; survey tshs Once Ill.
G. u. Snow, IN charge Of archives.
Professor O. lendeon United navy computcr long
tudes
Assistant E. IHlgard, in charge Of computing division
Assistant |. ~ fourtaies, In charge Of tidal division
Lieut. ndbal United States army, charge Of drawing d
vision.
saxton, United States army charge engraving dv
samuel Helm disbursng agent
George Mahiot elcetroyIist
Joseph xton assistant TO superintendent Of weights and measures
posr OFFICE prpanrxpsr
Hon Aaron Brown Postmaster General The direction and
OF the Post ouce Department assigned by the con
tuition and laws the General be
distributed among several bureaus follows Appointment
fee charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
Office charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster and
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief ccrk.
Apointnea Horao King esq,
General clerks To this assigned questions
which relate the establishment and don,inuance Of onces
and ronte and local agents giving Of instructions post
and letter balances by this bureau which i charged also With pro-
yng blanks aud stationery the Of the department. and with
the the agencies established for supplying
blanks 10 this likewise assigned the
eryon the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
ternaional postal arrangements.
0cewilam H. Dundas ESQ.,
General and twenty clerks To this Office assigned the bu
arranging States placing
under embracing all correspondence proceedings
respecting The frequency Of trips mode Of and times
the different sections OF the the points Of mail distribution and
prepares proposals.
eeiyes the bids and charge q the annual and mail let
tons for the establishment alteration Of mall and the
a q FOR - @ o under M
the recognition Of said service first TO be obtained through
Auditor onice From Ionasters
routes receive the statement Of mail prescribed for the
cned and all ordors affecting accounts for mail transportation
Ias exhibits Of the mail service and tho reports OF the
the originated the curtlmcn ordered and the
sSnaaee oe Join Marron esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
era and yen eers To this Office are assigned % the sapsr
not deyoyed by law the Auditor embracing accounts with the
warrants and drafts in payment a balances reported BY the Auditor
be due mail contractors and other the supervision
and the superintendent the rendition
o he ONCE Of III, issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the Of postage and Of the accounts con
To the Third Assistant Postmaster posmaers
direct their quarterly o. postage those a. draft Offices their
depoing Offices their certificates deposits 70 him sould also
department. wen a applications and receipts postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and Toy dead letters
clerks 10 shIs once examining
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of ,he mails o. TIE
nqucnc Of and preparing thereon for the action
raos and doing al other things whirh be
Al mail depreciation Of violation q law BY private
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All lecn'mpca,ons respecting oa money letters mail depeda
recel Chief Clerk, Post Oaicc Dcpgrtmentn
All registers Of the arrivals and departures Of Che mats certificates
Of the service Of route agents reports Of mail failures applications
for blank registers and reports Of failures and all complaints AGAINST
spe7qn ofncc, Post Once Department"
p4yr DEPARTMENT
The Navy Department consists Navy proper, he
Ave bureaus atiarhcd thereto via
Of Navyyads and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
d Repa Bureau Of Provisions and cotn Bureau Of Ordnance and
JiydIoar and Medicine and Snrgcry.
following OF the dies Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed thcten
,earys Touccy 81 thc Navy Charles
W Walsh esq clerk and eleven clerks Tho Secretary the
everything connected with the nayn establish
Incnt all laws relating thereto nuted to him.
,ne the President of the United stntes, Who
y the constitution OF the army and navy
All instructions Of quadrons and commanders OF
vessels officers commissions Of officers both In the
OF commissioned ana warrant
otecrs orders discharge Of emnnatc
from All the duties Of the different bureaus are
performed under authority the secretary and their orders
tho marine corps forms the duties o the secretary and
connanant of that should be approved by
linn.
Baip NJ Nary DpICommodcrc Joseph Smith chief
bureau 0s civil engineer and draughman
All docks buildings and machinery In
everything Immediately connected win tea,
OF this bureau u Il aso charged WIN he
man Of the Naval Asylum.
Baru or Csasrpcon Egupp,l RrirJ Iental esq,
chief ranfhsman The Office OF
chief of the Daniel b. Martin Is attached to
assisted by assistant engineers This bureau
charge building repairs Of all vessels Of purchase
MATERIAL providing of all vessels with their equipments
hc prsrucon engines for The and with
qppal .; the Secretary decides upon plans Tor their conc
lion.
Bnau o ipons lahsg H. Bridge pnrser United States
navy bureau sefk M provisions for the use OF
clothing together With the making o CONTRACTS nr fnr
nishing the the charge Of this bureau
Baru n Ordnance Bybugurhy Capt Duncan Iueralam,