The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-01

Ts''%s. samuel cssey, Treasurer and thirteen
Office depostores by the aci Of the 9Th Of
august 1916 and pays out the warrants drawn by the
upon drawn BY the
ey the sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register c also holds
public moneys advanced by dhbursng officers
out the same upon their checks
Rxe. oeemnley Bsser Register and twenty nine clerks
tho returns and makes tho Official
s9n o. The United states and receives from the Frst Comptroller
thon', and charged by law with their safe keeping
SOLICITOR, once s,rceter solicitor and Elk clerks
He saperiutends all civil by the United states
s those arising te ia O DrarpD and usructs the Uni
cn and their results H receives returns from each torn the
United states courts showing the and condition Of such suits
s IN Payment Of asp a % sas' s 's aga ass's%'r = p @ %
the same for the benefit Of the United sacs.
L House oaydion Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
eref president Com w slubck United States navy chair
uwtcd army Prof Icle Superintendent
Prof Joseph Henry Of Smithsonian Institution Capt
kns, United States and Lieutenant VIM Franklin United
ing and repairing Of light houses ghcssels buoys and beaous
contracts for supplies Of oil, &c
Uniet S,ss osts Surrey Professor A. Bchc, IL D.,
p,rintenden and superintendent weights
Capt l. smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
A. W. Russell, chief clerk
G. b. Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor rendlcton United States navy cf long
Assistant Hilgard in charge of computing division
Assistant l. + Iour,aies, in charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. ndba United States army in charge Of drawing d
saxon army, charge Of engraving
samuel Icn, dsoursipg ngen.
George Matho, clcctrotypst.
Joseph tou superintendent weights
DEPARTMENT
W Brown Postmaster General The direction and
Of tho Post Office by cons
the conveniently arranged prepared for his
distributed among several bureaus follows Tho appointment OF
ONCE charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Gcncra the Fl
Once charge Of the Third Postmaster General and
appointment 00e King First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this office assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and dconnnane Of Offices
changes sites and names appointment and removal osmacrs
furnished marking rating stamps
and letter balances By this bureau which charged also with
yg blanks and stationery for the Of The department and with
The Of tho several agencies established for supplying
Of tho mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
crnationa postal arrangements tts
0G.wiam Dundas, esq,
General twenty six clerks To this Office assigned the bu
arranging the saes placing
Same under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
and arrivals all the routes the Of tho mail between
regulations for the government
United States prepares tho ior mail proposals. re-
pg and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All npca
lions tor the establishment alteration Of mail arrangements and the
appointment OF mail should be sent 10 this Office All
claims should be submitted to for transportation service not under
the recognition said be obtained through
tho Contract oce authority for the credits
the AUDITORS Office From this Office all poasters the ends Of
mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective weekly to the Auditor all contracts
the statistical exhibits the mail and the Of Che
lettings giving Of each bi also, Of the contracts
made the service oenacd the cnramens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0csohn Marion, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
ria M ann @ ,wen one ~ s a. a, @ % n WV a. a i @
~, da,alna h In, ,o e anlr o,,rarira accounts ,r, no
ae o,cns an1 ~ n,.r e,arias @ hc de'oren, e sung ~
ma a IN n,vmcnt ~ baances rcnrted v The AndIor
a ~ ,a,
~ or,ars , dnro,, oir Ann
auce NJ nointa nnd ,c spependencc Of Tho rendition
y az their returns Of HOSTAGES las charge
M Office poape slammed
o ,c rrc ~ nostacc and of tc accounts con
ncc,nI ttcrc,ib - '' " \ '1l1 T1 +"
To e fi Assistant General all posmastcrs shond
er ror,ic ,e ct reds AZ their ccs and those
4, erinr offices their ccrt6cates Of depo to him should also
directed weekly
department. applications receipts postage stamps
T,s;n O,,Joln oakrord esq chief clerk and seventeen
clerks To This Office i assigned the duty examining
OF
reports noting
nquene Of contractors and preparing cases thereon for the action
81 the postmaster Gencra lurnnhg onks or man resslor anu
reports of mail failures providing ana sending out naGs ana
mapcks ana KEYS anu uong M o'ne Gs wmoi may pc ceen7
sary secure faithful and exact q al man cact-
Al cases Of innl dcpredatlon voaoh o law py private ek
presses or Dy the org9 or hsB Use " paee stamps arg hoer
tue supcrNf'oh ol ome, snoum w ~"
All communications Respecting o money eucr mall aeIreda-
Toms Or o,ner |" aW OF a"o '"u W i
m registers Of the arrivals aud departures the mails certificates
o the servc Of route agents reports failures applications
blank rcpsers
cntractp m Irregular or imperfect service should directed
specton once, Post oAicc Department"
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