The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-07

by the sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He also holds
pubo moneys advanced by warrant 10 dbong osrs and
out the upon their checks.
Registers oo-Fney bigger Register twenty nine clerks
the and makes out the official
lson Of The United sats and receives FROM the First
them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping
seaoy streeer solicitor and six clerks
T oe arsing IN shs Paa Once Department. and nstruoss the Uni
United States courts showing the and condition Of such suits
states IN paymen, q Gsbs tsa sse assigned d nys g d
the same for tho benefit OF the United States.
Light BodIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
eroo president Com W. D. shubrk United States navy, chair
United States army Prof A. D. cbe, Superintendent Sur
Prof Joseph Henry Smithsonian Institution Capt
Samuel lrron United States Commander Thornton jon
ku, United States navy Lieutenant b. Franklin United
secretaries; the build
repairing light houses light vessels buoys, bacon
contracts for supplies of oil &C.
parinendent superintendent weights
Capt smith geographical assistant in charge Of
A. w. Russell chief clerk
G. H. Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor A g. pendeon, United States cOmpuer Of ong
f. Tlgard, charge Of computing division
Assistant l. roirtales, in charge tidal division.
iAou' ndbal United States army In charge Of drawing d.
sxton, army charge engraving diyi
samuel HEN, diseurang agent
Joseph sxton assistant to superintendent Of weights and measures
4
Hon V, Brown Postmaster General direction
Department assigned by
conveniently arranged prepared action
distributed among several bureaus ows The appointment OF
oc charge o. the Second con Assistant General The y
the Inspection Once In charge Of the chief clerk.
-ifqsi oHceIIoraio King, ESQ., First Assistant Postmaster
which the establishment post offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal
with marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the Of the agencies established supplying
posmacrs with blanks TO this bureau Is likewise assigned the
peyon the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
ternaional postal arrangements.
ooe-wilam Dundas eaq, Assistant Postmas
General twenty clerks To this Office assigned tho bus
arranging the mail service the United States placing the
same under contract all and
arures and arrivals all the rones the the mail between
regulations government Of the domestic mail Of the
United states prepares the for mail proposals L re-
gs and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appca
appointment messengers, should
claims should be submitted to for service no, under
the Contract Office necessary authority for the proper credits at
the Auditors Office From this Office all postmases at the ends Of
routes receive the statement ma prescncd r inc
respective reports weekly TO the Auditor all contracts
pcs statistical exhibits the mail serve and tho the
mai eng giving & eae ou ao na ama h
additional allowances granted within the year
Finance 0Iohn Maroon Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
cra wcnty-one To this Office assigned the super
management Of the financial business Of the department
upon the Auditor embracing accounts with the
dra Offices and other derosars Of tho department the issuing of
payment reported by the Auditor
due mail and other the supervision Of
the Of Offices under orders depose their quarterly bal
designated points and the Of the rendition
~ ~ no @ & e of ,hc issn,na Of and slammed
envelopes for the Of postage and Of the accounts con-
nected herewith
direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at draft Offices their
letters The net e their gess @ and e Nose
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the Of the
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Hasdn 06John 0akord, ESQ.,, chief clerk and
registers arrivals departures nails certificates
of and Of mail failures Of noting tho de
Of the Postmaster General furnishing
ma a ns III ans ner Sans s w be-
sary to secure mai
BY the forging or Illegal use o. postage Stamps are under
All respecting lost money letters mail depred
other violations Of law mail and keys should be d.
All registers the arrivals and departures the mails certificates
a s @ es q r = and % np s
for irregular imperfect service should be directed In
| specon Once Post oGlce Department"
NAVY pRrArMRsT,
The Navy Department Navy Department proper
and five bureaus attached thereto Wig
Bureau and Docks Baraa q Construction Equipment
iydrogrnphy and tho Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The following statement Of the duties of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein,
Welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary ot
has charge everything connected with the naval establish
and the execution all laws relatng thereto ntrnsed to him.
under the general direction Of tho President Of the United States who
commander chief Of the and navy
All instructions to commanders Of sqons and commanders OF
vessels all orders Of officers commissions Of officers both In the
and discharge emnnte
Office All te duties OF the different bureaus
performed under the authority Of the Secretary and their orders are
considered from him. Tho general snporntendenc o.
Of the duties Of the Secretary and
all orders the commandani Of that should be approved by
him,
4
four coks civil engineer and daughtnan
wharves buildings aud machinery
navy yards everything Immediately connected with thcn
this bureau IL Also charged with the
management OF the Naval Asylum
Busau @ Construction Equipment, and RsrairJohn Iental, esq
clerks dranghtsman The Office OF
engineer cl the navy Daniel Martin, attached TO
This bureau
charge building repairs all vessels purchase
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors tanks &c The engineer chief supcnends
approval Secretary decides plans for their constrnc
bureau ChingH Bridge United States
navy chief of four clerks All provisions for the
and clothing together with the making Of contracts for fur
nishing same the charge OF this bureau.
gaoaa Of Ordinance H,droqufhy Duncan Ingabam
clerks and dranghtsman This bureau has
charge the manufacture
shot Shells &c and the equipment
Of vessels war everything connected herewith also
vides with maps charts, cronomete bnometers &e TO
gcther books furnished ships owar The United
and Hyrographal Oce ut Washington
and the Annapolis also under the general su
perintendence of the chief OF this bureau
Busru Of SapyyDr William Whclan surgeon Uni
chief Of passed assistant surgeon United
states navy and Everything relating medicines and
medical stores Of
hospitals, within the supcrnendence OF this bureau
-