The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-09

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the for the benent Of the uniod States.
Ldoh I. How Cobb, Secretary Trcasury
ez ocio president shubrck, United States navy chair
MAJOR a L Bowman corps q sasn'sss United s.s,'s
survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of
comnanaer Thornton Jenkins unoa states navy Captain
VIM Franklin United secretaries and Ave clerks
vesscs buoy bcaeon contracts for supplies Of OIL &C.
TINTED States ooas su,ry ogeeTrofssor A. d achc, L. D. su
Prnenaeni and superintendent q Nssn ssa %saaSI
! IN charge Q, tho Coast Survey onco
A v. Russell, chief clerk
Professor Pcndeo United States navy eompuser Of ons
Assistant eias a. schol charge Of computing division
Assistant pcur.ales N charge q Is'ai aiy r ,
sarou, army, charge Of engraving dv
Samuel Helm ,isbursing agent
George Mahiot electretypkt-
Joseph axton assistant superintendent OF wcghs ana measures
| rosr oyrcE ppAunrr,
" Brown Postmaster General The direction
e The Post s are sns Sa.,s ne @ s%
the more conveniently arranged and prepared lor ~ an aao s
charge tho General the Contract
ohcc charge q the Second Assistant iaslcr General the "
the Inspection Once IN charge Of the chief clerk
Arrasa oe Iiratio King First Assistant rcsnasicr
which the establishment and diconuarcc q post Offices,
changes Of sites and MINES apptucn and removal pomas,els
furnished with marking and rang stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which Is charged also with pro-
wiling stationery the Of the department and with
the supcriendence Of the several agencies established FOR supplying
peyison Of the mail steamship ncs and Of the foreign and In
tcrnaional postal arrangements
Coaya oee-wIIam pundas esq., Second Assistant rcsmas
twenty 10 this oGcc assigned the bust
arranging the mail service @ the United states ana placing tho
contract embracing and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode ana times o u
arrivals all the routes the course q tho mail between
tho regulations The q the domestic mail service q Tho
prepares mail proposals.
bids charge The annual and occasional mail let
ngs execution Of the contracts All applied
noSs mail and tho
appointment Of mail should DO sent 70 TINS ONCE All
contract Is te recognition said through
s a o From IN once ali yas,mas.crs a he ends q
receive the statement Of mail arrangements prescribed for tho
respective reports weekly % tho Auditor all contracts
and all orders acung accounts Cor mail pro
the statistical exhibits e The mail ana ne reports q The
mail lettings, giving statement q each b also q INC contracts
tho service originated the earaments ordered and tho
| additional allowances granted within The year
Finance Maroon esq, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
crn and wenone clerks 70 This Office are assigned The super
not doyoyea by INV aon The Auder embracing accounts with o
ra Offices and other dclares the department the issuing
and other the supervision
anes a. aesae points and ,c reudn
by postmuse Of their quarterly returns o posages y a ena
Of the letter oce of tho ng q postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for tc Of postage ana ci The accounts CON
To e Third Assistant Postmaster General should
quarterly returns postage those az draft cne ,he
al dsosne oces their cer,accs n deposiej
weekly and monihly q he acpories q @
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection Benz Clements, ESD, clcrcrk,
registers Tho mails certificates Tho
Of route and reports Of mail ns q noting The de-
preparing thereon for the action
General furnishing blanks for mail REGISTERS and
r a o an a anG s II othe sa "ss which @
faithful and exact q a mail contracts
y l forming Illegal use q postage stamps, =, are under
respecting lost letters mail demcda-
TONS other violations q law mail locks and Keys should DO d.
All registers and departures II tho mails certificates
for blank registers and reports q aes and complaints agt
irregular mpo service should be directed In
spccaon ONCE, Post ofcc Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Navy consists she Navy Depnrmon, no
Docks, Of Cosucipn Elupmon
iiydrcaraply aud tic bureau q Medicine Surgery.
following Of the duties OF each Of these offices and
Of the f@ce employed therein:
aydsvs 0c Hon Isaac Touccy Secretary Navy
W. wel esd, chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary oItc
mont and tic execution rotating him,
under The general direction q tc President q Tie United states Who
An commanders Of sqnarons and commanders q
navy corps q and warrant
officers orders for The enlistment and discharge q seaen cnao
performed under tho authority q the Secretary and er orders arc
ts mana con forns also @ of tic duo d do secretary
all lie orders corps approved by
him.
Bureau Of Vary Yards and Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
the four clerks civil engineer and drangsan
Immediately with them,
Of this bureau also charged with the
| management Of tho Naval Asylum
Bpsa, Construction Eqirntent, ResrJotn Lcnhul esq,
tho bueau eight clerks and draghtsmn The office
engineer Archd attached TO
bureau three This bureau
tho building and o all vessels purchase
the providing OF all vessels VIII their equipments
anchors tanks The engineer Ia chief snpcrnten
Of all marine steam engines for the navy, and win
approval the Secretary decides urcn plans Tor their cos
| lion. e
Bureaa If Provisions and cona H. Bridge, pprscr United States
navy All provisions for the use %
navy clothing together with the making OF contracts r ur
nishng the came under the charge q this bureau
Buoaa or Ordnance Ugrogafhy Duncan Ingrabam,
Of bureau, four clerks aud ranssman This bureau has
tho manufacture pur
shot, Shells md the equipment
with everything connected herewith II also pro-
yds them with mars, charts chronomcteS barone,ers Sa
geber books Furnished ships orwar The uncd
yaoy and drograpbicai 0cc' At Wasingon
Academy Annapolis, ao under the generh su
Jerm.cndenco OF the chief OF this bureau
Bppeu e aaiaae DR. William whcan, surgeon Uni
Ted ss navy baeal passed assistant United
states navy Everything relating medicines and
medical stores Of wyiuicd and mangeiient@
hcspiais within Tho sulcrntcndcpco Of ms bureau
pEraHrHrsr.
Hon. n FLOYD Secretary War; W. n Drinkard, chief clerk,
and four wnicbmcn Tie
| GLOWING bureaus attached TO This department
Commanding Generals oeTls once tho head OF which
| Lieutenant General scclti Is at New York.
Adjutad Generals ogo Samuel Cooper, Auant General
D. Townsend, ircyc Capt Williams,
Garesche. Judge Advocate Brevc Major John
In this Office kept Mi
The records which, refer % the gerpnne q the army 10