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Highway SuperintendentBob Welch

and the Town of MarshallMarshall, in oneida County, southwest of

Utica, is of modest size with 2,000 residents,and yet Willie Nelson has played two live

concerts at the MJK farm’s music venues in the hills overlooking thissleepy hollow.

Though the township where the town is called Marshall, the mailingaddress is Deansboro.

“That’s pretty amazing when you see what a small town this is,”said Bob Welch, superintendent of the town of Marshall,who heads up a crew of five. “How many people cansay they’ve had Willie Nelson in their back-yards?”

The highway budget is $1,162,399, with$102,000 coming from the CHiPSallowance.

A kind of contradiction exists withlocals who prefer an almost complete-ly isolated rural lifestyle but oneactively involved in Marshall’s wellbeing. it seems to work here.Certainly the town highway depart-ment, led by Bob, a lifelong resident,is deceiving in its first appearances.The town of Marshall’s highwayfacility has a newness aboutit that’s enjoyed by fewhighway barns inupstate. Bob’sbrand newfacility is asgood as it

gets at this point. Almost all of the equipment is new as well. The event that turned up the dial on modernity in the highway depart-

ment was a catastrophic fire that burned the place to the ground,enveloping most of the equipment and all of the tools. The fire began ina wiring harness behind the dashboard of a 2004 international truck.Coincidentally, Bob had had a close call with a fire in the barn just twoweeks prior to the final inferno.

“i wasn’t superintendent at that time. i was work-ing nights and came in to find the barn full

of smoke. That fire started with a bat-tery cable. We put it out.”

Bob comes from a large familyof nine siblings. He was attendingthe funeral held for a brother whodied accidentally while doing

deliveries. “He got out of his truck and

was hit from behind by an 18-wheeler,” Bob said. “Hewould have been 60. He lefta wife and kids. We had call-ing hours, the service, andthe funeral right after that. i

hear fire whistles going by. iam also a volunteer fireman intown. Then i get a text mes-sage from my brother-in-lawsaying, ‘Your barn hasburned.’ But i couldn’t leavethe funeral just yet.”

Added to grieving for hisfamily’s loss, Bob said he

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Kathy, his wife, went to the scene.

“It was devastating,” he said. “It was like someone took the heart right

out of you. We had to use an old pole barn with a dirt floor and no facil-

ities to begin to rebuild with.”

Bob is still in awe as he shares color images of the devastation to both

property and equipment. It’s hard to recognize a truck you were once

happy to plow snow with when the vehicle now resembles a marshmal-

low, and the images of the former highway garage could have been taken

in a war zone.

Now operating in a nice new building with fire walls, a sprinkler sys-

tem throughout, and sophisticated alarms, Bob is quick to point out that

every fire-resistant system has been incorporated in the design of the

new garage.

“Where we are now was a big sand mound,” he said. “There is sand

all around here.”

The highway department has its own sand pit. Some sand is mixed

with gravel, which is useful for many things. Some veins of sand look

like it just came out of a bag purchased at Lowes. Bob said having a sand

pit significantly helps to cut costs in winter time.

“No way the town can afford to use straight salt at the price of salt.

Having our own pit helps control costs quite a bit.”

A Visit to the Town of Marshall Sand Pit“We probably have 35 acres of land for highway facilities, and that

includes a sand pit of really, really good sand. We also get gravel from

the pit while screening sand,” said Bob. “We get three different grades

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uses for the roads.”

Veins run deep, but the height in the pit is determined by the Bureau

of Mines. In much of the town of Marshall site, where the pit is

immense, the top layers of sand in cliffs have packed down enough to

provide multiplex homes to some kind of dirt burrowing swallow. Few

in town seemed to know the species, although sandpipers — an ocean

dweller — was offered up. The birds are more likely cliff swallows. A

visit to the sand pit is kind of amazing as dark drones dart in and out of

caves built into the sand crust.

New Facilities From the Ground Up“We got a beautiful building,” said Bob. “The Town Board also had

a lot of influence in the design. We had to buy all new updates in every-

thing.”

Bob said it was an act of providence that the computer hard drive was

saved.

“The office was over in a corner, and that was the least hurt by the

fire. Some walls still stood. We had a lot of recovery work done to save

the hard drive, but we got that done. Having the hard drive was a huge

deal in keeping things moving forward. We had to keep going no matter

what.”

In the new building fire walls between the garage and the office

increase the safety factor along with alarms and a sprinkler system

throughout the facility.

“The building is as modern as you are going to get,” said Bob. “You

could never say there could never be another fire here, but the new facil-

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Dumping gravel. The town’s sand pit also produces gravel of two sizes as well asquality sand.

CHIPS money will be used in part to help complete the rehabilitation on thisroad, which will be topped off with oil and stone.continued on page 32


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The new building also has features like heated floors, which, after

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In February 2013 they had a formal open house for the many people

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a new municipal building was big news in Marshall.

