The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-30

T-llgg's oees samuel Casey esd, treasurer thirteen
that the the act the 9Th q
August 1876 and the drawn by The
aon warrants drawn y the General and
bII ~ Is n on Ar s sa ts m , ~ n % a m 0 ma r T%
out tho same their checks. .....
Registers 0Fnley Bigger, Register, and clerks
returns
rS cowmuer r Customs an soapi. and vouchers decided by
them, and charged by law with their safe keeping
soior. oesFraneis B strees seioior and si1 clerks
@ Ae arising ia Tie POD oos Department. and nstracts NE Uni
them and their results He receives returns IRON
United States courts showing the progress and condition q such suits
sis.s d Fsyasa, q dsD ST. s @ assigned sayre dse
P oce DdItnssa and has sell and dispose Of
the same for the benefit Of the Untcd states.
LoAt Iie Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
er6o president; Com W. shnbrck, United States chair
United army Bache Superintendent Sur
yey Prof Joseph Henry secretary sminsonan zap.
sns, States navy and Captain VIM Franklin United
repairing light houses light vessels buoys, and beaeOss
rcrintenden superintendensof weights
Capt l. smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
A. w. Russell, chief clerk.
c. r. Snow, charge OF archives.
Professor G. PendetOn, United States compute of lOns
Assistant Chas A. schou in charge OF computing division
L. y. Puurtales charge tidal division.
Lieut. ndoa United States army in charge Of drawing d
Lieut. saxon United States army, charge engraving
samuel Helm, dsbursng agent
George Mahot electrotypkt
Joseph xtoh assistant superintendent Of weights and measures
"
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General.
Of the Post oce are assigned BY the oonS
the conveniently arranged prepared for his final action
distributed among several bureaus ooSs Tic appointment on
once charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Genera the n
charge the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection ONCE In charge Of the chief clerk. . .
AppointD,et oGcsIIprao King esq., Postmaster
and nineteen clerks To this office assigned all questions
which relate tho establishment and dconnuance post Offices
changes of sites and appointment and removal Of ossasters
msster Ptmat are furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with pro
the superintendent the several established for supplying
pomasters With blanks 10 this bureau assigned the ;n
tsrnatonal postal arrangements.
OGce-wiam H. Dundas esq Second Assistant Posima
n Of the mail service Of the United states and placing the
under embracing all correspondence and proceedings
arrivals routes
the regulations
prepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
tngs adjustment All appca
tons for the or alteration o. mail ana hs
appointment Of mail should ba sent this Office All
claims should be submitted for transportation service net under
the Contract oace necessary authority proper
the Auditors oaoe From this Office all postmas at the ends Of
weekly the Auditor all contracts
cn and all acng accounts for mail transportation
pes statistical exhibits o the mail service and the reports the
mail lettings. giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
tho originated the curtaments ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year
Finance -John Marron esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
clerks. To this Office assigned the
Of the financial business Of the department
Auditor embracing accounts with the
aud other dposars OF the department. the Issuing
and drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor
other persons the supervision Of
orders depose their quarterly bal
points suerntcndence Of the rendition
their quarterly of poSages haa charge
the dead letter Office Of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes the Of postage and Of the accounts
| nccted herewith . , ..a.s'
General all postmasers should
direct their quarterly Of postage those at draft Offices their
Of their Offices and those
deposng their certificates Of depote to him should also
department applications and receipts postage stamps
| and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection OJohn oakford, esq, chief clerk, and seventeen
the and examining the
registers the departures the ma certificates the
reports of mail failures Of noting the de-
Hnquences Of contractors and preparing cases thereon for the action
furnishing blanks for mail registers ahd
reports falure providing and sending mail bags and
and doing all other things which may be neces
say faithful aud performance of all mail contracts
AL mail depreciation, violation OF law by private
presses forging Illegal Of postage stamps under
office, and should be reported 70 IT,
AL respecting lost letters, mail dpreda
violations mailocks should be
recei Chief Clerk, Post ofice Department" e"
the arrivals and departures OF the mails certificates
registers reports failures and all complaints against
irregular imperfect service should be directed In
speoton Office Post Office Department"