New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-09

from above perilously near the passer's head At
No So Bowcry, old sofas and carpets monoponze on
OF No o. and at Bcwery Garden No. 49, the n,l-
boards siop all passage to the street across s ee
there are eleven vertisng boards 10 feet hxh anu
feet wide many Law figures and eases e"sefeo ana "a
much the store front. woOceu SighpOuI"
stands well IN from the curb before No. 2OZ anu op'
STREETS six feet of the sidewalk At No. 2l2 goods are
display ed IN OF crockery store 10 ire extent VI
seven feet and al No PA nearly much. while Pho
takes up three feet more ut the eurn
SOUTH AND FULTON-srs.
sonfhst from Fulton-st Catharne Ferry, II oon-
santly OCCUPIED with heavy traffic. receiving freight
an passs from the most important BROOKLYN ei
res Sound steamboats, and Southern freight lnes auu
being the loungng place for sailors and ongshoreneh
awaiting work yet It is largely given over TO ihS ed
sre.ehments Of trade as are siS tn ;nto IN
Fulton Market. which was thoronsnH oca lands
booths some years ago. now So np sermaeni sd
mons 10 the architecture OF the market and are luc
i've ., M het SecD Fiton Ferry and waterst
an mrrOvised market for ffur ana prcaucc 'honol'"
nnlrb of the Sidewalk and street.
No 10 Fuiton-st lfy-nve barrels OF flour. together
with other produce extended from the euro wei, ,
into the street, and eabcNes occupied SIX zee, III "
OF The srore No movement toward handling these goons
was seen the part of several men VINO were
bly seated the barrels. Al NO 81 ~ inc
collection Of goods and trunks reached Rsfcre
distance the street toward Fulton d from
be curb over the gutter six feet INTO the street. on
i hfchg a
barrels in the street twenty iees spr t
curb reaching nearly 10 the track " the b.Ao aIS
Rond and beside II hugo crates 81 vcge,ape ~, n ,r~
Ice rea Along the entire distance from me IeIr3
o Waerst. fruit and vegetables were p.is rsn ts,,
foot of The width. AT No 1913 Frontst. near Fulton,
wenty-seven barrels OF potatoes ana onions ci' ou'
| one-balf the sidewalk for passage. -
In Pecksp. just out OF southst, four large Irueks
without horses. were placed Ieas hrolcn down
and bore indications of being perlnanehey; ines, W
grher with the large number OF public trucks regularly
mara nd
second Avenue Railroad have redue"d 10 very mario"
ford boats discharge large cargoes at u point: ~
Fiftyhree stoves lined the curb at No. 70 Pecksip
besdes MANY others on a raised platform adjoining the
stock at No. 80. An oyster-siand ak loe long
with an awning projecting over street anu Sde""iA'
In front OF No. 1872 sign six feet wide
and hardwaro-sand tcrrace-iike. took up the same
width of walk at No 153, while the bow OF boat lro
iected some feet from the door OF No l5i FROM No
155 No los the walk was INSTRUCTED on OOth sides pN
from pumps anchors and anchor chains, trucks laden
with old mating. gun-carrages, bales OF cotton ana
cotbing-sorc at No. $50 southst. recalled Grand
St. completely did the display OF goods arch the ss
walk. emonade-stand at NO. Io2 vas ise enpV s
10 require attendants, AMI before Nos JOS ana oJ
perfect arsenal OF old iron wire AWNINGS. pulley
blocks and hand-trucks Sweezy Sons truck. win
| the pole CONSIDERABLY drawn underneath, was uu w
aion side of an establishment twenty feet square
Ia the middle ~ an open spot III front Oh hoose's'ts'
ferry twenty-five barrels OF flour ana ten boxes
Of cheese mpcded passage before No. l. roulhst ah
az No Isl cigarette sisn sA lext VIZ" lie "as Pv az,
! tine widest way across the sidewalk Inc cufD oN
/
covered by spreading ~ooaeh pVa. s-n' ~ a,h
for the wagon Tie occupants OF No. pol combination
tea end clothing store displayed their goods well over
The Or block Of James-sp, short one. contained
eight trucks ana wagons not IN use at p M some OF
them aud abandoned. with one eno resting on sun
ports the sidewalk, and reaching The Jog way NO
the street QM iron was piled eNiensively On ,ne
cupied part. At No. Ii Jamcssip hfie,n hugo
M. rs ~ dir,v brown rags stood fun the whole
/ al d.. q
No H. thiriy-eig bales OF nay occupied one-'niu OF
At No. ~ Dovor-s,. near South. seventeen immense
boilers. evidently N permanent position. stood outside
the hu ding; and AZ No. II. large truck for heavy
| goods stationed for the day Ia the street.
oIHrR DOWNTOWN sTEELTs.
Bsekmap-st., from the Post O1ce 10 sonthst, Is so
wholly abandoned TO the business of the street. as 10 be
scarcely available at all as tnoroughiarc. The
Beecker' cara pass down the middle, line OF trucks
is standing on each side almost constantly, and tae side
arc never free from bundles and OF paper
aud hardware Ten fruit stands were counted a.
one time on TIE single short DiocS 1gtweeh I@IS Ko~
&ieg VI " s,r a., craleuffies maj might
Sc. * suu.--i, i VIZ 60, & 49, soI -, ~
curb Before the United States Stamping Comnany's
store nd No 60 trt en- eases two bales and four large
baskets covered twohird OF space inside the curb
Al Noe - So SIXTEEN Of glass mostly the size
Sar sasncs &t No. 81 there we're large ron pipes. At
No. 1O7 severa ovens and slabs ~ iurnhce lining nn
a So III four stoves aad forty CRATES pretty well hed
At NJ 2l3 Water ST. near Beekman, seycntY.sx cases
Of Tin stool lore Thomson < Co.'S store wn re two
rucas stood che sidewalk backed np 10 aa iron
hound platform. from which the receipt ana delivery ~
goods seemed Ice habiiually made. Al No Para
row, near Ann-st beer Se has been l'mmcd lno the
coal hole m the sidewalk 60 serve permanently Tor
stopper. ana project. above IL nearly "a foot
NsssaI-st j. hcd with fiuit stands at AL hours,
,,venfythrae boz there al one time Wdl-s does
e.cape serious Obstruction, although the business To-
which Il Is principally devoted fcQ0ircs Tree passage
moi az v upand the street. bat across the street 40
| an poiuts. Messengers ana brokers are constantly
burrvug in all directions and have % ont OF their
way 20 avoid The numerous stands and ptGlcis. LTcn
the public buildings invaded by petty dealers, ana
IN. pcug.rs MAPS, household utensils, cauarS birds,
lemonade and sold M tie very seat of custom
~ No. 100 Peafl-st. sixteen barrels. FROM which The
contents were iding and covering win ~ slime The
water standing after rain, LEFT ttc Of sidewalk hve
1 feet wide.
In front OF No 81 Willam-s 'ruit stand was placed
rarv on ire sidewalk auc par n m IA gutter. and The
1 aftcndfrt was comfortably seated on chair ~ TIE
street IN peril from passing vehiccs. Al Horsmens
TOW store 10. NIlial-St., large number OF biny
| carriages lined 'hc curb and croQuct boxes projected
ever the walk CitueF at No. 90 Ma iden lane. bad o
similar display or biby carriages, aud az No 90 Maiden
lame STOOD artistic pile Of fifteen boxes containing