Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-16

piled Buchanan "If anybody In the
world could work with this fellow and
get along with him. ia like to know who
he Is / wouldn't feel this way II it
were not that the same thing keeps
happening with other fellows
at Is no use for me to tell you again
Of the troubles between Mr.. Nolan and
me- I've recited that same story sew
eral times He's tried to get me out ever
since he's been there. He even told me
the first OF the year he never heard any
thing so gratifying as TINT the board
was going to discharge all the politi-
clans, and, of course. I'd be one Of them
Buchanan said he did not think criti-
cisms of his operation Of the department
were fair since Nolan has taken all re
sponsihility away from him. He said he
did not have the power to hire or IRE
men and whenever he made change he
thought was IN the interests OF efficiency,
| Nolan was on his heels to change II
again.
Hes got two men on trailer collect
| ing aghes and this Is the light season
for ashes, while he only permitted me to
! have one man and you know the garbage
season is coming Into Its heaviest period.
1t is an absolute impossihiiity for one
man efficiently to operate one Of those
and it Is clear to my mind that he has
doe this FIR nothing else but to put the
garbage system in bad and so get me In
bad The taxpayers suffer.
FThere are lot OF complaints coming
in and have been. I'll admit that, but It
was not my fault. Nolan changed the
collection days right In the midst of the
busy season. The men were changed
and the system changed froia horse 70
motor power. 1t takes time to get things
working right when such changes are
made Fully 90 per cent of the com
plants received are people asking for In
formation II has been my experience
that when YOU change the collection days
ii takes about three months TO educate
the people to put heir garbage and ashes
out on the right day.
CONTROLS SENDING
DEAD DOG WAGON.
IF | had had personal charge would
not kick, but he even tells me what hour
to send out the dead dog wagon. He
takes men off the job | put on and |
know can handle the work.
THE other day when we had our
argument he told me had not been on
the job more than four or i've hours a
day | said he was wrong and he said
II I said had been Oh the sob longer
than four or FIVE hours day l said
something that was not true. grabbed
him by the coat collar and told him net
to say that again and then ! held on and
told him what | thought OF him.
II did come to the city hall several
times during the primary campaign. but
never came unless Bill Armitage lew
Shank, Joe Hogue, some OF the others
called me In and didn't stay any longer
than was necessary to conduct the bust
ness I was called in for. I came my
noon hour most of the time, at that"
Commissioner Swift asked Buchanan II
he had not talked pretty rough" to
Nolan. Buchanan said he had.
"Nolan just Isn't on the square with
the men, said Buchanan My lnfor-
nation Is that whole bunch Of fellows
IN the department have resigned, not
because Of me. hut because they don't
want to work under that fellow
"You don't mean they all resigned.
Some Of them were asked to 60" replied
Swift.
I'VE can't go on with you and Nolan
in the department together" said Swift.
1--WE watched both you and Collins and
neither has been satisfactory"
Collins" Is Harrison Collins negro,
who was discharged from the superin-
You're good fellow" continued
Swift, but your minds on politics all
the time Yo1lr not progressive. don't
think naturally your mind Is UP to new
expediences in GARBAGE collection"
why would you hold me accountable
for that when this man Nolan has taken
all the responsibility away from me?"
asked Buchanan.
Swift said Buchanan had threatened
Nolan before.
"WoH. Mr. Swift. If a man talked to
you like he talked to me l expect you
wouldn't threaten him. you'd hit him in
the nose" replied Buchanan.
SWIFT MOVES
TO DISCHARGE
Swift then moved that Buchanan be
discharged
President Craven spoke briefly In sup
port Of the motion.
Elliott, who had been silent Ut to this
time, then spoke his mind.
II think this whole thing goes deeper
than Nolan or Buchanan said Elliott
1T goes into a matter Of inefficiency
right through the department. don't
think Nolan Is m executive ut all. l
sad so when I came on the board and |
say so again. l have tried to get Nolan
and Buchanan together myself. but had
no success. I don't say that Buchanan
/ believe he is, but | also believe Nolan
has his share of the responsibility.
From the way Nolan acts he should
live In Washington. He seems to think
that when a man exercises his right of
franchise he is iniuring his business.
a man has right to take an active
interest in politics and in the operation
Of his Government.
sit Is my feeling Nolan is as much
TO blame for conditions as the men He
certainly Is not diplomat, and If he
We're an executive he would not stoop
TO some of the things ] have heard
about him. He would speak right out
from the shoulder
Craven and Swift said they thought it
would cripple the service to let both
Buchanan and Nolan go.
Further replying to the charges he
was not progressive and not efficient,
Buchanan cited that during hts vacation
last year he mapped out the ash and
garbage collection systems for the cities
Of Racine, Wis, and Des Moines, Iowa,
and was consulted by the ash and gar
bage collection department in Chicago
The board awarded a contract for
five-ton tractor truck to the Mack in
ternational MotorScompany on bid of
S5,152 for a chain driven Mack.