
    In the Matter of the Application of Ralph E. Thompson, Respondent, for a Writ of Mandamus. Thomas F. Byrnes and Others, Constituting the State Board of Tax Commissioners, Appellants.
   unanimously affirmed, with costs, on the authority of People ex rel. Coveney v. Kearny (44 App. Div. 449; affd., 161 N. Y. 648), and People ex rel. Ambrose v. Tompkins (208 id. 353).  