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 252 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. Voted, " Twelve pence per rail to Mr. Samuel Allen for as many rails as is needful for ye repairing of ye pound." The matter of land taxes was again in dispute with Reho- both and the following record appears in the minutes of the General Court of Massachusetts : "A petition of Josiah Torrey, Agent for the Town of Bar- rington showing that the Meadow Land in the Said Town- ship and in Part owned by the Inhabitants of Rehoboth, & being tax'd by the Assessors of Barrington, the Proprietors refuse to pay the said Taxes, pretending an Agreement between Rehoboth & the Town of Swansea (of which Bar- rington was lately a Part) which exempts them from the Said Taxes, & that by their Refusal the Town of Barrington as well as their Constables ly under great Inconveniences, & therefore praying that this Court would enable the Con- stables of ye Town of Barrington to receive of the said Pro- prietors the Arrears of Rates due from them & their Pro- prietors of other Taxes for the Future. " In the House of Representatives, Read & In Answer to this Petition, Resolved that all the Lands & Meadows lying & being within the township of Barrington be henceforward assess'd to all Rates & Taxes whatsoever in Barrington only, And that all the Lands and Meadows lying & being within the Township of Rehoboth be henceforward assess'd in all Rates & Taxes whatsoever in the said Town of Reho- both only, Any Law, Usage or Custom to the Contrary Not- withstanding. "In Council, Read & Concurr'd. Consented to, Wm. Dum- mer. November 15, 1723." The Committee "to settle highways" reported on the lines of said highways, establishing the two, four, and eight rod highways, already laid out and marked by stakes, stones, and trees. In answer to a request of the selectmen of Swansea as to what part the town would do in the rebuilding of Myles bridge, it was voted "to defer their determination until March meet- ing, 1724."