The Washington union., 1857-08-26
CITY OF WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MORNING, AU'


TrsaHes Samuel Casey esq, Treasurer thirteen
esrks Hs receives anq moneys United
own Office and that the depdores by the the
Secretary the Treasury by Comptroller
% upon m, warrants sara drawn y tho rosnass General and eounes1ed
public moneys advanced by warrant TO dsbung esrs and
out the Same upon their checks.
0so 0oenley Bigger, Register, and twOnty nine clerks
He Keeps the accounts public receipts expenditures receives
the returns and makes out the Official Of and
gAon Of the United s's AID receives from the First Comptroller
and OF Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by
them, aud Is charged ps law with their safe hopping,
Solicitors B. sirecicr esd solicitor, and elefs
lie supennads all civil by the United States
Ted states attorneys marha and clerks in all matters relating to
them and their results lie cves returns from each term Of the
has charge Of all lands and other property assigned the United
states payment Of debts ( Sas assigned in fay"et q dat
the same for the benefit Of the Urtcd States.
Light House Cobb Secretary Of tho Treasury
eSfo president; Com w shubck United States chair
man loon United army; cpt Imphreys
United states army Prof Bcbo superintendent Of Coast Sur
Samuel Barron United States navy Commander Thornton Jen
stes state and @ aSe ors This board the bu
g and repairing Of ghvessos buoys and beaeon
Unaea Sses Coast Surrey 0GoeProssor n Bachc, D.
psTnanSe9 and superintendent of weights and measures
the Coast Survey Once.
A W RussGl, chief clerk
Professor A. G. pendeton United States navy conpute of lon
Assistant f Hlgard in charge computing division.
Assistant l. Poartalss, in charge of tidal division.
lAout dba United States army in charge of drawing d
saxon, army charge engraving
samuel IIcn dsbursing agent
George lLthot clectrotypsA
Joseph superintendent weights
prAnrsnsr.
Hon Aaron " Brown, direction
of the Post once Department by the cons
tuition and laws tho Postmaster General That its business bc
The more conveniently arranged and prepared for his final action
distributed bureaus follows Tho appointment or
e charge Of the FIRST Assistant Postmaster Genera the eotac
Once charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the Fl
the Inspection Office, in charge of the chief clerk
4rrna,a o6Iorato King esq First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned all questions
which rste post Offices
changes sites and appointment and removal
Posastsrs marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with pro
the superintendent Of the several agencies established for supplying
neryion of the mail steamship lines, the foreign
tornatlonal postal arrangements.
Contract Office William II Dundas, ESQ., Second Assistant ros,mns
the mail service the United States and placing the
respecting the frequency trips mode Of conveyance and times dc
artures and arrivals all the routes the Of tho mail between
the different sections Of the country the points Of mail and
the regulations for the OF the domestic mail service the
Casa s an INC M @ T %a M r.
ng and the adjustment and execution the contracts All appra
appointment mail should be this Office All
claims should be submitted to for service not under
the Contract occ authority for the credits
the Auditors Once From this office all the ends OF
routes receive the statement Of mail prescribed for the
respective routes weekly TO tho Auditor all contracts
cuted and all orders affecting for mail transportation
the statistical exhibits Of the mail ervio and tho of tho
mail lettings giving OF each bid also, OF the
orinaei the ordered
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance CcsJoln Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
twenty TO assigned the
vision management the financial business the
devoved by law the Auditor embracing with the
da Offices dcposares OF the department the isng
warrants and drafts in payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
mail other the supervision OF
tho depote their bal
points, superntendence of tho rendition
by their quarterly has charge
envelopes OF postage and OF the accounts
nected therowih
General posmassrs should
direct their quarterly OF postage; those draft Offices their
letters quarterly the net OF their Offices and those
depoug Offices their certificates depoe to him should also
directed the weekly monthly returns Of the dcpoes o the
department well all applications and for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Ipeiou OnJohn Oakford, esq., chief clerk, and
clerks To this Office assigned the duty receiving examining the
registers OF the arrivals departures Of the mails certificates of the
service mail urc OF noting the de-
nquene thereon for the action
General furnishing blanks mail registers and
reports mail failures providing and sending mab and
mail locks and doing all other things which be
faithful and performance OF all mail contracts
All mail depreciation, of violation of law by private
presses by forging Illegal postage undor
the supervision should be reported to IT,
All communications respecting lost money! letters mat depeda
other violations mail locks and should be d.
reeted /" Chief Clerk, Post Once Department"
All the arrivals and departures OF tho mails certificates
the agents. reports Of mail failures applications
registers reports of failures all against
should be directed
spcction othco, Post Office Department"