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260 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. and assessors ; Ebenezer Allen, town treasurer ; Oliver Brown and Joseph Kent, constables ; Deacon Peck, John Read, and Samuel Kent, surveyors. Voted, " that swine may go at large within the bounds of this town." Voted, that Mr. Peleg Heath's salary be paid £60 on the loth of March, and £60 more on the 9th of September, annually. £,$ was voted for standard weights and meas- ures. 1733- Lieut, James Adams and Capt. Allen, moderators; same selectmen as in 1732; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk; Zach- ariah Bicknell, town treasurer ; Isaac Brown and Josiah Bowen, constables ; John Read, Joseph Chaffee, and Eben- ezer Guernsey, surveyors ; James Bicknell and Philip Short, fence viewers; Voted, to hire a schoolmaster this year. Voted, that swine may run at large. School was kept at Nathaniel Viall's and Josiah Hum- phrey's, for which allowance was made. The great bridge (Myles) was completed, and bills allowed to be paid. Capt Allen and Matthew Allin were paid for services as trustees of the bank money. The town rate was £,S^, lis., lod. This is the first record of the total town tax for a single year. 1734- Capt. Samuel Allen and Zachariah Bicknell, moderators ; Joseph Allen, Matthew Allin, and Josiah Humphrey, select- men and assessors ; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk ; Ebenezer Allen, town treasurer ; Samuel Humphrey and James Thomas, constables; Dea. Nathaniel Peck and Elisha May, fence view- ers; Edward Luther, Peleg Richmond, and Ebenezer Adams, surveyors. Voted, to allow hogs to go at large. Voted, "to hire a schoolmaster eleven months this year; that all the time school is kept on Phebe's Neck it be near the centre of the Neck."