North 11th Street, Wil- 

 liamsburg — Barrels 

 paint stored on the 

 sidewalk for the en- 

 tire length of block 



East 5th Street, near 

 Lewis Street — Lum- 

 ber yard and plan- 

 ing mill. Note 

 lumber stored on 

 sidewalk and road- 



Java Street. Greenpoint — Lumber yard. 



Fig. 97— PERILS OF THE SIDEWALK. 



Whether the usurpation of the sidewalk lias some justification in necessity or 

 not, the fact that many kinds of industry are guilty should cause their exclusion from 

 business and residence sections, in both of which the freedom of the sidewalk is 

 essential lo civic welfare. If the usurpation is unavoidable, the exclusion is imperative. 



