The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-01

clerks receives and keeps the moneys his
August lS46 the warrants drawn by the
Secretary q the Treasury by ,ne rIs na
public moneys by dbuDg ocors and pays
oqi the same upon their checks.
Registers ODoFiney Bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
G me xe e n as9 g oo paDe h aa and
cation Of tho United states and receives from The rrs.
them, and is charged by law with their keeping
Solicitors oceFancs streeer esp solicitor and six clerks
e s s @s.aas % @ s % sa oee D and sirc The Uni
attorneys arsas clerks in all matters reans 10
United courts showing and condition Of such suits
has charge o. "a Ia lands ana other opsry assigned 8 & % .ns gas s
the for the benefit Of the United States
Light House BoadIIon ncwe, Cobb, Secretary Treasury
man, Tolen, unei army c. A A Humphrey,
yey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian Institution Capt
kins United navy b Franklin, United
secretaries and Eve clerks This board directs the build
Ing and repairing Of light houses light vc bucys and be"cons
contracts for supplies ofoil, ~.
Uaed coaa Surrey oas Professor A. D Bacac, L. D. SUI
pernendent and superintendent Of weights and measures
Capt smith Typographical engineers assistant in charge OF
the coastsurvoy onlee.
a. W. Russell chief clerk.
c. h. Snow, in charge OF archives
Professor A. G. Pendeton United States navy compuer OF ons
tudes.
AssistantJ Hignrd, in charge q computing Ing division
Lieut. j. Tdba United States army, in charge drawing d
sax,on United army charge engraving diri
sion
samuel IIctn dlsbursing agent.
George sIatliot, eectrotypht $3.50
Joseph son assistant TO superintendent OF weights ana measures
tosr ornck DEPARTMENT
Hon Aaron Brown Postmaster The direction and
General That is business may be
the more conveniently arranged and prepared or @ na action
charge the Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
once charge Postmaster General and
tho Inspection Office, In charge Of the chief clerk
qtHea o6 Iorato King ESQ., First Assistant Postmaster
establishment dconnuauc Of post offices
agents. also the giving Of instructions to post
masters Psmastsrs furnished With marking and rating stamps
letter balances this which Is charged also with
vdng blanks aud stationery for tho use % The ana WIN
poslases with blanks kowse assigned the
eroP The ocean mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and IN
/ ternationa postal arrangements
Con,yad oaowiiam Dunlas esq Assistant rostmas
twenty clerks To this Office Is assigned the bu
arranging the United States and placing the
same under contract embracing correspondence proceedings
respecting the frequency Of trips moe q ana tunes o. de
c different sections the country The points Of mail
regulations the domestic mail service Of the
United States prepares The io mo @ ~
vcs tho bids and takes charge OF the ANIMAL aud ma
uo VT u - i ~ % ah"uS ha sent ~ ,his Office An
recognition OF said service rst TO be obtained through
From this Office all potmasters at the ends Of
routes receive the statement Of mu prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly 70 the Auditor all contracts exc
all affecting accounts for mail ansIoraon pre-
a e,ng giving statement Of each 3D. also or the contracts
the service originated the curtnents ordered and the
fsmsee 0eJobn snrrou esq Third Assistant
era and weniyc clerks To this Office are assigned the super
management the financial business Of the department
dcyovcd by law tho AUDITOR embracing accounts with tho
payment Of balances reported by tue Auditor
TO be due mail and other PERSONS the supervision
the Offices under orders dccs their quarterly bal
designated points, and the superintendent the rendition
By Of their Ter m Of p gie,o. ~ mas
eeopes for the prepayment Of postage ana o he accounts con
To tho rrd Assistant General all postmaser should
direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at draft ouccs the
dposing offices depote 10 him should as'
be directed The weekly and monthly returns q the m
n and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters M
clerks To This Office assigned the duty tho
registers departures OF the malls certificates Of i
agp Of mall failures Of noting the DC
lnquass Contractors preparing tnseom FOR the aco
the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers am
reports failures: providing and sending out mailbags
keys and doing all other things which may be ncces
sary performance Of all mail contracts
presses the forging Illegal use postage stamps are undo
supervision this Office aud should be reported TO H.
All respecting lost letters, mail depcdn
TONS other violations q law Or inaocks and Keys should be d
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of The mails certificate
% {, s San nsfsf esSr 81 I0a sa reports ag q %ares al
irregular imperfect ervee should be directed In
spcction Office, Post ohhcc Department"
NAVY
Tho Navy Department Navy Department b
rcau Of Navy yards and Decks Euipmc
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance an
Hydrography. Of Medicine and surgery
following statement Of the duties Of each OF these Offices an
OF tho force employed therein; M
sys Isaac Toucey Secretary of the Navy; Charlie
Welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The secretary q u
Navy charge everything with tho naval establish
under The general direction Of hc President States win
The constitution y comnnndcrnchef OF me army ana navy
An sqiadrons and commanders
vessels aa ptaess y or eomsoncd and warrar
tee