The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-09

own office aud that of the depooe created by tbs act Of the OH q
August sio and out the drawn by the
Secretary Of the Treasury by tbs First cuproer and
warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and couniened
BY the sixth auditor and recorded by the Register He also holds
pnbe moneys advanced By waran, TO doung osrs and pays
out the same upon their checks.
R9aes os-nniey Bigger Register, and twenty clerks
lie keeps the public receipts and expenditures receives
igaon ssales, Comptroller
and Commissioner castoms all accounts and vouchers decided by
them, and charged by law with their saie keeping.
sieios 0gce-Francis streee esq solicitor
He saperinends all civil by the United States
attorneys marshas relating
them and their results lilo from each term Of the
has charge of all lands and other property assigned the und
s I u % py%sn' % q ass s s a a.. as q % "a y ,s & a
the same for the benefit Of the United States
L2Ai Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
man JG Toien, army A. Humphrey
United States army Prof D. he Superintendent O. Coast sur
samuel Barron, United States Commander rhorntan Jen
states army secretaries and ave clerks
ing and repairing Of gh,hoaes gyesse buoys and oeaeons
smrsy oGceProssor Tache L. D.,
perintenden and superintendent o. weights and measures
Cap, l. smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge OF
the Coast Survey onee
A. w. Russell, chief clerk
Professor G. Pendeon United States navy coppu,er Of long
Assistant J. Z Hlgard in charge Of computing division.
Assistant l. = Pourtal~s, in charge Of tidal division.
Iisu j. 1Idba, United States army charge OF drawing d
lieut. saxon United states army, in charge engraving dv
samuel Helm dsbursing agent
George Matho clectrotypEt
Joseph superintendent Of weights and
Hon. Aaron " Brown Postmaster General Tho direction and
Of the Post oe Department are assigned by the cons
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for bis final action
charge the Assistant Postmaster General the
once charge Of the second Assistant Postmaster General the H
tho Inspection oihce in charge OF the chief clerk
g@mea ope Ioratio King First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and disconnnce Offices
changes sites and names appointment and removal pomaster
masters Postmaters furnished with marking aud rating
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
ing stationery department,
the spernendence of the several agencies established r supplying
posimatcs with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned tho
pervon Of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
tcrnaiiona postal arrangements
0Ge-wiam Dundas, esq,
General twenty clerks To this Office assigned tho bu
arranging the mail service Of the United States placing the
contract embracing proceedings
respecting the frequency o trips mode q and times II d.
partues and arrivals all the the Of the mail between
The regulations for the government Of the domestic mail service o. the
the bids and takes charge the annual and occasional mail s
and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appcs
appointment mail messengers should be this Office All
% should s to & o - n aIi rnsr
the Contract Oe authority for e credits
mail prescribed the
respective reports weekly to the Auditor all contracts
for mail transportation
prc the statistical exhibits Of the mail and the Of tho
made the new The euraments ordered and he
additional allowances granted within tho year.
0Gcohn Maron Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
cra and twenty clerks To this assigned the super
and Of the financial business Of the department
devolved by the Auditor embracing accounts with the
dra Offices and other dcpotes the department the issuing
be mail and other the supervision Of
the Offices under orders depote their quarterly bal
designated points and the superintendent tho rendition
by posmas,ers Of their quarterly returns Of posages has charge
Of the dead letter Office Of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and d the accounts con