On this day in south west Hertfordshire
Aylesbury, where the rates are over 20 shillings in the pound, is looking round for new sources of revenue.
The charging of a small fee for the privilege of parking a motor in the Market Square is suggested, the collection to be let by tender to persons willing to undertake the liability of collection and insurance.
[From the Watford Observer of July 16, 1927]
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