The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-09


sFisagas oa@l.n janius iunyes SOLICITOR, SIX
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charge Il % lands and other properly assigned United
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L HOUSE Board Hon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of me Treasury
man Major n Bowman corps Of engineer United States army
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sonaa hsutluon eonnsIder Hilton, ualed States navy
VIM Franklin United army secretaries hve clerks
THIS board docia me building and repairing q ghhopses light
vessels buoys and beacops contracts for supplies OIL &C
United Sa coaa S.eyProfcssor A. D. Baohs IL D. superln-
tendeu, and superintendent Of weights and measures
states ARMY IN charge q The Coast survey 0Goe Lieut. A. s. Hill
United States Army, assistant
a w, Russell chief clerk.
@. b. Snow, In charge Of archives. n. 100 slaa
Professor G. Pendeon, United States navy, oempuer Of ong
Assistant ehas. schott charge ofoonpgang division
Lieut. ndbaI United States army, in charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. saSiop United states army charge engraving dlvl
Samuel Helm, disburspg agent ra#
George kathiot eecrotypist .H IHEaG. Il .E
Joseph sKon assistant o superintendent q weights and measures
rosr orrics DrrARrsErI
Hon Joseph Holt Postmaster General the direction and man
tuition and laws 10 Inc Tuassr General That It's business may be
the conveniently arranged and prepared for bis hna action
dee in charge Of The Frs, Assistant Postmaster General
Once, charge second Postmaster General the ~
Office, charge Of the THIRD Assistant Postmaster eenot and
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk a
Tpsnsnt Hoaao King, ESQ., Frs, Assistants Postmaster
which relate the establishment and dontnuanee Of post Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal Of pomsors
pmastsrs furnished with marking and rating stamps
vng blanks aud stationery for the department with
the superintendent Of the several agencies established for supplying
peryon the mail steamship nes and the foreign and Inc
,erpatonal postal arrangements
Dnutran
General twenty clerks. 10 this office assigned the bust
Of arranging the mail service Of The United states and placing inc
under contrast embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode of conveyance and times de
and arrivals all the routes the course Of the mail between
sections country points mail Distribution and
the regulations for the Of the domestic mail service OF the
United States the advertisements for mail proposals re-
bids charge Of the annual and occasional mail e
n a. the and na and the
appointment of mail SHOULD be sent TO this ONCE All
contrast as the recognition of said through
The Contract oaoe as necessary authority or s proper
routes receive the statement Of mai arrangements m he
pd ava u ,os ahing arc9,uis for mail pre-
exhibits the mail service and the reports Of the
made the new service originated ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year ft4
Finance 0ccA N zevey ESQ.,, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
e and twenty clerks this assigned the
management the financial business of the department
not devoved by law the Auditor embracing accounts WITH inc
DRAFT offices aud other deposares Of the the issuing
warrants and drafts IN o. paances repprta ~ @ Of
to deposte their quarterly bal
by their quarterly Of hostages It has charge
OF the doadoter Office of the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the Of POSTAGE ana OF the accounts
To the Third Assistant Postmaster should
direct their quarterly POSTAGE those draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds OF their Offices
eposng Offices their certificates Of dcpose to him should also
department. wen all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inseon OGBen Clements chicfclerk and seventeen
clerks ots office assigned the duty Of receiving and eSaminng the
service of route agents and reports Of mail OF noting the
Of e S General n blanks for and
Of mail flure providing and sending out maeag and
sary faithful and exact performance Of all mall consaos
mail depreciation, of violation of law by private
or bv The forcing or illegal use under
the supervision OF this office, aud should be reported to it.
tons or Of law ao keys should be d
recSd Chief Clerk Post Once Of o mail.
tho q route agents reports Of mail failures applications
contractors for irregular imperfect service should directed
specton once, Post once Department" sA# go m
NAVY DrrARrAsSr. .....
Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department be-
ing the office Of the Secretary and 1--WE bureaus attached seo W.
Repair Provisions and Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and
photography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
following of the duties Of each of these offices and
OF the force employed therein; fH& ss aaalFp..
orayus ooon Isaac Touce Secretary Nays
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary of the
Navy has charge everything connected with the naval establish
direction tho President OF the United States who
by tho constitution Of the army and navy
All squadrons and commanders
vessels all orders OF officers commns OF officers both in the
navy appointments Of commissioned and warrant
the enlistment discharge of
from the sccreay Office All the duties the different bureaus
authority of tho Secretary and their orders
from him Tho general superintendent of
tho duties Of the Secretary and
all tho orders of the commandment that corps Should be approved by
him
Trea Of Mary sCommodoro Joseph Smith chief
bureau, clerks civil and daugi;sman
All the ada wharves buildings and machinery in
Immediately with
this bureau also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum &
uet If Construction Equipment and RpuJohn Lenthal esq
chief Of tho bureau eight clerks one draughtsman
tho Archbod attached
assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
charge the building and repairs of all vessels purchase
The chief
all engines for the and with
the approval the Secretary decides plans for their construc
ton.
All provisions for the
clothing together with the making OF contracts for fur
nshing Same, under the charge OF this bureau
,reau Of aud Hpiaphy Duncan Ingraham,
clerks draughman This bureau has
charge ordnance stores the manufacture
powder shot sho &c. md the equipment
war, everything connected herewith II also
with charts chronometers baronetes &c
furnished United
Observatory and Hydrogapha oce' at Washington
Naval Academy Annapolis are also under the general
perintendence Of tho chief OF this bureau ear
Bureau Of Medicine and SgeyDr William whcan, surgeon
chief Of bureau passed assistant surgeon United
states navy Everything relating to medicines aud
medical stores and wounded and management OF
hospitals, within the suPenendenoe OF TINS bureau
.r#aHr WAR 1-st a1.a.
Hon B. Floyd Secretary War; Drnkard, chief clerk,
subordinate clerks messengers md Jour watchen The
GLOWING bureaus attached TO this department.
cos.arine Generals ogceThs Office the head Of which
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