The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-19


Solicitor, osc.-IIon Jonius Hayer CLERKS
He suern,ends ali ey suits BY Che United su,ss M
ceDt arising ia Pos 0gos nfatmcD and innc,s tho Unit
them and their results lie receives returns om term ,hs
United states courts showing The p aqs aaa.s @
ss s % o. asS as ss pa~s ss spS 600
the same for the benefit Of the United states
LG Hou BodIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
ezqo president Com w. shubrck United states navy, chair
Capt A. A. Humphreys United army Prof nache Super
ntendent Of Coast Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary q Smith
COMMANDER Thornton Jenkins United states navy and Captain
THIS hoard directs the building and repairing light houses light
vessels buoys beaoOus contracts for supplies oil &c
Uaast STAT, cous saruy oeoeProressor fache, D. SUI
Capt william Palmer corps typographical engineers, assistants
in charge q the survey once aTe
A. W Russell chief clerk
@ r snow IN charge Of archives.
ProEor G. Pendleton United States navy, cODpuer engl
Assistant chas A. sho.t charge q computing division
Assistant l. +. Pouraes, charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. G dbaI United army In charge Of drawing
vision. = ,.,s ~ .n.r.v,, a.,
samuel Helm disbursing agent.
Joseph SAXON assistant Of weights and
rosr osucE DEPARTMENT..
Hon Aaron v Brown Postmaster Generai The direction
management the Post ONCE Departments are assgoea y s soe
the conveniently arranged and prepared lor n W
Ace in charge 81 The Frst Assistant Postmaster General
oce In charge the nas,er General the p
oce in charge O the Third Assistant eenca and
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk
pe o HoIao King esS rsss a@' !, r sas.
hb ia y, b bhmeut and d,sconuance Of post o
changes names appointment aud removal Posmers
masers Temastsrs are frned with ng rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which !. esa a@ m n pro
superintendent the several agencies established Ger supplying
posasters To this bureau likewise assigned e 81
crson mail steamship lines and Of the foreign aud N
ternaional postal arrangements.
Contract 0Eoewlam Dandaa esq second Ass,an. ros'mas
arranging mail q the United sss and placing INC
respecting The frequency Of trips times de-
parures all the routes the course o. the man
lie different sections country the points Of mail distribution and
the regulations government Of the domestic mail service o. DO
eoVss M bids NH ses charge Of the annual
tngs execution Of the contracts All pc
appointment Of ma messengers 70 this Office All
claims should be submitted % 4 @ ~ n a v rn
the Contract ONCE necessary authority io ns proper aIea
routes receive the prescribed for the
respective reports weekly 70 the Auditor an ons exc
pares exhibits q the mail service and tho reports 'he
mail Lettings swing statement q saen ma e aS sna h
additional allowances granted within the year.
FINANCE Maroon esq., Assisan, Postmaster Cen
assigned
Of the financial business % he department
not evolve ey Law upon the ag M issuing
and drafts payment Or balances rcpora p .he Aa
The accounts Of Offices under orders 70 dcpoo quarterly
designated and the Of hs rneen
BY posmasers Of postnges has charge
tho postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the payment Of postage ana q inc %
10 the THIRD General all ponasers should
reporting quarterly proceeds Of their occs and those
at depins Offices their sea,es aep0 n Y m f mo
department. well all applications aud receipts o postage STAMPS
and stamped envelopes and Tor dead letters,
Inspection oGBenj Clements esq., chlefcek and seventeen
assigned the duty ofrecevng and examining the
registers o. the arrivals and departures q he mails o. inc
nqncies Of contractors and preparing thereon o ao
reports Of null failures providing and sen ing mail bags
keys doing al other things which may be nec
iii cases q mail depreciation Of law by private
I Gssass GF @ q his s be
All communications respecting lost money letters mail depreds
reeted chief Clerk, Post once Department.
Al registers Of the arrivals and departures g the mails
for blank registers and Of and al against
spceton onlce Post oaicc Department"
The Navy Department Navy Department proper DO
ing Secretary and d tive bureaus attached thereto viz
and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Repair Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and
Hydregraphy and the Iureaa o. Medicine and surgery
Of the force employed therein;
aags Touccy Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary o
and te execution Of all laws relating thereto 70 NM
by constitution nchicf OF the and
commanders Of sqnaircns and commanders %
vesse all orders Of officers commissions OF occrs po'h ~ @
navy corps appointments Of commissioned and warrant
and discharge Of emannio
All the duties the different bureaus are
performed The authority the Secretary and their orders are
eanang from him The general superintendent
FORMS tho the Secretary and
commanant that should be approved
him.
Of Mary and Docks Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
clerks, civil engineer and draughsap
and whnrves buildings and machinery IN
and everything Immediately connected with them hre
of this bureau also charged with the
management OF the Naval Asylum
Bureau Of oguayc Equipment Rra John Ienthal esq,
chief eight clerks, and dranghtsman The Office
the chief Of the Samuel Arcbod attnchedo
This bureau
charge building repairs purchase
materials aud the providing OF all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors tanks NC The engineer supenicnds
the the Secretary, decides plans for their con
ton.
bureau If Trooas C1oh1 H. Bridge, United states
chief OF bureau and four clerks All LOT the use
navy clothing with tie making OF contracts tor n
nshng tho same under the charge Of this bureau
euu n Ordnance and photography Duncan Ingrabam
bureau clerks and dranghnah This bureau has
charge and ordnance stores tho manufacture OF p
Of vessels with everything connected herewith also pro
maps charts chronomcters barometcrs &c 70
gchcr wbuch books furnished ships ofwar The United
states Naval Observatory aud Hydroaplca oce ny washington
annapolis under tho general SUI
Jcrntcndcnee Of the chief Of this bureau
Bareraq Dr. William wican, surgeon I'M
States navy and two clerks Everything RESTING 70 msdenes a
stores Of sick aud Wounded and management"
hospitals within the superintendent Of this bureau
n Floyd Secretary War; r. Drnkard, chief clerk
subordinate clerks fur watchmen Inv
GLOWING bureaus attached this department.
Commanding Generals 0oJh onlce at the head Of wlcas