The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-03

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oelt arising TIE oa oges RDtms9 and nsuo,s tp
attorneys, mersal, and clerks IN all matters relating
United staio oourts showing progress and eoao su
Of al lands and other property the United
Ss ~ pa. one ps,uset and has power 70 sell and dispose,
The for the beucnt d the United States
Light Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
szco president w. suerok United States navy char
man Major " Bowman engineers United STATES army
Capt A Humphreys United states army ro a D taehc sT
ntendent Of Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smith
Instu,ion Commander Il g. rton uAed States nAy
VIM FransHp United states army sccreros and ave clerks
This board directs e building and repairing q lighthouses hsh
vessels buoys and oeaeons, contracts Tor supplies OIL &c
Tinted SHADES Cous Professor A. D. Baehe IL D., superb
tendept, superintendent OF weights and measures
Capt William r. Palmer corps toposr ensnees United
States Army IN charge o. the Coast survey o'' 0"' a &
A. Russell chief clerk
O. b snow In charge archives.
Professor Pendle,on United states navy c0mPu'er Of long
Assistant Chas schoti charge Of computing division
Assistant L. " Pourtaes In charge q uda disEioh
Lieut. ndball United States army IN charge drawing
Lieu, sa1ton United states army charge engraving avt
samuel HON. disbursiug agent.
George Mathiot eleorotypts,.
Hon Aaron v Brown Postmaster The direction
OF the Post ooe Department, assigned o Tue eon
tuition and laws 10 the Postmaster General That s business may DO
the conveniently arranged and prepared for lbs maj aston MS
distributed several bureaus follows, Tho APPOINTMENTS
fee charge OF the First Assistant Postmaster General me Contract
oGec charge Second Assistant General tho n
once in charge Postmaster General
tho Inspection Office, IN charge Of the chief clerk
appointment Office King ESQ., Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned al
which relate 70 c establishment and q r
changes OF sites and names appointment mi removal o
and ronte and local agents also tho giving % 70 l
and letter balances by h bureau charged also with
ng blanks stationery the OF the department ana WIN
postmstes With blanks 70 i bureau assigned 'h
pervion OF the mail steamship ea and OIL e loreSa
terna'ional postal arrangements
Contract Ofcwiiam II Dundas ESQ Second Assistant rosmas
General and twenty clerks TO Tins Office nasncd me bust
the mail service Of tho United states ana placing e
under contract embracing all correspondence ana roccs
rcsng The frequency Of TIPS mode M If ann o ,
tho different sections of tho country the points mar aad
United states prepares for mail proposals.
ceves the bldg and takes charge OF the annual ana
the establishment alteration ~ mall ana me
Of mail msssr sors sno os ss @ @ D
the of said service first TO DC ooa through
The Aadior once From this olce po8tmases the ends
the statement Of mail arrangements r NE
respective routes reports weekly to the Auditor AL ooIao exc
cued affecting for mail transportation pre-
the statistical exhibits Of the mail and The reports m
lettings giving OF each bid also Of The contracts
made originated tho cunents ordered and the
additional allowances granted within The year
Finance Oceoin esq Assistant Postmaster Gen
eta twenty clerks To this Office are assigned the snr
Of tho financial business Of tho department
devoved ny law upon the AUDITOR embracing accounts WIN m
other depoaries Of tho Department. the issnngd
payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
10 be due to mail contractors and other persons e supcI
the of Offices under orders TO depose c quarterly Dat
by pomaster Of their quarterly returns Of posago II has chag
Of the issuing postage stamps and STAMPED
the Of postage ana OF tho accounts cen
To tho Third as,an, postmaster General all postmase should
quarterly Of POSTAGE those AZ draft Offices Their
reporting quarterly the prooeeds Of their Offices and those
lie directed The weekly monthly dcpota,cs Of tho
department wen all applications aud receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes and for dead iettcrs 'st.
I,ston Bcn Clements ESQ., chiefolerk and
clerks assigned duty freceivng and examining tho
departures tho mails certificates the
nquenes Of contractors aud preparing eases thereon for the echos
reports Of mail faurts providing ana sndng our aeass and
and Keys and doing al oa ss wh 81 may BE- H
Az depreciation Of violation of law by prvs,cen
Tho super oce, and should be reported it,
All communications respecting lost MONEY letters mail dspreds
rccted Chief Clerk, Poet Office Department
All registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mails coIhca
agents. reports Of mail failures applications
blank registers aud reports Of failures and all complaints against
for irregular imperfect service should be directed n
spccdon Once, Post Once Department."
....... sse NAVY DEPARTMENT.. LIS
Tho Navy Department Navy Department be
ing the Secretary and Of five bureaus attached heru VIZ
Navy yards books Of Equipment
photography and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
following OF the duties Of each Of these Offices and
of the force employed therein .af
Secretary Ooeon Toucey Secretary Navy Charles
esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary he
ment aud the execution relating him.
tho direction Of c Freicn Of the United States wh
constitution commander in chief of the and navy
All Instructions to commanders Of sqsdrons and commanders
vessels all orders Of officers commissions OF officers both in the
navy corps appointments q commissioned and warrant
officers for the enlistment and discharge Of seaen cana
secrutarys All the different bureaus
performed authority tho secretary and their orders
considered euanatng from him The general superintendent
marine corps FORMS Secretary AMI
the orders the commandment of that corps should be aproy@
him. sNsr s-s.tt
Ba Of Nam yards and Commodore Joseph smith,
clerks civil engineer and draughtm
navy yards and wharvcs buildings aud machinery
vyyars and everything Immediately connected with them ave
the OF this burcan Is also charged WIN w
anagcmcnt OF the Naval Asylum.
Bueau Of Construction Eqapmea R51uJohn Lenha,esq
chief the eight clerks and draugtsnsn The oH
bureau assisted by engineers This bureau
charge building repairs OF all vessels purchase
Materials the providing all vessels with their equipments
sails, anchors, water tanks The cngueer nce suer
of all steam engines for the and WIN
approval Secretary decides upon plans for their cons
ton.
navy ohc of bureau and -four clerks All provisions fer tue u
navy clothing together with making contracts for m
nishng the same, under the charge of n bureau
Bureau Of photography Duncan ssraham
clerks, and draughnan thus bureau A
charge all ordnance and ordnance the manufacture @
guns powder, Shot shells &c, and the eqnm
Of vessels ofwar, with everything connected herewith a
vides hCm with maps charts chfononcters pafvne'd
books furnished slips ofwar ihr om
Naval Observatory and photographed oe Nahn
Naval Acaeny Annapolis also under tue Can
lcrntendencc Of tho chief of this bureau
huredug SmgayDr William whean surgeon wy
navy, chief Of passed assistant surgeon
stores, &c sick and Wounded and manaeep
hospitals, within the supcrintendence Of this bureau
WAR DEPARTMENT
Hon. j. Floyd Secretary Of War; Drnkard, chief ce
clerks, and tour Watchen' "
GLOWING bureaus attached 10 this department.
Commanding Generals oEoThs Office the head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott, Is at New York