The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-07
CITY OF WASHINGTON. SATURDAY

ss s receives and keeps the moneys o the United States IN biz
and that Of the dssiess created BY .hs act q the oh
Secretary Treasury BY the F-t cnroer and
By the sixth Auditor BY Resier He also holds
public advanced by warrant TO Disturbing onsrs and pays
Regiss oo Finley Beger Rsg-ier twenty clerks
lie keeps the accounts q public receipts and receive
Ain Of the United states and receive. from the rs m
them ) charged by law With their safe Keeping
saors solicitor and ak clerks
He supcrntrnds by the uued States l
I'd states at.osrys marsais aud clerks In relating
s 1sa saa,. s sssa showing s % p.os ssa an % x such suits
has Of all lands and other property assnsd ue una
.a's s a. ras o%e1 oasas aud a pa~sr 70 dispose
the fot ihs beneni oI hr United States
Lo1 House Boadron Cobb, secretary Of tho Treasury
erio president Com. shubr United states char
man; j. G. Totten, United States army c A. A. mphrsys
vey; Prod Joseph Henry, secretary institution Capt
United States cossnisr Thornton A ,, 5sn
states army clerks This directs the build
s as sssps % ssp % a s
Unai x.e, ssssy oks-profsssor Haehc III. d.,
Capt smith Typographical oagasers, assistant charge
the Coast survey Once.
A. w RUSSELL chief clerk.
b. charge OF archives. E.,
Professor A. g. Pendon United States navy comner OF ons
Assistant chas A. sehot in charge Of computing division
Assistant L. = Pourtalcs, charge Of tidal division
Ieut rdh,ii United States army in charge Of drawing d.
lieut. saxtan, army, charge OF engraving dv
Samuel Helm, dIsbursng agent
George Maihiot, clectroypist
Joseph sxon assistant to superintendent Of weights and measures
opr,cr psrAR,nssr.
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General
Once assigned by the oon.i
tuition
@ dS"s s several bureaus ns sioms The apat%sa o.
charge General the Contract
Of the a<undt
Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
Inspection Office, In charge Of the chief clerk
g ,fnasnt 0Gce-IIorao King, ESQ., Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks TO this office assigned all questions
Tn % ~ Ito :, an ue os annansa, "u and s a.
and local agents Also tho giving Of instructions to post
bureau, which chargch also with
Wiling blanks aud r ne use e the en- ama with
Of the mall steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
ternationa postal arrangements.
Contract oacwlam H. Dundas Esq Second Potmas
ter General and twenty six clerks 10 this once ! asne the ha,
embracing all correspondence and proceedings
pariurs and arrivals all routes
different sections Of the country the points Of mail distribution aud
prepares the advertisement, for mail propo-al
nss and the adjustment An applies
the establishment alteration Of mail arrangelnhts and the
caus for transportation service under
ns the % reeom0m a ,nna,r n m ~ ue oo % ~
this office all masers At the ends Of
respective ou,es reports weekly
AN and I'll Gas,s aF p ns %a m ' an the @
mail Lettings giving statement q each bid o o tbs contracts
additional allowances granted within the year
fYsanee 0Gesom Maroon, esd Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision and management business te
not aeoved by a upon tue auditor M G s s @n .ns %
u balances reported by the Auditor
Be s e. a nsa asr s nna 's % ] @ quarterly
degnaie points and the Of 81, ronSsn
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Of the issuing Of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage aud the accounts con
70 Postmaster General all postmaster should
quarterly Of postage those At draft Offices their
reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their Offices and those
be directed the weekly monthly depotarios the
department wen all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
I,sio OGa-John oakrord esq., CHIEF clerk, and
crks To this ONCE assigned duty receiving examining
service q route agents and reports ma. failures noting
y Ss ea % m
q @a II as sias which SS. ar S
sary Of all mail contracts
An ma. depreciation q violation M O. Law By private s.s ,s
the supervision ONCE, and should c reported 10 IT,
uoa a 90 oer VIOLATIONS q % and ksys 30
i rected Chief Clerk, Post oance IoIarment'
The o. route assn q T'poI s, = ma mail M Smr.a sn
s gnns m " or imperfect should be drseo
specion Office, Post Office Department"
NAVY puAHrnsr g
Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department be-
the oe the secretary and Of hvo bureaus .,aerd thereto
Repair and Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and
photography Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery.
following Of the duties cf each e these Offices and
Of the force employed therein:
as oaccon Touey, Of the Navy Charles
wesh esq eleven clerks rhc Secretary Of the
Navy charge Of everything connected with the naval establish
direction Of the President Of hc United States Who
By the % 2, s an army ana y
all orders Of officers commissions Of officers both in tho