The Washington union., 1857-12-05
CITY OF WASHINGTON. SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER

Tssa e, csey s % and thirteen
own Office and that Of the repositories created by the act Of the 9th Of
secretary ii s Treasury BY The First Cmproer
upon warrants drawn by h Postmaster General and
by the Sixth Auditor recorded by the Register B also holds
public advanced by dburDg ocsrs and
out the same upon their checks.
He Keeps The accounts q pass receipts ana expentares
the and makes the o Of commerce and nav
atn OF the United States and receives from the First Comptroller
and Commissioner Of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by
them, and is charged by law with their snfe keeping.
Solicitors streccr csq Solicitor, and six clerks
lie supcrnte1ds BY United
s s a 3 ~ % S Dss ss and n ns ss Sn to
them and their results He receives returns from each term Of lhe
States py@en. o debts - a assa. q pa,ss, . q ass, e
the same for the benefit United states.
Lph Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury,
@sa Con- s. Totem United states army Capt Humphreys
army Prof D. che supeincndent q Coast sur
samuel barron navy Commander Thornton yen
@ SnSa urmS sas nsy ara e THIS lie Snd
and repairing Of light houses buoys, and beacons
Unea Sucs coaa sa,,ry Professor d. Bachs L. d. su
and o weights and measures
the Coast Survey 0Gice. st
A. w, Russell, chief clerk -...... a.
Pendcton States navy compuier Of long
Chas A. schot, charge Of computing division
L. Pourtalcs, in charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. Tdba United States army In charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. saxon Untod States army charge engraving
samuel IIcn dsbursing agent.
Joseph assistant weights
" Brown, Postmaster General The direction md
Of the Post ooc Department assigned by the cons
the conveniently arranged and prepared for his hn acoA
nee charge Of tho First Assistant
oce charge Of the Second Assistant General the M
the Inspection Once in charge Of the chief clerk
- K1s ST. First assistant !,
establishment dconnuance Of Offices
changes sites and appointment and removal poasters
masters Potmastsrs are furnished with marking rating stamps
spa ns S5 ns @ D r @ % u m
the supenendence Of the several agencies established for supplying
pcrvop steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
crnaiiona postal arrangements
Office William Dundas, esq., Second Assistant rostmas
arranging the Of the United States and placing the
under G a anu tines DE-
porue and arrivals all the routes the course Of the mail between
the regulations for the Of the domestic mail service the
United @ u% e III aa ND a M
% the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All apca
appointment messengers should be to this Office All
claims should be submitted TO for service no, under
Office authority for the proper credits
rone receive Tho statement o mail prescribed
respective reports weekly to the Auditor all contracts exc
pars statistical and tho reports Of the
mail lettings giving statement Of G eaoh o also y a n h
additional allowances granted within the year. i
anss r % os s in@ oce ar tho u
of the financial business Of the department
dram ofiees aud other asToiares department issuing
and drafts IN q balances ca oy the Auditor
Offices under orders 10 depote their quarterly bal
ances Designated points the Of the rendition
by quarterly Of pcsages has charge
Of tho dead letter Office of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes the Of postage and Of The accounts CON
nected herewith.
reporting quarterly the net proceeds o their Offices aud those
directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposae Of the
department applications and receipts for postage stamps
stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection 0oohn Oakford eq chief clerk and seventeen
clerks TO this assigned the and examining the
Of route agents and reports Of mail Of noting the DC
Of the postmaster General furnishing mail registers
reports OF mail failures providing and sending OUT man bags and
faithful and of all mail on'ac
o. mail nil q q aw ny p ss
supcrv Office and should be reported 70 IT,
ns Or ohar Violations q law Or moess Keys should
rccts Chief Clerk Post ONCE Department !" ~
e the service route agn r g n mail II
conractors or irregular or service
spccion ofhce, Post Office Department" ta .a E
NAVY pBrAnrNssr
Navy Department OF the Navy Department be-
bureaus attached thereto
Navy yards and Docks Bureau Of Cnsucon Equipment
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and
Hydography, the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
following the duties Of each Of these Offices and
OF tho orcc employed therein' e5ss4a rss#
ays Tonccy Secretary OF tho Navy Charles
W. Welsh The Secretary Of the
everything connected with the naval establish
mcn execution OF all laws relating thereto nrustcd TO him.
direction the President Of the United Sates who
by the constitution L commander q the army and navy
vessels Of officers commissions Of officers both in tho
and marine appointments Of commissioned and warrant
enlistment and discharge Of enanate
All the duties tho different bureaus
authority Of the Secretary and their orders
considered cnansug from him The general o.
all the orders the commanan Of that corps should bc approved by
him. .
Bueau Of Nary Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
of bureau engineer drsughtman
All navy yards warves buildings and machinery In
Immediately connected with them
superntendencc OF this bureau also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
B,usau Of Construction Equipment Repair Lenthall esq
chief bureau eight clerks dunghtsman The ONCE o
engineer chief the Daniel Martini aitached TO
assisted three assistant engineers This bureau
materials providing Of all vessels with their equipments
anchors tanks 10 The engineer In chief snpcrintends
all for the and with
the approval Of the Secretary decides plans for their construc
B.ua Of Provisions Clhing Bridge United States
navy All provisions for the
the navy and clothing together with the making OF contracts FOR ar
nshing the mc, under the charge Of this burcau
oau or Ordinance and f,d,arupAy Capt Insrahnm
chief bnrcau draugman This bureau has
ordnance tho manncture
cannon guns powder shot, she &c and tho equipment
with everything connected herewith IL also pro
ydas them with maps charts chronomccrr barcmcters
furnished ships The United
States Naval Observatory and once al washington