The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-12

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hard pavement will be just the thing
for the heavy guns and horses. At the
right and rear of the hall will be a
passageway leading to the basement.
Down this passageway, which will be
paved, the guns Will be lowered by
block and tackle after the horses have
been freed from the carriages and Gals
sons.
The front part of the basement I'M
der the main structure will be used for
the storage of heavy equipment, except
that part of it which will be devoted
to an army kitchen" in which the
men will be instructed in the prepara-
ton of army rNtiOnS. On the first
floor of the front building there will
be rooms for the various companies,
and on the second floor will be the Of
fcerS' quarters and a gymnasium The
latter will be the feature of the ar
mory. aside from its primal purpose.
There the men will have an opportu-
nifty to engage in athletic pastimes and
meet in social intercourse.
Recognizing the Guard.
Next to the question of a suitable
home for the local companies of the
national guard of the state is that of
the reconstruction of the service. In
of the legislature, Senator Park intro
duced two bills, which are figuratively
known as No. 81 and No. 90. They
provide as follows:
From and after the first day of
January, 1905, the National Guard of
Utah shall consist of not more than
one regiment of infantry, one troop
of cavalry, one battery of field artil-
lery, signal corps, a hospital corps
and a retired list. For the purposes
companies wherever used in a general
sense, shall apply equally to infan-
try, cavalry, artillery. signal corps,
hospital corps and band.
The National Guard of Utah shall
have a brigade organization known az
the First brigade, National Guard of
Utah. which may be in command of
brigadier general, who may be APP
pointed by the chief. by
and with the consent of the senate;
said brigadier general may appoint a
staff consisting of one assistant adju-
tdnt general. one inspector general, one
inspector OF target practice, each with
a rank of lieutenant colonel; one judge
advocate and two aides de camp, each
with the rank of major. To the staff
Of the brigadier general there may al
So be assigned one assistant surgeon
general, with the rank Of lieutenant
colonel.
The regiment of infantry shall con-
sist Of one colonel, one lieutenant colo
mel three majors, fifteen captains, fiji
teen first lieutenants. fifteen second
lieuteHantS one sergeant major. one
quartermaSter sergeant, one commits
Sary sergeant. three battalion sergeauts
major. two color sergeants, with rank
pay and allowance of battalion ser
geants major. one band and twelve
companies organized into three battal-
/ ions of four companies each.
"Of the officers herein nrOVida6 the
commanding officer of the regiment
| shall appoint three captains; the com
manding officer Of each battalion shall
( appoint one first lieutenant and one
second lieutenant, to serve as staff Of
ficers of the regiment and battalion
respectively.
There may be enlisted and attached
/ to the regiment of infantry regimen
tai band, to consist of one chief mU-
sician, one principal musician. one
drum jOr, each with rank of ser
geant Of the non-cOmmissioned staff;
four sergeants. eight CorpOralS, one
cook and twelve privates. The chief
musician shall receive the pay. Wher
on duty under orders. Of a first lieu
| tenant Of infantry, and shall furnish
a bond i'm the form prescribed by the
adjutant general, and the sureties to
be approved by the Commander-in-
chief. in the penal sum Of 81. 900, for
/ the safe keeping and proper return
/ when required by the adjutant general
| of all state property in the possession
! of or issued to the regimental band
F! The said regimentaI band shall be sub
| ieCt to the orders Of the Tegimenta
commander, who may recruit and dis
| charge said band a [ his discretion, al
enlistment papers to be made in du-
/ plicate. one copy TO be forwarded tC
the adjutant general and one to bc
! filed in regimcntal headquarters. The
non commissioned officers of said banC
will be appointed by the Tegimenta
| commander. Each regimental band dU-
/ " organized and found by the boarC
| Of control. on examination Of rolls
and reports returned by the inspect
| ing officers. TO he fully up to the
standard in numbers drill. discipline
and efficiency. shall receive the sun
| of $500 per annum; the same to bC
paid by the adjutant general 10 the
chief musician. TO be used and ex-
pended solely for military purposes and
: for the use and benefit Of the regi
mental band The said sum Of $40,
is in addition TO the regular pay and
allowances for enlisted men when OF
duty as provided for in this title.
On Regular Army Basis.
The organization of companies OF
the National Guard of Utah shall bt
the same as companies Of the United
states army: provided. that in time
of peace "A company SHAH contain no
more than sixty nor less than forty
enlisted men; company of artillery
shall contain not more than eighty MOI
less than forty enlisted men: a sigma
corps shall contain not more thar
twenty-three nor less than thirteen en-.
listed men; a hospital corps shall con
tain not more than thirteen nor less
than six enlisted men, and the banC
shall contain not more than twenty
eight or less than thirteen enlisted
men. Provided, that in time of war
Instruction, invasion or imminen