The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-23

led States attorneys lnaTshals, and clerks IN all matters relating 10
y1i. sS5 s,..', s0 s1 81 showing s 'Gs p5og5sss and soS sg o. ofs &c sass
sla'ss IN payment q debts g4leat aae assigned 10 payment gaaa
the same for the benefit Of the United States.
L9h House Board-Hon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of tho Treasury,
eScgco, president; Com. W. b alubriek, United states navy, chair
man MAYOR An Bowman, corp. Of enginesrs United States army
fntendent Of Coast Survey; Prof Joseph Henry. secretary Of Smith
Commander Thornton A jenkins, United states navy. and CAPTAIN
VIM b Franklin, United States army, secretaries and 1--WE clerks.
flls board directs INC building and repairing o. hight houses, hight
vessels, buoys, aud boaoons, contracts for supplies dol, &c.
uaasd State Coaa Surrey Professor A. 4. BAhe, IL D., supeiu.
lenden,, aud superintendent Of weights aud measures.
States Army, in charge OF the Coast Survey Once Lieut. A. s Hb
A. W. Russell, chief clerk.
Q 3 snow, in charge of archives
Iudos.
Assistant chas A, schoa, in charge q computing division.
Assistant L = Pourtalea, IN charge Of tidal division.
leat j G ndbal5 United States army, IN charge of drawing dL
Lieut.. sArton, United States army in charge of engraving du
samuel Helm, Disturbing agent
George Mathiot, elecuotypast.
Joseph saHton, asahtanl 10 superintendent OF weights and measures.
rosr orncE DEpARrHEsr.
lion. Aaron v. Brown, Postmaster Genera. The direction and
tuition and laws 70 The Postmaster General. That ia business may be
a ne noles conveniently arranged and prepared 10 his maj aoaon, = Is
Sla'iputed among several bureaus as follows; The Appointment oL
Me-, In charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General; the Contract
nance once, IN charge OF the Third Assistant Postmaster General; and
the Inspection Office, in charge OF the chief clerk.
appointment OHcc-- HOrauo King esq, First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office are assigned all questions
which relate 10 the establishment and discontnuaneo Of post offices,
and route and local agents, as, also, the giving Of instructions to post.
mas,ers potmastsrs are furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau, which Is charged also with pro-
yiding blanks aud stationery for the use az tho department, and with
the sSperlntendence Of the several agencies established for supplying
posbnssters with blanks. 10 this bureau Is likewise assigned the su:
peryision OF the ocean mail steamship lines, and of the foreign and In
ternauonal postal arrangements.
Contract Ogee.-wlham H. Dundas, esq, Second Assistant PostInas.
ter General, and twontys clerks. 10 this Office is assigned the bust
ness Of arranging The mail service Of tho United States, and placing the
same under contract, embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting tho frequency Of trips, mode OF conveyance, and times Of de-
partures and arrivals on all tho routes; the course Of tho mail between
tho different sections of the country, the points OF mail distribution, and
the regulations for the government Of the domestic mall service of tho
United states; 1t prepares tho advertisements for mail proposals. re
ceivcs the bids, and takes charge Of the annual and occasional mail let
tons for the establishment or alteration Of mail arrangement, and the
appointment Of mail messengers, should be sent TO this Office. All
contract as the recognition OF said service Is first 10 be obtained through
the AUDITORS oalcc. From tis ofice all postmasters At the ends Of
routes receive the statement of mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective routes. nrepors weekly 10 The Auditor all contracts exc
onted, and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation; pre-
pares the statistical exhibits of the mail service, and the reports of the
mail lettings, giving a statement of each bid; also, Of tho contracts
made, the rev service originated, the eurtalnents ordered, and the
additional allowances granted within the year. g#N
Finance OGce-John Marion, esq, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, and twenty one clerks. 10 ibis Office are assigned the super
vision ana management Of the financial business of the departraont,
not devolyed by law upon the Auditor, embracing accounts with the
DRAFT offices and other depositaries Of the department, the issuing of
warrants and drafts IN payment Of balances reported by the auditor
70 be due y msl contractors ~ o.her persons, the supes'gioA Oh
the accounts OF offices under orders to deposite their quarterly bal
by postnasters OF their quarterly returns Of postagcs, 1t has charge
Of the dead letter Office, of the issuing of postage stamps and stamped
uocted herewith.
To The Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters should
direct their quarterly returns of postage; those at draft Offices, their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds of their Offices and those
at depositing Offices, their certificates OF deposhei to him should aso
be directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the depostares Of tho
department, as wen as all applications ard receipts for postage stamps
end stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Tnsyedion Ofos-Benj N. Clements, esq; chiefcierk, and seventeen
clerks. To this Office ia assigned the duty ofreceiving and examining the
registers of the arrivals and departures OF the mails, certificates Of tho
service OF route agents, and reports of mail failures; of noting tho Dc
hnquenoies Of contractors, and preparing cases thereon for the action
of the Postmaster General; furnishing blanks for mail registers, and
reports Of mail failures; providing and sending ont maiLbags and
cary to secure a fnitliul and exact performance of all mail contracts.
An cases Of mail depreciation, of violation Of law by private OK.
presses, r by the forging or Illegal use OF postage stamps, are under
the supervision Of this once, and should be reported toit
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail depredss
lions, n other violations OF law, o. mail locks and Keys, should be di'
rected " Chief Clerk, Post once Department"
All registers of the arrivals and departures of tho mails, certificates
Of the service of route agents, reports OF mail failures, applications
for blank REGISTERS, and reports o. Failures, and al Complaints against
specton oihce, Post ofice Department" '
NAVY pSr.RrnESr.
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper, DO.
ing the once of the Secretary and Of ave bureaus attached thereto, viz:
Bureau Of Navy yards and Docks, Bureau Of Construction, Equipment,
and Repair, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, Bureau ofordnance and
Hydrography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
Tho following Is n statement of the duties Of each of these Offices and
ftho force employed therein: H.aE Hs##.H ....
Sardayys 0Goe-Hon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary Of tho Navy; Charles
W. Welsh, esq, chief clerk, and eleven clerks. The Secretary of the
Navy has charge of everything connected with the naval establish
mcpi, and the execution Of all laws relating thereto is intrustcd to him,
under the general direction OF The President of tho United States, who,
by tho constitution, Is commander in chief Of tho army and navy.
All instructions to commanders of squadrons and commanders OF
vessels, all orders Of officers, commissions Of officers both in the
navy aud marine corps, appointments OF commissioned and warrant
from the Secretary office. All the duties of the different bureaus are
performed under the authority Of the Secretary, and their orders are
considered as emanaung from him. The general superintendent Of
the marine corps forms, also, a part OF tho duties Of the Secretary, and
Bureau Of Navy Yards and DoEa-Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
Of the bureau, four clerks, one eiyl engineer, and one draughtsman.
n%ayyyards, and everything Immediately connected with them, are
under the supeTintendcnce of this bureau. Ill Is also charged with the
management OF the Naval Asylum, .
Buyrau Of Construction, Equipment, aud Repair.-John Lenthall, esq,
chief of the bureau, eight clerks, and one draughtsman. The office OF
tha aDDu,ar in chief If Ia uuyV mn Archibald psp Ia ttasba IN,