The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-02
CITY OF WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MORNING, SEPT


Trsura's ossnue Casey esq.,, Treasurer and thirteen
clerks He receives keeps noney United his
own o and that Of the dces created by the act Of the oh q
Secretary Of the Treasury countergne by the FIRST Comptroller and
by he sixth Ando and recorded BY The Register lie also hols
public moneys advanced by warrant TO dbang officers and pays
OCT the same upon their checks.
Registers ofiniy Bigger, Register, and twenty nine clerks
ie keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
son OF the United states and receives from The Frs,
aud Commissioner q Customs all accnss and vouchers decided by
them, and charged by law with their ekeepng.
yoiis ogFrsncis strectcr esq Solicitor clerks.
~ -uperius all m suits commenced by the United States Ger
atcrncys marsl clerks relating
them and their results He receives returns from each term Of tho
has charge Of all lands other property ASSIGNED 70 the United
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the for the bcncnt of The United states.
Light House BoadIon Cobb Secretary the Treasury,
man; Tosrn United army; Capt Humphreys,
untea States Prof nche sasrintenden q Coast Sur
samuel Barron untoi states navy Commander
s @ " sad eslss ss se build
ing and repairing Of light vessels buoys and beacoos
United States Coas sm~y otus-Proessor B,chc Ii. d.
poru,enden and q weights and measures
the Coast Survey oace
A. W. Russell, chief clerk
G, b. Snow, In charge OF archives.
Professor G. rcndleton United States navy compac Of ongi
Assistant j. + nlgard in charge Of computing division.
Assistant T. y Isartalcs, N charge q tidal division,
Lieut. saxon United States army, in charge engraving
samuel IIeu dsbursing agent
Joseph sxo superintendent weights
roer orncx pKrARrxrsr.
" Brown, General Tho direction and
the Once Department assigned by the
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for his final action
@ IN charge !" hs n ne hs
oee charge q the Second Assistant Postmaster General the Fl
onc n charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Office, in charge of the chief clerk
I9mmem oo orato King esq., First Assistant Postmaster
Which relate to .he establishment and disconnance Of r
changes s and appointment and removal Of
masers marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which y charged also viii.
blanks aud for the Of the department with
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
postnasters with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
pervsion steamship lines foreign
ternaiiona postal arrangements.
Contyao Office Dundas, esq, second
arranging the mail Of the Uno States and placing the
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
paries arrivals all the routes the Of The mail between
The regulations for the service tho
United States Hreparcs the advertisements for mail proposals
ngs adjustment the appca
tons for the establishment or alteration q mail and The
CHAINS should submitted 10 for transportation service not under
Office authority for the credits
the Auditors Office From this oee all postmas'crs at the ends Of
prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly to the Auditor all contracts exc
pare reports Of the
mail Lettings giving statement q each bd Also q to contracts
made the service originated the curaments ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year.
arron esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision and Of tho financial business Of the department
So G % law u @ hs@ % s aeoas % wa s
and drafts In Of balances reported BY the Auditor
the deoe quarterly
designated points and the superintendent Of the rendition
quarterly has charge
OF the deadetr Office Of tho issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for The OF postage and Of the accounts con
To the Third Assistant posmastsrs
reporting the proceeds Of their ccs and those
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department. well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Insion OasJohn oakiord esq., chief clerk and
assigned the duty orrceeyng the
agents. reports mail failures Of noting
q and psns cases thereon @ the action
rSrs Of mail failures prevailing and ssnng out mail bags % and
sary all mail
All Of mail depesion Of violation Of law by private
iho supervision This oiise reported
@ Al % y % % , ,nS s %, Re II
rected Chief Clerk Post Office department G
All Of the arrivals and departures Of c mails certacates
Of The service agents reports applications
REGISTERS o failures and all complaints against
spec,ion Office, Post Office Department" z
The OF Navy Department proper
Ing Secretary Of 1--WE attached thereto
Iureau Navyyards Docks Of Construction, Equipment
Provisions Cng bureau Of Ordnance and
Ifydrugraphy Of Medicine and Surgery.
the duties Of each Of these Offices and
of f,he fdrcc cmp'oyed lhercn'
svys Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary 81 the
connected with naval establish
o all laws relating thereto Is nrusted 10 him.
direction of the Peden f the United States wbo
by c constitution Is commander army navy
An INSTRUCTIONS sqairons Of
all orders officers commissions OF officers both In the
appointments commissioned and warrant
officers discharge OF seamlcr
Office All the duties the different bureaus
authority the secretary their orders
conslcod enanaing him The general Of
also the duties o the Secretary and
th. commandment OF that should be approved BY
hun
Bascaa " Nsry Dss-Cmmodore Joseph smith, chief
bureau, engineer and draughsman
buildings and machinery
yards every hng Immediately connected with them
this bureau Is also charged with the
nanagc tsc Naval Asylum " sssee@s s
yssa osA<rustis Ixpmst RsysJoln LnnihaIl esq
engineer navy nel Martini Is attached TO
This bureau
ID, of all vessels OF purchase
provfng all with their equipments
anchors tanks Se The enrinee in chief snpcrinends
engines Tor the and with
approval Secretary, decides plans for their construc
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nasy chad bufess csrk. All provisions Tor the
navy epr together With the making q contracts sr for
nNhus same The charge of this bureau ~
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