The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-25

own once and thai o6 the created BY c
esr S a % % by he first caroIer and
drawn BY the Postmaster General aud eoanerGed
pabe advanced by warrant % dsbung oosrs and pays
GOT the same upon their checks.
Registers ooIFnley Bigger, Register aud twenty nine clerks
keeps public receipts aud expenditures receives
the returns and makes oot The Official statement d aud nav
an Of the United atss and resolves from the trsl oansreer
Commissioner Of Customs all accounts and vouchers dsaed by
them, IS charged by law with their keeping.
oaors 0goeFnnes streeer ESQ., Solicitor, and six clerk
lie all evil suits commenced BY the unled states GeS
tod states aie-rneys marsAs aud clerks ~ al matters es y
them and their results He receives returns IRON each term Of The
charge property assigned % the United
s = E yssa' @ q debts % "s ' @"a q . q. s ss1 a.s e 90
the for tho benoht q the United States,
r H4 Bu,dIon Ie~ei Cobb, Secretary the Treasury,
man Gen fol,c United capt A A Humphrey,
unea ps state army Prof A she saps,nisnaens :, s"a' sur
samuel Barron, United navy Thornton A Jen
sas army scere AID Sss clerks ris board directs e build
ing and repairing @ hight houses si vessels bays and beacns
taaod snes cos saey ogoeProor A. D naelo L. D.,
perinieDdcn superintendent
Capt srle, aFlsa snsisssSs, assanl, charge
G. b. SNOW, in charge of archives.
Professor G. Pendlctn United States navy coqputer Of lng
4..an, : Z Hilgara IN charge of eeaEstag division
Assistant J. y fcariales, IN charge q tidal division
Lsq Tdba, United sties army in charge Of drawng d.
lieut. saxon United states army charge engraving
George Aaiho elcoiroiylt
Joseph sxton assistant superintendent Of weights and measures
v Brown General The direction and
TO the General That its business be
& M more sonyensnt arranged nna eaIsd ior nus M ana aano s
Gee in charge the FIRST Assistant Postmaster Generals the Contract
once in charge the Third Assistant General and
the Inspection ,Dace in charge Of the chief clerk.
iry.s1eat 0Gce-IIoraio King esq., Assistant
this assigned all
which rebate The establishment and dscouuance Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal Of ostmase
and route and local agents also The giving Of Instructions 10 post
Retmasss furnished with marking and rating
aud letter balances by @ bureau which charged also WIN pro
yding blanks aud stationery for the Of the department and with
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
eon Of the mail steamship lines and OF the foreign and in
ternaielal postal arrangements
cearaa ooewiiam pundas esq, Assistant
General six clerks TO this Office assigned the busi
under embracing all correspondence and proceedings
reeag c frequency q ' node e and times O. de-
the different sections o the country The points Of mail distribution and
regulations government the domestic m the
United prepares mail proposals
ccive the bids and takes charge q the annual and mail h
adjustment Of the All applca
for the establishment alteration q mail arrangements and the
appointment OF mail should be sent TO this Office All
ri.ins transportation
the recognition Of sa service first be obned through
this Office Ill pomaters tho ends of
routes receive i statement or mail arrangements prescribed
respective routes rcIas weekly
eued and al orders affecting accounts fur mail transportation pre-
originated ordered
additional allowances granted within the year.
fnan oosJohn Maroon esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen;
vision and management the department
dcvove BY Law the Auditor embracing accounts with te
and drafts payment q balances reported by the Auditor
rnn and oher the supervision Of
The under orders depose their quarterly bal
designated points and tho superintendent Of the rendition
z s as .er @ once " Dc .ng af postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment q ige and the accounts con
To te Third all should
t.rs reporting quarterly the net proceeds Offices
dsslng oce their eernea,es q dspos 70 him should aiso
department as wen as al alcation and receipts Tor postage STAMPS
Iasion oneJon oakfrd, esq., chief clerk, and seventeen
this Office assigned The duty ofrcug and examining the
yi5ers departures d the mails certificates o the
a route agents nnd Of mail failures Of noing The de-
@ e ana Snss m aHfnsGP s rsrsrs s .e
g mail failures TrGdE n II aa c ,sag a n as mr n an
ary faithful and exact performance q all mail eonacis
in ma depreciation, Of violation Of law by private ea.
The sulerg!p q this Office and should be reported q u
@ ~ a. esr Tag Il as d @ iI s ana ksys should pe d
recipd CHEZ Clerk Posi- lihep TeFaTmeni,p
e e q route assa reports q mail 4, fnre ppp,en,
ae 81 81 imperfect service should BE- dreed In
speetion ofee, Post Office Department"
4 NAVY psrAnrntsr
Tho Navy Department Eayy Department be
oee q the secretary and q dve bureaus a,.aaed ieeo VIZ
oas Naryyard and hks Bareau Of Construction Equipment
Bureau Provisions ana cio,hns Barean Of Ordnance and
sgdr0erals,y Bureau 81 MediCne ana Surgery
oig aesaep q The duties q each Of these Offices and
Of the force employ ed thereni
sars don uucey Secretary OF the Navy Charles
W Welsh ESQ eleven clerks The Secretary q te
Navy haa charge everything with the naval establish
mont aud Of all laws relating thereto nusted 70 him
ar az uopra President Of the United States who
y commander incme Of the army and navy
Al instructions 10 eomina,dsts sInadrons anu ohnmaes
We ss All orders Of ofioers gaers both in tle
navy appointments Of commissioned a4d ssn
oers enlistment aud discharge 81 seanen ahpaie
re ne the duties II the different bureaus ara
M shhor OF the Secretary, and Their orders are
einanan him. The general superintendent oi
e marino corps forms ALSO part q The Secretary and
an the orders te thai corps should be approved by
/ him.
Rra Mary and Dcs Commodore Joseph Smith, CHIEF
bufaaB gr clerks civil engineer and one draughnan
Wlarycs, buildings aud machinery IN
navy yards and everything mnedhaiy aoaEerd w them are
the
| management Of the Naval Aaylnn
Bayeaaq n ErsEaet and Rrlohn Ienal esq
ccf bureau eight clerks and daughismAn The otboc "a
the engineer navy Daniel B Martin attached TO
assisted by three assistant engneers Th bureau
as charge the building and repairs OF AL vessels war; purchase
The engineer chief superiutendr
te construction engines for the and with
approx Of the secrey deds upon plans or Their eono
| ton.
Earoua n Poon CtagH Bridge, purser United States
All provisions for the
and clothing together with the making OF ctrncts r ur-
nshng the same under the charge o this bureau
Bpeau g Hye0rapby CAPT Duncan Ingralan,
chief bureau clerks drangtsnan tbs preau has
all the manufacture
powder, shot shells Nc and The equipment
~ vessels everything connected herewith also pro
vds with maps, charts clronomeers, haromeers, Nc TO-
gether with furnished ships ofwar " The United
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