The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-21


the sumo for the benefit Of the United States.
LI9l Iss Raard Hon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the To
epeco presideut Com W. subrck United States navy r
Capt A. A. Iumphroys Quilted states army Prof A. ID Rac ~
niendent Of Coast Pref Joseph Henry secretary u &
Commander Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy and C
VIM Fraln, United States army, secretaries; ave eI
This board directs the building and repairing Of lighthouse M
vessels buOys, and beNeoDs, contracts for supplies Of
Uaed States coaz SippsyProressor Bache IL D. ,ur
endent, ant superintendent Of weights and measures
States Army, charge survey once A. F
United States Army assistant
A. w. Russell, chief clerk.
C. b. Snow Ia charge OF archives.
Professor Pendeon, United states navy, eoupuIsr Of loo
Assistant cbas A. scbott charge Of computing division
Assistant L. r. rourtalcs, Ia charge Of tidal division.
lieut. ndba United States army, In charge Of drawing
vision,
lieut. saxton United States army charge engraving av
sion.
samuel IIein disbursing agent
George Mathiot, electroiypht
Joseph sxon assistant TO superintendent OF weights and measure
rosr ONCE pKrARrNsSr
Hon Aaron v Brown Postmaster General The direction IA,
Of the Post Office Department assigned by cons
tuition and laws 10 the Postmaster General Tint H. bushes %
The conveniently arranged prepared for his action
distributed among several bureaus as follows The appointment
charge the Postmaster General Cot
Office in charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General
Office in charge OF tbe Third Assistant Postmaster General Q
the Inspection Office, IN charge Of the chief clerk.
appointment Office Roralo King esq Assistant Potnaa
General and nineteen clerks 10 this Office assigned all qUes
which relate 10 he establishment and disconinuanoe Of post
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal OF
and route and local agents also the giving o. Instructions
masters Itnasters fushe with marking and rating
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
vdng blanks and stationery for the OF the department and
Of tho several agencies supply
poststers th blanks To this burrau likewise assigned G
peryison the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign
ternat0na postal arrangements.
Contract OGeewllam Duudas esq second Assistant Pou
ter General and clerks 10 this ofce assigned the
Of arranging the mail service Of the United States and placing
under embracing all correspondence and proceeding
respecting the frequency Of trips mode Of conveyance aud times
paure and arrivals all the the the mail
the regulations the OF Tho domestic m service
United States 1t prepares advertisements proposals n
oeyes the bids takes charge occasional
ngs and tho adjustment and execution OF the contracts All R
the establishment alteration Of mail arrangements
appointment of mail messengers, houll be TO this Office
claims should be submitted to for transportation service
contract as the recognition OF said service hrst TO be Obtained o
the Contract Ohce authority Tor the proper credits
the AUDITORS ONCE From this office all pstnnsers at tho ed
of mail prescribed
respective routes reports weekly to the Auditor all CONTRACTS
cued orders affecting accounts for mail transportation pre-
the statistical exhibits Of the mail eerve and the reports thu
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the orat
made service originated the cuaments ordered and
additional allowance granted within the year
Finance 0eeJohn Marion, esq., Third Assistant Postmaster
era twentyone clerks To this Office assigned the SUPER
vision ans management Of the financial business Of the cpartm
devolycd by law the Auditor embracing accounts with
a Offices and other depotaes Of the department the issuing
warrants reported by
be due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
the OF Offices under orders 70 dcpose their quarterly Ia
designated points the snperInndence Of the ren
by posmaster Of their quarterly etnrns Of hostages 1t has char
of the dead letter office the issuing postage stamps and sg
envelopes for The payment of postage ana Of tho accounts
ncced herewith.
direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at draft oos The
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds of their Offices and s
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the depotaes
department US wen as all applications ana receipts Tor postage STAMP
and stamped enHeoi"s, ana i"r DEAD leuers'
Inspection Ce BENZ Clements ESQ, chcfoerk and sevente
clerks To this Office assigned the duty Of receiving and
@ ~ .n a,s a ,"nn,s ~ mall slnrn ' 81 % ~,
nquence Of contractors and preparing eases thereon for the
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mail keys doing all other things which may need
fall,
Al! mil dcpredation Of violation of law by private
praes or by tile forging illegal postage stamps are undo
Ali Communications respecting lost money letters, mail depre
tons or other violations law KEYS should be
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of the malls cc
Tor blank r's,4rs, aha rels 81 an1 a complaints
Tor OF service should be directed :"
Specnon once' fos' o'h'o p'par'"eh''
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crddis ONoeon Toucey Secretary tho Navy Caa
W Welsh es chief clerk Secretary qa
Nvy mas charge M evoyng contested WIN inc naval eiaoa
ne and the execution q all laws relating thereto i inruso to lin
under the general direction o. The President Of the United States wis
ny INC cnstunoh 81 NE army ana navy
M 70 o' !, y siuaohs aaa oomaes
navy and marine corps appointments o. commissioned and wa1
from he secrearys Office An tie duties Of tie derent bureaus
performed under the authority of the secretary and their orders
considered as canang from him The general supcrncndencc
the marine corps forms also part Of the duties Of The Secretary
a the orders OF e o. has corps should be approved
Of the bureau four clerks one civil engineer and raqg
All the navyyard docks and wharves buildings and machinery
navy yars ana everything immediately connected with thcn
under the OF TINS bureau also charged WIN
''ls = $500 49,