The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-11

Tyoru.s samuel Casey, Treasurer and thirteen
clerks He receives and the moneys the United states his
Office and that Of the Repositories creats by the act Of the 9th
Secretary Treasury Comptroller
By the Postmaster General and counlersigned
public advanced by dbursipg officers and
out the upon their checks
keeps public expenditures
the and
and Commissioner Of Customs all and vouchers decided by
them, and charged by Law with theis safe keeping
06franeis ireeicr esq, Solicitor and six Clerks
He superinenis all civil by the United States (
e ring n he Ia ore Department. and Instruct, ,s uI
them aud their results He receives returns from each term me
charge all lands oher property assigned 20 the United
states in payment Of deb s as asas o. -. ,y@es q d q
the for the benefit Of the United States
Light Cobb Secretary the Treasury
man. Gen j. q Toen United sial,s army; Capt Humphrey
United States o Baebe Superintendent o. Coast Sur
Barron, United States Commander Thornton A Jcn
s army ssee and five orss This the build
and repairing Of light houses light vessels buoys and beconS
Tinted States Coak Sycey OgeProssor Blche d.,
peinonaeu and supcriutenien, q weights and measures
the Coast Survey Office.
A. W. Rassel, chief clerk
q d. Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor Pendoon United States navy of long
tudcs
F. lgard in charge computing division.
Assistant l. pourtales, in charge Of tidal division
Lieut. rdb United States army in charge OF drawing d.
Lieut. sANoh, Uhtcu stNS chaige"
samuel Helm, disbursng agent
George Mahiot clectrotypbt
Joseph sx,on superintendent Of weights and
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General The direction and
,ion an w t t po,mase nern mat IL bushes NAV be
conveniently arranged and prepared for his final action
among bureaus The appointment oG
ice charge Assistan General
Once charge q the second Assistant POSTMASTER Genera the II
the Inspection oIce, Ia charge Of the Chief clerk
l4oinaea oGceHoraio King, esq, First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and d'contnuance Of post Offices
changes Of sites and names and removal o.
and route and local agents also the giving o. instructions % post
Psmas9rs furnished with marking and rating stamps
vng blanks and stationery for the Of the department and with
the Of the several agencies tor
pery the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
ternatonal postal arrangements. X
Contract OGce.wram Dunda esq., Second Assistant Pomas
ter General twenty the busi
the mail service q the United States and placing the
respecting the frequency Of trips mode d ana times q DO
the the tho mail between
the different country points mail distribution,
regulations the OF tho domestic mail service 81 the
United States the advertisements for mail proposals
b and charge of the annual and occasional mail let
ng and execution Of the contracts All appa
establishment alteration Of mail and the
appointment mail should be sent To this Office All
contract as the recognition
the Contract Once as authority or @ proper ers sa ~
receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
uts and ali orders Affecting accounts pre-
prc statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the reports Of the
I mail lettings QiyinR
made originated the curlmens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year,
ocsJohn Maroon Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
era and clerks 10 this Office are assigned the super
the Auditor embracing accounts with the
dram Offices and other deosares Of the Department. I'm, ssMng o.
na and other persons the supervision OF
as designated points suernlendenoe the rendition
BY o.as,ers Of their quarterly returns poalags pas s
envelopes for The prepayment Of postage ana o. the accounts con-
10 the Third Assistant General all should
quarterly Of POSTAGE those at draft Offices their
q, dspo.ans dspo,s e him should also
directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the depoass o. the
i and stamped envelopes, aud for dead letters,
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the arrivals and departures The mails corhca OF o
nqucnces q contractors preparing hc
the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail and
keys doing all other things which may be neces-
An cases Of drprcdalon violation q law by private
BY The @ illegal so as Of =, p S.as stamps are under
All respecting lost money ,n m says sho % a.
rseiei Chief clerk, POST ONCE Department"
Al registers arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
registers reports Of failures and all complaints against
for irregular or imperfect service should be directed IN
/ spccion Office, Post Ohicc Department
/
Navy Department consists Of the Navy proper be-
Secretary Of five bureaus attached thereto
Bureau
and Repair Bureau Of aovh 3 srrv
of the duties OF each Of these Offices and
1 Of the force employed therein;
ya Onceon Toucey, Secretary Of the Navy Charles
esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary % the
charge c everything connected with tc mval
men laws relating thereto ntrusted to him
President the
by constitution commandment chief Of tho army ami navy
An commanders Of sqnarons and commanders Oh
OF officers IN
of commissioned and warrant
officers enlistment and discharge OF seaen emaae
hp
authority the Secretary and their orders
The general
ALSO part Of the duties Of The secretary
that should be approved by
him.
Buau Of Nary Yards Joseph Smith, CHIEF
draughtsman
navy yards docks and wharyes buildings and machinery
navy yards everything Immediately connected with Them are
under tho superintendent OF tins bureau Hs also WIN h'
management OF the Naval Asylum '1t#"d we
isa, If Constructors, Rauh1n and Repair John lentha esq
eight cpss, aud one dfaughsnan Inc once
the engineer the navy Daniel b. Martin esq Is attached
has charge building o all vessels purchase
providing OF all vessels with Their equipments
anchors The engineer lin CHIEF supernehd
engines for the navy anu WIN
the Secretary decides plans for their construc
lion. ~ U.s. - - w /. ~ - W = :. ~
Bpera If Provisions Ctshs0H Bridge purser United States
navy four clels Al proy,os ~ we we y
the nayp bo,hne together with the masking o contracts m WF
nshng The same undor the charge OF this bureau
bgr,u Of Ordnance and Hprpuphy Duncan lnaraham
ch, az nen Gnr clerks daughtsnan This bureau has
charge at all tho Manufacture OF pr
cnse Of cannon guns powder shells &c. and the eqpnen
os Them with maps charts baromeers NC, TO
books furnished ships
States Naval Observatory Photographed ONCE WASHINGTON
Annapolis, are also under o gc"e
chin aff