The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-08

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the for thc beDent Of the United States
Laht He Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
maa Mayor a. IL Bowman corps engineers army
t Humphrey United states army Prof D Bses super
Institution; Commander r. G. non, u'cd States navy
wm Franklin United states army secretaries; clerks
This board directs The building and rsans q g light
unaa STATES caa surny Professor A. D che, IL D.,
perintoneut and superintenden weights
Capt william Palmer corps Typographical engineers aS'''ahia
A. Russell, chief clerk
G b snow in charge Of archives.
Professor O. Pendlsion United navy eompu,r Of n
Aassnt chas A. schot, in charge computing division
Assistant /. ". rouraes, M charge Of udai division.
ndba United army, in charge Of drawing d.
ssxion United army charge f engraving dyi
samuel Helm disbursiug agent.
George Mailiot, eecrotyIist-
Joseph saxton weights and
rosr osncr
Hon Aaron Brown Postmaster The direction
management Department assigned by the
and laws the Postmaster General Thai is business may be
distributed among several bureaus nows Inc APPOINTMENT o
ONCE ii charge General the NJ
once charge q he Third Assistant inas'cr General and
the Inspection ONCE, IN charge Of the ehsef clerk
clerks TO this Office assigned all questions
changes appointment and removal II postmaster
and route aud local agents also the giving q instructions % post
aud letter balances by this bureau which charged pro-
h sareaendence of The several agencies established r supplying
with banks To this bureau likewise assigned tho
peyn the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and
tsrnatonai postal arrangements.
Cou.aa 0Gcrwnam Dandas esq Assistant posmas
uss arranging The siaies placing
an4er contract embracing all and proceedings
all the routes the the mail between
lie regulations for The govcrncn
United states PREPARES the e. NEIL proposals re-
hngs and the adjustment and execution q the contracts All appc
the establishment alteration Of mail arrangements and tho
appointment messengers, this ofcc.
cs should DO snbtod i for service not under
authority Tor the credits
once. From this Office all romasers at tho ends u
receive the statement Of mail for tho
respective II reports weekly 70 the Auditor all contracts exc
pares the statistical service reports
mail Lettings giving q each bill aso q ne omit
additional allowances granted within tho year.
o6Jolm Maroon ESQ., Third Assistant Postmaster
the financial business Of Tho department.
dram ocs and other aepores Of tho department the issuing II
and drafts q balances reported BY the Auditor
dcposie their quarterly
sces a. and The Of tho rendition
the Office Of the issuing Of postage stamps and stamped
ro ,he q postage ana We accounts cons
10 dc Third Assistant Postmaster General posinasters should
quarterly those at draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of their Offices and those
the weekly and monthly o. tho eposares Of tho
department well as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
Taqscn Benz N Clements esq, chcfcerk
clerks TO this office assigned the duty receivng and examining tho
agents and reports Of mail ure of noting the
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reports Of mail ures providing and sending out and
sary faithful exact performance Of all mail
An mail aepredao q violation q law BY private
the supervision Of this Office and should be reported 70 l.
TONS Of other violations law Keys should be d.
rectsd Chief Clerk, Post ONCE Department !"
the service Of route agents reports ma iurs applications
irregular imperfect service, should
specion Office, Post Once Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Navy Department consists the Navy proper
The oe Of the Secretary and q I've bureaus attached via,
Repair Provisions Clothing Bureau
photography and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following statement Of the duties each these
Of the force employed tlercn;
Secretary OGcsHon oucey Secretary tho Navy Charles
W Welsh esq chief clerk eleven clerks The Secretary
Navy charge OF everything connected with tho establish
general direction Of Che President United States wbo
By The constellation Y commander ince q The army and
vessels All orders OF officers commissions Of officers both In the
oacer orders for The enlistment aud discharge Il seaen
from the sccearys ONCE All the duties o. The different
performed under the authority Of the Secretary their
considered emanaing from him. The
marine forms, also, tho duties Of tho Secretary
him.
Bureau or Nav Yards and DoksComodore Joeth Smith chief
the four clerks civil and draughman
nayyyar docks and wharves, buIngs machinery
superintendent Of this bureau charged
management Of the Naval Asy um. t
n Construction Equipment R1dJohn Innthall esq
chief eight clerks and
the engcorn chief Of te navy samuel rohbo esd attached 70
charge tic building purchase
Of materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equipments
construction Of all navy,
the approval Of the Secretary decides plans for their
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Of Provisions and clhgH Bridge, United States
chief bureau, four All provisions for the
nising the Same, under The charge Of this bureau
Of Ordnance Duncan IngrahaIn
clerks and draughsmnn This
all ordnance the manufactures
POWDER shot, shel and
with maps charts crononaters baroeicrs
with furnished Tho United
Academy Annapolis also under general
pcrintendence Of tho chief Of this bureau
Of Medicine and SugsyDr. William Whelan surgeon Uni
ted chief OF bureau passed assistant United
stores wounded management
hospitals within The superinenenco Of s bureau
tta45 DEPARTMENT.
Hon n Floyd Secretary War; ". Dnkard chief clerk
and
GLOWING attached TO this department.
C,atnondy Generals Ocerh Office tho head Of which 10
Lieutenant general Scott, Ii al New York
Admaa Oge Samuel Cooper Aajutant General
Major Capt Williams
Breyct j. p Gaesce Juigo Adrocae Major
Lee; messenger In this oice arc kept all
tho records which refer the pefnunel Of the ruy
r. here where all military commissions
Ounfergdte oGccBscvet Major cnera r. Jesnp