The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-20

Tseassrs Oeeesaiu Casey esq Treasurer and thirteen
clerks lie receives and keeps ihe loneys q the ata states M y M
August ls4B and out the warrants drawn by the
so se drs~n @ sep % s md
by the sixth Auditor and recorded BY the Register He also hvs
pubic advanced By warrant Disturbing onice and pays
ou the same upon their tiecks;
Isgsr Qc Finley Bigger Register and twenty nie clerks
He keeps the accounts public rters ahd expenditures receives
the makes official statement OF cihiorte and nav
sa!en q te United aes and receives from the First uomp'roer %
s sVaSs Charged b ls's % ~ g. Ss Ssf9sa k se
Sa,icos oeeFrancis strcecr esd solicitor and SIX clerks
Ne superiuteais all civil suits commenced BY the United states
ted States attorneys mars and clerks In all matters relating to
Ss @ eoo Showing ss progress apa tO%sn @ y peh s suit
has charge Of all lands and ocr ovr'y assigned 70 TIE tn'e
s u % y % ss @ sss % saS @ ss passr s e ss ss aoss
the same for the benefit Of the United states.
Lo Brd ibp; Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
aS Con- j G Tsu nte ssss sss army Capt a ma1sys
United states army ro a. D. ce J. supsnenasn. e tt 5
Samuel Barron, United States navy Commander Thornton jon
States army secracs and se clerks This directs the build
Ing repairing Of light houcs light vcssc buoys and beacons
uad STATES cors slcey oOcrrrofpssor A. b. Ishc IL n su
pern'endcq and superiu'enden Of weights and measures
the Coast survey ohce.
A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk
G. h. Snow, IN charge Of archives.
Professor pendlcton United States navy cmputer Of long
Assistant F. Hleard In charge of computing division
Assistant L. +. Pouralcs, in charge Of tidal division
vision
saxton United army, charge engraving dv
Samuel IIen dsbursing agent.
George Mhthot, elecirotypkt
Joseph on assistant superintendent Of weights and
mer orpIcE DrrAus,r
Hon. Brown, and
management Department assigned by
tuition and Laws 10 the Postmaster General That ts business may
the conveniently arranged prepared action
distributed several bureaus follows: The Aprnncnt Of
Office In charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the Fl
Office charge Of the Td Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Ofice, In charge OF the chief clerk
Totntnsnt QIoratIo King csq First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned a questions
which relate to the establishment and dscontnuance Of post Offices
changes Of sites aud appointment and removal Of osaser
aud route and local agents asc o giving e instructions post
and letter balances by this bureaus which charged also with
M S V 9 sS @ @
poastcrs with blanks 10 This bureau likewise assigned tho
prvlson Of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
tcrnatqnal postal arrangements
Contract 0Gcwam IT. Dunlas, Second Assistant Posmas
u 81 s Il no ~ Uni n os ag nn e
SAME under CONTRACT embracing oil correspondents and proceedings
parturcs roncs mail
The different sections Of the country the points Of mail distribution and
United States prepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
the bids charge the annual and occasional mail let
tons for the establishment alteration Of mail and the
appointment, Of messengers should be this Office All
claims should transportation service under
the recognition Of said service be obtained through
the Office authority for tho credits
the AUDITORS Office From this Office all postmacrs the ends Of
cued all affecting mail transportation pro-
mail lettings aving statement q each bid also o die contracts
made the service originated the curtaicns ordcred and tho
additional allowances granted within The year
Fin oeeohn saron, es, Third Assistant Iosnastcr Gem
cra and clerks To this Office assigned Tho
management business Of the department,
moi devovod By law the Auditors embracing accounts with the
drafts payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
. Be due 70 NAL on'raors and other , c . q
designated points and The up'ntedcncc Of The rcon
4 tho occ Of e issuing posgc stamps and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts con
General all postmasers should
direct their quarterly returns those q nat o. aa os r s
Al dpcng oes their certificates Of deoie to linn should also
department applications and postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters,
the oreccyng and examining the
registers q . the and c a q ne e nons e ne a
inqaec Of contractors and preparing cases thereon for INC aco
reports mail ucs providing and sending ont maibags and
mock and and doing AZ other things which may be ncces
faithful and performance Of oil mail contracts
Al mail depreciation Of violion Of law by private
the supervision Of this ONCE and Should reported
An communications Respecting lost money letters mail depeda
reced 4 Chief Clerk Post once Department.
Al registers Of the arrivals and departures Of The malls certificates
for blank registers aud reports o. failures and all complaints against
for irregular imperfect should be directed In
spcetion Office, Post Office Department.
The Navy consists the Navy Department proper be-
secretary Of i've bureaus attached thereto
Navy Construction, Equipment
Hyirosraphy the Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement Of the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein;
sya Isaac Touccy secretary Of the Navy
wob csl chief clerks The Secretary Of the
mn, and the execution Of all laws rotating
under the direction Of The President Of the United States who
All commanders Of sqmdrons and commanders o.