The Washington union., 1857-05-27
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY o. 1857

Treun1es orcssamue Casey ESQ., Treasurer thirteen
clerks He receives and keeps moneys the United states
Office that Of the repositories the 9th Of
SECRETARY treasury oounergned b First cOmptroer
upon by the oounened
by the sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He also holds
public moneys advanced by warrant to dsburpg officers and pays
out the same upon their checks
Registers o6o-Fnley Bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
He keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
saon 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 safe keeping.
scieaos oFranc esq Solicitor, and six clerks
He superntens all ey suits commenced BY the United States
ted States attorneys, rnals aud clerks all matters relating TO
them results lie receives from each Of the
United courts showing the and condition Of such suits
charge Of all lands aud other property assigned the United
due s = ra@ o Draf~sa power sell dispose
the for thc benefit Of the United States.
LoAoass Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
ero president Com W. b. shubrck United States navy, chair
man. j. g. Totten United States Capt A. Humphreys
United army Prof A. D. Bahe Superintendent Of Coast Sur
vey Joseph Henry secretary Smithsonian Institution Capt
Samuel sos United States ] nss % Tn sn
army ave clerks This board directs the build
ing and repairing Of Ugh buoy and Ssaoon
United States Coaa savsy oProfasor A. D. Baehe, IL d.
Capt L smith typographical engineers assistant in charge of
the Coast Survey once
j Snow, in charge Of archives
tudes.
Assistant j. E HIgard in charge Of computing division
Assistant l. J. Pouraes, in charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. G. ndba United States in charge Of drawing d
!
saxon United States army charge engraving dv
Samuel Helm disbursing agent.
George Mathot, electrotypbt
Joseph sxton assistant superintendent of weights and measures
rosr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Aaron " Brown, Postmaster General direction
Of te Post c peparent arc assigned by the cont
tuition and laws tho Postmaster General That its business
among bureaus Appointment
Once charge Of the Second Assistant General the Fl
| the Inspection onice, In charge Of the chief clerk.
appointment OoEorato King esq., First Assistant Postmaster
clerks this Office assigned questions
changes names appointment
and route and local agents also the giving Of instructions 70 post
letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
agencies established supplying
postmase with blanks To this bureau Is likewise assigned tho au
pervon OF the mail steamship lines and of the foreign and in
| tcrnationa postal arrangements.
Contract oGwlnm Dundas esq., Second Assistant rostmas
General and twcny ecks To this Office is assigned the bust
arranging placing
under nc @ o all r. and
and arrivals all the the the mail between
the regulations government
United @ % the ans o %a
ana the adjustment and execution Of the All appca
appointment Of messengers should
claims should be submitted 70 i for ssvse no, unasr
Contract Office authority for the credits
Of mail prescribed for tho
respective reports weekly to the Auditor al contracts exc
pres the statistical exhibits Of mail service and the reports Of the
made he new tho curtinen,s ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year
Oc4John Sarron Third Assistant Postmaster Con
era clerks To this oce assigned the
not deyoyed by upon Auditor embracing
draa Offices and other dooes q The department. the Issuing
be mail and other the supervision Of
designated points superintendent
BY Of their o. has charge
envelopes for tho prepayment Of pag and Of the accounts con
To Assistant rosimastsrs
direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at draft offices their
at dspong Oes depostc; him
department applications receipts postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
To This ONCE assigned the duty orsceiyng and examining the
registers ns ARRIVALS and a % , q 5s ma no @ S "s @
pqeee Of contractors and preparing cases thereon for the action
reports Of mail failures providing and and sending o.. mail bags and
. a and s ssa s Ssr % " Mh al @ ay s
An cases depreciation, law by private
Se 1s G as dis oss and should Be reported
Al s ssns @ @ aes ans ss oud sss e a.
rected g Chief Clerk Post once Department"
of agents Of mail failures applications
for blank registers and reports Of failures and all complaints against
spection Office, Post Office Department.
4 NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department Navy Department proper be-
oce Of the Secretary and Of av bureaus attached thereto VIZ
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau 0rdnance and
Hydrograpby Burcan OF Medicine and Surgery.
following the duties OF each OF these offices and
1 the force employed therein:
the Charles
Wols The Secretary Of the
everything connected with tho naval establish
Of all laws relating thereto intrued 10 him.
under the general the United States who
cnmnandern chief OF tho and navy
commanders Of squadrons and commanders OF
df officers commissions OF officers both IN the
appointments OF commissioned and warrant
from the the different bureaus
the Secretary and their orders
emapaing him Tho general Of
the duties OF the Secretary and
commandan shonh De
\ him.
OF bureau clerks civil engineer and danghtsman
yards wharves buildings and machinery In
navy wards everything Immediately connected with them
this bureau b also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum
Bayau Of Cnsypfii Equipment and RydirJon Lenthal esq
the engineer navy Daniel d. Martin attached to
assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
all vcsseiof purchase
OF materials providing all vessels with their equipments
anchors The engineer chief upenends
the and, with
the approval Secretary decides plans for their construc
| ton
,peu Of P,orous cIohnoH Bridge United States
OF All provisions for the
clothing together with the making OF contracts M ur
nshIng same the charge Of this bureau
Iuyn r Ordnance and HyioguphyCapt Duncan Ingraham
Of This
ordnance the Manufacture or
OF everything herewith also
chronomeers, bhrometers