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and six Clerks. He superintends all civil suits
commenced by the United States, (ereept those
arising in the Post Office Department. and nstructs
the United States attorneys, marshals, and
clerks, In all matters relating to them and their
results. He receives returns from each term Of
the United States courts, showing the progress
and condition Of such suits has charge Of all
lands and other property assigned to the United
States in payment Of debts, (ercept those assigned
in payment Of debts due The Post Office DEPARTMENT.
and has power to sell and dispose of the same
for the benefit Of the United States.
Liyht-House Board-Hon. Howell Cobb, Sec
retary of the Treasury, er-o6fcio President; Com.
W. 3. Shubrick, United States Navy, Chairman
Commander Il. g. Tilton, United States Navy;
Major A. II. Bowman, Corps OF Engineers, Uni
ted States Army Capt A. A. Humphreys, Corps
Typographical Engineers, United States Army
Prof. Joseph Henry, Secretary Of the Smith
souian Institution ; Prof. A. D. Bache, Super
intendent of the Coast Survey Commander Ra-
phael Semmes, United States Navy, and Captain
W. +. Smith, Corps Typographical Engineers,
United States Army, members, the last two being
also Secretaries and Eve Clerks. This board
directs the building and repairing of light
houses, light-vessels, beacons, and buoys con-
tracts for supplies, and governs the personnel of
the establishment
United States Coast Surpey-Professor A. D.
Bache, LII. D., Superintendent, and Superintend-
ent of Weights and Measures.
Capt. William Il. Palmer, Corps Typographical
Engineers, United States Army, in charge of the
Coast Survey Office Lieut.. A. P. Hill United
States Army, Assistant
Assistant W. P. Trowbridge, computer of
longitudes.
Assistant Chas. A. Schott, in charge of COM
putting division.
Assistant L. F. Pourtales, in charge of tidal
division.
Lieut.. Thomas Wilson, United States Army,
in charge Of drawing division.
Mr.. Edward Wharton, acting in charge of en-
craving division.
Lieut.. John r. Smead, United States Army, in
charge of miscellaneous divisions.
Samuel Helm, Disbursing Agent.
George Mathiot Electrotypst.
Joseph Saxton, Assistant to Superintendent Of
Weights and Measures.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Joseph Holt, Postmaster General. The
direction and management of the Post Office De-
partment are assigned by the Constitution and
laws TO the Postmaster General. That its busi-
ness may be the more conveniently arranged and
prepared for his final action, it is distributed
among several bureaus, as follows: The APP
pointmeut Office, in charge of the First Assistant
Postmaster General the Contract Office, in
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral the Finance Office, in charge Of the Third
Assistant Postmaster General and the Inspec-
tion Office, in charge Of the Chief Clerk.
appointment O6ice-Horatio King, ESQ.,, First
| Assistant Postmaster General, and nineteen
Clerks. To this office assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment and discou.
tinuance of post offices, changes of sites and
names, appointment and removal of postmasters
and route and local agents, as also the giving
| of instructions to postmasters. Postmasters are
furnished with marking and rating stamps and
letter balances by this bureau, which is charged
also with providing blanks and stationery fol
the use OF the Department, and with the superin.
tendence Of the several agencies established fol
supplying postmasters with blanks. To this
bureau is likewise assigned the supervision o
the ocean mail steamship lines and Of the foreign
and international postal arrangements.
Contract Ofce-William H. Dundas, ESQ
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and TWEEN.
ty-six clerks. To this Office is assigned thu
business of arranging the mail service Of tn,
United States, and placing the same under con
tract, embracing all correspondence and proceed
ings respecting the frequency of trips, mode o
conveyance, and times Of departures and arri
walls on all the routes the course of the mai
between the different sections of the country
the points of mail distribution, and the regula
service of the United States. 1t prepares tn
advertisements for mail proposals, receives tn
bids, and takes charge of the annual and occa
sional mail lettings, and the adjustment and exc
cution of the contracts. All applications 70
the establishment or alteration of mail arrange
ments, and the appointment of Mail Messengers
should be sent to this office. All claims shoul
be submitted to it for transportation service no
under contract, as the recognition of said servic
is first to be obtained through the Contrac
Office, as a necessary authority for the prope
credits at the Auditors Office. From this otic
all postmasters at the ends of routes receive tn
statement of mail arrangements prescribed 70
the respective routes. 1t reports weekly to tn
Auditor all contracts executed and all order
affecting accounts for mail transportation pre-
pares the statistical exhibits of the mail service
and the reports of the mail lettings, giving
statement of each bid ; also, of the contract
made, the new service originated the curtail
ments ordered, and the additional allowance
granted within the year.
Finance OGce.-A. N. Zevely, Esq, Third As
sistant Postmaster General, and twenty -on
clerks To this Office are assigned the supervis
ion and management Of the financial bushes
of the Department, not devolved by law upo
the. Auditor, embracing accounts with the dra
offices and other depositaries of the Department
the issuing of warrants and drafts in paymer
of balances reported by the Auditor to be due t
mail contractors and other persons, the supervis
ion of the accounts of offices under orders t
depOsit their quarterly balances at desipna, o.