The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-16

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charge q all lands and ether property assigned 70 The United
Ss y psySsa q debts % s', g ss ans sSo
the same for the bens0t u the United States
Lighthouse BoasdIon Howell Cobb, Secretary the Treasury
man Major II Bowman o. engineers United states army
Capt A. Hanprs limited s os sGy r r0 cre ~ s%
Intu,in Commander q Ton, uated States navy
Commander Jenkins, United States navy, and Captain
WIN Franklin United States secretarics and ave clerks
This board directs the building and repairing q si houses hight
buoy and bcacons contracts for supplies OF Oil Nc
Uoa ssn, oaus supy oeaProfessor Bachs, r. su.
and O. weights and measure
Capt William r. Palmer corps ouspee's' aSSaAn'
In charge Of the Coast survey Office are
A. W; Russell chief clerk
Professor A. Pendon, United States navy, compoe lonsI
Assistant cbas A. s.ho IN charge Of computing division
L. " Ipurtales, In charge Of TIDAL division
Lieut. ndbal United States army IN charge o. drawing dl
Lieut. saxtou United states army, charge Of engraving dIvi
samuel Helm, dIspursne agent
Joseph saxn assistant weights and
rosr orsloE DrrAErnrsu.
Hon Aaron v. Brown Postmaster General The direction and
of the Posi- Office Department assigned " the eon
conveniently prepared for his una ac Is
distributed among several bureaus os The appo@s", o.
Once IL charge o. the second Assistant Postmaster General se ~
the Inspection Office, IN charge Of the chiefclerk
raaa Office Ioraio King esq First Assistant I postmaster
which ee To- he eabshmen and disconuance d post Offices
changes OF and appointment and removal q posmass
furnished with marking and rating stamps
and s balances ey THIS porean wen M aeo w aaa @
the snpenence of the several agencies established for supplying
the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and H.
ternatonal postal arrangements.
William H. Dunas Second Assistant posimss
General twenty clerks 10 this office assigned tho bust
Of the mail service the United states and placing The
embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency Of trips mode o. and times o de-
tic different sections country points mail distribution
tho regulations for tho government Of the mail q he
bids and takes charge Of the annual and occasional mail let
tng execution Of the contracts All appiea
tons for mail and the
appointment Of mail messengers should be sent 70 TINS ONCE M
claims should be submitted 70 y for transportation service not under
the recognition Of said service hrst 70 be Obtained through
the AUDITORS once From postuascs tho
receive the statement of mall prescribed or The
cuted orders affecting for mail pre-
mail etings giving statement Of each bid
service originated the curtaments ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year
0eeohn Marron Third Assistant Postmaster Gem
era and twenty clerks To this Office are assigned The super
not dcyovcd upon AUDITOR embracing with tho
dra Offices and other deposarcs Of the tne issuing
mail contractors and other persons The supervision OF
ace ii designated points supcrntcndcnce Of tho rendition
BY their quarterly returns q hostages y has charge
for the Of postage ana q the accounts con
To the Third Assistant all postmasters should
direct their quarterly returns Of POSTAGE those az draft Offices Their
depong Offices their certificates Of dcoste 70 him should also
be
department. all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for doad letters
I sasis,sr and Seventeen cen
tho arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates Of the
naencs Of contractors and preparing
the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
Keys doing all other things which be
sary faithful performance q all mail contracts
An cases depreciation, Of violation 81 law BY private
presses by the forging Illegal use q postage stamps under
All communications respecting lost money letters mail deprea
rectod Chief clerk, Posi- once Department,
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates
blank registers and reports q failures and all complaints against
spccion onlce, Post Office Department"
NAVY
The Navy Department Navy Department proper be
office Of the Secretary and 1--WE bureaus attached thereto viz
Bureau Of and books Bureau q Equipment
arography and the Bureau q Medicine and y Surgery 80
OF tho force employed therein:
aorys 0oeIon Touccy Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Mnv wg haa G , yervhs connected with Inc naval
and the execution Of all laws relating thereto Y inrused to him
by constitution commander in chief of the and
AL ~ o TO o e. ann So IL h
marine appointments Of commissioned and warrant
from de ONCE All Tic duties lie different bureaus
under The authority Of the Secretary and their orders are
The marine corps forms also part e he duties Of e Secretary and
him.
Bteau q Ndy Joseph smith, chief
Of bureau clerks engineer draughtsman
navy yards and wharves buildings and machinery
and Immediately connected with them are
management of the Naval Asylum.
Bnreau Construction Equipment RepaJoin Ienhal ESQ.,
bureau clerks Of
the in chief the Samuel Achbod attached
this bureau who assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
Materials providing all vessels with their equipments
tanks The
engines for the navy with
OF the Secretary decides plans Tor thor
| ton.
Bureau OF Provisions CohingH Bridge, pnrsor United States
navy chief bureau All provisions for the
clothing together with the making OF contracts for ur
| under the charge OF this bureau.
Of Hy,ogaphy Capt Duncan Insraham,
of draaghna THIS bureau has
chase cannon guns powder Shells and the equipment
with everything cnnected herewith II also pro
with charts, cronometers barometerS &c 10
gecr furnished ships Tho United
ydrographcl oce' Washington,
Academy Annapos under tho general
pcrintendence of the chief of this bureau.
apsauor Medicine and Surgery, william wlean surgeon Uni
Everything relating medicines aud
stores sick and wounded and
hospitals, within The superintendent Of this bureau
i @E
Floyd Secretary Of War Drinkrd chief clerk,
watcmen. The
olowng bureaus are attached 70 this department.
Commaadiag Generals 0GeTis office head Of which
| Lieutenant General Scott, Is at New York.
Adjuidnt Office Samuel Cooper Aduant General.
observation-disclosures Major d. Townsend, Williams,
and Breve Capt j. r. Gnrecc Judge Advocate ieve Major John
n clerks Kept all
the records which of the thu rolls &c
II here where all military commissions arc made out