The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-08

SIi-ser, oEcsIu Ieius IysI, solicitor aud .lE
csIt s a,n0 M Io< otos p7'mel9 and ln.,roes The Unit
e. states oney ma 2, .as s ra. N , al % ss relating
United courts showing and condition OF such
States s s' n S.y@. az oS " dbs. [ s a.ae d Gs~ as
dz e POD Oee DItnssr has power sell and dispose
the same the beneat the United ssalcs
Lo JEe Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
eaco president shubrk, United States navy, chair
cana a Hamhreys United states army, Bache super
ntundct Cast survey Prof Joseph lsnry 81 Smith
conlancr Jenkins, Omitted states navy snd Captain
Mn D. tf , psllSs md s,rins Of nsh house, Ese
vessels buos, and beAeop contracts Tor supplies OIL &c
Uaed Sat coas s@eyProssor A. D. Baehe, IL D., aupsn-
Capt William Palmer corps typographical engineers United
Army tho Coast Survey Once lieut. A. hl
A. W Russell chief clerk.
Professor q Fendcon United co@pu'sr Of ous
Assistant chaa A. sehor in charge computing division
Assistant q q Ponrlaies IN charge Of tidal division,
j. rdball In charge Of drawing d
Lieut. ssrtOn United states army charge Of shgraying dd
samuel fnin disbursng agent
George Matiiot, oeetroypkt
ro~r
Hon Aaron Y Brown Postmaster General direction
Of the Post 0no Department are assigned oy The cons
tn and laws the Postmaster General That Is business may be
conveniently prepared for his final Acton It's
distributed among several bureaus as lows Tue W
Zee charge Of the FIRST Assistant postmaster General The Contrast
0ce, charge the second Assistant, Postmaster General the h
the Inspection Oiee, In charge Of tho Chief clerk
plsiH,ent Office Horao King, esq., First Assistant Postmaster
General and nnesen clerks To this oo are assgned al qasohs
which dscontnuance Of Offices
changes names appointment and removal Of possmaser
and route and local agents also The giving Of Instructions :, post
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also WIN pro
The established for supplying
postmaster this likewise assigned the SUI
mail steamship lines aud OF the foreign ana %
,nrnatioal postal arrangements.
Contract QTcewlam Danias e4q Second Assistant rosmas
mail service OF the United stie and placing The
Same under contract embracing all correpondsnc ana Pnss
respecting frequency OF trips mode Of conveyance aud Times q de-
artures arrivals all the routes the course me n
The Of mail dsirbu'on aud
The regulations oveen OF tho domestic mail service Of the
United state pssr 'ne ~ m annual a onn NAH M
ungs and execution OF the contracts All appa
appointment Of mui messengers soua this Office All
claims should be submitted 70 for service no, under
Contract Office necessary authority fr the proper credits At
ONCE From this Office all pomasters at the ends Of
routes receive the statement prescribed for the
routes reports weekly 10 me Auiiof an conas exc
cuttd and all orders affecting accounts Tor mai pre-
ata exhibits of tho mail crvc and Tho reports OF the
maj, .n giving men, esm o a o ,s en .s
additional allowances granted within the year
Faee Maroon esq., Third Assistant los'm ,se Cen
Of the financial business OF tho department
drat Offices ana other deIores % the ~ a
warrants and drafts IN payment Of balances Reported o .nc Aa
Offices under orders TO deposie their quarterly bal
designated points, the supernendcncc the rendition
by their quarterly returns OF siagos II has charge
on lie issuing postage and stamped
envelopes the of POSTAGE ana Of the accounts con
necei herewith. !.
Third Assistant Postmaster General all pomasters sbond
their quarterly of postage those at draft Offices Their
reporting quarterly the proceeds Of their Offices and those
dcpnp their certificates OF dosc TO him should also
be directed The weekly monthly depodacs Of the
department well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
Gnd stamped envelopes, ami for dead letters,
0Benj Clements chiefcerk, and seventeen
clerks the receiving and examining the
the nni certificates OF the
agents reports Of mail failures OF noting the de-
preparing thereon FOR the action
Iu
reports Of failures providing and sending out mabags aud
aud keys and doing all other things which may DO
OF all mail contracts
Depreciation of violation OF law by private
presses the forging Illegal nee OF postage stamps under
The super Office and should be reported 70 II.
All communications respecting lost money letters, mail depre
tons violations malocks and keys should be d.
rectcd Clerk, Post Office Department"
registers departures OF the mails certificates
agents Of mail failures Applications
for blank registers reports nres and all complaints against
imperfect service should be directed In
specton ONCE Post Office Department"