The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-24

clerks He receives keeps the unes IL Tho Gned states in his
AUGUST isto And fays the upon warrants drawn by tho
The Treasury coaniersgncd by The First Comptroller aud
y ae sAih Adior and recorded by hc Register c also holds
cut the same upon their checks
-sss ogoenley Bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
~ Ees~ me ssons Of public receipts and expenditures receives
saon q the United States and from the Fret Comptroller
them, and = charged by law with their safebeefug
Solicitors Qesrqnr reeter co, solicitor and clerks.
70 ~ ss suits commenced By the United sss ,
ed states atorneys marh and clerks all matters relating 20
United courts. showing progress
sa charge Of all lands and other property 70 the un,e
due tic ias ogce D1 and has sen aud dispose OF
the same or the benefit Of the United ssatcs.
Light Ikosse Iron awer Cobb Secretary OF The Treasury,
erecs, Trsst'cn Com W sbck United states chair
aa Gen O Tul,en United STATES ARMY Capt A. iighpreys,
ycyi Prof Joseph Henry secretary Smithsonian Institution Capt
@ & ss y ae acnan, nnT % sn n
states army crta MI hre clerks Tbs board directs TIE build
Ing aud repairing q ch houses light vessels 6ao, and Deaos
Unei Sta Cois Surrey 0ioeproessor H,chc, H. d. su-
pxsendels, and superintendent weights
cp l. Smith typographical engineers, assistant, in charge of
the Coast Survey Once
c. II. Snow in charge of archives.
ludes
Assistant = Higard in charge computing division.
Assistant L. =. ruurtales, charge division.
Lieut. j. G. ndba United States In charge Of drawing d
vision
sax,on United army charge engraving
sion,
samuel Iiciu disbursing agent.
George M,thiot, eleetrotypst,
Joseph saxon assistant superintendent weights and
DEPARTMENT.
Aaron " Brown Postmaster General. The direction
Postmaster General That its business may
The more conveniently arranged and prepared r his nal action y
distributed
ae in charge TIE First GENERAL; the Contract
Ucc in charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the FL
Office charge Third General
Tie Inspection Office in charge Of The chief clerk.
ans ~ Es H. e os @ ar asrnsa j,
which relate the establishment d.connuancc
agents as also giving post
matters Posmastars furnished with marking and rating
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
vng blanks aud stationery M the Of the department and with
tr with blanks To this bureau sewise assigned the @
crvn Of the ocean NAH steamship ne and of the foreign and in
tcrnatonnl postal arrangements
cRae f,-wian IT, Dundas esq Second Assistant Posmas-
ter General and wrntix clerks To this office Is assigned Tho bu
ness Of arranging the m service q tho United States and placing the
embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting The frequency trips mode Of and times Of de-
the country points buton,
the regulations for the of the domestic mail service Of the
United States prepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
the b and takes charge The annual and occasional mail let
ting the OF the All appia
tons for the establishment or alteration Of m and the
appointment Of mail should be sent to this Office All
the recognition OF said sevcc first be obtained through
the the 9ss as @ g authority % for the p m srs a At
routes receive the statement OF mail prescribed for the
ted and orders Affecting accounts for mail pre-.
the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the Of the
mail lettings giving Of each bid Also OF he
made the service originated the curiamcnts ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year
OGcson Marion, esq, Third Assistant
twenty clerks. To this Office assigned the super
not dryovc By law upon the Auditor embracing accounts with the
dram offices aud other detarcs OF the department. the Issuing Of
be due to mail contractors and other the supervision Of
anccs at dcynatcd points superintendent
by Of their quarterly returns Of poages has charge
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts
To the Third Assistant Postmaster po.tmasta
their quarterly of postage those at draft offices their
At eponr os their certica Of dcposito 10 him should
the weekly and monthly o the positaries Of the
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
in4siv o@es John oakhrd chief clerk and seventeen
registers the arrivals and departures Of the malls certificates Of The
nqenee a contractors preparing
General furnishing blanks for mail registers, and
and kays and doing ali other things which may BE-
mail epredaion Of violation Of law by private
by ,e forging or illegal use Of postage stamps are under
All communications respecting lost letters mail dprcda
lions other violations Of law Of and keys should be d.
All registers departures Of The mails certificates
of The service Of route agents reports failures applications
rr blank regicrs and reports urca complaints against
irregular imperfect service should be directed In
spco,on ohcc, rost Office Department.
NAVY
Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department be
Bureau Of Constructions Equipment
Repair Cohng Bucan Of Ordnance and
lIydrography Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
following statement OF the duties OF each ol these onces and
Of the force employed therein:
Yus Isaac Toucey Secretary of the Navy; Charles
we ESQ., chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of The
connected with establish.
all laws rotating thereto intrusc TO him.
United
cosinton L. commander in chief of the army and navy
of squadons and commanders Of
commissions officers b0i In
appointments OF ana warrant
and discharge OF scameH emaae
All the duties the different bureaus are
him The general snperntenence OF
forms Also, part Of the duties OF The secretary ana
comf,anant that shoi be approved by
him.
Yards and DoSCommodorc Joseph smith, chici
bureau civil and drangtsman
and wharves, buildings and machinery In
immediately connected with them
this II also charged with the
management of the Naval asylum
Baoau o Construction Equipment and RpdrJohn Ientha
or draughtSman The Office Of
the engineer in navy Martin, attached to
three assistant, engineers This bureau
charge building repairs OF all war purchase
materials providing all vessels with their equipments
anchors The nrcnends
the construction Of all engines The and, with
approval the Secretary does apon plans or thc cohsruc
ton.
Burcnu @ and ClohtgH Bridge, purscr United States
navy cork All provisions FOR the use OF
navy clothing with the making OF contracts m inr
nishing the under the charge OF tins bureau
gursnu o Ordinance HviroparAy Duncan lngaham
Of clerks and drauehsman h bureau mas
charge all the manufacture or pn
hae cannon guns powder shot, shells &C. and the equipment
OF everything connected herewith ~ also pro-
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