The Washington union., 1857-04-23


them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping
SOLICITORS o6cFancis D. streeter solicitor clerks He
sTac,s the United States attorneys marsha an
relating them and their results He receives returns from saeh
q such charge all lands and other property assigned 70
pose Of the tie bcnent Of the United States
Light House Howell Cobb, president. Com shu.
@ 9s eaS sI'i HamYreS aa gn s army 1 f @
Superintendent q Coast Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary q
andr Jenkins United States navy engineer Lieutenant
John r United state. army % na sse Ss, S @
biofs and bcaoons contracts for supplies Of oil, &C.
ssy orc Professor "A a D Baeae u D. 'u
Capt smith typographical engineers, assistant IN charge Of
tho Survey once
A. W Russell, chief clerk.
G. b. Snow, in charge Of archives
proeorA Pendletou, United States navy compuer Ct longs
Asss,nn, j. E. nxard In charge computing division
Assistant Ii. Pourtses, in charge Of tidal division n
lieut. j. Tdba United salss army IN charge drawing d.
Lieut. salion tacd army IN charge engraving divi
Samuel Helm dlsbursIng agent.
Joseph sxon assistant superintendent Of Weights ana measures
rosr OFFICE
fou aaron v Brown, The direction and
tuition and General That It's business be
distributed among several bureaus nowa Tho ppomen. Of
in charge Of the FIRST assistant sps @ ~
Of the Third Assistant Postmaster Generals and
tho Inspection once, in charge Of the chief clerk
csnsra and nne.ecn clerks TO this assigned questions
n If es 81 and md appointment and removal posas
route and local agents. as also the giving o. 70 post
and letter balances by which charged also with
wa Of the several agencies established for supplying
posmass with blanks To hs bureau IS kewse " ASSIGNED S u
peron mail steamship nes ana OF Inc ioegn and IN
iernationa postal arrangements
Cortrae 6owam Dundas esq Second Assistant Posmas
Ter General and CLERKS 81 TIC o TINS 0ss States aa ps the
same contract, embracing all correspondence and
and arrivals o. ali the routes mall between
iaesn. @ country s points Ga na aSS s
United prepares the advertisements for mail proposals rs
ngs and tho adjustment IN appla
tons for the establishment alteration o. mall arrangements ana tue
claims should transportation service not under
contract a. the sa nr'9 f hs @
tho Once From this once all posas'ers at the ends Of
respective routes reports weekly Auditor all
racs ae sastlcai exhibits service
mail leng giving statement q G each sd also g ne ona @
additional allowances granted within the year
Is H. S ocs sssn as Ss saps sa
management Of tho financial business Of the
dram ofces and other aeposes department tho issuing
and drafts in Of balances reported oy ne Aaao
Offices under orders TO depoie their quarterly bal
s postmase Of their quarterly returns postagos charge
Of the dead letter office of the issuing Of postage STAMPS and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and e the accounts con-
To Third Assistant Postmaster Genera s
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their Res and those
the weekly monthly Of the depoarea Of the
wS as al M sssa ssr aaa r0s '0 postage Stamps
fsse 6skntd chief clerk, nnd seventeen cen
arrivals and of hs mails certificates q the
Of agents and reports q man failures Of noting the & as
Of the Postmaster General furnishing nn registers and
& ana ms ds ss an o III oas @ sslass which
ofp Of
by the forging Illegal use Of postage stamps arc under
Ali aonaneaons rcspseang money mail depreda
tons other violations Of law or maoss and Keys should De d.
All registers arrivals and departures Of the nails certificates
sr blank registers and reports Of failures against
specton oticc Post ofice Department
sAsY brrAnrsEsf.
Navy Department consists Of te Navy Department proper BE-
bureau Docks Bureau Construction Equipment
Iydrosnphy and the Bureau q Medicine and surgery
following Of the duties Of each Of these offices and
scnayys Isaac Touooy Secretary the Navy; Charles
welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of he
mcni and tho execution relating thereto n,rsted to him
under the general direction Of the President q ne @ United ssaS
commanders Of squadrons and commanders o.
navy corps appointments commissioned and warrant
ocer ordo for the enlistment and discharge o.
reformed under tho authority Secretary and their orders ara
% .s asp S q the s @
tho cnmandant OF that corps should DO approved Y
| him.
3y Of Nar Yard. Commodore Joseph Smith, CHIEF
cf the bureau clerks civil engineer and one
yards and wharves buildings and IN
everything Immediately connected with thcm are
under the this bureaus is also charged with the
| management Of the Naval Asylum sses.
,rau Of Construction Equipment and Lenthnl osq
eight clerks aud one daughtsman The ooe o.
The navy Daniel b. Martini attached TO
this assisted three assistant engineers This bureau
building and repairs Of all
nrm The
as anchors tanks &c The engineer
the construction engines for the navy and with
tho approval OF the secretary dcoes upon PnS oi e
| ton,
7uanu Provisions CthipH Bridge pursor United States
navy chief burea All provisions for the use Of
navy and clothing together with the making OF contracts r
nlshing Same, under the charge OF this bureau
B,au Of Oyr,nance Hydppophycap Duncan Ingraham
chief clerks and draugman This bureau mas
charge and ordnance ator the manufacture or pur
guns powder shot, shells &c. and tho equipment
everything connected Herewith also pro-
with charts, chronometers parometsrs &C
gether books furnished ships Of war The United
Observatory and Hydrogrspha Once az washington
under the general Su
pernendence Of tho chief OF this bureau
Bureau Of Medicine SuyayDr William whelan surgeon Uni
bureau passed assistant surgeon United
medical stores sck aud wounded aud management Of
| hospitals comes within the superncndence Of this bureau
| WAR DEPARTMENT
there clerk subordinate clerks two mosonSos
and four The following bureaus attached to this do
parrnent ...E
,amandiao Grerals ofc,This Office at the head Of which
| Lieutenant General Scott al New York
adap, Generals oosCol Cooper Adjuant General
AssansIeut W, Freeman Major George Deas, and CAPT
seth williams Judge Adocaie Major john Lee Nno clerks and
one messenger In the records which refer
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