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

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United States courts showing The progress and cond.oa of such
states IN payment Of debts tecfs agned pasrs y a.
the for the benefit Of the United satea,
Leat ouse oarairoa Howell Cobb secretary the TreAs
szero president; W. B. shubrek United States navy ef
man Major y Bowman oorI q snsnes,s United ss'es sr
nndent q Coast Survey Prot Joseph Henry secretary
Commander Thornton A. Jenkins navy, capt
VIM B. Franklin army sosrearies and Ave cerI
This board directs the building and repairing q lighthouses light
vessels buoys beaooD contracts for supplies ofcl Se
Tinted Ssa,cs coaa snyProfessor saehe IL D. sapeh
tendcnt and superintendent Of weights aud measures
States Army IN charge Coast survey once Lieut. H
United States Army, assistant
c. r. Snow, in charge Of archives
Professor PendeoD, GATED states navy comrn'er Of long
Assistant scho charge g somps'ias division
Assistant l. y. Pourtales, IN charge Of tidal division
Tdha, United states army, IA charge Of drawing
lieut. sas,ou United states army charge engraving aa
sion
samuel IIcln disborsius agent
George Mnthiot, electrctypet
Joseph on aszstan superintendent weights and measures
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Brown General The direction AID
management Of the st ouee Departments are ASSIGNED y he %
General That b business
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nee charge lonasler General the oeulaa
once IN charge Of The Second Assistant, Postmaster General The
the Inspection once, IN charge Of the chef clerk
gotfsaat o loraiio King rrs. Assistant Postmaster
yhb ae ~ he o,ah,shap and dr.iranse Of post oGes
changes OF appointment and removal q mas,c
Ponastars marking and rating
and letter balances BY this bureau which charged aso Win pro
the supcrntendcnce the several agencies established for supplying
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ternaonal postal arrangements.
Office William esq, second Assistant Pomas
the mail service o. the rnci States aud placing the
under contract embracing al Correspondence and proceedings
respecting frequency mode and tns Oh de
arrivals all the rcucs the course Of tho mai between
The regulations for the government
United states tho advertisements for nia proposal TO
the bids charge II the annual and occasional mail let
ngs, the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All ape
tho establishment alteration q mail and s
appointment Of mad messengers sht be sent 70 n once Al
claims should be submitted TO II for transportation service not under
the Contract oice as necessary authority io ~, po", I'M ~
The AUDITORS Office. From this Office all otmascrs al o cnasd
respective routes IL reports weekly all
pares the mail and the reports the
mail lettings giving statement o. each b ao q 1c CONTRACTS ON.
additional allowances granted within he year
fsaance oIohp esq Third A-ss'an, Postmaster Gen
era and wcn,yo clerks TO this oec are assigned Tie np
dcvove by aw the Auditor embracing accounts WIN the
and drafts IN paymcn, Of balances reported by
and other persons the sureryu@
the accounts deposc their quarterly bal
ances al esinaod points ard supcnnacncc Tho rca
by pos,maos Of their quarterly returns Of posags i has eh
Office OF the issuing Of postage stamps and STAMPED
envelopes for the payment Of postage aui the accounts con
To the Third Assau, all rosImacs should
quarterly Of postage those at draft
al iepcng Offices their dcrose him should aho
the werh and monthly returns Of c dcposiaries Of the
and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inpeon ocBcn Clements, esq, ehcfcers, and seventeen
assigned the receiving and examining the
registers Of .tc arrivals ard departures mails
ascns and reports Of mail ns Of noting tc de-
Of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers
q NAL o1ss grasa end sas u S as Ss ncss r
sar faithful aud exact performance o. oil mil contract
pres or by The orcius or Illegal use q postage stamps under
the supervision OF this Office, and should be reported 70
All communications respecting o money letters, mail depred
TONS other Of mail locks and keys should be d.
recied Chief Clerk Post Once Iepnrment ~
OF the Of roae agents reports q mail failures applications
contractors for irregular ner service should be directed b"
spccticn oicc, rost ohice Department.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department Navy Department proper
ing oce Tho Secretary and Of I've bureaus attached thereto W
and oss Bureau OF Construction Equipment
Repair and cthng nrcan Ordnance and
photography aud the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
the duties of each OF these Offices and
Of the force employed thcrein
sara, Toicey, Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh osg ccrk clerks The Secretary The
Navy everything connected With tho naval establish
iacnt all laws relating thereto p'rae TO him,
under tile general direction Of the President q The United States who
the constitution commander in chief OF tho army and navy
vessels all orders Of officers commissions Of officers both IN The
aud marine appointments q commissioned and warrant
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge amen euae
Secretary All the duties Of the different bureaus
performed authority tho and their orders are
the narie corps forms also art duties secretary
al the Of the commana Of that should be pcved
him
n Mary yars and Docks ccnnodore Joseph Smith chief
Of the clerks civil and drangmau
s ~ erv,lnp immciia,ely connected with them
under the acn'enence q this burcaq III also charged WIN '