The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-07

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ntenden q Coast survey Prof Joseph cnr secretary Of Smith
Commander Thornton Jenkins, United navy Captain
Mm trankn United states army acreiAries and ave clerks
vessels baoys, aud beaoOna eornct Tor supplies
UaaedSaes coa8 A. D saehs. IL D. saesrm
oapi william r Palmer corps geographical engineers Tinted
states charge Of The Coast survey oaee Lieut. H
a. W ' Russell n' slis rs sIsrS
9 b Snow, charge Of archives.
rrassr"s a pendeson unaea states oompaer q luT
Assistant l. n Pourtalcs 10 charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. 1ndba United States army charge % drawing Al
Ist sasen. uuaed army, charge engraving az,
samuel Iep, assqr.ius .sraL
George MAfho eiectroiypst
Joseph saxtn assistant superintendent % weights aud
ron o,s,cr pEsASrasr
Hon " Brown, Postmaster
masemen o. the Post once Department are assigned by shecons
the prepared his
distributed several Bureaus follows The Appointment OF
noe in charge The
onice, IN charge The Assistant eenerai
,he Inspection Once, 10 charge ~ die chief clerk.
Afqursa og Horato King esq Assistant Postmaster
General and nreen eierss To m oe AsSsd an Questions
which relate 10 the establishment and dsciaknc a Offices
nges u sites and names appontaent and removal q postmaster
masters fnasers are Furnished e marking and rating stamps
and leief balances by Tins bureau which charged Also With pro-
.he & the sessE asnsles Established ir sap,i".
perssm % the ia steamship lines and VI the aud M
tefnitional postal arrangements,
oGoewniam pundas ESQ., second
ofarngg mail United States and placing the
respecting the Frequency ~ mode 81 and times Of de-
artre aud arrivals all The routes the the mail between
die den, sections Of the te Of mail sbuton and
the regulations for the government Of tho domestic mail service Of the
ces the bids and takes charge OF The ANIMAL and occasional let
tng and the adjustment. and of the contracts All Sp
appointment messengers. this Office All
the Contract Office necessary authority FOR the proper credits al
the Auditors once FROM this office all imaers II the ends Of
for the
respective weekly ,he Auditor all contracts
cned and al orders affecting accounts Cor mail transportation pre-
larcs exhibits Of The mail tho Of the
mail n NV ss ,iS,na H. % ordered and ths
additional allowances granted within The year
tnaas srron ssg Third Assistant Iossa.er Gen
Of the financial business Of the department.,
depcaiars department issuing
and drafts in @ balances reported by the Audne
the Offices under orders deoe their quarterly bal
designated points and the superintendent Of the rendition
by Of their returns II has charge
Of the dadieer office Of the issuing Of and stamped
envelopes for tue Of postage, ana the accounts
To the Third Aau, Postmaster possasses
direct their quarterly rears q postage those a. draft Offices. Their
letters reporting quarterly the proceeds q their offices and those
directed tue weekly and monh Of The Of the
department wen all applications and receipts for stamps
and stamped copes, and for dead letters,
Inspection Clements esq rhefclerk seventeen
clerks To This Office assigned e duty oreeeisng aud amnns lhc
Of agents and reports of mail failures Of noting the
ne q aa ~ Afrs s 20 ss .e
reports Of mail failures providing aud sending our mail bags and
say afir and exact performance Of all mail
AZ cases q mail Depreciation q violation q law by private
the supervision Of this Office ana should be reported oit
ioas o. other VIOLATIONS Keys should b. d.
rected Z Chief Clerk Post Office Department.
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specien Office, Post Office Department"
DEPARTMENT
Navy Department consists the Navy proper
the os othc Secretary aud Of Eve bureaus attached
Repair Of Clothing
The following Of these Offices and
Of the force employ ed therein:
ary Tocey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
" Welsh esq chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary
Navy charge Of everything connected with the establish
general States who
the constitution, commander chief OF ae navy
vessels all orders of officers, commissions officers
navy ana @ amy ~ ana MARIAN.
secreay office All the duties Of the different
onaieea emnna'ng from him The general OF
all the orders of the comaudant that should be BY
him
Of Macy Yard! and Docks Commodore Joseph chief
An dc navy yards docks and wharses buildings and machinery in
yards and everything immediately connected With them
management Of the Naval Asylum 94 aN8
Of Equipment and Rrai.John esq
chief Of the bureau eight clerks aud draughtsman The
The engineer Samuel Archbod esq
charge the building aid repairs ot all vessels
materials, the providing OF all vessels with their equipments
engines the navy
The approval Of the secretary decides plans tor their
ton f3Gs
Burea Of CiahgH Bridge plrser United
ohct bureau and clerks All provisions the
clothing together with the making OF contracts for fur
isipg The same, under the charge Of this bureau
If photographic Capt Duncan Ineraham,
clerks diaughtsman Th bureau has
all ordnance the manufacture
chase cannon powder shot, shells, &c and the equipment
vessels oar, with everything connected terawi II also
ydes them with charts chrceoncters, baroneers, &C.
furnished ships The United
Hydrograpbca Oco Washington,
Naval academy Annapolis also under the general
perintendence Of the chief OF this bureau
Burera IF sugny DIR william whelan surgeon Uni
navy bureau United
clerks Everything relating to n.fcaes and
stores, and wounded and management OF
hospitals within the suIcrincndence Of this bureau
Hon Floyd Secretary War W r Drinkar chief clerk,
seven subordinate clerks and waehmen Tie
GLOWING bureaus attached TO this department;
camaadr,7 Generals Office This Office
lieutenant General Scott, is al New YORK.
Ajuant generals oGo Col samuel Cooper AiButant General
Major H. D. Townsend cve, Capt Williams,
j. r. taroco Judge Advocate Mayor John
Lee nine clerks and messenger In this office kept all
which the
Is here where all military commissions made out
Quase,7aaAer ogceBrevc Major General Jup,
general AssistgnsCooncl C. Thomas
Miller and Bcgc Major Hcger; eleven clerks and
paynascr Generals oFceeo Il " Iarned, general;
Mor Leslie district eight clerks and uesscn
ger
oonrmary Generals o Gen george Gibson,