The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-16

aud Commissioner OF Customs decided by
them, and charged by law with their safe keeping
Solieos ooeFranois streeer solicitor clerks Ho
supcrnends all civil commenced by the United States and In
c United States attorneys marshals and clerks all matters
torn q he United states courts showing the progress and
United States Of debts and has TO sell and dis
pose Of the same for the benefit OF the United States
Light House Cobb Secretary Of tho Treasury,
man; Toiten United army Humphreys
unitod States Prof ach Superintendent q Coast Sur
Henry secretary OF Smithsonian Institution Capt
Barron states Commander Thornton A. Jen
kns States navy and Lieutenant VIM Franklin United
States army secretaries directs tho build
ing and repairing Of light houses buoys and beacons
Unia States Coas s.rey o6cerroessor A D. Iache L. D. s.
prntendont and superintendent Of weights and measures
Capt smith typographical engneers assistant IN charge OF
the Coast Survey ofhce
A. W, RUSSELL chief clerk
c. b. Snow in charge Of archives.
Professor rendeton United States navy compuer Of ong
Assistant j. T. Tigard charge of computing division.
Assistant L. " Pouraes in charge Of tidal division
Tdball United army, charge Of drawing d.
vision ey.st4.
saxion United army charge engraving dvl
samuel Helm dlsbursing agent.
George Matliot, eecrotypist.
Joseph saxon superintendent of weights and
rosr orncn pHpARrsEsr
Hon. Aaron " Brown Postmaster General direction
management assigned by
tuition laws tho Postmaster General That its business be
the prepared for his final action
distributed among several as follows The Appointment OF
Once in charge o. the second Assistant Postmaster General The r
the Inspection ONCE, in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment oeeoao King esd, First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this oe are assigned all questions
which tho establishment aud dsconnuancs Offices
changes Of sites and appointment and removal osnasters
masters Posmassrs are furnished marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the Of the several agencies established supplying
pomasters with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
ternaonal postal arrangements.
William H. Dundns esq., Second
arranging the mail service Of the United States and placing
same under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency OF trips mode OF and times
and arrivals all the routes the course Of the mail between
the regulations for the the
United States prepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All apc
appointment OF mail messengers should be sent to this Office All
claims should be submitted for transportation service not under
necessary authority for the proper
the Auditors ONCE From this onco all posmasters at tho ends a
mail arrangements
respective reports weekly the Auditor all
parcs mail service reports
mail lettings, giving statement o each bid also Of tho contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
ra,, s nsls. Msrron % . Third ac assistant @ Con
vision Of the financial business the department
dran ofces other eposaros department tho issuing
and drafts in Of balances reported BY the Auditor
the Offices under orders 70 depose their quarterly bal
ancos q DESIGNATED and the Of the rendition
the Office Of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the payment Of postage and Of the accounts con
To Third Postmaster postmas0rs
letters reporting quarterly the net Of their oces and those
be directed the weekly and monthly Of the dooares of the
department well applications and receipts for postage stamps
Inredop o6John 0akord, esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this office assigned the duty orecovng and examining the
registers the arrivals departures the mails certificates the
service of route agents and reports of mail failures of noting the de-
nquences OF contractors and preparing thereon for the action
reports q mail failures providing and sending out mail bags and
faithful and exact o. all mail contracts
All cases Of Or mail depreciation q violation Of law BY private OK
the supervision Of this Office and should be reported TO
tons violations Or law mail locks and keys should be
rectsd g Chief Clerk, Pos. oaes p Rpepar.lnenls
for @ blank reges and epo ot mures and Complaints asa
for Irregular imperfect service should be directed In
spccion Onice, Post ofice Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Navy Department Navy Department proper
the Office the and Of I'VE attached thereto
and Repair Provisions Clothing Ordnance and
Hydography, and the Bureau q Medicine and Surgery
The following statement the duties Of each OF these offices AND
Of tho force employed therein:
Ssys o Hon Iaae Eoaeey secretary Of The Navy Charles
Navy has ohaa Of everything connected with tho naval establish
and tho Of all relating thereto inrustcd to him.
direction the President tho United who
by the constitution chief Of the army and
vessels officers
navy and marine corps appointments of commissioned and wan
from tho secrctarys Office All the duties the drons bureaus
performed under the authority tho Secretary their
considered eapans roh him. Tho general snpernndcncc Of
o marine corps forms also part Of the duties OF The Secretary and
all the commanant Of that should by
him.
Of Navy Yards and DoCommodorc Joseph Smith, chief
The bureau four clerks ono civil onense and one
and everything Immediately connected yh hem arc
under the This bureau Iii ao charged with tho
management OF the Naval Asylum.
nueau Of Construction Equipment, and RairJohn cnhall ESQ.,
chief the bureau eight clerks raughman Tho Office Of
the chief Of the navy Daniel b. Martini attached
bureau engineers
OF Materials and the providing of all vessels with their cqnpmen
sails anchors water tanks &c The engineer IN chief
The approval the Secretary decides plans for their consruc
ton.
and ChaH H. Bridge purser United States
navy chief bureau four clerks All provisions for the
navy clothing with the making for
nishing sano under the charge Of this bureau
Of and HydopurhyCapt. Duncan rngraam,
chief OF bureau four clerks and daugbtman This bureau has
charge all and ordnance the manufacture
cannon guns powder shells equipment
vesesowa with everything connected herewith II also
yidcs them with charts cronomers, bnromeer &C. To-
furnished sbpsofwar The United
sc Naval Observatory and Hydrograhca ohoc at wsshmgon
the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the general
perintcndenco OF the chief pf this bureau
Bureau If Medicine SgeDr William whean, surgeon
navy chief beau passed assistant United
States and two clerks Everything relating to medicines and
stores OF sick and wounded
hospitals within the upernendence Of this bureau
DEPARTMENT
Hon b. Floyd, Secretary War; Drinkard clerk
clerks messengers wachmcn The
following bureaus are attached 70 this department.
onnanbg Generals OGceThis oce at the head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott is at New York
Adjuan Generals OfccCol Samuel Cooper General
Major Capt Williams,
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