The Washington union., 1857-08-20
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 90 IS


T,slsrs oce Samuel Casey esq, Treasurer
elsrks He receives and the moneys United his
Office and that Of the deroes by the the oh Of
August 1896 and upon the
Secretary tho Treasury oounegned by the First Comptroller and
upon warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and countened
by the Sixth Auditor, by holds
public moneys advanced by warrant TO ds6ug officers aud pays
out the upon. their cheeks,
Registers ogceFlney Bigger Register twenty
lie keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
gaon Of the United states and receives from the First Comp9er
vouchers decided by
them and is charged by law with their safe keeping,
sies oGoeFranos Streeer esq Solicitor and six clerks
He snpernteads all civi suits commenced by the United states @
ted states attorneys marshas and clerks IN all matters relating
United states showing the and copdi Of such suits
has charge OF all lands and other property assigned the United
das Ae oGc Dpuneaj power sell dispose Of
! the same for the benefit of the United States
LOM Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
oeo, president W. shubrck United States chair
G. Toticn United army Capt A. A. Humphreys
yey Prof joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian Instuo Capt
samuel Barron United states Commander Thornton Jen
army secretaries directs the build
ing and repairing Of light vessels ba"y and 1e"'on
Unid Sae couS Say 0BP Professor A. D. Bac,e, II" n
the Coast survey onioe.
A W Russell chief clerk.
| 9 B. snow in charge Of archives.
tuies.
Assistant j f. Hlgard, in charge Of computing division
Assistant L. r. Pourtales In charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. j. O. rdball United states in charge of drawing d
Lieut. sx'o United states army charge engraving dvi
samuel Helm disbursmg agent
George Maihiot, eecroypHt
Joseph saSon superintendent weights
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General The direction and
Department assigned
and laws the
among bureaus Appointment
a in charge Of the frst assistant Postmaster General the Contract
nance Office in charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
tue Inspection Once, in charge Of the chief clerk.
appointment OGce-IIorao King, esq,
General and nineteen clerks 10 this office assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment aud dseotnuance O. post ofces
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal Of ptmaster
and and local aso the giving Of instructions
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
yng blanks aud stationery for the use q the department and with
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
peryision tho steamship lines
| ternaional postal arrangements.
Contract OGce-wlhm Dundas esq
General and twenty clerks TO this office assigned the bus
placing
Under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency mode and times Of de
partre the routes the mail between
the different sections of the country The points Of mail distribution and
regulations for the of the domestic mail Of the
United States the advertisements for mail proposals
bids charge occasional mail let
tng and the adjustment and execution o. the contracts All apca
for the establishment alteration OF mail and the
should submitted for transportation service under
contract as m RECOGNITION Of said 7 m be obtained through
From this Office all pomasers the ends Of
respective routes Il reports weekly the Auditor
exhibits the mail service the of the
mail Lettings giving statement o each bid also q the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance O6ceJohn esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
To this Office the
financial business OF the department,
Auditor embracing accounts with the
depostries the department. the issuing
warrants balances reported by the Auditor
deposite their quarterly bal
points the rendition
quarterly postagc has charge
Of the issuing postage and stamped
the Of postage and of The accounts
neced hcrcwuh,
those at draft offices their
reporting quarterly the proceeds of their offices and those
certificates dnpose to him shouh also
monthly Of the lepoiaries Of the
department applications and postage
and nyoopcs, aud for dead letters.
nsInioa OHsJom Oakiord chief clerk, and seventeen
clerks duty the
of mail failures Of noting the de
nuuncies preparing thereon for the action
furnishing blanks mail registers and
providing sending Dnibags
keys all other things which be
faithful performance OF all mail contracts
cases OF mail violation law by
presses by forging Illegal postage stamps under
supery office should be reported 10 IT,
respecting lost money letters mail depreda
Keys, should be
rectod Chief Clerk, Post Office Department"
the mails
Of agents reports of mail failures applications
of failures and all complaints against
irregular imperfect service should be directed In
specon Office, Post Office Department