PETITION FOR INQUIRY
REJECTED BY COUNCIL
Hequest of J. X. Thomas for Investigation of School Board
Meets With Defeat.
Another action to make a statement
Of the office of Collector of Deeds
Taxes Put on Salary Basis?Resolution Calls on Police to Clerk
Street Car Schedules.
Acting upon an opinion rendered by
City Attorney Pollard, the Common Council last night rejected the petition of K. N. Thomas, a former school teacher, to investigate certain alleged irregularities committed by the City School Board and Dr. A. C. Handler, Superintendent of Schools.
Mr. Pollard had the Council in the Council was without authority to investigate the charges, and suggested that they could either be reported to the grand jury or to the State Board of Education. Councilman English, after the City Attorney's opinion had been read, moved that rejection of the petition.
Councilman English opposed this course. "It looks to me that when we have charges brought to us against our school authorities, we should act," he said. "Something certainly should be done, out of respect to our Superintendent of Education and the School Board, who are accused of giving offense."  Councilman Powell offered as a substitute for Mr. Mills' motion, that the petition be forwarded to the State Board of Education.

To Take Action
Councilman Mills argued against this. He said that Mr. Thomas had brought serious charges, and that he believed that the latter undoubtedly was prepared to substantiate what he said. 