The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-24

charge property assigned 10 the United
E a. Ps~ os D sSa has power ss dispose
tle same Con As benefit u the UIAsed States
LA Hou Bd Hon Howell Cobb sse,ssry q Che Treasury,
man Major H. Bowman corps fensneess United aea army
in,enden Of Coast survey Joseph Henry q smith
institution Commander @ hoa Dotted States navy
VIM Fsnkn United states army seeresafie. and ave clerks
teIs puoss and bsacons Contracts Or supplies Of OIL ~
Coaa swpy oc,Irofcssor n Iacbc, IL d., sn-
Capt NJ smith typographical engineers assistant IN charge Of
A. W. Russell chief clerk
O. b. Snow In charge Of archives ~
Professor Peadle,Ou States navy, oompussr Of Ons
cas schO,, IN charge q competing division
Assistant l. y pouaes IN charge q udal division.
ueut ndba, United States army charge Of drawing al
Lieut. saxion United states army charge engraving div
Samuel Helm disbursing agent
George Mathiut, eeotrotyptn.
Joseph s1on superintendent Of weights and
rosr oyncK praEn9u
Brown, General The direction and
management of the Post Once Department assigned By the eons
conveniently and for bis anal action
ssas y 1w sns s %
Once charge Of the second s,an, o.'n..s eenera The VI
the Inspection once, in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment 0oHor King, esq., Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this onee are assigned all questions
which relate 10 the establishment aud dsconuanco Of Offices
changes of sites and names appointment aud removal %
rosaster furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
the Of tho several agencies established Tor supplying
with blanks To thbursau likewise assigned The
pervon OF the mail steamship lines and o The foreign and In
teFnational postal arrangements.
oEwiam II Dandas esq Second Assistant ros,mas
ter General and twenty SIX ss 70 @ s sa a r s1 W.
under contract embracing oil correspondence aud pocecd
parturc and arrivals all the routes
the different sections the country the points OF mail dstbaon and
uuted prepares tho advertisements for mail proposals
oes the bids and takes charge Of the annual and mail s
tons for the establishment alteration Of mail and the
appointment Of mail should be sent to this Office All
transportation service under
contract the recognition Of said service FIRST be obtained through
the AUDITORS Office From this Office all posmasters at tho ends Of
routes receive the statement Of mail prescribed for the
respective routes rcpors weekly the Auditor all contracts exc
cuted affecting for mail transportation
lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
made the service originated tho cuamens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year
Finance o0eJohn saron Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
era twenty To this Office assigned the
net by law upon the embracing with the
offices other deposres of the department. the issuing of
TO be due mail contractors and other persons the supervision Of
tho accounts of offices under orders TO dosa their quarterly bal
designated points and the superintendent of the rendition
by of their quarterly rotarns Of postagcs has charge
Of the dead letter Office Of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the Of postage and Of the accounts con-
TO Third General posasers should
direct their quarterly OF POSTAGE those at draft Offices their
reporting the met o. n Ges i ana n ao
department well applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
/ Iaion O6Benj N Clements esq., cbiefclerk
clerks To Office assigned the duty ofrecvng and examining the
arrivals departures OF the mails certificates of tho
service Of route agents and reports Of mail Of noting the de-
Of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers
reports Of mail ures providing and sending out mail bags and
faithful and exact performance Of all mail contracts
~ Gtm asprsaao , violation e. law By poy"9 ss
the supervision OF this Office and should be reported
ions or other violations law Keys should
rected " Chief Clerk, Post oaco Department"
An of the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates
agents. of mail failures applications
blank and of failures and all complaints against
for irregular imperfect service should be directed In
Rpectiop ONCE, Post Office Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Tho Navy Department consists Navy Department proper
ing Secretary and Of Gvo bureaus attached thereto
Navy Docks Bureau of Construction Equipment
Repair Clothing ureau Ordnance and
lt biography and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The following Is statement the aus Oh each OF 'hoe oces ana
OF the force employed thereini -
rars OoIon isanc Toucey Secretary of the Navy Charles
W Welsh esq chief clerk Secretary
Navy has charge Of everything
the execution OF all laws relating thereto nrustod to him.
direction OF tho President OF the United States Who
by the constitutions is commander chief of the army and
All instructions 70 commanders Of anarons and Of
ravy corps appointments of commissioned and
officers for the enlistment and discharge Of seamen eanatc
from the secetarys Office different
performed under the authority Of the Secretary aud their orders
the marine corps forms Also part Secretary
AL the that corps should be approved by
him.
Baeou IF Nary fGrd and DosComnotore Joseph Smith chief
Tho bureau clerks civil engineer and daughtsman
An the docks and wharves, buildings and machinery IN
navy yards everything Immediately conncoed with thcm
superintendent Of this bureau III also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum
Bqa of Conservation Equipment RepaJofn Lenthal esq
eight clerks and draughtsman The office
the Samuel Archbod attached TO
bureau This bureau
has charge Of the building and repairs all war purchase
Materials the providing of all vessels with the equipments
Sails anchors water tanks go Inc engineer
of all marine steam engines for he and with
approval tho Secretary decides upon plans Tor their oonstruc
ton ~. 2,
,oau and CiohieH Bridge, purser United States
chief bureau clerks All provisions for the
the navy clothing together with tho making of contracts for fur
ishiug the same under the charge OF this bureau
5uau Of Ordnance Hgdroaphy Capt Duncan Insraham,
chief Of bureau, four clerks and ono drapghnan TINS bureau mas
the manufacture or
guns powder shot, shells &C. and The equipment
with everything connected herewith II also pro-
gcthcr furnished ships The United
States Naval Observatory and photographed ONCE at Washington,
Academy Annapolis also under the general
lcrnondcnce OF the chief of this bureau
Bureau Of Medicine ssupoyDr William whean, Uni
chief passed assistant United
states navy Everything rotating medicines and
stores OF sick and woundo and management OF
hospitals within The superintendent Of this bureau
1rsa
Hon Floyd Secretary Of War; R. Dnkard chief clerk,
syen suborduae clerks messengers and four wachmen The
Glowing bureaus arc attached this department.
Commanding Generals oceThis once at the head of which is
lieutenant General Scott, s al New York 1920
i,au 6esyurs oGoCol. Samuel Cooper, kduaut
Gaesche Judge Advocate Rrevet Major John
n eo In this Office arc kept all
the records the personnel of the tho rolls, So
i here where all military commissions made out
,,,,<ru,,,,cr cencaI SGEreyei Major Jesup