The Washington union., 1857-06-04
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE A,

CITY O
ogoess@uel Casey esq, Treasurer, and thirteen
Office and thai Of the repositories by the Of the 9th Of
August 1855 and out the warrants drawn by the
upon warrants by the Postmaster General
by the sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register lie also holds
public moneys advanced by warrant dsbnrsg oce and pays
out the same upon their checks
registers oFmey Bigger, Register, and twenty nine clerks
the returns and makes the Official statement of commerce and nav
sp 'se unr'a Of ana m o aaS vher decided by
them, and is charged by law with their safe keeping
"a :. lr eir s e sDp S n,sS saa s s M
ot those ayiag The Post Office Department. and insruets the Uni
them
United States courts showing the progress and condition Of such suits
has charge of all lands and other property assigned to the United
due the Post 0 Dpe and has power to sell and dispose Of
the same for the benefit Of the United States
L House od-on Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
so president Com W. slubrck United states chair
United States Prof Iche superintendent Of Coast Sur
I So ss Sy s ssrs Nary arnon p S
ks, United States and Lieutenant VIM Franklin United
army and FIVE clerks This board directs the build
ing and repairing Of light houses ghtvce buoys and becon
contracts for supplies of oil, &c
perinienden and superintendent weights and
Capt J. Smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge of
the Coast Survey ONCE.
G. b. snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor PndetOn United States computOr Of long
Assistant F. Hilgard in charge Of computing division.
Assistant l. T. poartales, in charge tidal division
Lieut. Tidba United States amy charge Of drawing d
saxon, army, charge engraving d
George Matho electrotypsL
Joseph Saxton assistant superintendent Of weights and
" Brown Postmaster General The direction and
o. the Post ooe are % assigned Y ey the
distributed among several bureaus ows Tho appointment OF
oce in charge the Third Postmaster Genera and
the Inspection 0fnce in charge of the chief clerk
Aprot 0TceIIoratio King esq., Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this office assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment and dsconnuance Of post Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal
masters Pos,mass are furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the Of the agencies established for supplying
posmaors with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
peyon the mail steamship Ines and Of the foreign and In
ternaional postal arrangements.
Contract oicewiLm Dundas esq, Second Assistant Postmas
arranging the mail service the United States and placing the
respecting the trips mode M and times Of de-
and arrivals all the routes the the mail between
regulations government
eave s e an S charge na aa ma @
ngs and the adjustment and execution of the contracts All appc
appointment mail messengers should be this office All
claims should be submitted TO for service not under
the Contract Once necessary authority for the proper credits
receive mail arrangements prescribed the
respective reports weekly the Auditor all contracts
mail
the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the reports the
a @ h nsw ssnS service onea hs ordered @ and t
additional allowances granted within the
era and twenty clerks 10 s ONCE are assigned the super
vision and management Of the financial business Of the
da Offices aud other dcposcs Of the department the issuing
payment balances reported by the Auditor
mail and other persons the supervision Of
the accounts Of Offices under ros ID deas their quarterly bal
designated points tho supcrnendeDce OF the rendition
by omsers Of their quarterly returns Of posags II has charge
the dcadeer Office OF the ssnng postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the eyent Of gc and Of the accounts con
10 the Third Assn, Postmaster General all postastsr should
direct their quarterly returns Of POSTAGE hose at draft Offices their
a Splnr h oe ns dspoe ' 70 % should so
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the dposares Of the
and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
oa o or. @ es s sa sna a
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mas certificates the
nqneccs contractors and preparing thereon for the action
the Postmaster Gcneral furnishing blanks for mail registers and
and @ keys and doing ali other things which may be-
sary 10 secure faithful and exac performance Of all mail contracts
All depreciation, by private
presses by the forging Illegal Of postage stamps under
All communications respecting lost letters mail deda
rS Ssf SssGs c Post ss s ' AS '1 =
registers departures Of the ma certificates
for I blank registers Va an reports Of failures and ali complaints
for irregular imperfect service should be directed In
/ DEPARTMENT.
Department Of tho Navy Department he
Of i've attached thereto
Navy yards and Docks Bureau of Construction Equipment
photography, and of Medicine and Surgery,
The following - statement Of the duties Of each these offices and
| of the force employed therein
srarys 0oon Isaac Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh ESQ., cf clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary OF the
charge everything connected with the naval establish
the execution OF all laws relating thereto inrused TO him.
the general direction Of the President Of the United sne who
constitution chief OF the and
commanders Of quadrons and couandors Of
vessels, all orders Of officers, commissions Of officers both In the
appointments commissioned and warrant
officers discharge emanac
All the duties OF tho different bureaus
The authority Of the Scccry and their odors
enanang him. The general snperintenence Of
Of the duties Of the Secretary and
all h d the oommandant Of that should he approved by
him.
Nr and Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
civil engineer and one draughtsman
All warve buildings and machinery In
yards everything Immediately connected with them are
the Of this burean Is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Construction Eyspnp and RldirJohn Lentla, esq,
draughsman Tho office Of
The chief the Daniel b. Martin esq., Is attached TO
by three This bureau
charge building and repairs Of all vessels purchase
providing all vessels with their equipments
anchors waernks &C. The chief superncnd
approval the Secretary decides plans for their construc