The Washington union., 1857-06-11
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE H. 1857

Tsangs. oee samuel Casey esq, thirteen
clerks He receives and tho his
derstories
August Iss pays upon by
Secretary Treasury by Comptroller
upon warrants drawn By the Postmaster General and
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He also holds
public moneys advanced by warrant 20 dburg officers aud pays
out the same upon their checks.
ikas oDhoefnley Bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
He keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
the returns and makes out the official statement q commerce and nav
an Of the United States and receives from the First Comptroller
and Commissioner of Customs all aud vouchers decided by
them, and IS charged BY law with their safe keeping.
Saaors Ooe-Franeis streeer ESQ., solicitor
He sugernend all civil suits commenced by the United States
them their He each the
charge all lands property assigned
state, n payment q debts g s e @ ss's O. "a ,gs, s e @
the for the benefit Of the United States.
LigAioa Cobb Secretary Treasury
man Toten, army, Capt A. A. HumIhreys
United states army Prof D ache, sapernndcnt of Coast sur
samuel Barron United States Commander Thornton Jen
states army secretaries ge clerks This board directs die build
ing and repairing o light houses light vessels buoys and
tadei Sas coas Sarrey Oee-Professor Bache
peTnenaen' % and snpern.snden q weights and measures
a. W. Russell chief eerk.
c. h. Snow, in charge o archives.
Professor A. G. Pendeon, United States navy compuer of long
Assistant Inlgard, charge computing division.
Assistant l. y pourtales, in charge Of tidal division
Lieut. j. G. hdbal United States army charge of drawing di
sxlo United States army in charge Of engraving dvi
sion.
samuel Helm, dlsbursng agent
George lIathiot eleoirotyIist
Joseph saxOn assistant weights
DEPARTMENT
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General The direction and
q the Post oee are assigned by the eons
the conveniently arranged and prepared for bis final action
General
ONCE charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the n
the Inspection ONCE, in charge Of the chief clerk
ppetasss ogesilo,aI0 King First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and discounuance post
changes o. sites and names appointment and removal q
masters pstmars furnished with marking and rating
vdng blanks and stationery for the the department
the Of the established supplying
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned
person The mail steamship lines and of the foreign and in
ternatonal postal arrangements
Ter General and twenty six elers Il ts ONCE assigned e bn
ness q aangng The mail service o the United states and placing the
resec;ng c frequency mode Of and times
country points distribution
the regulations for the Of the domestic mail service The
United the advertisements proposals.
ceyes the bills and takes charge the annual aud occasional mail let
and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appa
appointment Of mail should be sent to this office An
claims should be submitted 10 for transportation not under
the recognition Of said service rst 20 be obtained through
ONCE authority for the credits
The Andots Once From tins oee all posimisiers at the ends
receive the statement Of mail arrangements prescribed for tho
all orders affecting mail roaon pre-
the statistical exhibits o the mail and he repors q the
made the service originated the ounents ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the
Esanee 0ohn Naron, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
era and twenty clerks To this ogee ASSIGNED the
vision and management Of The financial business Of the department
deyolyed BY law the Auditor embracing accounts with the
and drafts in balances reported BY he Aador
be due mail contractors and other persons the supervision Of
designated and the sopernedence the rendition
ny pstas n heir quarterly Of siages has charge
OF
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Il ihe accounts con
To ponasers should
direct her quarterly returns Of postage those a. draft Offices their
letters reporting gataY the mel proceeds Of their Offices and ,hoe
polng Offices their certificates Of deIosc him should also
department wen applications and receipts for stamps
and stamped envelope, and for Tor dc dead letters, -.
Inspection DnJohn onkiord chief clerk and seventeen
clerks To this Office assigned the duty reev and examining Tie
registers OF the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates Of the
of and of mail failures Of noting the de
contractors and preparing eases thereon % Tor the action
reports q mail failures providing and senng out mail bags and
sary to faithful and exact performance ali mail
Al Of mail Depreciation Of violation Of law by private
ihc \ this should Be reported ioh
oas q Snsr yons q s~ Or @ aud Keys should Be- q
reciei Cher Geh ppst once Department
agents reports applications
for blank registers and reports Of failures and all complains against
contractors Irregular mpc service, should be directed In
specion once, Post Once Department.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Navy Department Of the Navy Department proper
ng the office Secretary thereto
Equipment
Clothng Bureau Ordnance
Hytrogrnphy and the Bureau Medicine and Surgery.
The following Of tho duties Of each Of these offices and
of the force employed therein;
args isaac Ioucey Secretary Navy;
Welsh chief The Secretary of
with the naval establish
relating him,
constitution chief OF the and
Al commanders Of qnairons and commanders OF
navy onr appointments Of commissioned and
discharge
from secretary the
authority tho Secretary their orders
from him The snerntendence Of
corps the duties OF the Secretary and
the that should be approved by
him.
Bayru NJ Nut Joseph Smith, chief
Of civil engineer draughtsman
yards, wharvcs buildings machinery
everything Immediately connected with them
supenendnee Of this also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum
Ir.u ~ Construction tqumJ RlatrJohn ienthal esq
Tho Office
the engineer chief navy Daniel Martin esq attached 10
by assistant This bureau
building repairs o all vessels purchase
providing al vessch with their equipnen
tanks The chief supcncnds
the and with
the the Secretary decides plans Tor their construc
ton. Y s.., 4 n..i.,
navy chief burcau An provisions for the
clothing with the making contracts for
nshng the same under the charge Of this bureau
Bureau of HyJoguTAythpt Duncan Ingraham
bureau dranrhtman This bureau has
charge an ordnance and ordnance stores the Manufacture or r