The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-01


STATE. psy@eu, q debts, o~ assigned ,yai y as
tbe for the benshs q ne United states.
L House sard Hon Howell Cobb secretary Treasury
man Major A. T. Bowman Of engineers United
saI a Hs%res United states army drol A D hhs salsI
souian Institution Commander H. G. Ttou DATED navy
Commander Thornton Jenkins. United navy Captain
VIM B. Franklin United army
@ board sS directs sS s sons s9a repairing e hight
Unaodsafa suss-frofessO d Bache D., supern-
tendeut and superintendent Of weights and measures.
states Ar @" charge Of he COAST survey Once Lieut.
4. W, Russell chief clerk
,odss 'sD''''D ''''SD ''''''''
Assistant A. schott in charge computing Division
Assistant l. y Pourtales, charge Of tidal division
Lieut. ndbA United States army, in charge Of drawing di
Iieot sa1on army charss engraving
Samuel Helm dsbursing agent.
George Mahiot electroiypht.
Joseph xIon assistant superintendent OF weights and
DEPARTMENT
" Brown, Postmaster
Department assigned
tuition and the Postmaster General That It's business be
distributed among several bureaus oiows The APPOINTMENT OF
ice charge of the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
Once charge of the second Assistant postmaster General the W.
mace once IN charge Of the THIRD Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection once IN charge Of the chief clerk
foinfnaent 0ce King esq Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and dconinnance Offices
changes OF sites and names appointment and removal of ossmasters
with marking rating stamps
and er balances by ts bureau which charged also with
The Of the agencies Established for supplying
pcrvison Of the mail steamship in
ternatonai postal arrangements.
0aoe-wnliam Dundas ESQ., second
Ter General clerks TO this assigned the
ofangng the mail Of the United States and placing the
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting me lrequney trips mode q and times OF de-
the country points distribution
the regulations for the the domestic mail service the
adv
the bids and takes charge Of the annual and occasional mail let
and the adjustment aud execution Of The contracts All appca
The establishment alteration Of mail
appointment o, mail mssasngers should be sent 70 THIS Office All
recognition Of said svice first be obtained through
postmasters Of
routes receive the Of mail prescribed for tho
and all orders for mail transportation pre-
pnrcA service reports the
lettings, giving Of each bid of the
made originated ordered
additional allowances granted within the
finance OEeeon esq Postmaster Con
era and twenty clerks TO this Office assigned tho
devIye law the Auditor embracing
warrants reported by TIL Auditor
be mail contractors and other the supervision Of
under detoste quarterly
designated points and the supenendcnce the rendition
S he o M s s Stamps and na snass
envelopes for The Of postage ana Of the
Third Assistant Postmaster General postnascs
letters reporting quarterly proceeds their offices aud those
At dspoae o Their serlassss Of dspo,s 70 him should also
stamped cuvhopes, and for dead letters
Inspection -nn Clements esq., chiefclerk and seventeen
clerks Tos aee sgned the duty examining
r aru an n o , q na % The
z and cases thereon the action
q NAL u pna gn ana snns on mail bass and
a an aa Exact ct % al a y Dc
Al MAJ Depreciation Of violation o. law private
Sis ONCE, and should reported
All Communicates respecting lost letters, depredsa
be
recied Chief cIeJ Post ONCE Department --''''
O. the service agents y reports as q mail failures applications
rtguar Imperfect scr Vice should be directed IT,
specion Office, Rt Once Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy pepEmen consists Of the Navy Department proper
Bureau Navy and bureau Hapn
Repair Burc of Provisions and Clothing
The following A of the duties Of each these oces
Of the force emplcy,d therein
Saarys Office Toucey Secretary Navy Charlie.
Welsh, esq., clerk Secretary the
Navy has charge connected with the naval establish
the general dcton states
Al instructions sqaadons and commanders q
vessels all orders Of officers commissions Of officers both the
officers orders for ne enlistment and discharge seamen
from the Secretary Office All the duties Of the
performed til authority secretary
considered as eantng from him The general
all the orders that should be by
Of NayPads Joseph Smith, chief
Of The bureau frerks civil engineer and draaghman
All the navy yard dncs waI's, inacnincr,
per Of This bureau IN also charged with the
MANAGEMENT Of II avail Asylum.
Burean cmarson Equipment, and RsaJo Lentha, ESQ.,
chief of the burcargh clerks and draughtsman The Office Of
the engineer in CHI the Samuel Achbod attached
has charge the iig and repairs of all vessels purchase
sails anchors Ter tanks engineer chief superntsnda
the construction 81 marine steam engines for the navy and with
The approval Of necrer, decides upon plans for their consruc
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