The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-17

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the and makes out The oo st'emen, and
sSS o. the United a. and ID receives from nS the hrs. cG%p% %
them, and Is charged by law with their saiekeepdng.
icos 0MoeFrancis strceier solicitor six clerks lie
ernends all civil suits commenced by the United States and
the United states atones arsha and clerks all matters
relating them and their results He receives returns from each
term Of the United states courts showing the and condition
6 s suits has sGssS OF an n S AND and % sa Ds og g M nI so a. to
pose Of the for the benefit Of the United States.
h % Tnsa sstas nayp ean Gen. . q lotion United s,ai
army; Capt A. A. Humphreys Unled States army Prof A. Baee
surenendent Survey Joseph Henry
Smithsonian Institution Dupont
maner Thornton Jenkins United States navy engineers Iiuensa
John g. arke United States army and hye clerks This
directs the building and repairing Of light houses bshtyee
Tnai as CO.'S sp,y ooserroressor A. D. Baeho IL D. SUI
perinicnden and superintendent Of weights measures
| service.
me sa ao. " saryes M esss oee az % m cse 0
! A. W. Russell chief clerk.
| &. b. snow IN charge of archives
Professor a a. Pendletop United States navy oonputer Of Ion
'pdIs dIsat D. wA0v United States navy brar0srspo oooer
Cart A. A. Gibson, United States army
Asissant T. n Poortaes IN ehsrae oc tidal aislsioa
Lieut. j. g rdball United States army, charge of drawing
Lieut. j. C. Clark United States army in charge Of engraving d
Vision sem.o, uon a,.n0r.,0, aeon,
George hlathlot oecrotypist
Joseph Sxon assistant 10 Of weights ana meures
N''A' = w = w any
Han Aaron y p,ovn pos,m,s,er conoa, Tho ,,or ana
lion aaon W. pioMs ps nn sner me arsson m M ana
M luton ana mws 20 ns ssnera lhat ts pasnes. may pe
ds,riDoed among bureaus Appointments
Once ssrge Of bo Second Assistant Gspe tc 81
th nspenon once n harge @ m e CHEZ ork ana
appointment oeHoato King, esq, First Assistant
General and nineteen clerks TO this office are assigned all questions
changes names appointment posmasters
and route and local agents also The g' Of instructions 70 post
and letter balances by 's bureau which charged also with pro-
dng blanks aud stationery Tor the use OF the department and with
postmasiers with blanks 10 th bureau likewise assigned tho SUI
eryon Of The ocean mn steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
terna'ionai postal arrangements.
cenact oge,wllam H Danda esq Second Assistant pos,mas
arranging States placing the
respecting the frequency s mode and ~e as
partars and arrivals ca all the routes the course e mail between
the regulations for the government Of The domestic mail service
cees The bids and takes charge Tho mail let
ng and tho adjustment and Execution II the contracts All appca
appointment, Of mail Messengers should sent this ones All
transportation
contract the recognition of said ervico be obtained through
the Auditors ohice From TINS ohce all postmaes at the ends Of
n,n' m ~ na, " ,.olr 80 ,h ,s,a a, W '
cu,ed and ali aascug transportation pre-
ts statistical exhibits q the mail and hs
made hs new service originated hc and he
naai,oaai li 1 aowapccs grants within The wear '"- ''
Irss n,r ,tn a,arron 80 rrd po.,,a.,o o.,
ca and serls 10 his Office are assigned tho super
not by law upon the Auditor embracing accounts with The
dran Offices and other deinres @ the department the issuing
to be due 10 mail contractors and perons the Supervision
Tho accounts offices under orders depc their quarterly bal
ances designated and tho s rendition
by ponaers Of their quarterly returns Of poges II has charge
az Tho dead letter ce Of the ssuing Of postage stamps and STAINED
envelopes for the Of hostage and Of The accounts con
! nect,d therev nh
70 the Third Assistant Postmaster General a should
direct their quarterly returns o postage de al draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their ocg and those
OF should
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of o Of the
department applications postage stans
| and stamped envelopes and for dead letters.
Inspection Oakd esq chief clerk,
the arrivals and departures the mails certificates OF the
service Of route agents. and reports Of OF noting the de-
quencf Oh Contractors anu preparing ase iheroon lor tne ACTON
OF The Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
reports OF mail failures providing ana sending out mail bags and
ma Keys ana dhng an oher Things which may be nces
s 10 secure nhu ana exact performance q a mail contracts
presses or by the forging or Illegal e H postage stamps are under
the supervision o. This oce and should be reported to IT,
All fespVune st nobeS levers, iti nelreIs-
uos or o,ner So9hs o. law o. ana Key should be d
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~ a. ny i, FL , WI ~ % nI raD s' or r rur ~ nd % ~ u
Contractors for IRREGULAR or nperft service should be- srd In
encc,on Once I,nst Dn,cs Dcpi,tmen,U 81
'fSSt III
aA'h phiAhiAhNit asEI
ing the office Of the Secretary and Ave bureaus attached thereto viz
Bureau Navy yards and ppck bureau Of Construction Equipment
and Repair ueau irovt ana ohng bureau o ordnance and
Hydfograhy, and the Buean ol Medicine ana surgery,
Inc iooWmg y statement u e dues oi eh o tee oces anu
u thc io'cc enr"seu noiem'
Se7dys Isaac Ionoey secretary oi the Navy Charles
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of the
Navy has charge Of everything connected with the naval establish
under the general direction Of the President Of tho United States who
~ ~ ,ho y oonnanu .n. VI tne army anu may
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s aaI ~ .,aa..ta