The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-02


has charge Of ali lands property assigned United
P o Dar aSd has power g se and dispose &
The same for The benefit Of the United States.
Luss BoardIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the treasury
eo president Com w. shubnck United States navy, chair
man Major A. H. Bowman corps Of engineers United States army;
inenent Survey Joseph Henry secretary Of smith
soniAn Institution Commander g nion, Uled States navy
Mm Franklin, United States army secretaries; clerks
@ board directs me building and repairing q sst hight
United States Ooaa sProisssor A D Baohe L. d. supern
tendent aud superintendent Of weights and measures
Ary IL charge q tGs Soat survey oes a @
United States Army, assistant
q B. Snow, in charge OF archives
Professor Pendleton United States navy oOmpuo Of OnE
Assistant G4s A schott, charge teompotng dvsiOn
Assistant l. Il. rourtales, In charge OF tidal division.
Lieut. O. Tdba United States army charge Of drawing d.
Iiout sa1ton United states army charge engraving dvi
Samuel Helm dlsburslng agent.
George Alatliot, electrotpht.
Joseph sztOn assistant weights
rosr ornoE DEPARTMENT.
Hon Joseph Holt,
s p ho 1 are assigned y hs oS
the more conveniently prepared his final action
charge Assistant Postmaster General
Once charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the H.
tho Inspection Office, in charge Of the chiefclerk
ArporHs ogoe HOrato King First Assistant Postmaster
which relate 70 the establishment and dcoDuance of Offices
changes OF sites and appointment and removal Of postmase
furnished marking rating stamps
IGl balances ny .ns bureau which also Win pro,
the superintendent of the several agencies established for supplying
pervson of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and
ternatona postal arrangements ..
Contract William II Dundas, esq, Second Assistant PosIuas
ter General and twenty clerks 10 this Office assigned tho bust
OF arranging the mail service the United States and placing the
same under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
artres and arrivals all the the the mail between
Tho for the Of the domestic mail service Of the
United States prepares the advertisements mail proposals.
ces the bids and takes charge oil the annual and let
ng and the adjustment and execution the contracts All appha
appointment messengers should office.
claims should be submitted No for transportation service NOT under
contract the recognition Of said first to be obtained through
the Contract once authority for the credits at
the AUDITORS oce From this office all postnaster the ends Of
respective nrepor weekly to the Auditor all contracts
aed and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation pre-
the statistical exhibits the mail and the Of the
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also o. the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year. a sl
Finance oG~A zovely esd Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision ana management business department
devoved law the Auditor embracing accounts with the
depotaries department. issuing of
and drafts in payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
be due mail and other the supervision of
o accounts OF oce under orders 70 opposite their quarterly bal
designated points and the superintendent of the rondion
the deadeter Office of the issuing Of postage stamped
envelopes m e prepayment Of postage and Of The accounts con
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all should
,es a sps sIsee aoe ~ ar oas n
dposne Offices their certificates Of depos to him should also
rrmnnt ne wen ~ ai annra,on ans yaas r nns,n. ,,ne
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
t,,,;n ds per n clmcn,a eso ohiercerl ana ..a,o.n
this the duty examining
of the arrivals and departures the mails certificates
of contractor and preparing eases thereon far he action
II the Postmaster Genera furnishing blanks for mail and
mail failures providing and sending mail bags
mail locks and keys and doing all other things which be
AIRY to secure faithful and exact performance Of all mail contracts
presses by the forging illegal of postage stamps
the supervision of this office and should be reported to it,
All communications respecting lost letters mail depredp
tons other violations Of law mail locks and keys should be d.
reced Chief Clerk, Post Office Department. ......
Az Az sstSts y r , m N , Of mail s' S
blank Of Failures and al sgmpa against
rnc,nn once past Once nsnar,ment . WV ' " " III
Up NAVY DEPARTMENT " N %.
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as Secretary VIZ
and Repair Bureau Of Provisions and Cotng Bureau ofcrnpe
liydregaphy and the luFesa q Nedclne ana surgery
The following Is statement OF the duties OF each OF these offices and
o. the force employed therein
Seredy Isaac Toueey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
W Wc esd c CLERK ana ecyen CLERKS Inc secretary 81 h9
m o. connected Nlh we naval establish
a Nl ~ tohne te'o y % i'
ams no gens q no lrsueht ae United states who
All instructions TO commanders Of sqaadron and commanders OF
y and mape Of ,s ood a
s order for the enlistment and dcharge Of senmc emanate
from the sccrctarys occ All the duties Of Rs
Snds s o cnsa an S eps
him ~ ~ " $3.50 ON ppN' "
OF the bureau four clerks one civil engineer and one drsgaa
All the navy yards docks and whay suss ana naohnery In