The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-06

has charge Of all lands and other property assigned the United
de ne ie cg Dass and has power % sen and dispose Of
LAtoass Cobb, Secretary Treasury
szsga president; subriok navy chair
Major A. H. Of engineers urased States army
Capt Humphrey United states army Prof A d Baehe super
survey Henry secretary saith
soaian asuaon Commander q ilioa u'ea States navy
VIM Franklin, United states secretaries and ave clerks
This board directs the building aud repairing OF light houses, hight
vessels buoys, aud beaoon contracts ior supplies Of oN 40
United States coaa sufrolessor A Raohe H. d. superin
enrent, and approximations of weights aud measures
States Army ia charge Of die coas, survey Once Lieut. nm
United States Army, assistant
G. b. Snow, charge Of archives i-
Professor @ pendon, United States eompaier Of onsi
Assistant ohas. a sehou charge computing division
Assistant l.. r. Pourtalos, charge OF tidal division
nout rdbnI United States army, m charge Of drawing dt
Lieut. sazon, United army, charge engraving dvi
samuel Holm dlsbursnp agent
George Mathiot, elecrotypht.
rosr oyncx DEPARTMENT
Hon Brown, General The direction and
Department assigned by consi
General That is business may be
the conveniently arranged and prepared Tor his nna acton
nee charge General Contract
once charge the Second Assistant Postmaster General tho ~
nance Once Ia charge Of The Third Asan' Postmaster General ana
the Inspection ONCE, In charge Of the CHIEF clerk
Ausa 0ges Hoato King FRS. Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned all questions
which establishment and disconnaance Of posi- Offices
changes Of and appointment and removal Of postmaster
with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged aso wh pre-
sdpernendence the several agencies established for supplying
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned The su:
pevson mail steamship lines aud Of the foreign and n
ternaonai postal arrangements
o@ce.wam Dundas esq, Second Assan, ios,nas
ter General twenty this assigned the bust
arranging the United States and placing the
respecting the frequency trips mode
paures arrivals all the routes the Of The mail between
the regulations for the OF the domestic man service OF .e
United sass prepares inc m y, mail
tngs adjustment execution Of the contracts All apa
tons for the establishment and the
appointment, Of mail messengers shou this Office All
claims should be submitted 20 for transportation service not under
the recognition said services first be obtained through
the Office authority for the proper credits a.
the Auditor Office postmacrs the ends Of
receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed or he
respective weekly to the Auditor all contracts exc
pares the service the of the
mail lettings giving statement each bid also Of the contracts
additional allowances granted within The year
aa John Msron esq Third assistant ros%s s Gsp
vision financial business of the department
upon the Auditor embracing accounts with the
Of balances reported by the Auditor
10 be due 70 mail contractors and Other ne
designated points and the supernendence of the rendition
Of the dead letter issuing postage stamps stamped
envelopes the postage AMI Of the accounts con
General all pestmass should
direct their quarterly returns Of postage hse a. draft Offices
al dorasng Offices depostc; him should also
department as applications receipts postage
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
r,xion BENZ Clements esq., chefelerk seventeen
clerks duty and examining the
registers departures Of the mails certificates Of the
Of contracors and preparing cases thereon O the action
Genera furnishing blanks for mail registers and
z s % kss a sna * s s s w ] &c
SECURE faithful and exact Of all mail cenac's
If mail
presses BY the forging Illegal use Of postage stamps under
The INV psso,~a ' ss money! % letter. mail prs
lions Or other Yaalsns 81 law Or mail locks keys
sISn registers Ss q he aud Saares tho %
Of The Ct sa ss o Ssr. 81 ana s ap ssan
@r irregular or imperfect should be directed In
a NAVY pnAnrxKsr. Nt. ..
The Navy Department Navy Department proper
ing the Secretary thereto
bureau Of yards Docks Construction Equipment
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau of Ordnance and
The following statement Of the duties Of each of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein:
scrarys Toucey Secretary Navy Charles
has charge Of everything connected with the naval establish
Ad Of the President Of the United States who
as g i sasssos s1 e%S s
yesses ali orders Of officers commissions officers both
at 4 aas us ~ en%ent and discharge
tho scncary Office All tho duties Of The different bureaus
cnanang him The general superintendent
corps forms the duties the Secretary and
the the commandment that should be approved by
him.
Beau Of Macy yards and Commodore Joseph smith, chief
bureau clerks civil engineer and one dralehnan
All the navy yards wharvcs buildings and machinery in
and Immediately ra sa charged M v h
management Of the Naval Asylum
Bas ontHa Epsa sna RpaIsaa le 4bs dI Ssq
this who assisted by three assistant snsners TINS bureau
has charge of the building and repairs OF a uTihase
materials and the providing Of a yessf with their equipments
sails anchors tanks 70 The ongnso ~ ee
for the and With
approval the Secretary deets plans for thor eonsrac
ton.
Of and GLIDING II Bridge, purser United States
navy and four clerks All provisions Tor the use
navy clothing together with the making contracts Tor iur
nishing same under the charge of this bureau
Bureau Of Ordnance Hydyogaphy Duncan ngraham
ordnance and ordnance stores the manufacture Or pu
chase cannon guns powder Shells &c. and the equipment
vessels with everything connected theewh aso pro
with maps charts chronometers barome,ers NC To-
geter with such books furnished shsolwhr Inc uhted
ss ssS naa ~ a.o anaer as q
Tnrintendehce Of the chief Of this Bureau.
Bureau Medicine and sagsy- William whclan Uni
navy chief passed assistant nfge" United
navy and two clerks Everything relating TO medicines and
wounded, management
hospitals comes within the superintendent OF THIS bureau
WAR
ssy.n snttaSs two n and ar Iaiehneu II,
olowing bureaus attached TO this department:
Cqsandina Generals OpeThs Office the head of which
Lieutenant General Scott, Is at New York
Adjfa Generals OHce Cooper Admtant General
Assistants areye; naar ? Tgwnsend hsye1 egal Mll1a
Lee phe clerks messenger In this o'ce IRE kept ~
the records which refer to the personnel o. ne inc o