The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
Tried Three Weeks Ago to Dis
place Head of Garbage Collec-
tors, Commissioner Declares
ATTACK ON DEPARTMENT
Is LAID TO TURN-DOWN
He's an Migrate; l Carried Him
for Years While He Was Tn
der Fire." Says Jake"

Poi1'hChl VI puuiiC WOThb, tOAu Inc
Times, Tuesday that Frank Aldrich,
candidate for city treasurer on the
Progressive ticket, three weeks ago
applied TO him for the position OF
superintendent OF the garbage col
lectors, now held by Joe" Rumney.
He further said that Aldrich asked
him TO give him Rumneys Job, which
pays 1,40O and then 90 to the council
anu arrange for an additional $500
so that the salary would be the same
as that OF the superintendent OF the
street cleaning department, $4,000,
the position formerly held by Aldrich.
Haarer gave out the story as
comeback on Aldrich for his attacks
on the department OF public works.
"In his public speeches he seeks
to create the impression that he was
the only efficient employe In the ID.
p. w." said Haarer. He is attack.
ing my administration and I want tho
people to know why. When | meet
him face to face again am going to
tell him what ! think of him. He is
an migrate. For three years carried
him along as superintendent of the
street cleaning department when he
was under constant fire. I stuck by
him when some of my best friends
wanted me to let him out. AS for his
claim that he inaugurated many re.
forms in the department there is moth
ing to 1t. because he didn't do a thing
that did not first direct him to do
! laid out the work and procured the
means for his doing 1t.
The reason Aldrich left the ID. p.
W. was not, as he says, because his
hands were tied when he sought to do
better work. He seemed to think
that he could fire. any one In the de.
partment at his own sweet will and
to satisfy his own personal motives.
He procured the appointment OF Fysh
a. the foreman of the flushing gang.
l.e was very loud in his praises OF
Fysh but one dav he came In and
asked me to discharge him, because,
ne said, Fysh did not obey orders.
saic: Hold on, there must be two
sides to this question; you make for.
NAL charges and we'll call Fysh in
and give him hearing In your pres
.ence.' The charges were filed. Fysl
proved that they were false and was
retained while Aldrich, peeved. went
out and resigned Fysh Is still on
the job and has proven one of the
most efficient men we have in the
department.
But can't understand Aldrich.
Three weeks ago he came out to my
house and asked me to appoint him
superintendent of garbage collectors.
he knew this would mean the dismis-
sal OF Rumney, who was giving sat
isfaction. II was after he became q
Candidate on the Bull Moose ticket
for city treasurer"
He didn't simply offer his services
to nelp the department out of a pinch.
in the collection of garbage?' Haarer
was asked.
NO, sir" he replied. "Aldrich
asked for the job. He said that by
reason Of his experience he thought
he would be good man on that Job
did he say that he would resign
as candidate on the Bull Moose
tickct?"
mo sir, he never mentioned his
candidacy. But lie went further than
to ask for the job. He asked me To
go to the council; and get an extra
allowance of $500 which would bring
the pay up to $4,000, the same as he
got As superintendent of street clean.
ing. told him | would take Il under
advisement. l gave him no satisfac-
ton. Now l see that he has opened
up his campaign for city treasurer by
slandering this department. His state
mcnts have been false and malicious
or l would not tell about his coming
to me and begging me for a job"
Mr.. Aldrich was asked about Mr.
Haarer's statement that he sought
position liz the department he crit
.cized.
ut Is not true" he said. Il went
to his home TO get him to pull OF his
men who for some reason were ham
pering me in the sale OF garbage re-
ceptacles. went to his ONCE sew
eral times and nothing was done
about 1t, and I finally went to his
home and sai6 something had to be
done about it OF there would be
trouble"
did you discuss the collection OF
garbage with him?"
"Yes, to this extent: I called his
attention to recommendations that
had made when / was superintendent
and said that II they had been fol-
lowed out the department would not
have had the trouble IL had this fall
in collecting garbage"
did you intimate in any way that
you wanted to get back IL the de-
partment?"
mo mo-"