The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27

ryousTe'. oessa%uel Casey, Treasurer, and thirteen
clerks He receives and keeps the Of the United States M
oce, repositories by tho 6th Of
August ls4 and pays out the same warrants drawn by the
upon BY General
by the sixth Auditor aud recorded by the Register He also holds
public moneys advanced by dbursng officers and
out the same upon their checks. i "a
Registers ooe-finey Bigger Register twenty clerks.
He Keeps the accounts public receipts and expenditures receives
the returns and makes tho official Of and
cation Of The United States aud receives from the First conPreor
them, and charged by law with their safe keeping
SOLICITORS obee Francis streetcr, esq., solicitor and six clerks
He supernnds all civil by the United sttes
rt those arising IN & Pot oGse Ddma and instruois the Uni
ted sss attorneys ~ and clerks N & al matters ae relating ~
United states courts showing the and condition such sn
saos in payment of aeb.s as those aseasi % paye q dt
a s same M S @ % beS o ~ United ias s aas ~sr . sen anu
Light oue Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
er president Com 3D. shnbrick United States navy chair
United states army chc, superintendent
Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of smithsonian lnuiion Capt
sh uniea States navy and sasnan w% Fransnn uaicd
army e,ares and ye clerks This board directs the build
ing and repairing Of lstouses light vessels buoys aud beaoon
contracts for supplies OF oil, &c. raaf44. t+ ta,
rrse sees esns sap.sy osgprefssor A D Faeq L. D. 81,
pcrinendent and superintendent weights and mcasues
Capt l. smith typographical engineers, assistant In charge Of
the Coast survey ONCE. 9sY4 h Fl
A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk. E
G. b. Snow, in charge of archives
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Assistant ]. f. ii'gard, IN charge computing division
Assistant 4. " pourtalcs, IN charge of tidal division
Lieut. Tdbal United states army, hi cisrge Of drawing d
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sxton, United states in charge Of engraving dy
samuel Helm, disburslns agent,
George Maihio,, eleeroypii.
Joseph sxon assistant % superintendent Of weights and measures
tgg rosr pEranrmar q @ #
v. brown General. The direction and
the Post assigned by the con
The That ts business be
more arranged and prepared for his ina action
distributed among several bureaus as ows Tho Appointment
dee in cargd Il the first Assistant Postmaster General
oss e ssafs Il Charge s q e sre
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk at
4pptn,et 0GcefIorao King esq Postmaster
General this office assigned all questions
which the establishment and dconinuancc Of post offices
changes Of sites and appointment and removal Of pomastcrs
agents the giving of instructions post
masters romsers are furnished With marking and rating stamps
yng blanks and stationery for the use Of the department aud with
pomasters with blanks TO this brcau assigned
cvson steamship lines, and Of the foreign and in
t,rnaonnl postal arrangements.
QFce-wlam II Dundas eq Second postnas
Yer General and twenty ~ clerks 10 THIS Office !. assigned inc oa
unicr Contract embracing Ill correspondence proceedings
e ~ m % M mole @ a @
The different sections Of The country the poitts Y @ and
lie regulations for The government Of the domestic mail sffics e
seVss s9,ss &c 's M ss sys @S snnsa
tngs am the adjustment and sseea M sonsras AZ apima @
appointment Of mail should be sent TO this Office All
torac a Tic recognition or said service ootlned through
the Contract Once authority for Che proper credits a
receive ne statement q mail prescribed ~ Wa
respective routes IT reports weekly to the auditor oil contracts
cucd and all affecting for mail transportation pre-
parc the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and The reports the
made the new service orna the eraments ordered and The
addfioiai allowances grantcd within the year,
tf y an md ~ liz n ane mel % sc ss osFsnea 81 s The .u
devcscd By upon the AUDITOR embracing accounts with Tic
aa sss ~ oeE asyars. e s ac,areni M FL, ISSUING
70 be due NAH contractors and other persons the supervision q
designated points the superintendent the rendition
BY @ ,a Of their their quarterly @ M returns O poass has charge
envelopes for tho prepayment Of POSTAGE and Of The accounts con
Third Assistant Postmaster pospasters
direct their quarterly Of postage those at draft Offices their
At dcpong Offices their certificates depose; him
he directed the weekly monthly Of the dcprcs Of the
and stamped ENVELOPES, and for dead letters:
I7eaio 0csJohn Oakford c chief cierk and seventeen
clerks To This Office assigned the duty receiving and examining the
registers of the arrivals and departures the malls certificates Of tho
nquencs contractors and preparing thereon for the action
Of the Postmaster Genera furnishing blanks for % registers and
reports Of mail ues providing and sending out mailbag and
locks and keys and doing all other things which be neces
All mail depreciation OF violation Of law private
by The forging Illegal use Of postage stamps arc under
the supervision Of this office, and should be reported TO IT,
All communications respecting lost money letters mail dcreda
rccted Chief Clerk Pos, e ocs Tm Department.
Al registers of the arrivals departures mails
r blank registers reports ai,. and ali Complaints ass
es f n Fc ce 9 %g.as should be directed In
DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department Navy Department proper be
Secretary and Of I've attached thereto viz
Docks Construction Equipment
Iydrography and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The following Of the duties Of each OF these offices
| Of the force employed therein; # .att5f On
Syarvs Isaac Touccy secretary Of Navy Charlie
w Welsh esq chief clerk and clerks The Secretary Of TN
mcnt and the exccnton Of all laws relating thereto
under the general direction Of the President Of The United States who
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