The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-25

lie supenend civil commenced by .he United State ~
attorneys arsh, aud clerks all relating "a
them ana their resa Ne I e, return" from each term s
has charge c all lands and other property assigned 10 the United
do e ro one Ds,asi and has power 10 sell and daI,
the same for the benefit " the United States
Lo House Board, Hon Howell cobb Secretary Of the rru
ceeo president Com W shubrk United States navy chair
man; Major A. H. Of engineers uniled States array,
Capt A. Humphreys ueied states army Prof A D Haee ser
intcnier Of Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary
sonan Institution Commander ~ g. Ton, u@Ied States navy
Thornton Jenkins, Unted States Captain
wm Franklin, United saee ainy am i've ecks
This board directs De building aud repairing q light houses hight
vessels buoys, aud beaoous contracts or supplies OF oil &C.
Tinted Slaie speyProtssor D. B-che, IL D., saperi
tenaent superintcndent Of weights and measures
Capt William R rAlner corps Typographical engineers United
United states Army, assistant
A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk.
c. d Snow, IN charge OF archives.
Professor G. Pendeton, United States navy eonpusr Ons
Assistan, chas. schot charge Of computing division
Assistant l. pourtales IN charge I" udsi division.
vision.
saztou army. charge d engraving du
samuel Helm, discussing agent
George Mathlot ecorotyplst
Joseph xon superintendent weights measures
o~r onlcs ms.nnnst.
Hon Aaron v Brown ,s,uas,er General aad
the Post ooc Department. assigned by the
conveniently prepared for his nas
distributed among several bureaus as oows Inc APPOINTMENT or
Once IN charge Of The Second Assistant Postmaster General the III
the Inspection Office IN Charge Of the chief clerk
appointment Office King csq. First Assistant, Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this oee arc assigned all questions
which roe the establishment and dconinnanc Of post Offices
changes sites appointment and removal OF po.tnasrs
and route and local agents also the giving o. instructions 70 poet
masters stases furnished with marking aud rating stamps
aud letter balances by tins bureau which h charged also With
a Ds asa ~ @ Z, M a,s sssea for p wn
postmaes with blanks To this bureau likewise assned the su
Of The mail steamship lines and d The foreign and H.
ternationa postal arrangements,
Contract William H. Danda second Assstan, rosimas
mes, or the mail service Of to United states and placing tho
under embracing all correspondence and proceedings
l d the mail between
tho different sections Of tho country The points Of ma and
Of the domestic mail service the
United States npepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
gs and the adjustment All appcA
on for the establishment or alteration Of mail Arrangements and tho
appointment Of mail houli be sen, TO this Office All
Chains should be submitted for transportation service not under
contrast as tue recognition Of SAID sefy,ee = 70 ues
Office From tins Office all posmtsters at the ends Of
respective reports weekly the Auditor all
entcd and al orders Affecting accounts for mail pre-
mail Lettings giving sta.emn, q each ni also q Tue contracts
additional allowances granted within The year
Fanee o6cJohn Maroon esq Postmaster
era and twenty clerks To this Office are assigned the super
vision Of the financial business Of the department.
deyolyed By law ihe Auditor embracing accounts with the
warrants ana drafts payment reported Auditor
be due mail contractors and other persons the supervision OF
orders depotc their quarterly bal
points and tho superintendent Of the rendition
oslnlas.e Of their quarterly returns q pos,ases y has charge
Of the eaeer Office the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the Of postage aud Of HE accounts con
General all posunasters should
direct their quarterly OF those at draft Offices their
at deposng Offices their certificates dcpose
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of The deposarcs Of the
department well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection OEoeBenj Clemcnts esq cicfeerk,
clerks To this Office assigned the duty olrecen and examining tho
registers departures the mails
service Of route agents and reports Of mail failures noting the de-
of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
reports mail failures providing and sending mall bags
keys doing all things which may
faithful and exact performance OF all mail Contracts
mail depreciation, Of violation Of law by private
by the forging Illegal use Of postage stamps under
the supervision q this Office and should be reported to IL
All communications respecting lost letters, mail depredas
tons other violations OF law mail locks ana Keys, should be d.
rected Chief Clerk, Post olice Department"
An registers Of he arrivals ana departures o. e mails ceiubcas
Of the service OF ron agents reports Of mail anres applications
Tor irregular or imperfect service should be directed In
speedon oa'ce, Post once Department"
NAVY pnARrasSr
Navy Department the Navy Department proper
Bureau Of and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
and Repair Bureau Provisions and cthng Bureau Ordnance
photography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following Of the duties Of each Of these Offices
Of the force employed therein
Sdyy OGeeon Toucey Secretary Navy Charles
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
Navy has charge Of everything connected with the naval establish
general States who,
by the constitutions commander chief Of the and navy
vessels all orders Of officers, commissions Of officers both in tho
and marine appointments Of commissioned and warrant
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge
from the sccrerys office All the duos Of the different bureaus
performed under authority the Secretary orders
considered enanang from him The general
the marine corps forms also part The duties Of the Secretary and
all the orders the coandan thai should BIO approved by
him. W.. 4
Bureau u Macy Joseph Smith chief
the clerks civil and drsughtman
buildings
and everything Immediately connected with them,
under the Of this also charged with tho
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Buau n Construction Equipment Repairohn Lentha esq,
chief bureau eight clerks draughman The Office Of
the chief Of the navy Samuel Archbo attached
this who assisted by three This bureau
has charge OF the building and repairs OF all vessels purchase
Materials the providing all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors The engineer
the OF all engines for the navy and with
the approval of the Secretary decides plans their construe
ton.
If Cihin0H Bridge purser United States
navy CHIEF OF clerks All provisions for the use
navy clothing together with the making OF contracts Tor ur
nishng the under the charge Of this bureau
Of Ordnance and Hyyopdphy Duncan Ingraham
cof bureau clerks draughtsman This bureau has
charge all ordnance aud ordnance the manufacture or %
cannon powder Shells the equipment
vessels war with everything connected herewith also
vdes them with maps charts, ohronomeers baromecrs &c 10
gchcr ships " The United
Naval Observatory Hyrogacal ocen Washington
and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under tho general
perniondence of tho chief OF this bureau,
@ Medicine and suggyDr William whcan surgeon Un
passed United
Everything relating dcnc ana
stores and wounded aud management
hospitals within The superintendent Of this bureau
Floyd, Secretary Of War w Dtnkard chief CLERK
messengers and four wachmon The
GLOWING bureaus attached TO this department.
Commanding Generals OGceThis Office, head OF whehs
Lieutenant General Scott Is al New York.