The Washington union., 1857-10-01
CITY WASHINGTON MORNING, OCTOBER l. 1857.

clerks s receives keeps moneys United h
Office aud ha, Of the created by hs act Of the oth
Secretary Of the Treasury eountergned by the First Comptroller and
warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and ounernd
Sixth Auditor the Register He also holds
abc advanced by warrant dbursg officers and
out the upon their checks.
Reesss Finley Bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
he keeps the public receipts and expenditures receives
igaon Of the United states Comptroller
and Commissioner Of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by
them, and is charged by law with their safe keeping
Solicitors ooFrancis streer esq Solicitor and six clerks
supernends all civil by the United States @
oe arising 0acs Deratmet and instrucs the Uni
Them and their results He receives from each torn Of the
has charge Of all lands and other property assigned TO the United
s % o q ase % sas @ @ ps~sr saa eli a ans @
the for the benent Of the United States.
LiO House Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury,
man Gen j. Totem army; Capt A. Humphreys,
United States army Prof D ehe q Coast sur
Samuel Barron, United States Commander Thornton Jen
States and aye clerks This board directs the build
Ing repairing Of light houses light vessels buoys and beacons
United states Coas Srey 0G1e-Pofessor Bache d.
perintenden and superinlenden Of weights and measures
Capt ~ L. Smith typographical enneors assistant IN charge OF
the Coast Survey ONCE.
A. W. Russell, chief clerk
Z q b. Snow, charge Of archives.
professor O. Pendeon States navy, compuer of ongi
Assistant J. z. Hlgard, in charge computing division
L. II. Pourtalcs, Of tidal division.
Iicu @ dba United States army in charge Of drawing d
vision.
Lieut. saxon, United States in charge of engraving divi
samuel Helm, dsbursng agent
George Batho electrotypist
Joseph xion assistant superintendent Of weights and
Brown Tho direction and
the Post ONCE Department assigned BY the con
tuition and laws to the Postmaster General That It's business be
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for his final action
distributed among several bureaus follows The Appointment o
once charge Of the Second Astan. Postmaster General tho Fl
the Inspection ONCE in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment ooe IIoraio King First Assistant Postmaster
General nineteen clerks To this Office assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and dcontnuance Of Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal Of pcstmaes
furnished with marking and rating
yng blanks and stationery for the Of the department and with
the sueniondonce Of the several agencies established for supplying
postcrs with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
pero OF the mail steamship lines and tho foreign and in
ernationai postal arrangements.
Contract 0cewiam Dundas ESQ., Second Assistant posmas
twenty clerks TO this Office assigned tho bu
Of the United States and placing the
he trips mode of de-
paures arrivals all the routes the the mail between
regulations OF the domestic mail service Of the
United s t n the ~ an O1 %s a re- fs
n adjustment execution Of the contracts All appca
appointment Of mail messengers should
claims should bs submitted to y for service not under
authority for tho credits
receive the Of mail prescribed for tho
respective reports weekly the Auditor all contracts exc
pes exhibits Of the mail service and the reports Of the
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also q the contract,
additional allowances granted within the year.
srron % H. Third d, aan. ros%s'E at Gsr
management the financial business Of the department
% oaces and other deposiares department. issuing
and drafts in Of balances reported BY the Auditor
Offices under orders to dposite their quarterly bal
and no u Of hs m rendition ns
q the deadoi,cr Once issuing and stamped
envelopes for The prepayment Of postage and e accounts con-
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General ali pomasors
quarterly of POSTAGE those Mt draft Offices their
reporting quarterly the net Of their Offices and those
weekly monthly Of tho depocs of the
department. wen all applications and receipts for postage stamps
Isrsion OceJohn oakford esq., chief clerk
clerks duty ofrecevng and examining the
service II route agents reports failures Of noting
q snd cases - thereon s for the action lion
q mail lures providing saa sending Sn mail and
sary performance all mail
All Of mail depreciation Of violation Of law by private
The supervision ONCE, should reported toll
o Al asp saaons @ @ an ss a.
rccted e chief Clerk Post ONCE Department"
All registers The arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates
service d agents reports Of mail failures applications
for blank registers and reports g failures and all complaints against
spcction oi'a, Rass oaes Department
The Navy Department consists Navy proper
Ing Secretary Of i've bureaus attached thereto viz
Bureau Docks Of Construction Equipment
Provisions Clothing Bureau OF Ordnance and
Hydrography, and be Bnreau of Medicine and Surgery
following the duties or each e these oce ana
of tho f6rce employed theTeni 4l
rarys Touccy Secretary Of tho Navy charles
w Welsh chof clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary q he
ment Of all laws relating thereto nrusted TO him
nue President Of the United States who
ly
All instructions squadrons and commanders Of
officers commissions OF oncers both IN the
navy marine corps appointments Of commissioned and warrant
officers oros for the epsent aud discharge o. seamen emana.e
authority Of the seGrey and hcr orders are
emanang from him. The general
also part OF the duties ne secretar ana
all the Of that should be approved by
him.
Beau of Nary Commodore Joseph Smith chief
OF the bureau civil and draughtsman
All the yards whaves buildings and machinery In
Yards everything Immediately connected with them are
superneDdence Of this bureau also charged WIN he
management Of TIE Naval Asylum
Bureau Of Construction Equipment and RspaiJohn Lentha
chief eight clerks and draughtsman The Office OF
the engineer navy Daniel Martin, attached 70
charge building and repairs AL vessels purchase
Of materials providing df all vessels with their eqplnen
sails anchors The engineer in chief supenend
the construction for the navy and with
tho approval OF the Secretary decides upon plans io 'he
ton.
u of Provisions ClhagH Bridge, United States
navy chief clerks All provisions for the use Of
ie navy clothing together making of contracts FOR FUR
ushiug same, under the charge OF this bureau
ur-n Of Ordnance Hyhopaphy Capt Duncan Ingraham
the manufacture pur
chase powder shot, Shells &o and me equipment