The time limit for the institution of a proceeding in the nature of mandamus does not expire until four months after demand and refusal to perform a duty (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1286); but it is firmly settled that a petitioner cannot indefinitely postpone the time to seek relief by delaying the demand. (Matter of Amsterdam City Hosp. v. Hoffman, 278 App. Div. 292.) In Matter of Cash v. Bates (
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