The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-18


soitriror. one lin Illper snc,o and cl.rS.
lie supermnds an suts commenced by The United States (
% tAose artsng u ne Iz % par%s ana a %ss as Uni
lie returns from each term
has charge Of al property assigned the United
Of debts, gsos ,e a..igsi ~ soyse da1.
the same for the benefit Of The United states
LAt House BardIn Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
man: Mayor n BOWMAN corps engineers, United States army
Humphreys, United states army Prof A. u behe super
Institution Commander G. fton Jailed States navy
Commander Thornton Jenkins unfe s va T ,Sp,an
This board directs the building and repairing q asSo houses hight
vessels, buoys, and psaoons contracts lo sui's
Unacd sates Professor A D s.shs IL D. sOpern
tcndent AMI superintendent Of weights and nnessafsr
Capt wlan r. Palmer CORPS .cpogfsesa c p yGsd
States smy II oharss q q, Coast survey V a. " %
A. W Rissoll, chief clerk.
Professor G Penoton United States navy eopuis' Of onu
iudss. .,-,,...
Assistant chas A. scholt charge q competing d''ioh
Assistant L. =. Pouraes IN charge q udai hy,sun 49,,
lieut. ndbal States arhyi IN 0arse OF asW'ht e.
vision. -, =, ..,uu.,.. a.,
samuel Helm dishursipg agent.
George Matho, eleetrotyTkI
Joseph SSton assistant 20 superintendent o. "eHp u measures
rosr orrcs
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General The direction ard
of the Post Office Departments are ASSIGNED y he Soa
tho more conveniently arranged and prepared 'r rs @ m
ace in charge Of Postmaster Generals the Coa
once in charge Postmaster General The ~
the Inspection oToc, in charge Of the chief clerk
rrom Office IOratO King rIs. Assistant !, po%s"
which relate 10 the cstahhnent Of Offices
changes AMI appointment and renee a q
masters Pos,mas,ers arc marking nad rating stamps
by this witch g oargs alao VIVA pro
wiling blanks tnd stationery FOR The ure o. he s "
the superintendent the several agencies established s lt9e
peron the na steamship lines and o. 'ho oresn ana M
ernatipnal postal arrangements
Aa,e,, mt Inslt
Ter Genera and six clerks 10 t6s assigned the u
arranging the nail service Of the unci STATES anu p o
contract embracing AL correilnfnce anu luoe
INA s on nj, he routes the course Of the
The different sections the country points mil doncn and
regulations the government Of the dome li .ns
United States hprciarcs the advertisements o ' a IT,
the bids and takes charge The annr and a M
ngs adjustment execution Of the contracts All appa
the establishment alteration % mail anu 's
appointment Of mail h"a be sent 70 ms oc Az
contract recognition serce first ITO be obtained through
the contrac! oacc as necessary authority d@ @ !, INC ns a.
the statement Of mail arrangements ue
cued affecting for mail transportation pre-
pacs exhibits Of Tho mail service and the reports q me
mail lettings giving each bid ao oil The contracts
made service originated The cort'meuts ordered and the
additional allowances granted within The year
finance OFJuln Maroon esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
era wSntycne TO this Office assigned the super
vision nnt nanagcnont q the manca' business o. hs % @
devovcd by law The Auditor embracing neeouns WIN M
aud olor Repositories Of the department. me
and drafts payment OF balances REPORTED py e Mo
aud other persons Tho supervision
Offices under orders to deosc their quarterly BAL
points and tho supern,cndccc Of tho rendon
their quarterly returns of rosagc u mas charge
issuing postage stamps an stamped
envelopes postage, ana OF the accounts con
nccteA herewith
To te General all posinaes should
those draft Offices thNr
letters rcpo ting qory proceeds d their oboe and tc
at ling Offices deoste; 70 hun shond also
monthly returns Of the deposiares q the
Department applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped q elopes and for dead letters
Tsyeign ODBen. Clements chefclerk aud seventeen
clerks duty orecevng and examining Tho
the cerhcnfcs tho
and reports of Ipa Failures OF noting me de-
preparing thereon tor fhe action
Of the furnishing blanks for mail registers, and
Of faurcs providing and sending out mail bags and
,nl and KEYS dong all things which he
sny faithful and performance 81 all mail contract
Al, cases depreciation, violation Of law by private
or by the forging illegal stamps under
the this Office, and should be reported TO H.
respecting lost money letters mail depreda
tons or o and keys, should be d.
rected Chief Clerk, Department"
Al registers departures Of the mails certificates
reports OF mail failures applications
for blink registers of failures and all complaints against
contractors service should be directed In
spcctOn Office, oiBce Department.