The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-12

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tLe for the benefit Of the Unised s41lss.
Loi ous BoaydHoa Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
eo president Com W sabck, United States chair
Unls States army PROF. a. s ssnsass. q Coast sur
Prof Joseph Henry sassouAn Institution Capt.
slns United states navy add Captain WIN irauInp,
States and ave clerks THIS board direct. h build
ing and repairing Of light ssass baoys, and beaccns
contracts for supplies Of oil, &c .a.ss lAfa af
g.si Sa. oaa sssy A D. hoss L. d. sa
Capt ~ L. smith Typographical engnssss assistant In charge Of
shs doas, survey onics.
@ snow, In charge OF archives q ~ ila4 g 9lt
Professor g. Pende,on United States navy, oonpussr Of on
tudes. ssaa d hr.a4 ,at1l .lFWlt
..,.n, Cha, ssas charge ss.ysss a,'s.
Lieut. C. ndba United sssss army Va charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. SAXON, United army, charge engraving dhv
I samuel Helm dsbursng agent
George Aathot electrotypst li 4fsi q tAia ~ t3.at
Joseph sxson Of weight. and
rosr pwxsrxxm
Hon Aaron Brown Postmaster General The direction
tuition the may
the arranged and for bis nna srion
Ace charge General
once charge the
the Inspection ONCE in charge o. the chief clerk.
A King H. FRS. Assistant Postmaster
which establishment and dcontuanoo OF post ono
agents giving instructions post
masters pimaers furnished with marking and rating stamps
dng blanks aud stationery for the use Of e and with
the o. tho several agencies established for supplying
pervon Of the mall steamship nes Of the foreign and IN
tcrnationAl postal arrangements. asilat
Cayad Ocewiam H. Dundas ESQ., second Assistant Postmas
ter General teysx clerks 10 This office assigned the bust
the mail service United Sae and placing tho
respecting Of trps and de-
arrivals q Al. routes tho course q The mail between
the regulations for the the domestic mail service tho
United Htes the advertisements for mail propoaz
n and Tho adjustment and execution Of the Contracts AL apa
appointment mail messengers should DO this Office All
claims should be submitted TO II for transportation under
first be obtained through
The Contract Office necessary authority Tor the proper credits at
respective reports weekly tho Auditor all
paes exhibits OF the reports
mail s giving Of, each s ao q as a %
additional allowances granted within sAe yssr,tt4 3BIE
0John Maroon Third AssisAn, Postmaster Gen
management the financial business the department
rot [ y Law aSoe s auditor ssoan. ws %
and drafts u balances reported BY tho AUDITOR
ooss orders depo.e quarterly
designated points, and tho OF tho rendition
ths once tho issuing stamps and stamped
envelopes for the q postage ana q tho accounts
To Third Assistant Postmaster coueral ponasters should
letter. reporting quarterly dc nss proceeds q their ocos and those
depsng Offices depose 70 him should also
weekly aud monthly Of the
department wen All applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes and for dead eters
clerks assigned the duty
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of ,hs mails cornca Of The
Of and preparing thereon for the action
reports mail failures providing and sending mail bags
mail lock. and keys and doing a other things which may be
depreciation, of violation 81 w by privste
presses sy The srss o. Illegal use ?; postage under
All communications respecting t money letters mail depeda
rscted Chief Clerk, Office Department." q
Al registers Of DIE arrivals and departures Of the mails ceract
for blank registers and reports Of failures and all
for reanar or imperfect service shoa be directed Ia
spcction Office, Posi- Office Department.
ss ss .s NAVY p.rAnu.rSr.
Navy Department Navy Department proper
arean Navy yhrs Docks Bureau Construction Eapn,on
iEnosraphy and ne nSrssa surgery
Tile following Is ic'cn Of tho duties Of each OF these onces and
l,f the i,rce employed uicrcin
sc,sy OHooa roncay Secretary Navy Charles
welsh es es,s @ sysn serks The Secretary e hs
cnt relating thereto him.
under the general direction of The of the United States Who
by constGipo commander chief Of the navy
M instructions to commanders Of squsros and commanders OF
navy corps warrao.
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge Of cnane
under Tho authority of the Secretary and their orders
enanains from him The sanOrA .aernondopee
M tho orders Of the connanant Of that shoad be by
him. tssi
bureau IF Say ra1d. Commodore Joseph smith, oha
navy yards docks wharvc buildings machinery
navy yards, everything immediately connected with Thorn,
under the OF this burcAu also charged with the
management II this Naval Asylum N " 9'f' ftf t sN
If Equipment RspaiJohn Isnthsn ESQ
chief Of the bureau eight eeA and draughtsman The Office
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bureau by engineers bureau
has charge " the building and repairs Of all vessels of purchase
Of Materials and the providing N all vessels with their equipments
sai anchors Iaaks engineer supernends
the of all engines for the
the approval Of the Secretary decides plans for their
ton. iff-t' go = f'.f 'tta'if
uedu Of ,ossoss and CaoH Bridge purssr United states
navy, chief All provisions
navy and clothing with tho making
nishing tho under the charge Of this bureau
Bureau Of Ordnance Hrlagraphy Duncan Ingrahau
bureau clerks bureau
all ordnance and the
powder shot shss, &c and the equipment
vessels OF with connected thcrewh also
maps, chronometers, baroncters
books furnished ships The
atoy ydrographca Washington
and Annapolis general
,srintendencc Of the chief Of this bureau g 4 f
If Medicine and Surgery William wielan surgeon Uni
ted chief q bureau passed assistant surgeon United
stores, and wounded and
hspias cemes within the saperDtsndsnee of this bureau
" wv wAR pwAnrxrr. ~
Floyd, Secretary War; W. r. Drnkard chief clerk
and four wschmen. The
Glowing attached 10 this department:
C,mandne Generals ofce-This once the which
Lieutenant General Scott " New York. - i3 y. - 4.
Adaant Gsrats 06soCo Samuel Cooper, AJuian General
MAJOR H. Townscnd, Williams
and Brevet Capt j. areche Judge Advocate revet Major hn
Lee; clerks messenger.
which personnel 4 army rolls
bis here where a military commissions made out
Qsa,,rasn 0opaft 0e -Brevct MAJOR General r. Jcsup
general ASSISTANTS Colonel fcu,as Captain
Miller and Bcvct Major Begc evcn clerks and
ldyrsasr Grsedis Col h. r. Iymaser general