The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-14


sapern.ens all ivi suits commenced ny tho United saa G
eIt arising ne Pod QG TauBoa) and insir0o G
mem AMI their rsn Tlo receives returns iron, each term %
Halted States aan sasslns rrogress q such %
h.. charge e a n n Sso sa os' % s 'S e ne %
Tao i Qo, Da,taas and has is~er 70 sol and dFOsed
LaoM Hss Board-Ion Howell cph secretary Treasury
reio president w subriek un,cd States navy chnt
MAJOR q bowman CORPS q ensnesss United sia.ss army
iniendon Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Smith
Cmnaander Torh,on A. Jensns United navy, and cp
Franklin United States army secrcsaiies and Ave
building and repairing d light houses hgh
vessels buoys beacons for supplies oro &C.
Jnaf s.al Coos su,sy ogssrofessor Bachs IL D an
pencnden experimentation. of weights and Aessares
Capt william Palmer, corp. oiographca enfnsers assistants
in charge Of the Coast survey once arc
A. w Russell chief clerk
@ n snow Ia charge u archives.
Trofsssor a. Tendleton States oompussr Of LONG,
tudes
Asis'an, / y pouraes IL charge
Lieut. D. Tdba United IN charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. sa1.On United army, in charge o. engraving dv
samuel IIcin, disbursIns agcnt.
George Mathlot, ecctrotypst
Joseph assistant superintendent Of weights ana measures
rcrr os,1u psrArrsssr
Hon Aaron Brown Postmaster Gencral Tho direction and
tuition and laws % Tho postmaster Gcnera may i
tho conveniently arranged and prepared @ @ an ACTON a
Gee charge Of tho First Assistant Postmaster General e Contract
nance Once ia charge Of the Third Assistant General
the Inspection 0fcc, IN charge Of the chief clerk.
Arorsat oec--o King First assistant Postmaster
which the establishments and dscontiuanoe post Offices
changes Of SITES and appointment and removal q pomass
agents as the giving nf instructions 10
furnished with marking and rating
All s,S nannsss y s @ ~ . q ap, aaa r S
the several agencies established Tor supplying
blanks. To is bureau " lkewisn assigned Tie
pcrvon Of the mail steamship Ines aud Of tho en and h.
tcrnaional postal arrangements
William H. Dundas, Second Assistant Poamss
General twenty Office assigned tho ba
the mail service Of the United St'es ana placing tho
respecting the frequency trips moc q ana w e. %
parurcs arrivals all the routes tho course % the mail between
The regulations for ,fe government Of
United States prepares tho advertisements for man fossa 70
oil the nunun aud occasional mail let
ngs adjustment execution Of the contracts All apa
lions for the establishment or alteration q man ana s
Claims should be submitted 10 for transportation sefs co no under
o Contract oacc necessary authority for the credits
Aaiors 0ce From this Office all pcnas'crs .. INC ends
respective routes reports weekly The Auditor all contracts
ctcd md all orders affecting accounts fo mail we
parcs statistical exhibits Of the mail service and the reports q tho
made originated, tho cariilnicns ordered and tho
additional allowances granted within the year
Finance oJohn Marron, esq, Third Assistant Postmaster Gn
cra twenty clerks TO this Office assigned The
vision Of the financial basincss q the department
by upon Auditor embracing accounts with Tho
dram oNicc and other dcotarcs @ The department. Tho ISSUING
Of balances reported hy The Aud
mail and other persona tho supcryrnd
designated and tho q ts rena
BY os,mers Of cir quarterly returns q piages las eh
issuing postage and stamped
cnvelors for tho q postage, ana o. tho eous '
10 Tic Third Assistant Postmaster General nil posmaaers should
direct their quarterly Of POSTAGE those at draft Offices r
letters ang quarterly .s nea 81 u,' y @ aa" a
directed Tho weekly and monthly returns Of me depoirles q ue
department. ms all applications and receipts for postage sams
and stamped envelopes, and FOR dead letters &
Ti9sso, 0Gccn n Conenis esq chicfelerk and
clerks Tois oce assigned Tho duty reresng and eyaunng e
G route ard reports Of a failures q noting Tho
" % q .e m @ tn s' az"
reports q mail failures royeg aud sending oas NAL bags and
ary tu performance &C all mail contracts
dcpreiation Of violation Of law by peiye
tho supery office, and should be reported to It,
Al Respecting ess money Letters ss sdn rrs1
rccted K Chief Clerk, Post oaire Department 49,
registers tin prvas and departures q the msi ccrlncat@
Of tho service Of route agents rcprs o. mn failures Applications
for blank registers and reports 81 failures md all complaints as
Irregular imperfect sersce should DO dlreced In
spec,ipa 0flcc Posi- oilcc Department.
ssH DEPARTMENT.
Navy Department Of the Navy Department be
Ing Of tho Secretary and Of vc bureaus attached hercioNG
Burean o. Navy yards Docks Equipment
and Repair Bureau q and codns fca q Ordnance and
Hydrography and The Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The Following Of thc duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of the fjrco employed therein: w
sgsys ooeon Isaac Tcccy Secretary Of tho Navy;
W Wcb chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary ofthc
Navy has charge everything establish
ei ami Entrusted % him.
under lilo general ~ the United States VIM
by constitution, commander In chief Of The and navy
All Instructions 10 commanders Of sq,rous and commanders
vcssc all officers commissions Of officers both IN s
navy and niarinn corps appoiycuts warrant
oacrr orders for the enlistment and discharge o. seamcn emnn
the Secretary office. All the duties Of the different bureaus arc
performed under The authority q tho secretary and their orders arc
considered as caanang From him The general surencndencea
tho FORMS ALSO, o the duties the Heceay any,
Of that corps should BIO approved
him.
Baau Nary Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
to bureau four clerks engineer draushtmn
All navy docks and whaycs buildings and machinery
yards and everything immediately connected with them are
Of this bureau 10 charged with inc
management " the Naval Asylum.
Equisnent, Juhal
chief Of the burna clerks rauphtsnan The Office
the chief OF the Samuel Archbod attachep
this br who assisted by irco assistant engnecrs This bureau
Inns charge hc building and repairs &C all vessels OF purchase
aud the providing OF all vessels with their equipments
as sails anchors tanks engineer supcrn,ends
the all steam engines for the navy AMI wan
the approval or tho Secretary decides upon plans for their eon
ton. ass3
.eau If foops Clothaq BRIDGE pnrser United STATES
navy bureau clerks. All provisions for the use
the aud clolne together with INC making OF contracts m %
nising the same uuler the charge OF this bureau
chief Of bureau, four clerks and drastnan THIS bureau ns
all the nahuactro OF p
vessels with everything connected Herewith II also r
ytlcs them with maps charts, cironoInccrs aronlcirs S
gctcr surt books furnished slips of war The umci
States Naval oscr, aory and liydigrap'ea Once ~
Aunapohs also under tc generals
pcrincndenoo Of The cllcf Of tiis bureau
Bueaae n Medicine and smayyrr William whclan surgco Im
NJ Egcrying rotating TO N 'dicncs ap
stores Of rk and Wounded, md management
hsspas Within The s0pornieniease Of Iris bereae
WAR pSranrsrSr.
Hon j n Toy, Secretary war T. Drpkard chief CLERK
subordinate Clerks messengers, and four watchineh ~
Glowing bureaus are attached 70 This department;
Ctananiia9 eps,us oceTis ore, tic head Of wbchp
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