The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-20

Sleaors onesIIen mger, solicitor and clerk.
% asss ar.ing "a oess Dame1 and ia.ue.s ba
attorneys m.s. and clerks al matters Relating
United States eous showing progress and condition
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the for the beneal q the United States
Loaf Hos Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
e president; Com W shubrck United States navy, chair
man Major u Bowman corps e ensness unisd states army
endeni Of Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary o. Smith
Commander Thornton A. Jeusus navy Captain
VIM Franklin United army ana clerks
vessels buoys beaoous or supplies Of OIL &c.
uad ssalss ccax s1rey Baehe IL. D. SUI
peralenden and superintendent Of weights and msasare
a charge Of Coast Survey ONCE are
A. ", Russell, chief clerk.
Professor PsndlolOn United States navy computsr Oug
Assistant cas A. scho, in charge computing division
Assistant l. y. fourtaies, IN charge Of TIDAL division
Lieut. ndba United States army ~ charge drawing d.
eu sax,on United army, charge Of engraving
samuel Helm disbursins agent
Joseph aiou weights and
rosr DEPARTMENT
Hon Aaron " Brown roa,naser General The direction
management Of the Post ONCE Department are ASSUMED y Ihe eon
and laws Postmaster General That rs business may
the more yency arranged prepared for his nna
distributed among several bureaus rs oows ihe appointment
charge the First Assistant Postmaster General The cntr
ONCE in charge q the Second Assistant Postmaster Genea The ~
Third Assistant Postmaster General
tho Inspection Office, In charge of the ohiei clerk
py,ausa Ooe King esq Assistant Postmaster
General clerks To this Office assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and dscoa'puance q post o
changes Of sites aud appointment and removal Of poste
and route and local agents as aso the GIVING sn a 70 post
and letter balances by this buea which y charged also with pro
the ~ The several agencies supplying
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
peryon Of the ocean mail steamship lines and OF he foreign and In
ternatonal postal arrangements
Contract William H. Dundas, esq., Second Assistant tostmas
ness u arranging tho United States and placing
under embracing all correspondence and proceehs
parturc all the routes the Of tho mail between
The country the Of mail dsrbuton and
govcrnmeni Of the domestic mail service Of the
Untod States prepares the advertisements FOR mail proposals. rc
cevos Of the annual and occasional mail let
ngs execution u the contracts All appra
tons for the establishment or alteration o. mail and Tho
claims should be submitted to for transportation service not under
tic Contract Office necessary authority for the credits
the Auditors oBice From this eo all ponars at me ends Of
respective reports weekly to tho Auditor all contracts
The eyhpts Of the mail service and tic report, 81 The
mail lettings giving statement eao oa aso y .ng contracts
additional allowances granted within tho year
Marion, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
sa aaa y Tic snae i I'M
not deyved by law the Auditor embracing accounts with tho
balances reported BY the Auditor
% be due 70 mail contractors and other INC Of
designated points and tho superncldence Of tho rendition
quarterly O
Of The dead letter ONCE issuing postage stamps stamped
envelopes for The prepayment Of postage and 81 the accounts con
ncctcd Herewith.
TO General all postmars should
direct their quarterly returns q postage those a. draft ocs @
dclong Offices their certificates Of dposte to him should also
department as wen applications receipts postage stamps
ana stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection oa Benz cemotls clceerk and seventeen
this the duty receiving and examining tho
registers and departures Of the mails certificates Of the
service Of route agents and reports Of mail failures Of noting the de-
thereon for the action
the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
and Keys and doing al other things may
Al cases Of mail depreciation by private
BY the forging Or Illegal uss postage stamps are under
COMMUNICATIONS respecting lost letters mail epre:
tons other violations q s w Or and keys should boz
registers and departures The mails certificates
for blank registers and reports failures against
irregular Imperfect should be directed ln
spcction onice, Post olcc Department"
DpAErsssr.
Navy Department consists the Navy Department proper be-
and or i've bureaus attached thereto
Of Navy yards and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Hydrosraphy and Bureau Medicine and surgery.
The following statement Of the dnss Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein;
syays Isaac Touocy Secretary Navy Charles
W Welsh, esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary ofto
men, and lie execution q ali laws relating thereto i him.
direction Of the President of the United States wh
All commanders squaons and commanders q
all orders Of officers commissions Of officers both In the
marine appointments OF commissioned and warrant
officers for the enlistment aud discharge Of cranae
secrearys All Of the different bureaus
performed under the authority OF the Secretary and their orders arc
considered enaang from him Tho general
the Of tho duties Of the Secretary anu
the that should BIO approved
him. s45#s
Of Nary Commodore Joseph Smith chief
bureau clerks civil engineer drantsman
yards, buildings machinery
yards and everything Immediately connected with them are
Of this Is also charged with tho
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Baeaa of Construction Equipment Rpairohn Lcnha esq,
Chief eight clerks and dranghman The Office
engineer chief 81 the Samuel Aehbod attached
the building aud repairs Of all vessels purchase
materials and the providing o. all vessels with their equipments
anchors tanks The engineer supernenda
the construction Of all marine steam engines for the with
the approval Of the Secrey decides upon plans for their conuc
ton
Of eoh60 IT. Bridge United States
chief Of bureau md four clerks All provisions Tor tho use
navy aud clothing together with the making Of contracts Tor u
nisling same under the charge Of this bureau
Burea Of Ordnance Hydopaphy Duncan ngrahm,
drangt5man This bureau has
OF all ordnance and ordnance stores the manncure or @
chase OF powder, shot, shells &c aud The equipment
with everything connected herewith IL also pro
with maps, CHARTS chtononeers, baronotcrs, &c TO-
geter furnished The United
states Naval photographed Washington
Tho Naval Academy Annapolis also under the general SUI
perinondcnco Of the chief Of this burcau.
Bureau Of SugyyDr William Whclan surgeon Unit
ted states navy or Unod
States navy Everything relating dcnes and
stores Of sick and wounded management
hospitals within The superintendent Of this bureau
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. B. Floyd Secretary War; r. Drnkard chief clerk
cerks aud four watmen The
ollowng bureaus attached 10 this department:
Commanding 0GoTis Office, head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott, is a. New York