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George W. Catt, H. Krusi, J. B.C. Lockwood, J. McMullen, J. M. Taylor, H. S. Wood

Active 1878-

Firm Notes

This firm had a Seattle office in 1890; George W. Catt was a company vice-president and manager of the Seattle office. In 1890, it was located in Rooms 201-204 of the Occidental Block.

The firm's officers in 1890 included J. McMullen, president; Walter Stanley, secretary and treasurer; and George W. Catt, chief engineer. (See Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing 1890, p. 1451.)

In 1891, the San Francisco Bridge Company had the following executives: J. McMullen, president; George W. Catt, vice-president; J.M. Taylor, secretary and treasurer; H. Krusi, chief engineer; H.S. Wood, engineer; J.B.C. Lockwood, Engineer. An advertisement in 1891 stated: "Civil engineers and contractors for bridges, roofs, ocean piers, wharf building and pile driving, dredging and excavation. With a plant that represents an investment of more than $100,000 and 13 years' experience, we have facilities for the execution of this kind of work with the utmost 'thoroughness, dispatch and economy.'" (See Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing 1891, p. 1518.) The San Francisco Bridge Company had its office at 42 Market Street in San Francisco in 1891.

In 1894, the San Francisco Bridge Company advertised its services as those of "Engineer and builders, railroad and general contractors, steam dredging, excavation and filling." It continued "Bridges of every description, roofs, beams, columns, girders and structural iron work, pile driving, wharves, coal bunkers, marine piers. Plans and estimates furnished on application. Correspondence and notice of contract letting solicited." It had offices at 42 Market Street in San Francisco and Room #522 of the Seattle National Bank Building in Seattle. This advertisement listed its date of establishment as having been 1877 and its date of incorporation as 1883. Officers included: J. McMullen, president; George W. Catt, C.E., vice-president; J.M. Taylor, secretary; H. Krusi, chief engineer. H.S. Wood, engineer. J.B.C. Lockwood managed the Seattle office. The company claimed capital of $250,000. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle City Directory, 1894, p. 887.)

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