Since its formation the town employed a "arruador", who was responsible for "designing" the "grounds and roads and houses that were made". Pêro Teixeira, who died in 1555, was the first, and was succeeded on 9 February by his successor. At the time of Pêro Teixeira's death town records point to the existence of various roadways established under his authority: "Ruas de João do Outeiro", "Rua da Conceição", "Rua de Lourenço Gonçalves", "Rua da Bica", "Rua do Santo Espírito", "Rua de Francisco Gonçalves Cheira-Dinheiro", "Rua das Pedras", "Rua do Rosário", "Rua de João da Horta" and references to the cobble-stoning other roads. A large part of these roads continue in the current toponymy of the town. Similarly, the a clock was established in the tower of the church in 1555 and in 1578, a bell was installed in the municipal palace tower and a new butcher appeared, attesting to the development of the urban metropolo. In other parts of the municipality, such as Rabo de Peixe, its primitive parochial church was substituted by a larger three-nave structure, that presented an ornate painting of St. Peter attributed to Vasco Fernandes (1480-1543).