The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-11


has charge Of all lands and other property assigned 10 the United
dae Pos ooe DnstHe power sen dispose
the same for The benefit Of the United States
Light House BaydIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
ro president; Com shubek, United States navy, chair
man Major A H. Bowman corps Of engineers United States army
nendent survey; Prof Joseph Henry secretary smith
oaian nsuuon Commander g. 1ion, uaied States navy
VIM Franklin United States secretaries aud 1--WE clerks
This board directs The building and repairing o lighthouses light
vessels buoys aud beacons, contracts for supplies Of OIL &C.
United coaa Surrey occPohssor D. Bache, IL D. gu
snd q WEIGHTS and
The T. PS ~ n sssssSy s Si,d' clerk
c. b Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor G. Pendleton United States compuer Of long,
Assistant cfas A. schou, in charge of computing division
Assistant L. y Pourtales, in charge Of tidal division
Lieut. O. ndoa United States army IN charge Of drawing d
Lieu. sxon United army charge of engraving dvi
Samuel Helm dsbursing aren't
George Matho, electrotypht
Joseph zton assistant superintendent Of weights and
posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Hon Aaron Brown General The direction and
management of the Post ONCE Department assigned by the cos
tic conveniently arranged prepared for his final
distributed among several bureaus follows The appointment OF
once ~ charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the II
nance ofcc charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster General aud
the Inspection Office In charge of the chiefcierk.
appointment OoeIroraiio King esq., Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this office assigned all questions
changes Of sites and nance Amendment and Of
mstcrs Pctas re furnished with marking and rating stam
and by bureau which charged also With pro-
the superintendent agencies established supplying
WIN panks 10 TINS bureau likewise assigned The SUI
proa OF the ocean mail steamship lines and the foreign and In
ternaional postal arrangements
s,rrs oGoew,nm II pnndas ESQ., Second Assistant potmas
rn.s or i ny s M M 's .. ,h
same under contract embracing ali CORRESPONDENTS and proceedings
and arryoa @ all ,e 1ones hc hs mail
n seo o. .na e pos o. q aha
Uoea states presss ho aavesmen,s for mail proposa,s re
oaivc Tho % sd ,s ebaroa Of no annna ana In,
ts aid the amns and Of ,hs Sopras,S All appla
MI u - , o. ha I'M mr. Wy h % ' ~,
claims should be submitted 10 n for service not under
@ % ' ma o. saa sersee y n, DC faagn
the Ana,ar Once From ,hs otcs ali n ba ends az
respective roup n ets weekly to The Auditor all contracts exc
oeed and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation pre-
pes The statistical exhibits of the mail service and the reports of the
made ths new service ornatea e carehs ordered ana the
additional allowances granted within The year
oGJoln Maroon esq., Third Assistant Gen.
twenty one clerks To ills Office are assigned tho super
vision ana management Of the financial business of the department.
moi devayed b law upon the Auditor embracing accounts with the
dn ocs ad oher depoares o. me departments .he issuing OF
Warrants ana drafts ~ payment o. balances Ieroted oy he AUDITOR
be due TO NEIL contractors and other persons the supervision Of
S y o. acs Shaet a h 70 aspose e darey pal
hee5 at points ana me Oh the rendsn
" pi the aar,ey returns oi rostage AZ mas charge
envelopes Tor lie prepayment Of postage, ana Of tho
he s thGreMnh .o..., ~ ,,,
reo 'her quarterly returns Of postage hose % DRAFT oees ihe
trs reponng quarterly e net proceeds OF their oce and those
ohoes iher OF aeohs 70 mn shol also
~ mcu tue Weekly anu mohy returns tle oepostas the
and stamped envelopes, and Tor dead letters.
rusn on Ran, n egsmo,,s #eso cneec,or, ,,d svn,oo
NJ a.. y, VI my AZ. ~, =, a
registers ,he nryais ana Of ,c mai oereut % th e
srro Of an,o ara aor,s ar MAJ, enras ~ nn,n ~ M
n,navsia. ~ M nn,n nass tan rn r. a.
General furnishing registers
reports mail failures; providing and sending mabags
nnocs and Keys and doing ali other things which may be- neos
a to secure thn and exact Of all mail contracts
All mail Depreciation OF violation of law by private
presses the forging Illegal stamps
should b
All respecting money letters,
tons other violations of law maloci and keys should be d.
rectcd " Chief Clerk, Post Office Department
% ue anu r ~ ' minis, celunca'es
- ~ , ~ ~ $50 s a. - rao ~, III -
y" D'iN 49, " any a. ash,,st
eon.,s, ,,s,a ny y nmss nr,nan, !, ~ ~ ~ o'cu IN
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The Navy Department consists OF the Navy Department be-
ing the office the Secretary and Of i've bureaus attached thereto viz
bureau Of Navy yards and Docks Bureau Of oonsrucon Equipment
and Repair Bureau aud Clothing Bureau Ordnance
Hydrography and the Bureau OF Medicine aud Surgery
The following statement Of the duties Of each these
Of tho force employed therein:
Sarys Hon Isaac Toucey Secretary Of the Navy
Nesh esd Vhei ee ana neveh ciers Inc secretary o me
Navy has charge OF everything connected with the naval establish
en and the execution Of all laws relating thereto niruset TO bn
e general ecuo VI 'ne e ohneo Ses VINO
All to OF sqnadrons and commanders of
@ , U"e - ~ VI onua oon u, ans
na ~ p, s ~ t ana WARRANT
60, ~ 80 ~ All ~ i,;as ~ ~ AIM 1870 h m
performed under the authority secretary their orders are
considered emanang from him The general snrcrntcndonc
the marine corps o aso part the duties OIL INC secretary and
an inc ores u ho oonaah' y a COZ Suu % approved py
'n". l
Ryru or N5r yar1s and osepb e, chos
the bureau four clerks one civil engineer and one daghtsman