The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18


them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping,
ssaors ogsTranes seeter, Solicitor, and clerks He
s a. s sa S and SSs, se y an a
relating them results He from each
q @ sat SUITS @ ia charge ss c' III and oer properly
United States OF debts and has 10 sell and dis
pose Of the same for the benefit Of the United states
Light BoaydIion. Howell Cobb president; Com b su-
b Omitted sss1a ns esa = q oa p9s vd ss sss
Superintendent of Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry Of
Jenkins, unlea States naey engnser usenp,
John q rke United states army seerea,y and aye ss Th
buoys, and bcacons, contracts for supplies Of oil, &C.
gaed States ooaa seny oge Professor A. D Bache IL D.,
Capt NJ T. Smith typographical engineers, assistant charge Of
! A. W. Russell, chief clerk
/ c. b. Snow in charge Of archives
! tndes.
Assstan, J Z mgad in charge ofeempqlns division
Lieut. j. G. Tdba United States army in charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. szton United States army in charge d
I Samuel Helm, disbursing sgent.
| George Msihiot, eectrotypst
Joseph saSon assistant superintendent OF weights and
rosr omcE DErApaanrr
Hon v Brown, General
management the Department assigned
Postmaster That business be
distributed several bureaus as oms y re ne nonmsnt % % o.
Zee charge of tho First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
charge OF tho
Once charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General
the Inspection once, in charge Of the chief clerk.
Araoiafa Hoato King esq., First Assistant Postmaster
sh oS e ebp u ma. af az n oon %
ohangcs Of sites and appointment and removal postse
and route and local agents also , ing e instructions post
and letter This bureau which Is charged also with
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ternutonal postal arrserm
taa,uc orc, y Dsnda, Second Assistant Posmas
r G NE % o @ ns s assigned ag The es
undcr contract embracing all correspondence aud proceedings
prtures routes mail between
The different sections ito q the country The points q mail and
United sa.s ! prepares The for mail proposals. re-
tons or Tie ssiaSshmen and he
sns should BE- san,s i for transportation service NO, under
as the recognition Of said service first be obtained through
tho Contract Once authority for the proper
the AUDITORS oce From this Office all posmasers the ends Of
routes reports weekly to the Auditor al contracts eS
eued and ali orders affecting accounts for na tporta,on pe
statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the reports
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within tho year.
Finance 06ieJoin Maroon Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision and management of the financial business Of the department
posaries the department. issuing
and drafts in payment o. balances reported by the auditor
the Of Offices under orders 10 depos their quarterly bal
by pomasrs their returns pongcs has charge
the deadcr Office of the issuing postage and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts
Third Assistant General all p0StaSterS should
direct their quarterly postage those draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds OF their oces and those
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the cposiares Of the
Lsaton DJoln oakord, esq, chief clerk and seveneeh
registers Of lh arrivals and departures of the mails certificates of the
service o. route agents ana reports o. man p noting the dc
the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers
5 rpG1s oe na %s s n s III ss which ss en
faithful and exact Of all mail contracts
presses by the forging OF Illegal use Of postage stamps under
An communications respecting money letters lcpeda
tons other violations Of law and keys, should be d.
| rertcd Chief Clerk, Post Office Department"
registers of the arrivals and departures the mails certificates
for REGISTERS reports failures complaints against
contractors or irregular or imperfect service should be directed In
srecion Office, Post oAice Department.
sArY pErAk1snar
Tho Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department be
yards and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Hydrography and the Bureau Of Medicine aud surgery
The following is statement Of the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Soays Isaac Toucey Secretary Navy Charles
Welsh esq., Chief clerk and clerks The Secretary Off
mcn rotating ntrusted him.
under the direction Of the President Of tho United States who
All instructions TO commanders Of squadons and commanders Of
navy marine corps appointments commissioned and warrant
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge Of eamen emanae
performed the authority OF the Secretary and their orders
the corps FORMS part Of Tho duties tho Secretary
all the orders the conandant chat corps should be approved by
him.
Bureau Nary Ta, and Docks Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
bureau four clerks civil engineer and one danghsman
nnvy Yards and everything Immediately them
superintendent Of this bureau also charged with the
! management Of the Naval Asylum.
Busau Of Construction Equipment and Rprisohn Lcntha, esq.,
chief the bureau eight clerks and one draughmnn The office Of
this bureau who assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau