(ATLANTA, GA) -- As allegations that City of Atlanta workers threw a birthday party for a co-worker with a stripper performing grow, newly elected Mayor Shirley Franklin visited a water treatment plant within the city limits of Atlanta to interview witnesses about the event that appears to have gone too far.

"I have zero tolerance for abuse... And I know most of the workers at the plant weren't involved, " Franklin told WSB TV in Atlanta on Monday. The party apparently occurred last week on city time.

One person interviewed made a claim that there is more to the story than the Mayor would have preferred to hear, and there was a larger crowd than expected at the event.

Franklin promises a thorough investigation.

Rick C. Limpert is the president of SBC Photography (www.sbcphotog.com) in Atlanta and the Spring Break Girls (www.springbreakstate.com) website. He covers events in the Southeast and elsewhere for AINews.com. His e-mail is sbcphotog@aol.com.