The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-02

United States showing the and condition Of such su
States b payment Of debts o< e assigned n pamss dt.
he for The benefit OF tho United sAates.
Lf o.s Beaydon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
ss6ue president Com w shubek United States navy chair
Capt Hamphrsys United states Prof A D. acbe
nendens o. Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of smith
Commander Thornton Jenkins United States navy Captain
WA frank United States ssers,aries ana ave clerks
vessels buoys, and beaoons, contracts for supplies o &C.
Un1s Ses Coux sssy Professor A D. Bache Ii. d.,
eruenssnt and sapernsnden. q weights and measures
IN charge OF the Coast survey once are
A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk.
Professor 4 q Psndeion United States navy, oompuier Of iong
Assistant cas A. scho,t IN charge computing division
L. Pouraes, In charge Of tidal division
Lieut. j. dba United States army In charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. saziou United army, in charge Of engraving dv
samuel Helm disbursing agent.
George Maihiot, eectrotypdst
Joseph saIn Of weights and
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster
Of tho Post Once Department assigned by
the Postmaster General That It's business be
among several bureaus a. follows: Appointment
nce charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
Postmaster General the FL
charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster Gcnea and
The Inspection onice, in charge Of the chiefc clerk
Appointna Horato King esq.,
General and nineteen cIerks To assigned questions
which relate 20 the establishment and dscotnuace o. post Offices
aud route a local agents as also giving instructions post
ruastsrs furnished with marking and rating stamps
which Is charged also with
vng stationery the Of the department. and with
s ] HANKS the TO @ assigned @
the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in-
tcrnaional postal arrangements.
General twenty clerks this assigned tho bust
Of the mail service q the uniod States and placing he
all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency mode Of and times q de-
and On all the roa the Soue % s seS
the regulations for tho OF the domestic mail service q e
rcves the bids Charge occasional mail let
ngs and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appca
appointment mail should he sent 10 this Office i
claims should be submitted % for transportation service not under
be obtained through
the Contract Office necessary authority Tor the proper credits
Once this Office all postmaers at the ends
routes receive the statement prescribed for the
respective rcpors weekly 10 the Auditor all contracts exc
cutcd and affecting mail transportation
paes exhibits tho mail service and Tho reports OF the
mail lettings giving statement q each bid also q INC contracts
made the new service originated the ana 0
additional allowances granted within the year
France John Marion Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
oral twenty clerks To this Office assigned tho super
vision ana of the financial department.
devoyed by the Auditor embracing accounts Win the
Offices aud other dcporics Of the department the issuing
payment balances reported by the Auditor
be 10 mail contractors and other The
designated points and the superintendent Of tho rendon
y e once Of the issuing o. postage stamps stamped
envelopes for the of postage and Of the accounts con
To the Third postmastes should
irect their quarterly returns Of postage those draft ocs Their
deposng oces their deposie him should also
directed the weekly and monthly returns OF the deposares inc
as wen as al nppao anu reeepo oi Peso stamps
- - Z ! !, - IN IA ,,,.
Jerks 10 THIS Office te duty q ana .o
Clusters o. .ns anu ~ ~ , , ~ r ~ dn
service OF rou'e aHchts, anu rcpof's !" " '
lnquenees OF oonncrs ana p,epar'hg ses rs WI, M Wy ~
.cos az mail failures proynr and sending out mail bags and
and keys and doing ali other things be
~ sa, faithful and cyac performance Of All mail copar,s
N Gees ~ mail denreia,on Of Violation Of law by private OK
or by the fprrjnq illegal stamps
he supervision Office, and should BIO reported TO IT,
ions or other violations law keys
-ecte,l chief clerk Post once Department.
OF the mails certificates
y the service Of route agents reports Of man ure
or blank registers and reports o. and AL against
contractors for Irregular or mpeec Service hou % directed IN
pecuon oinoe, lost ohco popar'nehI
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VI. n, :, !,
Tho Navy Department consists OF the Navy Department proper be-
~ e "S o 2" wards and a Bureau Of Equipment
md Repair Bureau ana bureau ana
iydrography and Tue bureau y Medicine ana slsery 49,,
Tue following y Of The duties Of each Oh these oes and
n the force employed therein
Sar Isaac Toucey, Secretary Of The Navy; Charles
Welsh ESQ., chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of tho
has charge everything connected with the naval establish
and the execution all laws relating thereto ntro 70 him,
ner the direction Of the President Of the United States who
tho constitution Is commandern CHIEF the army aud navy
pesses Of officers, Of officers both In the
evy ana arge I amy dS" IF e%apae
~ VIZ m ~ ,,ias ~ ,a Wa aro
ar liz o,hn,y os ,ha scc,e,rv nnd ,bcr olers are
considered ananang The general superintendent Of
he marine FORMS also part the duties OF the secretary and
~ ~ ''e oiue'' " ~ S'' " ~ - - ~ " "fr =
Bureau Mary Docks Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
the bureau clerks civil engineer and draughtsinan