Show MilFORD DEMANDS RETURN OE RATES Power Po-er Price Declared to toBe Be Excessively High in Report to State I In a n complaint filed with the public utilities commission yesterday tho the town of at Milford Gilford a municipal organization declares that the tho Power company com com- pany which h has ts been furnishing the tho town with electric energy to pump water for tor the tho municipal water plant has more than doubled the rate which h had hod b be been m n paid prior to the first day of or the current year and has presented bills which tho the town trustees declare to be excessive The municipality demands de demands demands de- de mands a hearing and LIld that the old rate remain in force torce Tho The complaint sets forth that prior to January 1 I 1920 the Telluride Power company had charged chars the tho town for power to operate Its pumping plant which s supplies tho the town with water at 60 CO GO a month In tho the winter and a month In tho summer On December 20 1919 1910 the power company notified the town of at MIlford that It would furnish furnish fur fur- nish power after 1 1 1920 at It atthe tho the rate set forth In schedules 7 and 8 and filed tiled with the tho public utilities commission com com- mission It la is said February 1 1920 the power company presented present d a bill bUI for tor 1615 for tor power furnished during January and that the bills have since been of ot like kind and charge Is the claim The complaint declares that this rate Is 19 excessive and far In excess of a reasonable cost and pro profit it and that if tho the commission sustains na the schedule it will mean meana mcana a great creat l increase creaso In the rates s which the town authorities will have Lve to make |