The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-03

United courts showing progress condition
due The Pod o@os Department. and has sen and dispose Of
the same for The benefit Of the United states
light House Boaydon Howell Cobb secretary OF the Treasury
sreeo president Com w subrek unted sses chair
United States army Prof A. D ice superintendent Of Coast Sur
Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of smithsonian stuton Capt
samuel Barron uaaed States navy
kIns United satee navy, and Captain Franklin, United
and Ave cs This build
ING and repairing Of hight houses bucs and beacons
supplies Of oil NC.
Unaed sas Coast snuy oe Professor d Bache, IL D..
paiaendeni and superoendent o. weights and
Capt smith Typographical engineers assistant charge Of
A. w Russell chief clerk
G. b. snow, In charge Of archives
Professor G. Pcndeon United States navy compue Of ons
Assistant chas A schou charge computing division
Assistant L. " Pourtales In charge OF tidal division.
Lieut. ndbal United States army in charge Of drawing d
Lieut. saxon, United army charge Of engraving div
Samuel Helm, disbursiug agent
George Mahiot, elecrotypst
Joseph saxton superintendent weights
Hon Aaron " Brown, General The and
Of the Post Office Department assigned by the cons
tuition the Postmaster may
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for his na action
Zee charge the First Assistant Postmaster General Contract
oee charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the Fl
once charge of the Third
tho Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk
4," oee Horaio King esq, First Assistant Postmaster
which relate 10 the establishments and dconiuuanca Offices
and route and local agents also the giving Of INSTRUCTIONS
masters Petmaers furnished with marking rating stamps
yidins blanks stationery department
the Of the several agencies established supplying
with blanks To this likewise
peron Of the mail steamship lines and of the foreign and
ternaiional postal arrangements.
Contract o-wiiam Dunda esq Second Assistant Postmas
General and twenty six clerks 10 this office assigned the bust
the mail service Of tho United States placing
respecting frequency trips
iues and arrivals all the the the mail between
pf
the regulations for the OF the domestic mail service OF the
United States the advertisements for mail proposals.
charge
and the adjustment and of the All appca
for the establishment alteration arrangements
appointment OF mail messengers, should be this office All
claims should be submitted for transportation under
contrast the recognition Of said service first be obtained through
the Contract ONCE authority for the proper credits
tho Auditors ONCE From this Office all the ends Of
routes receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective reports weekly the Auditor all
pare the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and tho reports the
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year
OdceJoln Marion ESQ., Third
vision ana the financial business the department.
deyoved by law the Auditor embracing accounts with the
warrants and drafts of balances reported by the Auditor
mail and other the supervision
offices deposte their quarterly
designated points and the superintendent Of tho rendition
Of their Of has charge
issuing postage stamps stamped
envelopes for tho payment Of postage and of the accounts
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all posmasers should
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds of their offices and those
at depong oos their certificates OF depoe to him should also
department applications receipts for postage stamps
aud stamped envelopes, aud for dead letters
Iaedion oGcsJohn oalord esq., chief clerk and aevonteen
clerks To this Office assigned the duty
the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates Of tho
nquences contractors preparing
the General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
and keys doing things may ncces
by the forging Illegal use Of postage stamps under
All Communications respecting money letters depeda
TONS of law mail locks and keys should be
rccted g Chief Clerk, Post Office Department.
registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
blank registers and Of failures and all complaints against
nor irregular Or mperee should De directed In
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Navy Department Navy Department proper
office Secretary and Of five attached thereto
Bureau and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
and Repair and Bureau Of Ordnance and
The following statement of the ducs of each OF those Offices
Of tho force employed therein;
s1ys 0oeIon Touccy, Secretary Navy Charles
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary
Navy has charge of everything connected with tho establish
the of ali laws relating thereto
the general direction Of the President Of the United nes who
by the constitution commander in chief of tho army navy
AL instructions TO commanders Of squadon5 and commanders OF
vessels all orders of officers commissions OF officers both the
oers discharge seamen eanato
the secrcarys Office All the duties Of the different
authority Of the Secretary their
considered emanaing from him The general of
the marine FORMS also of tho duties of tho Secretary and
Of the should approved
him
Of Many yards and Joseph smith, chief
bureau, clerks engineer
All the yards docks and whaves buildings machinery
navyards and everything Immediately connected with them
tho Of this bureau also charged with
management of tho Naval Asylum.
Of Construction Equipment, Rairohn LenbaI esq
chief the bureau eight clerks and dranghman The
tho engineer navy Archbo esq attached
who assisted by three assistant engineers
charge or the building and repairs Of all purchase
anchors The engineer
construction Of all for the navy
approval of the Secretary decides plans for their
ton.
navy chief bureau provisions
navy clothing together with the making Of contracts for
nshng the same, come under the charge Of this bureau
Of Ordnance HIyopaphy- Duncan Ingraham
bureau clerks draughsnan This
charge tho manufacture pur
cannon guns powder shot, shells equipment
vessels with everything herewith
vdes them with charts chronometer baromeers
with such books furnished shisowar The
Academy Annapolis under the
yorntondence of the chief of this bureau.
Bveauo Medicine and SpygyDr William whean surgeon
ae chief bureau passed assistant United
stores of and wounded and
hospitals comes within The superintendence of this bureau
Hon b Floyd Secretary War; W. Drnkard chief clerk
subordinate clerks and four watchmen The
GLOWING bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals 0Ts Office at the head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott, Is az New York.
Admant Generals Office, Cooper Adjutant General
stantssrevet Major Townsend Capt Williams
Garosche Advocate John
clerks and In this Office kept all
which of the tho
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