The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-23

thAt deAsire- fFtaifd ni the
Secretary q the Treasury eouersned BY the frt oonae and
b. he xi auditor and recorded BY the Register He aso holds
public moneys advanced BY warrant 10 dsbursing officers and pays
out the sahie upon their checks
Rglers OgoFnley Bigger Register apd twenty
He keeps The accounts d public receipts and expenditure receive
iai'en q le United = and receives from ,he First op,rlsr
1henl, and Is charged by law with their sde keering
Soiqaas ogcFranc srceier, esq sltor and sx clerk
@ tsa., ari~o ~ ~ Pas % DSs and Instruct the tn
led eses attorneys, ns and clerks IA all matters relating 70
uaiea courts showing progress such
has charge Of All lands aud other property assigned 20 The United
dae fas o Department and has 10 seil ana dispose Of
the Cor The benefit d the United ssaies
L,4 Hae Boaydn Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
ero president W b shubrik United States navy chair
J. G rotien United Capt A Humphreys,
United states Prof A. D. ache Superintendent q Coast sur
sey rof Joseph Henry secretary Of smithsonian Institution osr
kns United navy Lieutenant Franklin
a army asd hvc clerks This board directs the build
ng and Ts r. q y ss s o'e 70 % ~ oa's' and oa'
Uaed Coas sarry o6Trossor A. d Bacie L. n,
Cart NJ l. smith Typographical engineers, assani in charge q
A. Russell, chief clerk
G. B. Snow. In charge Of archives.
udts i'@ '4''u s'A'' navy 'ODp''' '''"
Assistant J. HiIgard in charge Of computing division
Assistant l. ,, Fourtalrs, In charge o tidal division.
lisu ndba United States ary, in charge Of drawing d
srxon army, charge engraving dv
samuel IIcn Osbursing agent.
George Matho eloctrotypba,
Joseph sxt assistant superintendent weights
rosr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Hon Aaron v Brown Postmaster General
management the Post oe Department assigned by The cons
the Thai its business may be
distributed among several bureaus a flows The Appointment
ee in charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
once charge f the Assistant Postmaster General the II
charge the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the InsPccton Office in charge Of the chief clerk
Apsa Oce-IIoraiio King esq Assistant
General and nineteen clerks To this office assigned all questions
which relate 10 the establishment and diaconnaanoe q post offices
changes Of sites and appointment and removal Of posnaFicrs
and route and local Also the giving Of instructions post
balances by this bureau which charged also with
yiding blanks and stationery for te Of the department and With
postmaers with likewise assigned
perv the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
ierraionnl postal arrangements
Coro1 0Eee-wiiarn pandas esq Second
Ter General and we ix clerks ~ tins office assigned te but
under contract embracing all orrcspondsoe and pocerdngs
Respecting frequency trips pde and times u
Iarurcs al the the mail between
the different sections the country the points Of mail distribution and
hs regulations for the Of the domestic mail service the
prepares the atvciscmenis for mail rnposss
oise tho bids and takes charge q the annual and occasional mail let
establishment alteration Of mail arrangenel and the
ciais transportation under
tho recognition d said service hrsi 70 he ohtned through
Auditors Once From tls onnoe all postmac at the end q
routes receive the statement arrangements prescribed
respective rouc reports weekly
o"ed and al orders affecting accounts Tor na Pre-
giving statement each bia also Of tbs contract
curtaimcts
add hitaiala allowances granted within the year.
Finance tson Third Assistant Inetnlasicr Gen
arke To this Office assigned the
Vision ana management of department
not deyoycd upon Auditor embracing with the
depsiaes Of department the issuing
balances the Auditor
and other the supervision OF
orders depose their quarterly bal
designated the superintendent Of the rendition
posiars their quarterly returns Of posgcs has charge
office Of the issuing pnge stamps and stamped
envelopes for the payment Of iase and a e accounts con
nfcted herewith.
General R pusnastars should
those DRIFT offices tbcr
al de,ng Offices certificates dspose n should ni.o
weekly nriy 81 The deposnres o ne
department. well s aIeaans and rpriss o postage stamps
aud stamped cagropns, and for dead lattrs,
Insl-oua thkird eaq, chief cierk and
assigned the duty receiving and examining The
&c tie mails certificates of the
service M ngenls reports furest Of
M preparing thereon for The action
M General furnishing blanks for mail rgs aad
reports f mail failures; providing and sending out mail ag and
all other things which he
mail euuArars
depreciation of violation of law by private
rrrses forging illegal Of postage stamps, under
supervision This Office and should be reported 10 it,
lost money letters, mail depreda
0 mail iocks aud keys, should be d
saci.d {. Chief Clerk, Iostu Department
arrivals departures m the inals, rcrtfrntes
II the Gf agents, of mail failures applications
ard reports OF itiuies and all complaints against
contractors Tor irregular tFbsI seryfe should be directed In
speron Onre, Post Office Department.