The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-13

S,s ~ POD oses Dspr has sell dsIse
tho same The benefit Of the United STATES.
l,M Hons, BoardIIon Hewen Cobb Secretary Trsr
or,o nres,dent Com W. r. slubrck United States navy ea
man; MAJOR H. Bcwman, Il engineers United States arny
Capt A. Humphreys United states army ifo A. D. fafhe, S
n,ruasn ar coast survey Joseph Horny secretary snm
sonan Institution; Comnundcr " O. hoh o"lea States navy
VIM FranEln United states army secretaries aud i've e
This board building and repairing o. light houses A
vessels buoys and beacons contracts Tor AopP"es &C.
Uiaf STATS Coa9 A. d Bache, IL D. suEod
tendent and superintendent Of weights and measure
Capt William r. Palmer corps 'opos,Ap nm 0p 9 g1
States Army, in charge OF the to's' SUI Wy ~ SOU a. h
United states Army, assis.ant
A. W. Russell, chief clerk.
q +, snow In charge OF archives
Professor G Pcndcon United states navy oomro'er fl@a
Assistant cl,as A. schoi in charge computing division
Assistant 1. f. rcurtales, in charge q udai division.
j. G. ndba, United States army, u Sn'ge 4" aA"ns
Lieut. s1ton United states army in charge Of engraving dH
samuel Helm disbursing agent
George Matbiot, electrriynist -.
Joseph sakon assistant 10 superintendent n'asuia
rosr OFFICE pnAmsKsr
Hon Aaron v Brown Postmaster General The direction
management Of the Post Office pcLarmen mr. , ~ INV A
General That ~ business may
distributed among several bureaus ncws The Appointment
nee in charge Of The FIRST Assistant Postmaster user @ 'Sa
Office charge Postmaster senera the
occ charge Tie Third Assistant Postmaster Sen" and
the Inspection once in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment oeeeIorao King, csa, First Assistant Postmaster
General ana nineteen clerks To assigned all questions
relate the dsconinuarcc Of post Offices
agents as also the giving q instruction. leps
furnished with marking and rs'ne Hls
bureau which l. charged also VIM pro-
viing stationery q The department ana VIII
smas,ers with blanks To Ills bureau Is assigned tho cd
peyon mail steamship lines and OF iho 'efesn aud
ternauonai postal arrangements.
Contract 0Geewiism Duudss ESQ., Second Assistant io7'ma
General twenty six clerks To thus ofee = %
Of the mail service q The United saes ana p 10
same embracing all correspondence ana ooee
respecting the frequency Of trips mode o ana &
paures all the routes the course % me n between
of
regulations for tho government OF the doec ' e
prepares the advertisements for man poposas m
charge Of the annual and occasional man Vet
ngs, and tho adjustment AMI execution me Al p
for the establishment alteration % mai anu S
appointment messengers, should be sent to TINS ONCE Al
as ,he Of sa obned through
Contract ONCE necessary authority ior he
Auditors Office From this Office all postpers AZ ne enas
routes Of mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly 70 the Aud'or a o exc
parcs statistical exhibits Of the mall service and mo reports o. e
mail Lettings giving statement Of eae a, ao s ana ~
additional allowances granted within the year
Finance Maroon esq Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
twenty clerks TO this Office are assgci mo super
vision of the financial business Of the department
not devoved by law upon The Anor emeraeng accounts W. s
warrants of balances reported by the Auditor
be duo 10 mail contractors and other persons nv
depose helr quarterly pa
designated points and the supcncndehcoo % reu
II he letter once of the issuing postage stamps STAMPED
envelopes the OF postage ana Of the accounts con-
ncctcd herewith ,,,
To the Third General all postnase should
their quarterly of POSTAGE those AZ draft Offices @
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds d her Offices ana u
depong occs their certificates Of dcositr 70 him should ao
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of he aeo'arss o. ne
and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection ogcsBen Clements esq, chcerk md seventeen
clerks this office assigned duty orccevng and examining the
registers departures Of the mails certificates Of the
agents and reports Of mail failures Of noting The
and preparing cases thereon Tor tho acton
General furnishing blanks for mail regters and
e mail ne Sos n a aer ssn ns which be-
say faithful and exact performance o. an m onTe
presses by forging illegal Of postage stamps are under
supervision this Office, and should be reported TO IT.
tons maocks and Keys should be d.
roced Chief Clerk, lost oaiec Department .
All registers and departures Of the mails certificates
q route agents. repe n a a' aSn
imperfect service should be directed "
spection Office, Post Office Department
NAVY
The Navy Department tho Navy Department be-
ing Secretary and of FIVE bureaus attached thereto VIZ
and Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and
Hytrography and the Bureau Of Medicine ana surgery
The following statement OF the duties OF each OF these oea anu
Of the force empoye ed therein:
Seradrys Oon Isaac Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh ESQ chief clerk and eleven clerks The secretary %
men tho execution Of all laws relating thereto nusto TO nm
general direction Of the President Of the United States w
by tho constitutions chief OF hc and navy
All Instructions commanders Of sqadrons and commanders
navy corps appointments Of commissioned and warrant
officers for the enlistment and discharge o. seamsn ean
from the Of the different bureaus arc
performed the authority Of the Secretary and their orders
considered emanatng from him The general
corps also OF the duties OF the Secretary ana
commandment Of that should be approved
him.
Buoau Of Nary Commodore Joseph Smith, ohi
Of the burca four clerks civil engineer and one
All wharvce buildings and machinery
navyyars and everything Immediately connected with them m
supcntendencc Of this bureau also charged with o
management of the Naval Asylum.
Busau Construction Equipment and Repair John len.hal ESQ
chief bureau eight clerks draghisman The Office
The engineer IN chief of the samuel Achbod esq attached
this bureau who Is assisted BY three assistant engineers This bureau
charge the building and repairs of all vessels purchase
Of materials and be providing Of all vessels with Their
sails anchors wator tanks &c The engineer chei snPce
Of all marine steam engines for tho navy and WIN
the approval Of the Secretary, decides plans for their cnS
ton.
Bureau Of ,spsions Clhi Bridge purser United States
navy chief bureau and clerks All provisions for the use
the navy and clothing together with the making OF contracts "
nshne the under the charge OF this bureau
Bureau OF Orloa.c Hpirepuphy Capt Duncan Ingraam
chief bureau clerks md draughtsman Tins onrea
Charge all the manufacture OF @
guns powder Shot shells 81, and the elu
owar with everything coDnectoi Herewith u also Wv
vdcs them with charts chron,mccrs, baroneers ~ "a
geer furnished shsorwar The Uneu
Hylrogrnphcal Onicc' at Wash
and the Naval Academy NJ Annapolis arc also under the Beh
yerintendence Of the chief OF this bureau.
Of HsIcne and SugeryDr William Whclan surgeon t
States navy clerks. Everything relating TO m.dcns
stores Of sick AMI Wounded am, management"
hospitals, within the supcrncndencc Of this bureau
J. Floyd Secretary War; W. r. ninknrd, chief CLERK
clerks messengers, and four waichmen M
| GLOWING bureaus attached 10 this department;
Commanding Gene,os Office This Office, at tho head Of NMn
J lieutenant General Scott, "a al New York.
Aduam Generals once Col Samuel Cooper Ajuiart General
Acknowledgement Major Townsend Brevet Capt WiHhM
Capt j. r. Gacsehe Advocate, Breyet Aor @
= lee; nine clerks and Ia this oe are s
tho which refer the personnel of the or,ny u ro ~
II here whore all military commissions are made out
Q,arnrnaa Generals Office Brcvc Major General = = lcO