Peter Stuyvesant

Peter Stuyvesant was the governor of New Amsterdam ( now called New York).Peter made new laws that made life safer.Fires was a great danger.Some houses and barns were made out of wood and caught on fire easily.Sometimes chimneys that were built poorly caught on fire.Stuyvesant made laws to make sure chimneys were built well and kept extremely clean.

Fun fact:Peter created the police force.