The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-30

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ted states ATTORNEY mar-hsls and clerks all alcrs relating
them and heir resas he receives returns IRON each term obs
has etarr ~ a lands and ote property assigned the una
states in paymsn, o. debts lss o< assigned o. ds
tae Iss Office anmea) and has po~ef~ sen aud dispose
the Cor the benefit az the United states
Lio Hs Board Howell Cobb, Secretary OF the rreaay
esio president, w sanbrk uned States navy char
man; Major A. H. Boman corps engineers United sta
Capt A A Humphreys army Prof d. Hache s~r
soaan pssu,sioa Commander e g. rl,on States nav,
Commander Thornton enkus United States navy, and cla
THIS board directs building repairing Of Light houses hs
vessels buoys beacon contracts for supplies oil &C.
tnad ssaies ccaa A. D baehe IL D.
tendeut aud superintendent u weights and s'easuIes
cap William r. Palmer corps Typographical engineers uuRsi
states Army IN charge coas, survey once Lieut. I'm
United d. Suites 1' 4. Army n.y.. assistant s,sla
O. H. snow IN charge Of archives.
Professor 6 Fcnale.on un;ed states navy compu'er Of long
tude.. ,,,
ass,s,sa, 4 y p.rraIes IN charge 0 ida DIVISION
Lieut. j. ndba States army, m charge Of drawing
lieut., Sexton United states array, charge Of engraving M
samuel Hein disbursiug agent
George Maihiot, eectro1lSt
Joseph aRon assistant y Wvs a measures
ron OFFICE
Hon Aaron brown Postmaster General The direction ana
Department are assigned b the e
General That s business may
's ssysra sSres"s as ous The
zoe in charge c the First Assistant osmasier s.n'm e s
oce charge Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection once, in charge Of the chief clerk.
General and n,seen clerks To IDS assigned all question,
establishment and dcontrcanoc post ohees
and route and local agents as also giving Of INSTRUCTIONS TO
rosmaslsrs furnished with narhns ana sa' s
which Is charged also wan pro
vdng stationery the OF the der'ncns nnu WIN
~ blank, ' 70 s bureau likewise
pevison mail steamship ncs, aud OF e Foreign and IN
ternatonal postal arrangements
0Gew William H. Dunias esq second sr''ssa" , ,
General twenty clerks TO This Office assigned 'ne p
arranging Of the United States ana placing me
sae under Contract embracing correspondence and proceedings
respecting frequency Of trips mode q ana a
Of the country tc POINTS Of na ds.sspnon Sa
the regulations for the government Of e aomss'o VIC
ceives lids charge Of the annual and ocsscna mai M
tons Tor ie esabhmcn on alteration arrangements and hs
appointment Of mail messengers shon DC sct 70 uls Az
claims should be submitted 20 for scrvec NJ; under
Of said service y m 70 10 oouncu Ih,o
the Contract Once as necessary authority or s u -" a%
receive tho statement Of mail arrangcm.nS . ~ NV
eued and all orders affecting for mail transport ion pro
parcs exhibits Of the mall service and INC reports q s
made tho new service originated curtacnt ordered and s
additional allowances granted within t'e year.
finance Maroon esq., Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision Of the financial business The deparn
dan Offices and other aeycsarcs department, the issuing
warrants and drafts in payment Of balances reported ny ,oS Aaa
n and other persons Inc
Offices under orders 10 doe their A
sy eomasters Of their quarterly psags has charge
Of the dcaecr once issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the payment Of postage ana o. inc
To tie Third Assistant all should
direct their quarterly returns OF postage, thcsc ~ arm. o @
reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of Their ohces ana ao
no directed The weekly and monthly returns eposa Of the
department wen all applications and receipts Tor postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection N Clements ESQ., ehiefrek and seventeen
clerks the ofrecv'ny and examining tho
service Of route agents and reports noting the de-
nquenc Of contractors and preparing cases LOT ne ac
reports mail failures providing and sending ou maoae and
maock and and doing all other things wnSh may DC n
All cases Of mail Depreciation violation Of law by pdvs,e
the supervision Of this Office be reported
All COMMUNICATIONS respecting lost money letters man dsped
rcccd !, chief Clerk Post Department
All Of the arrivals and departures q tne mans celn
Of route agents. reports Of mail aes
registers and Of failures aud all complains against
irregular mpcrfct vice should pe directed IN
speciicn Once, Post oncc Department"
DEPARTMENT
Navy Department consists Of tho Navy Department proper
and Of five bureaus attached thereto VIZ
and Docks Bureau Of Construction Rqumen
and Repair Bureau Of and clothing bureau
photography aud the Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery
following Of the duties OF each Of these Offices and
OF the force employed therein
rorys Toucey Secretary tho Navy Charles
W. we cs chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary ue
Navy charge everything connected with tho naval establish
mcn execution all laws relating thereto = n'rucd TO him.
under tho general direction Of the President Of the United stats s
An commanders Of squadrcns and ccmmande
COMMISSIONS oil oncers Dom w
navy aud marine corps appointments and warrant
officers orders discharge Of cns
from tho sccrctary All the duties Of the different bureaus are
performed under the authority the Secretary and their orders arc
cmanatng him. The superintendent
corps also o. the dutcs Of the Secretary ana
orders the comanlan Of that corps should be approved
him. 4aN
Boun If Mary Yards and Joseph smith, chief
OF the bureau aud drsughisa
All tho wharvcs buildings aud machinery
yards everything immediately connected with them ao
| management Of the Naval Asylum iss# tt8E
Bureau Of Construction Equipment 41ir John Lenha
eight clerks aud one ranghfsman The office
engineer Samuel Archbod attached
bureau assistant This bucsu
charge building repairs Of all pnrchs
of materials providing OF all with their cqupmen
OF AL steam engines for the navy nna w
approval Of the Secretary decides plans for Their con
ton. w y
Boeau Of Pyorison, and chngH Bridge rnscr United STATES
navy bureau All for the use
navy clothing together with the making OF contracts o y"
nshag the same, under the charge Of this bureau
Ieau Of Ordnance Hydrgufhy Capt Duncan lngransm
CHIEF q, bureau fr clerks and one draugiman bureau b"
charge all the manufacture Or p
cannon guns, powder, shot, shells Sc and tho eq
with everything connectoi herewith also ~
with charts chronomctcrs barome,ers
geher books furnished ships otwar the ohn
States and iIydrogsphcai oce al wasnS
the Naval Academy Annapolis also under The genera
| yerin,cndence Of the chief Of this bureau
Bureau Of Medicine aud William whean, surgeon W.
navy chief OF rcau passed assistant
States navy and two clerks Everything relating 70
medical sores and wounded and management
hospitals within he suPcrintendcncc Of this bureau
Hon. J. u Floyd, Secretary War; Drinkard, chief cen
seven subordinate clerks messengers watcmcn %
GLOWING bureaus attached 10 this department
Coa,aondpo Generals 0ceTh Office at the head OF wnn
/ lieutenant General Scott, Is At New York
Adjua Generals oGos Col Samuel Cooper, Auani Genss