The Washington union., 1857-09-29


cS once and that q the Repositories created BY the s q the 9th
august ls4o and the warrants drawn BY the
urOn warrants drawn Ss he fanssssr General and
hy he sixth Auditor and recorded BY The Register He also holds
out the same upon their checks.
Rgi<sss ogoe-Fney Bigger Register twenty nine clerks
opi os statement q
ieaen Of The United sales and receives from the frs Comptroller
them and is charged BY law with their safe kseping
Sro ooeFrancs ssreelsr, ESQ., Solicitor, and si clerks.
aose ariAg e Pod ogos Ra and instrucs the Uni
@ s sns sp rsn marshall rs and s9 N a an ss sas II %
United States courts showing the Progress and condition % such suits
suites n payment of debts % tsas assigned "a ay dSS.
dss e Pos ooe Dtma and has power TO sell and dispose
the same for the benefit "a the United States.
Lio ouse oad-Tlou Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
eHt prezaent Com uerick, United States navy, chair
army; Prof A D Baohs superintendent
rey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian Institution Capt
kns, United States and Captain VIM Franklin United
repairing d hsht hoass hshtrcs buys, and beacons,
Contracts for supplies Of OIL &c.
periniondent superintendent weights and
Capt l. smith typographical engineers assistant in charge Of
'AI 4 .9Tsi VA Rasssf sSssfy essf 3lDIe; clerk.
G b snow IN charge Of archives
tuaes
Assistant J. Z. Hngard, in charge computing division
Assistant l. rourtales, charge Of tidal division
Lieut. rdhan United States army charge Of drawing di
Lout sA1ton, army charge engraving dlvi
samuel Heia disbursng agent
George Mathioi eectrutyIast
Joseph Saxton assistant 70 superintendent Of weights and measures
FdsI ciriG DEPARTMENT
ftua Aaron Y Brown Postmaster General Tho direct'
Of the Post ooo Department assigned by the co
tuucn and laws 70 the General may
e %O s0n snhty arranged and prepared for his Anal action ~
distributed among several bureaus fows The Appointment OF
6o in charge Of r First Postmaster General The Contract
hoe oce charge Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Once, in charge Of the chief clerk.
general a ns x King IL FRS. Assistant Postmaster
which relate 10 the establishment dconinuance post
and agents also giving Of instructions 70 post
an rmsssrs are araished WITH and aihg stamps
ns blanks aud stationery for the Of the department with
pmasers blanks To this bureau kewise assigned he SUI
the ocean mail steamship lines and OF the foreign and in
ierrahonal postal arrangements.
ter General and twenty six clerks 10 this oce assigned the bust
pes o the mail sers the United States and placing the
respecting the frequency Of trips mode and times Of de-
he a y e. ~ - II mail ss ns aea
he regulations - ae Of the domestic mail service Of the
the bids charge
nss and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appo
appointment Of mail should be sent TO this ofnce All
contract recsIon said service be obtained through
the Contract Once nresa authority for the proper credits at
routes receive the statement Of mail prescribed for the
e,ed and a orders .oing u,s % for msl e
pes the statistical exhibits mail service reports o the
made tse originated curaents ordered
additional allowances granted within the year
era tsFenty-on assigned super
vision and nanagement Of the financial business Of the department
d Offices and other depsrs a the department. the issuing
be due 10 mail contractors other persons the supervision Of
the accounts q Offices under orders depoe their quarterly bal
s letter % oe ,he sunu o ssns and n1s ape
nected Herewith
Third Assistant Postmaster postuastsr
direct their quarterly those al draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their and those
department. well applications receipts for postage stamps
and stamped ehfcicres and for dead letters.
aTedn ogJohn oakord, esq, chief clerk, and
clerks Toh Office assigned the duty ereceiyng and The
service Of route agents and reports Of mail fixtures Of noting the de
Postmaster General furnishing blanks mail registers and
reports OF mail failures providing and sending out mabas and
sry faithful and performance Of all mail
All cases q % mail speaon q violation % q law BY py-s rs %.s %
the supervision Of this Office and should be reported TO it,
tons violations law keys
rccted 9 Chief Cerk, Post olce Department"
ss % % G sas # ,. e ans s \. o5 ss
for irregular imperfect should be directed In
srecion Once, Post Once Department"
NAVY pErArrxsu.
The Navy Department Navy Department proper be-
Office the Secretary and q I've bureaus attached thereto viz
and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
and Repair Bureau Provisions and Clothing Bueau Of Ordnance and
the Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following Of the duties Of each Of these oces and
Of the force employed therein:
Ss4d O6on Toucey Secretary Of the Navy; Charles
W. welh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary 81 the
OF everything connected with the naval establish
execution q all laws relating thereto inirued to him.
general direction the President Of t United States Who
commander neief OF the and
Al instructions commanders Of squadrons and commanders OF
vessels officers officers both in the
and marine of commissioned and warrant
officers and discharge Of enanse
Office All the duties OF The different bureaus are
performed Secretary their orders
from him. The general superintendent OF
the marine forms also m the duties Of the Secretary and
all the orders Of the commandant Of that should be approved by
him.
Bureau af Norz Fdrd and DCommodore Joseph Smith chief
civil engineer and draughtsman
All the docks and wbarve buildings and machinery in
Of this bureau also charged with The
management Of the Naval Asylum.
of Equipment and RTairJcm Lentha
clerks and draughsman The eoe OF
engineer chief the navy Daniel Martin attached TO
assisted by three assistant This bureau
building and Of all vessels ofar purchase
materials providing Of MI vessels with their equipments
sails anchors tanks NC The engineer IN chief
approval Secretary decides upon plans for their ocnstruc
ton
Of CirH Bridge United States
navy bureau All provisions for the OF
clothing together with the making contracts for fur
nbing the come under the charge Of this bureau
,ueaa n Orfnanoe HDropurAyCap Duncan lngrahsm,
chief bureau clerks dranghtsman This bureau has
the manufacture or pur
cannon guns powder shot shells &C. and the equipment
with everything connected herewith also pro
furnished ships owar The United
Observatory and Hydroraphcai Once Nashng'o