The Washington union., 1857-11-14
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8

Tyedsge, oGcesmasl Casey esq., Treasurer, thirteen
ONCE repositories created by the act Of the 9th Of
s and pys out the Va % % @ Tswn ns
drawn by the Postmaster General and
public moneys advanced BY isburng oca
out the same upon their checks
the official statement Of commerce and
and Of Customs all accounts and by
them, and charged by law with their safe keeping
lie all civil suits By tho United stats
os arising e Poa Office Da and instrucs the Uni
them and their results lie receives returns ho
a SS 's o sO II ass nn @ or the
States payment Of debts ~ those assigned % payment q d.s
the same for the benefit Of the United States.
Light BoadIop Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury,
president Com b asors United states navy shss
United States army Prof A. D hehe o. Coast sai
samuel Barron United states navy Commander Thornton Jen
s Usd ] na ana ss @ Mm The
Ing and repairing Of light D1oy and oeacons
Unaed yats oeax sr,sy Professor A. D Bsche L. d.
perin,endeu and superintendent Of weights and measures
Capt M l. smith % engineers assistant 0harso a
Aw. Russell, chief clerk
C. b. Snow, In charge OF archives.
Professor Pendleton United States oompuor Of ong
Assistant Chas A. schot;, charge Of computing division
Assistant l. y pourialea IN charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. saxon United army, charge engraving divi
samuel Helm, dsbursing agent
Joseph saxton superintendent Of weights and
rosr orrcx DErARrxNr.
Hon " Brown General Tho direction and
the Office assigned by the cons
conveniently arranged prepared for his final action is
saao Sns o. ns @ s IN.
Once q the % Assistant .pd
the Inspection Once in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment OceHoratio King ESQ., First Assistant Postmaster
and @ ~ % srs a.
changes and appointment and removal Of postmase
nna raa'' 1s ae with marking
letter balances this % which Sc, 0 w .ns @
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
with baks To this bureau likewise assigned the gu
steamship lines and the foreign and
ternaonal postal arrangements .1N.
Contract Ocewilam Dundas esq Assisan, rosmas
clcrks To this office assigned tho bust
arranging the United States and placing the
under contract all and
all the tho Of Tho mail between
tho regulations for the
United States prepares the or mail
ng the adjustment execution Of the contracts All appca
establishment alteration OF mail and the
appointment messengers, should be this onice All
claims should be submitted TO for service not under
authority for tho proper credits at
this Office all p0stmascrs ends
of mail prescribed for the
respective rous reports weekly Auditor all contracts
the statistical exhibits service the reports Of the
Lettings yug g. each bid os the contracts nG s
| additional allowances Ersncd wttn The ycar
Msr0n % H. Third d assistant rs nsss s 1 Gsr
the financial business Of the department
dram offices and other depoae department issuing
and drafts in payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
Offices under orders to depos their quarterly bal
by nos,maes Of their quarterly poges has charge
tho deeder ONCE Of the issuing postage stamps and
envelopes for the Of postage and tho accounts con-
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General postmasts
reporting quarterly the net proceeds their occs and those
dcposng Offices certificates Of deposte to him should also
be directed weekly monthly Of tile dposiiarics tho
department wen as all applications md receipts for postage stamps
Iusson Onohn oaod, esq, chief clerk, and seventeen
assigned the duty orecovng and examining the
agents and of mail failures Of noting the de
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reports mail ures providing and sending out and
sary to secure faithful Of all mali
All mail depreciation Of violation Of law BY p.y. e.
the supervision this Office and should be reported to
,oHs or othsr Violations Keys should be
reced Chief Clerk, Pos, once Department" :
agents r. Of ans mail \. o
imperfect service shoud DO arcced M
specton ofce Post Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Tho Navy Department consists Department be-
ing Secretary and five bureaus attached thereto viz;
Bureau OF Of Construction Equipment
Repair Clothing Bureau ordnance and
Hydrography, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
the duties OF each Of these oceS and
| Of the force employed therein
Srnrys Ooon Isaac Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
w. Welsh ESQ., The Secretary OF the
everything connected with tho naval establish
Of all laws relating thereto nrusted TO
general the President Of the United States whe
constitution commander chief OF the army and navy
commanders squadrons and commanders oil
vessels officers commissions Of officers both In tho
appointments Of commissioned and warrant
enlistment and discharge Of scamen emanae
All the duties OF tho dinernt bureaus are
and their orders
cmanang him. Tho n superintendent OF
Of tho duties the Secretary and
commapdant that corps should DO approved py
| him.
Bsnu of Ndry Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
All tho docks wharves buildings and machinery in
%Ssr e observation-disclosures q s Sarea
| management Of the Naval Asylum
urou of Construction Equipment and RpairJohn Lenhal esq
chief eight clerks dranghsman The Office Of
The engineer in navy Daniel b. Martin attached to
assisted by three assistant Ih bureau
building and repairs OF all vessels
all vessels with their equipments
As sails anchors The engineer chief
The engines for the and with
approval Of the Secretary decides upon plans or her
| ton
Bureau of Provisions Bridge purser United States
and four clerks All provisions Tor the use
The navy clothing together with the making contracts pr r
nbipg the same come the charge Of this bureau
1av ,r oraamc. and Hyarerophy- Ingraham
chief and dranghman This bureau has
az ali the manufacture