The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-10


et ls asig On tAs oa oos Da,tfD and nslruos the Uni
them AID their results He receives returns from each term ohs
United states courts showing the poes. Ana condition q such suits
ais, y Payment q debts e sAos' sgass % sss q at
The same for The benefit o. the United states.
L0t BoaydIon Howell Cobb secretary Treasury
12eo president Com W. shubrck United States navy, chair
Capt Humphreys United states army; Prof. A Baohe super
nendent q Coast survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary q smith
Commander Thornton Jenkins United navy Captain
VIM Franklin United army and hve clerks
This directs building and Repairing light houses light
vessels buoys and beaoons contracts for supplies Of &c
UHaod States ooaa SurProiasOr A. Baeho IL d. supsrin
Capt William Palmer Typographical engineers, United
states Army, IN charge OF the Coast Survey Once Lieut. ~
A. W. ,i Russell dLt skieT rI Clerk
C. b. Snow, in charge Of archives. ...........
Professor PolotOn United States navy OOnPu,or Of Ong
Assistant Chns A. schOt in charge Of computing division
Assistant l. n. Pourtaea in charge Of tidal division. .
Lieut. ndba United States army, in charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. s1tOn army, charge Of engraving dv
samuel Helm dlsbursing agent ....... .... .....
George MAthot, electroiypbt. ... a.. .... ...
Joseph sGton superintendent weights and
.. ...a .. Fosr oKnoE DEPARTMENT.. s .#. .....
Hon Joseph Holt General The direction and
agement OF tho Post Office Department assigned by tho const
tuition and Laws the Postmaster General That is business be
distributed among bureaus follows The appointment OF
ONCE ctsge Of the second assistant Postmaster General
Once charge Third Assistant Postmaster General
the Inspection Office, In charge Of the clhcf olofk
Impeachment oeeHorat King esq Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned all qieons
changes Of sites and ana o posagters
and route and local agents also The giving Of instructions % post
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
ang blanks aud stationery for the use Of the @ and win
postaste with blanks 10 this bureau likewise assigned the
pervon OF the ocean mall steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
tornatlona posal arrangements. s9 N e
Contract ocwam II Dundas esq., Second Assistant postmas
@ asnsa and twenty clerk oaS ass u Due
contract embracing correspondence and proceedings
aTtufss and arrivals on al s dtsS Tic course Of the mail between
the different sections Of the country e points Of a and
the regulations the the domestic mail service the
United States prepares tho advertisements for mail proposals re-
the bids and charge of the annual and occasional mail let
ng the and execution of the contracts All apea
tons r the establishment alteration Of mail and the
claims should be submitted for transportation service not. under
contract as the recognition Of said service first to be Obtained en
the Contract Office necessary authority for the proper credits ~
the AUDITORS ONCE. From this Office all posmasters at the ends OF
respective routes reports weekly
cuod and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation pre-
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of tho ona @
additional allowances granted within the year Ha d
Finance 0csA N zevey ESQ., Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
ea and twenty clerks To this Office are assigned The super
the financial business OF the department.
not deyoved BY law upon the auditor embracing accounts WILD @
mail and other the supervision Of
designated points and tho superintendent of the rendition
Of their quarterly returns Of hostages IL has charge
Of the the issuing stamps and stamped
envelopes the payment Of postage and of the accounts con
nooted herewith . . .... ...s
posnasters should
direct their quarterly OF POSTAGE those at draft Offices their
the proceeds their oces and those
deposng Offices of depoto him should also
weekly monthly Of the dcPoaes OF the
department applications receipts postage stamps
and stamped envelopes and for dead letters ~ s, r.1
Inspection o6sBenj Clements ESQ., chiefclerk and seventeen
assigned tho orecong and examining the
departures the mails certificates Of the
agents of mail failures of noting the de-
General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
reports failures providing and sending maibags and
doing all other things which
faithful and performance Of all mail contracts
mail depreciation, violation Of law by private
by the forging Illegal of postage stamps undor
OF this Office aud should be reported to It,
communications respecting lost letters mail depredna
tons violations Of mail locks and keys should be
" Chief Clerk, Post 0hoe Department.
All of the arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
agents. Of mail failures applications
registers and of failures and all complaints against
imperfect service should be directed
speCion Office, Post once Department. ' ... ....