Notes:Cushman Street

1870-04-26: "City Councils," Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 86349688): "Reports of Viewers ¶ Mr. Morgan poesented [sic] the reports of viewers on opening of Lang avenue, Denny alley, Cresson street and Miltenberger alley, all of which were approved."

1874-10-13: "Pittsburgh Councils," Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 86345382): "Also, resolution for water pipe on Cresson street. Referred."

1875-04-05

• "Our thoroughfares," Pittsburgh Commercial, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 85130288): "In the matter of the improvement of Cresson street, the sub-committee reported to sustain the Street Committee in refusing to do anything, and that the City Solicitor be instructed to enter suit against Edward Bailey, a property holder on that thoroughfare, for maintaining the street in front of his premises in an impassable condition."
• "Council committees," Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 86351885): "Regarding the improvement of Cresson street the sub-committee submitted a report sustaining the general committee in its refusal to do anything, and instructing the City Solicitor to enter suit against Edward Bailey for keeping the street in front of his property in an impassable condition."

1875-06-15: "Pittsburgh Councils," Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 86342403): "Mr. Mears, petition for a water course through Cresson street. Referred."

1879-07-11: "The abortionist's art," Daily Post, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 87629059): ". . . ; Mrs. Edmund Wilkins Lawton, a widow who lives on Cresson street, between Webster avenue and the railroad, on the brow of the hill above Eighteenth street, . . . ." — This refers to Crescent Street.

1879-08-15: "The Ramsey–Lawton case," Daily Post, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 87629755): "The sum of her testimony is that on Monday evening, June 30th, Wm. Ramsey took her to the house of Mrs. Lawton on Cresson street."

1888-04-24: "Barely saved their lives," Pittsburg Press, p. 1 (Newspapers.com 141344518): "About 5 o'clock this morning Officer Elmer saw fire bursting from the window of the two-story frame house No. 45 Cresson street. He turned in an alarm from box 156 and then hastened to arouse the sleeping inmates of the house. The building is a double dwelling belonging to John Buckley."

1891-06-19: "Died," Pittsburg Dispatch, p. 6 (Newspapers.com 76223202): "BISCHOFF—On Thursday, June 18, 1891, at 12 midnight, Mary, daughter of C. P. and Mary Louise Bischoff, in her 5th year, at the residence of her parents, Cresson street, Tenth ward, city." — This probably also refers to Crescent Street.