The Washington union., 1857-09-30

own oce depsores created by
secretary Treasury by Comptroller
upon warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and
public moneys advanced by warrant TO dburpg oosrs and pays
ont the Same upon their checks.
Registers OcFnley Bigger Register twenty clerks
He Keeps the public receipts expenditures receives
The returns and makes out the official statement and nav
on of the United States and receives from the First Comptroller
and Commissioner OF Customs all vouchers decided by
them and is charged BY law with their safek keeping.
0GceFrancs treeter ESQ., Solicitor clerks
He supcrntends all civil by the United States
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them and their results He receives returns from zach torn the
has charge all lands other property assigned the United
States Of debts dae Designed q Pyes at
the same for the benefit Of the United states
Light Hon Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
a Cen j. e. Totten United states army Capt A. A Hamphreys
United States Prof iche Superintendent Of Coast Sur
samuel Barron United States Commander Thornton Jen
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ing and epaag Of hg hea'e sayce paoss and seacon
United Goaa s,uey O6Profssor A. BacAe IL. d. su
penendent and superintendent OF weights and measures
the Coast Survey once ..-
A. W. Russell, chief clerk.
c. b. Snow in charge of archives
Professor Pendctn United States navy oOmputcr Of lons
Assistant j. E Ingafd, in charge Of computing division.
Assistant L. r. Pouraes in charge of tidal division.
Lieut. j. c. ndbal, United army, charge of drawing d.
vision.
Lieut. saxton United army charge engraving
samuel Hein disbursing agent
George Mathiot, eeotrotypst. ..
Joseph son assistant superintendent Of weights and measures
rosr orycK DEPARTMENT.
Brown, Postmaster General direction
management tho Post ooo Department assigned cons
tuition and laws General That Us business may
the conveniently arranged prepared for his final action
I b among 10 oow The o
Once charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the II
nance Office charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
tho Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk
Appointment 0eora,o King esq, Assistant
which establishment
changes of sites and appointment pomasters
masters poas,ars are furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the supennasnse tho several agencies established supplying
posnas.ere with blanks To this likewise assigned
pefsion of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in.
tcrnatonal postal arrangements,
Contract oGo.-wlsm Dundas, esq., Assistant postmas
arranging service United States placing
under embracing all correspondence and proceedings
parture and es ali dass he he mail
the regulations for tho the domestic mail
United states the for mail proposals
ngs adjustment All appca
tons for the establishment alteration Of mail and the
appointment messengers should this Office All
claims transportation under
the Contract once 81 authority for the credits
the Auditors Once From this Office all pomasters the ends Of
respective routes weekly to the Auditor all contracts
the statistical exhibits tho ma and the Of tho
lettings giving bid; ALSO of tho
made the new service originated the clmens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0eJohn Marron esq., Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
ea and clerks To this Office are assigned the super
vision and management the financial business the department.
devovcd by the AUDITOR embracing accounts with the
dran Offices and chef doarics Of tho department the issuing
warrants And drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor
70 be due TO mail and other the OF
the accounts Of offices under orders to dece their quarterly bal
designated points and the superintendent the rendition
by posmasters their quarterly returns Of posagos has charge
Of the Office the issuing postage and stamped
envelopes for the Of postage and Of the accounts
nected Herewith.
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General poastors
direct quarterly of POSTAGE those at draft Offices their
the of their Offices and those
m dcpopp oes their certificates Of derosie him should
doposarcs OF
department. well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection Oalord esq., chief clerk and
clerks this Office assigned the duty and examining tho
registers the arrivals departures of the Mails certificates Of the
thereon for the action
the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
nalock and Keys doing things may
faithful and exact performance Of all mail contracts
the illegal postage stamps under
supervision Office should be reported to it,
TONS other violations OF law maocs and keys should be d.
rcctcd Chief Clerk, Post oace Department"
arrivals and tho mails certificates
81 @ nI s 81 Uud and p Of failures and ali Complaints against
contractors for irregular or imperfect service should oe
spection Office, Post Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper be-
ing and of 1--WE bureaus attached thereto viz
Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Provisions and Cohng Bureau Ordnance and
Hydrography Of Medicine and Surgery.
following duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of tho force employed therein:
Syarys Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
W Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of tho
charge everything connected with the naval establish
under general who
by tho constitution commander in chief Of the army and navy