The Washington union., 1857-05-23
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 49, 1857.

Tarsrg's Samuel Casey esq, Treasurer aud thirteen
clerks He receives aud the Of the United states In his
own oc and that q the created By The ast q the o %
Secretary the Treasury countcrigned by The First Comptroller and
BY The sixth Auditor and recorded BY the Register He also
pabc advanced by warrant dburOg officers and
out the same upon their checks
Registers oFnley Bigger Register, and twenty clerls
He keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
igaon Of the United States and from the First Comptroller
Commissioner Of and vouchers decided by
them, and Is charged by law with their saie keeping
Seaos ocFrancis b. streeter ESQ., solicitor and six clerks
he supernlends all y suits commenced BY the United states H
ted marshas and clerks in all matters relating TO
,hem and Aer results ne receives returns iro% cas Term he
all lands other assigned the United
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the for the benefit Of the United states
Light cobb Secretary the Treasury
zao president; Com W. shabk United States navy, chair
maa Gen Toten United states army Capt A. Humphreys
yev Prof joseph isnr secretary q Smithsonian Institution Capt
samuel Barron, United States Commander Thornton Jcn
states army secretaries; and five clerks rd
ing and repairing Of h. light buoys, and baeons
United ssata Coast Surrey ogcsProssor Bachc IL d.
perntsnaeI and weshs and measure
the Coast Survey once.
A. W. Russell, chief clerk
c. B. Snow, in charge OF archives.
Professor A. G. Pendeton United states eompuer OF lOnsi
Assistant, lsrd u charge Of computing division
lieut. Tdba United staias in charge Of drawing d
vision.
saxon, army, charge engraving dyi
samuel Helm dsbursing agent
George Mathot elcrtrotypist
Joseph superintendent weights
rosr OFFICE DKrAar,urr.
Hon " Brown Postmaster General Tho direction and
q hs Post oos Department are a ey the
the conveniently arranged and prepared for bis h action
charge General
oe charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Geaera the n
the Inspection once in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment oce-Horatio King esq Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment dieonnuance Offices
changes Of sites and appointment and removal Of
masters marking rating stamps
vdg blanks and stationery for the Of the department and with
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
poamars with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and
ternational postal arrangements
O1crWiam Dundas Second Assistant Postnas
twenty 10 this Office bus
arranging the mail service o the United tes and placing the
under contract embracing oil oapondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode and times OF de-
prres all the tho mail between
the country the of mail distribution and
regulations Of the domestic mail service Of the
charge the annual and occasional mail
and tho adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appea
appointment oI mail messengers should be sent to this Office Al
s The Of said service arss be- obtained
the Contract ONCE necessary authority for the proper credits at
receive the statement Of mail prescribed for tho
weekly Auditor all
cuted and all orders affecting accounts Tor mail transportation pre-
the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the reports OF tho
made the new service originated ordered
additional allowances g granted within the year
ara wentyone clerks To this Office assigned the
no By law upon he aaor embracing accounts With io
d Offices aud other deposaes @ the department the issuing Of
other persons supervision Of
Of Offices under orders to depose their quarterly bal
designated points and tho Of the rendition
by postmners Of their quarterly returns q poaages has charge
envelopes for The payment Of postage and The accounts con
To ie Third Assistant Postmaster postmassr should
direct their quarterly of POSTAGE those at draft Offices their
at eposing Offices their certificates deposte TO him
directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the depires Of the
stamped envelopes and for dead letters.
O6John oakrd, chief ccrk, and seventeen
To this Office assigned the duty orecesng and examining tho
registers of the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates Of the
nquenccs contractors preparing thereon for the action
the General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
fures providing and sending out mail bags and
mail locks and keys and DONG all other things which may be ncccs
al cases Of mail depreciation by private
by the forging or Illegal use q postage stamps are under
All communications respecting lost money letters mail dePreaa
reas rsesa q Se chief cers cea Post once department.
All registers departures of the malls certificates
for blank registers and reports Of arc and ali Complaints
for irregular imperfect service should be directed In
specton Once, Post Office Department
NAVY pETAnARSr
Department
the office the Secretary and five bureaus attached thereto
Bureau Navy Docks Bncau Of Construction Equipment
Clothing Ordnance and
photography, the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
Of the duties Of each OF these Offices and
Of the force employed thorein
Srys O6orHon ouccy Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh chief cioFk and eleven clerks The Secretary o. the
relating thereto nusie 10
general OF tho President Of the United states who
constitution, commander nchief OF the army anu navy
quadr0ns and commanders pf
vessels officers, commissions Of officers both in the
appointments commissioned and warrant
Officers discharge Of emanate
from tile the different bureaus
prG,rcd authority secretary and their orders
emnnatng him The general upencndcnce OF
FORMS also Of the duties OF the Secretary and
the conandant OF that corps should be approved By
him.
nuu Of yar yards and Dcommodore Joseph Smith, chief
OF civil engineer ana drauBhsnn
An The buildings and machinery In
navy Yards everything Immediately connected with them
superintendent Of this bureau Is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asy lnm
Bursna If Efupncr and Rirohn Lenhai esq
chief OF clerks, and draughsmnn Tie once Of
e engineer Daniel b. Martin attached TO
dis bureau by trce assistant engineers This bureau
has charge building repairs OF all vessels purchase
materials and the providing OF all vessels with the
as sails anchors SO The engineer nche snpcrnteads
the engines for the and with
approval secretary decides plans for their cone
ton.
Bgyeuu of Poon CloagH Bridge, pnrscr United States
navy four clerks All provisions Tor tho use OF
together with the making OF contracts r ur
nishne the same the charge Of this bureau
Bayaau Of Ordnance and Hyopapy Duncan ngraham
chief drsughtsmnn This bureau mas
charge tho manufacture or pur
chase cannon guns powder shells &C. and the equipment
OF with everything connected herewh u also pro-