. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. idgeport and for several years was in the employ of theE. A. Creevy Ionipany, of wliich he became superintendent. When Mr. Creevy joinedthe United States consular service Mr. Kirk purchascil the business and changed the firmname to the W. P. Kirk Company. Later, or about IDOl, it was incorporated under thatname, with William P. Kirk as president, Charles Schroeder, vice president, and Dougherty, secretary. Under the able and ellicient management of tliose who are notonly i)ractical men hut excellent business men, tlie lirm has had a wonderful gr
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. idgeport and for several years was in the employ of theE. A. Creevy Ionipany, of wliich he became superintendent. When Mr. Creevy joinedthe United States consular service Mr. Kirk purchascil the business and changed the firmname to the W. P. Kirk Company. Later, or about IDOl, it was incorporated under thatname, with William P. Kirk as president, Charles Schroeder, vice president, and Dougherty, secretary. Under the able and ellicient management of tliose who are notonly i)ractical men hut excellent business men, tlie lirm has had a wonderful growth andtaken a forenu)st position among houses in its line. Among the numy important contractswhich it has filled may be mentioned tlie Huntington Road, the Newfield Avenue, theWaterville street, the Ashland Avenue and Black Rock schools, two schools on Bostonavenue, the Union -Metallic Cartridge factory of the Remington Arms Company, the storebuilding occupied by tlic 1). -M. Read ( ompany, the Bridge|iort Aliusliouse, tlie Bridge-. WILLIAJI r. KIRK HKllXiKlOlM AM) \1(IMTV 469 piilt Hospital, .St. \iiu-infs ll(is|iit;il. ihv |rlaiits ul tin- ((iiii[iiiny hikI tlir Asli-crott Company and tlio fiilUiuinf; o\it of town contracts: tlic li:i( automobile lactoiv atlon{.likcepsit, New Voik; the Iroviilence Kctroat Hospital at lUillalo, New York; theSimplex factory at New Hrunswick, New Jersey; the Koss Kille factory at (,)uebec, Can-ada: the city hall at Stamford. Connecticnt: the city hall at (Greenwich, Connecticut: theliridjreport city hall; the Slates residence at Westport, Connecticut; the Laphani residenceat New Canaan. Connecticut; and the Scoville mansion in the Berkshires. This record ofwork done is in itself uniiuestionable proof of tlK- hijjli standing and prosperity of thecompany. Moreover, Mr. Kirk was at one time jircsident of the Connecticut Association ofMaster Plumbers and was one of the organizers, a eliarter member and lirst president ofthe Journey
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