The Washington union., 1857-05-30

Truaspv's 0samae Casey esq, Treasurer and thirteen
5sn cc and ai q the deore created BY The ae q The ON "a
As $50 y s anT ys osl % ss % s ~ rs and
upon drawn by the fsias General and eountergncd
public moneys advanced by dburng officers and
out the same upon their checks.
R. aIinley Bigger, Register, and twenty nine clerks
le returns o commerce and
S 5 nna a. sad sssoss, nn@ vouchers
them, and charged By nw With heir safe keePng
Ssiels o0-Francis s,rceie esq, socior, and clerks
Hs sqperineqds al @ ssis commenced 6 the United States s
t thosS a'sng u tAe sa ot nass and nsots the unl
their HE iron oao term Cd ths
uad courts showing the and condition Of such suits
s IA snaf a yaymea, an as ds sHd % ssr & s aaa ~
ds TIE I o DaaH and has power 70 SCH ana dispose Of
the same for the bcneat of The United States.
E oH Board Hon Howell Cobb secretary Of the Treasury
esg president; Com p shubek United States navy chair
man Gen . g Io;sn ua'sd states army Capt a Humphrey
vey Prof JpSeph Henry secretary or Smithsonian Institution Capt
sas, ua'sd esas navy and u,suan, wn ansa uassd
STATES army secretaries and ave clerks fh board directs the build
ing and repairing Of ghtbcues hghvesse huos, and bescon
contracts Tor supplies al.
tras5alees dlss sur,v fagaas5r a D facta H. d. su
Capt L smith geographical engineers, assani in charge o.
the Coast Survey oahee
Professor G. rcadcica United States navy compute OF lons
tudes.
Assistant j. E Iulgard in charge Of computing division
Assistant l. y Poartales, charge d tidal diyision.
Lieut. ndba United States army in charge Of drawing di
Lieut. saxon, United army, charge engraving
Samuel Helm, dsbursng agent.
George Maiho, electrotypit
Joseph sakion assistant superintendent of weights and measures
fosr officr DrrARransf.
Hon. v Brown General Tho direction
o the Post Department by the cons
and the may
distributed ainos several bureaus Is fows Te Appointment or
Gee charge Of The First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
oee IN charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Once IN charge Of the chief clerk
AIssrrer 0liIorato king ESQ., First Assistant
General clerks 10 ibis Once assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment and disconnuanoe Of Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal posasters
and route and local agents also The giving q instructions
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with pro
yDg blanks and stationery for the o. the department
postiases with blanks To ihs buroau likewise assigned DE ~
q the mail steamship Ines and Of Che foreign and IN
ternationa postal arrangements
coatrua oe-wiiam ii pundas eco second Ass.t po.ta
ter General and twenty six clerks To this Office assigned the bu
ame under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedngs
respecting the frequency Of trips mode conveyance and times q de-
daerep, sections the eonF he points na dsrbnon and
hs resSans a s goeihens I'm g e domestic 81 a ser q ,ne
ves the bids and takes charge the annual and occasional mail e
ngs adjustment All apphca
the establishment mail and the
appointment d mail should be sent 70 this ohcc Al
The d said service first TO be obtained through
he aator Once From ihis once ali posiasers At he ends a
routes receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
ied ana ali orders Affecting accounts for mail ansportatc pre-
pores the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and The reports q te
s ngs giving each bid; also Of the contracts
made e service originated the caraments ordered and the
addssonai allowances granted within The
Marol esq, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral and twenty clerks 70 This Office are assigned The super
deved by upon The Auditor embracing accounts with the
warrants ard drafts in yen q baiarces reported by Auditor
be due mail and other the supervision Of
designated points and the superintendent Of The rendition
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envelopes for The prepayment Of postage and The accounts con-
Third General all postastsr should
direct their quarterly reiuBs postage those q draft os he
dpog Offices their certificates Of deosic him should also
be directed the weekly and monthly returns of the dtaries Of the
department we as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
clerks assigned duty receiving the
registers e The arrivals and aeIsLiars q hc mails @
e and sparns cases ~ aheSp % r ,ne aeoS n6
rcpor uf mail failures providing and sending nabas
and and dong ~ other things which may be neoes
All mail depreciation q violation q law by private ex
the supervision o. this oiaee and should reported
All communications respecting lost money letters a dpreda
rected Chief Clerk Post once Department.
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates
of agents. Of mali failures applications
blank registers and reports Of res and all complaints against
irregular imperfect service should be directed In
specton ONCE, Post ohicc Department"
NAVY DPAKrxES1,
attached thereto
Bureau oNavyyards and Docks Bureau q Construction Equipment
Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
Hydrography. the Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement o the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of The force employed therein:
Soys Isaac Touoey Secretary Of the Navy; Charles
W. welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary q the
everything connected with the naval establish
relating thereto inrusted 70 him.
OF the President Of the United States Who
by constitution commander chief Of the and navy
All Instructions 70 commanders Of squadron and commanders q
all orders az officers commissions Of officers both in The
navy marine appointments commissioned and warrant
discharge Of ennnate
from the oe All the duties Of the different bureaus are
performed under the authority Of the Secretary and their orders
considered enanang from him The general surntendence o
forms aso q the duties d the Secretary and
Of that should be approved by
him.
Nary Tards ond Dolcommodore Joseph Smith, chief
bureau civil and draughtsman
All the docks and wharve buildings and machinery in
everything Immediately connected with them,
supncndene Of this bureau also charged with The
management of the Naval Asylum.
~ Coxrdsn Egtipe, and RTsrirohn lenthal, esq
bureau eight clerks and draughau The oce q
navy Daniel b. Martin is attached TO