Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-08
The Capital Guards at the state Muster.

| The Capital Guards at the State Muster.
The Capital Guards of this city, GO. F.
| has returned from the annual muster Of the
First Regiment with record second to none
| in general department and efficiency of field
duties, although the prizes went elsewhere.
Capt. Smith no doubt feels satisfied with his
new command, and greatly encouraged by
the numerous compliments paid by officers of
the field and staff. The company was the
largest upon the field, numbering ffty-eight
men, including officers. 1t was assigned the
sixth position in the Regiment and at the left
of the colors. Their duties were unusually
arduous, but were performed with a degree
of enthusiasm and fortitude noticeable for
general promptness, no companies were
assigned more duty than this, twenty were
being detailed at one time for guard duty from
lis ranks. The officer of the day was twice
selected from Co. +. As the company has
been recently reconstructed, being now com
posed mostly of new men, much credit is due
TO the officers for bringing it up to its present
position of proficiency. If the present off
GERS have the support gladly accorded to Off
GERS of companies in other places, it will be
no difficult matter to make this the first COM
pany in excellence in the First Maine Regi-
ment. We trust that such encoura gene ut
will be accorded them. AT the next weekly
meeting will be introduced for the interest
Of the Co., plan somewhat as follows:
Several prizes are soon to be offered to Co.
F, for excellence in individual drill also for
sqad drill, in sets of 'fours," four prizes in
all, to be awarded at an entertainment some
time this fall, at which will be given an exh-
bition drill by the Co. and contest for the
prizes. The members of Co. will undoubt-
eddy go forward in earnest in the unde rtakng,
and we feel assured in promising at an early
date, one Of the finest civic aud military en-
tertanments ever produced in this city, under
the management of experienced and compe
tent managers. We bespeak for the Guards
a good time.
Doings of the City Council.
There was special meeting of the city
council on Saturday last
The Mayor made the following communi-
cation
Gentlemen of the City Council -
Attic commencement ofthe municipal year
an appropriation of $4,000 was made for the
repair OF highways and the Improvement ann
construction of such side walks as the city
council might order. This appropriation is
now exhausted, and much of the work ordered
remains to be done. After repairs were COM
pleted, heavy rains have so washed the roads
and streets as to require further repairs; and
the Street Commissioner for the western dis
trct estimates his bills in excess Of the money
furnished him at 5 900. The Commissioner
for the eastern district has, as he judges, suf
fcent funds to meet his expenditures to the
present time. The account with the appro-
priaton for highways, bridges and sidewalks,
is as follows:
Advanced Commissioner, western
district, $4,000
Advanced Commissioner eastern
district, 1, 100. 90
Bills, western district outstanding
of 1873, paid, l,lS3,G S
H. Lee for land on Bridge street, 100 90
Paid per roll of acc'ts No. !, ., and 6, 50.53
" Withheld and Brown towards sewer, 779 so
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Balance of account of 1873, So g.
Appropriation for 1874, 10000 90
Over drawn, 2J7 O4
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