The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-29

oce deposlores created by
SECRETARY q The treasury By the FIRST and
upon drawn BY the Postmaster General and eountergnod
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He also holds
public moneys advanced by warrant dbursng officers and
out the same their checks.
Registers Ooe-Inley Bigger Register twenty clerks
He keeps the public and expenditures receives
the returns and makes out the official Of and
on of the United States and receives from the First Comptroller
and Commissioner Of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by
them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping.
streeter esq solicitor six clerks
He upenends all cv suits commenced by the United States
T nos arsing q e Pos G6ee Department. and nsructs as UNI
them and her results He receives returns from each term OF The
has charge Of all lands other property assigned the United
States in payment Of debts ~ os asg.d u 5aya,en q d e
the for the benefit Of the United States.
Light Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
man. Gen Totem United states army Capt a a humphrey
United States army Prof A. ache Superintendent OF Coast sur
samuel Barron United states navy Commander Thornton Jen
5 una sa aa n % p s
ing and repairing q Ou0ys and oea'0ns
Unae States Cous Surrey 0eepoessor A. D. Bache IL D.
perinendent and superintendent weights and measures
Capt smith geographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
A. W. Russell, chief clerk.
Professor A. g. Pendeon United States navy oompuer Of long
Assistant Hlgard, charge computing division.
Assistant L. y ponrtales, in charge Of tidal division
Lieut. saxion, army, charge engraving dy
samuel IIeiu disbursng agent
George Mathiot electrotypist
Joseph saxn superintendent Of weights and
rosr orncx DrpARu,Gsr,
v. Brown General direction and
of the Post Office Department assigned by the cons
the conveniently arranged prepared final
distributed among several bureaus follows The appointment o
Once charge Of tho Second Assistant Postmaster General the II
once charge the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection ONCE, IN charge Of the chiefclerk
Apotea 0GceIIoraio King esq., First Assistant Postmaster
and ns,sen @ T. this once are d. all
changes Of sites and appointment and removal Of
masters Ptmas are furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the Of the agencies established supplying
posmners with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
eryon the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
ternaional postal arrangements
Contract 0ewiiam Dundas, esq., Second Assistant rostmas
arranging Of the United States and placing the
same under contract all and
and arrivals all the routes the course o The mail between
regulations the domestic mail the
United States the advertisements for mail proposals.
ng the adjustment execution Of the All appca
ons M me es,anshmens Or alteration q ma W @ & ana as m
claims should be submitted for transportation service not under
the Contract Office authority for the credits
the AUDITORS ONCE From this Office all postnasters at the ends Of
OF mail prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly TO the Auditor all contracts exc
pacs of the and the reports Of the
lettings giving Of each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance Maron Third Assistant Posimaster Gen
management Of the financial business Of the department.
& % ans Inv s % he @ issuing w
and drafts payment OF balances reported by the Auditor
depo,e their quarterly bal
designated points and the of the rendition
their quarterly Of posages has charge
Of the deader % Of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
neced herewith.
To the Third Assistant Postmaster should
reporting quarterly tho net proceeds Of their Offices and those
deposng Offices dcposie him should also
directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the deosares Of the
department well as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection OJohn oakord esq., chief clerk and seventeen
this Office assigned the duty receiving and examining the
Of agents. and reports Of mail nes noting the de-
u Ss snss Sna m a
q mail failures providing and sending a out % and
sary faithful performance Of all mail contracts
depreciation Of violation Of law by prvate
the supervision q this ofaee and should reported
A. as % q a 9s. ans sp S a.
rected Chief Clerk, Post Once Department
Of agents Of mail failures applications
for blank registers and reports q failures and all against
specion Onlce Post Office Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists Navy Department be-
the Secretary and Of five bureaus attached thereto VIZ
and Repair Cong Bureau Of Ordnance and
and the Bureau q Medicine and 81 once. and
Of the force employed therein:
ssay OGon Isaac Touccy Secretary the Navy Charles
Navy has charge Of everything connected
all laws relating thereto ntrucd to him.
by constitution commander chief Of the army and navy
vessels ali orders q officers commissions
and marine appointments of commissioned and warrant
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge eamen emanac
secretary All the duties Of the different bureaus