"That Messrs Crotty & Aikin be informed in reply to their letter of 9th inst. that the Committee do not see their way to approve of the names suggested for the new streets referred to off Cavendish St". (17th May 1899)
Application: Messrs Crotty and Aiken three new streets - situate off Springfield - Hawthorne Street, Harrogate Street, Earlscourt Street. Minutes, Improvement Committee, 31st May 1899. The Belfast And Province Of Ulster Directory 1900 lists Hawthorn Street with the additional wording “1-65 in course of erection”.