It bothers me when people "parrot" my answers...

It's clothes line and they are waiting for the sleds to come
in so their attention would be destracted

Well, what is happening with Balto and Boris is in the "back
alleys" and side streets of Nome, as they are both working
their way around to a good viewing spot for the finish of
the race. And, as you can see from the cartoon, most of the
citizens are fixated on the race. They're not exactly
focused on spending time peering into back alleyways and looking up at
clothes lines.

This is an animated movie. It's just the way it was made.

Exactly, but try to spell out the words correctly.

Yes. Indeed. Its an animated film, not a documentary or
something. You are going to have things like this. The
people aren't to 'bright' in the movie. Its just how it was
made.

Well, you have to remember it's an animated film, not a
factual documentary. Therefor, things like that are possible
in animated fictional films...