The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28


power sell aud dispose Of tho same for the
Oosssamue Casey, esq, Treasurer, and thirteen
and the Of the United States his
Office repositories created by the net Of the 9TH
August 1896 and out the same upon warrants drawn by the
secretary q tins BY the S aS
public moneys by dbursiDg officers and
the upon their checks. 3 q "a, ahHf .tIfF taAe
Registers oFnley Bigger, Register, and twenty nine Clerks
the RETURNS and makes oa' % the ora sasusu,
so Of The United states and receives from The lr. oenprer
them, and Is charged by Law with theis safe keeping
sro oee R stroeter esq solicitor and six clerks
o arising O0cs Ds,xtD nsruc,s the Uni
ted States attorneys narha and clerks all matters relating 70
showing progress condition Of such suits
as s n Of all "a ss S and % or & a'a = s% .ns sn,s S
due M Poa 0aoe Department. aud has power to sell and dispose
tho same for the benefit Of the United States, rr
Lipat BoadIIon Cobb Secretary Treasury
cefo presidents Com W. b. shnbrck United States chair
Cen Tosn United states army Capt A. A Humphreys
sey rGr Joseph Henry secretary Of Institution Capt
kins navy. Captain Vim. b. Frankln, United
army crctares clerks This board directs the build
and rrare Of light houses gh vessels buos and beacons
uns sarcyy oNreprofessor A. D. Bnche, L. d.
pcnenden', and superintendent Of weights and measures
Capt Smith typographical engineers assistant in charge Of
A. W, Russell chief clerk.
Q. II. Snow, in charge OF archives. iiff =. l
tudos. ft'
Assistant A. schot charge Of computing division
Assistant T. T. Pourtslcs, charge Of tidal division.
lieut. j. O. Iil United States army in charge Of drawing di
Lieut. ssior, uned States my charge of engraving dvi
Samuel Helm, disbursing agent
George Mathiot. cecroypist tr
Joseph saxon assistant superintendent Of weights and
POST or,cx pKPAR1nxsr
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General
sn w - as nc Fs auer RI a Is business msy Be-
S surs ARRANGED and Tor qs ms "a sSo
ne charge Of the First Generals the Contract
once charge Of the THIRD Assistant pOmasor Gener.
the Inspection 0nicc, in charge Of the Chief clerk,
Appointment OGceTorao King, esq, Assistant Postmaster
General nineteen clerks To his ONCE assigned questions
which relate to the establishment and dscontnpapce q qes
and and local agents. t te giving q instructions post,
@ @ nmasss are furnished & Mh marking % ana u ans & smIs @
wiling blanks aud stationery for the Of the department and with
posmasters likewise assigned the
pcrvon the mail steamship lines and the foreign and
ternatoial postal arrangements. .e etaf
Csr,uc O6r.w,iam H Dundas esq,
S II Irnou. @ Mi s M Inc c ae ana pus the
uhrr embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency mode and times s Dc
tho country points distribution,
the regulations for the Of the domestic mail service Of the
ceves be r and ssc' ssrse q s daa md oeathal Al a ley
lions for the estabshrn
appointment Of mail should be sent 70 this office All
tho said service first be obtained through
the the ONE @ ." d IL s s M si Il s s ens q
cmei of mail arrangements prescribed f tho
cucd and ali orders affecting transportation pre-
pares exhibits Of the mail service and tho reports Of tho
lettings giving Of each bid also OF the contracts
tho service originated The cnrtiments ordered and the
additional allow ances granted within tie year
OJoln Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
ers twenty TO this oco assigned the
an % The The s q ns T Il.
daa Offices aud other dcpoares Of the department.
mail and other the supervision Of
the accounts Of Offices under orders to asoss .ne ~ bal
BY pomaaers Of their quarterly returns Of posages u has charss
envelopes for the Of postage and Of the accounts con
General all postmasters should
direct their quarterly returns Of postage thosc at DRIFT Offices their
Letters rrs @ the net % n'r Gn' m ha" "nd ,G %
c directed the weekly monthly of the doaries the
md stamped cny elopcs, aud for dead letters.
I,s1ion OGoJohn oakford, esq clerk seventeen
registers Of the arrivals departures mails The
and Of mail failures Of noting Tho de-
thereon for the action
Of furnishing blanks for mail registers and
% and p Eess and dong al other things which may be-
faithful and exact performance q al mail contracts
by the forging Illegal use Of postage stamps are under
respecting o letters mail deprcda
Of mail locks aud keys should be di
registers departures Of the mails certificates
Of the O. route nss r. Tspos % Of ,nS mail II 1' aumn,p sS.ns
contractors irregular imperfect vice. should directed
spcctiom onlce, Post ONCE Department"
j, #|l prPARrMpyT
The Navr Department consists Navy Department proper
ing Secretary attached thereto viz
Docks Bureau of Construction Equipment
Repair Clothing Bureau of Ordnance and
Iydrography aud the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The wng statement of the duties of each Of these Offices and
| of the force employed therein:
s Touccy Secretary Of the Navy Charles
chief eleven clerks The Secretary of the
connected with the naval establish
pf
tho direction Of the President OF tho United states who
commander chief OF the army and navy.
commanders Of squalrons and commanders of
vessels all orders officers Of officers both in the
appointments Of commissioned ana warrant
officers enlistment and discharge Of scne enase
All the duties of tho different bureaus arc
pccd Secretary and their orders
from him Tho general superintendent OF
also Of tho duties oil the secretary ana
an the the commannnt OF that should DO approved Dy
| him.
opd DostsCommodore Joseph Smith chief
bureau civil and draughman
All docks and wharvcs, buildings and machinery III
Immediately connected with thcm
Of this also charged with the
| management Of the Naval Asylum. "
uau 9 Equipment and RraJohn Ienthall,
eight clerks and draughtsman The efce Of
Daniel Martin, attached
This bureau
charge building and of all vessels purchase
materials aud the providing of all vessels VITA their equipments
The chief supcrnends
all steam the and with
the approval the Secretary decides upon plans for their costrc
lion. .H f.#I .TesH H-it -.f F.tfa Hs.f tt# rr
Bsan @ Co,hgI Bridge, United States
chief bureau and clerks All provisions Tor the
together with the making contracts FOR fur
nishing same under the charge Of this bureau.
B,rcpu If Ordnance Hsdrwophy Capt Duncan Ingrcham
chief clerks and dranghnan This bureau has
ordnance the manufacture
cf Shells and the