Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Elihu Root, William H. Page, G.H. Crawford Joseph W. Taylor for Francis K. Pendleton, Corporation Counsel ( Theodore Connoly Clarence L. Barber of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of the Application of the NEW YORK INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus against JOHN H. O'BRIEN, as Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity of the City of New York, Respondent. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion of CLARK, J., below. Concur: HAIGHT, VANN, WERNER, WILLARD BARTLETT and CHASE, JJ. Not sitting: CULLEN, Ch. J., and GRAY, J.