The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-04

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fof the benefit Of the United States
Lo House BaydHon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
man; } Totem army Capt A Humphrey
vey Joseph Henry secretary Of Capt
samuel Barron, United States Commander Thornton Je
army secretaries and Ave clerks THIS board directs
ing and repairing Of light houses light vessels bucy and oeacons
contracts f'r supplies Of oil, &c
uni1d xat Coas sury obsProssor A. d. Bache Ill. d.,
% ana m. ana
the Coast Survey Once.
A. W Russell, chief clerk
G H. Snow, In charge Of archives
Professor Pndelcn States navy oomputer of long
Assistant ohas A sho,, in charge Of computing division
Assistant l. y rourtaics, in charge Of tidal division
Lieut. Tdba United states army In charge Of drawing d.
Samuel Helm ,lsbursing agent
George Mahoi elec,roiypIt
Joseph s4x,on superintendent Of weights and
DEPARTMENT
Hon " Brown Postmaster General The direction and
an" % Oh % Gs s s Is se sI Be-
the conveniently arranged and prepared for his final aco L
nee charge the Postmaster General the Contract
Once charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the y
the Inspection Once in charge of the chief clerk
appointment oeHora King First Assistant Postmaster
which relate TO tho establishment and disconnance Of post Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal
masters r,mass furnished with marking and rating stamps
vns blanks and stationery for The use Of tho department and with
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
Of the mail steamship lines and of the foreign and In
ternations postal arrangements.
,sa sn % psnda 81, s Assistant % %
arranging the mail service Of the United States ahd placing tho
respecting frequency trips
gar'gss and arrivals all the roues the the mail between
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he md as charge ss III nu a a
ngs and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appnca
Appointment of mail messengers should be this Office All
claims should be submitted to for transportation service not under
said 10 be obtained through
the conrac, Once as authority for the proper credits
routes receive the statement Of mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective routes weekly 10 the Auditor all contracts
the statistical exhibits the mail and tho reports Of tho
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
Marion, esq., Third
vision and Of the financial business Of the department
not By law upon se IL he @ with s
and drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor
e accounts Of Offices under orders to dpoe her quarterly bal
designated points, and tho susrintcndcnce Of The rendition
cf Quarterly returns postnEcs has charge
dead ocs the issuing postage stamps stamped
envelopes for tho Of postage ana Of the accounts con-
pos,maers
letters reporting quarterly the net their those
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department as well as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, ahd FOR dead letters
fAs,.un O-John Oakfcrd, esq, clerk,
clerks To this Office assigned the duty and examining tho
registers Of the arrivals and Of e mails eercates Of the
nqcnccs Of contractors and preparing cases thereon for the action
reports Of mail failures providing and sending gu, mali and
mail locks and keys and doing all other things which DO
Al mail Depreciation q violation q law By rrive
the supervision Of this Office and should be reported to IL
All comuncaes f'sechg lost money letters mail depreda
rccted " Chief Clerk, Post Office Department"
All registers Of the arrivals and departures Of The mails certificates
the service Of OF mail failures applications
for blank registers and q failures and all complaints against
contractors for irregular imperfect service should be directed In
specton Once Post Office Department.
Navy Department Navy Department proper
the office the Secretary and Of i've attached thereto
Bareau Navy and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Repair Provisions aud Clothing Bureau Ordnance
tiydography and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The following statement of the duties Of each Of these Offices aud
Of the force employed therein:
syys OEoIIon Touccy Secretary Navy; Charles
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary o.e
and the execution Of all laws relating thereto ntrusc to him.
under the direction Of the President of the United States who
by tho constitution commander in chief Of the and
All instructions TO commanders OF sqnadrons aud commanders OF
vec all orders officers commissions Of officers both in the
and marine appointments Of commissioned and warrant
for The % and densss Of
performed under the authority the Secretary and their orders
the marine corps forms also part secretary
NIL the orders tho commandment Of that should BIO approved by
him
Nary Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
of the clerks civil engineer and draugbman
All the navy yards warvcs buildings and machinery
everything Immediately connected with them
superintendent this also with
of the Naval Asylum
Of Equipment ReraJohn Lcnthal ESQ.,
chief the bureau eight clerks and daughtsmsn The Office Of
navy Daniel Martini
this bureau who assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
building vessels purchase
materials aud the providing all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors The supenends
Of all for the with
tioD.
ClohuaGH Bridge, purser United States
chief of and -four clerks All provisions for the
clothing making
nshmg the under the charge Of this bureau
Of Hyirowophy- Duncan Ingrahau
chief of clerks and draughsman This bureau has
charge Of all ordnance aud ordnance the manufacture
chase powder shot, shells &C. and the
with everything Herewith pro-
with charts ohrenomcters, barometers
gher furnished The United
Naval Observatory and Photographed Oce Washington
Annapolis also under tho
ycrntcndence Of the chief of this bureau.
Buyenud Medicine Srgoy-Dr william whclan surgeon
ted States navy bureau
medical stores wounded. management OF
hospitals within the supcrintcndence Of this bureau
Hon r Floyd Secretary w.R pinkard chief clerk
clerks and four watchmen The
oIowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding 0Ts Office, at the head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
Acaant 0GceCo Samuel Cooper, Adjuian General
D. Townsend Brcvct Cnrt Williams
Beyet arescbe Judge Advocate Bevet Major John
Lee clerks and In this Office are kept all
which Of the ths rolls &c
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