“We cooked hamburgers and hot dogs and had all kinds of food,” Bob

said. “We invited anybody from Marshall and all the other towns and fire

departments that had helped us cope with our loss. While the fire was

going on, there were about 14 or 15 different fire companies helping to

deal with it. It was a pretty big deal to see the help that turned out, espe-

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Bob said more temperate weather just after the fire helped a lot in giv-

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ended up with three plow trucks and one of Kirkland’s loaders. We had

no space, so we had to go to the towns when we needed a truck.”

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stored in a nearby building, into the back door of the barn, taking the

door down, in an effort to get some equipment outside. The only truck

he managed to rescue from the flames was an older dump truck.

“We had a very good truck, a brand new International 10-wheeler sit-

ting right there by the door, but by then, the fire was too intense.

Insurance covered much of what was needed to be replaced, but not all

of it — especially the tools.”

Today the fleet of dump trucks, tractors, and a pickup are 2011 and

newer. The fire resulted in the purchase of three new snowplow trucks,

a new chipper, and a new loader, among other things. Surprisingly it was

the old, 1977 Oshkosh — a real workhorse when they had a lot of snow

— that burned up in the fire that Bob still wanted and felt the town need-

ed to face the winter. He managed to find and purchase a 1996 Oshkosh

online.

Getting It Done Many in the crew of five have long-term career paths here. For exam-

ple, Gary Buell has worked for the town for 39 years, and Jim Knutt for

29 years, while Mike Zygmunt has 15 years, Jerry Sehn has 10 years,

and a relative new hire, Dale Lewis, joined a year and a half ago.

“I’ve got a real good bunch of guys,” Bob said. “Your crew can make

you look good or bad. The kind of work they do reflects right back on

you. It’s a big responsibility being superintendent. The guys I got give

me 100 percent, and that’s very important.”

Bob worked on the crew for 10 years before he was elected superin-

tendent. His current term expires in 2015. The Town Board is now con-

sidering changing the years in office required from two to four to

improve efficiencies. The crew has 43 lane miles to care for and anoth-

er just over 15 miles to plow for the county. In addition, three pioneer-

era cemeteries need to be mowed. A fourth cemetery, also no longer

open, is tended by the farm family who owns the property.

Marshall also has two steel deck bridges (the county just took one

back recently), one of which was extensively repaired about seven years

ago.

“The bridge had been flagged because the I-beams were getting

weak. The crew and I did all the repair work ourselves. It was different.

We put in the I-beams and cross pieces and welded them. The headwall

was still good. It took us about six weeks from the time we began until

we were open to traffic once again.”

from page 32

Bob is especially proud of his crew and how they single-handedly managed the rebuilding of this steel deck bridge. The structure had been flagged by the countyfor weak beams. The crew did all the work, including welding. The project took about six weeks; after which, vehicles could drive across the metallic-sounding struc-ture again.

Bob Welch (R) and Mike Zygmunt stop to chat along a town road in a farmingneighborhood where cows easily outnumber people.


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As for cost-efficient road repairs, Bob favors oil and stone and cold

paving, which he compares favorably to the features of blacktop. The

cold paving of the second half of Greenvetter Road is coming up soon.

To get it done he will probably look to shared services with nearby towns

who often help one another including Augusta, Kirkland, Bridgewater,

Sangerfield, and the town of Madison’s grader.

On a recent project the crew first addressed soft spots that continual-

ly plagued this thoroughfare. They dug out the problem areas to a depth

of about two feet and put fiber down, which should improve the

drainage. Gravel will go on top and will be rolled and allowed to settle.

A “double shot” of oil and stone will finish the project. While digging,

even in a rainy season, they did not find water, just clay.

Bob said his goal is to keep the town moving forward by improving

roads, digging the ditches to improve drainage, and keeping the two steel

deck bridges and many culverts in good shape.

“I'd like to do more, but we only have so much money to work with.”

The only complaints he has had are related to when the plow is com-

ing by.

“Fortunately the snowplows all have GPS so we can tell the resident

the exact time we drove past his driveway, even if he didn’t see us.”

When Seasonal Roads Get ExpensiveYou might expect the highest point in the county to be in the corner

that is in the Adirondack Park, but it is actually in Marshall on Tassel

Hill. Oneida County is full of hunting camps, and the town of Marshall

is well represented on that list of unique dwellings, often off the grid and

ranging from a few somewhat sumptuous camps powered by generators

to makeshift shacks and molding trailers. Bob has several miles of sea-

sonal-only-use dirt roads, including Tassel Hill Road, which, if you are

bold enough to lock into four-wheel drive and pick your track to follow,

will get you to the highest point in Oneida County. Don’t expect a view;

at the top you will be surrounded by trees.

Tassel Hill Road is as rough as any road around here. Bob said they

spent one whole summer repairing washouts along the steep incline

where the water had crossed back and forth several times before coming

to the valley. Even on seasonal roads, times can change when lots are

sold. When one person built a higher-end year-round home on a mile-

long little used dirt road that had always been a seasonal road, Bob and

the crew had to haul in tons of gravel and shape the road to make it pass-

able in winter.

“We had to haul in four to five tons of gravel, shape it, and put down

from page 34


A fairly typical town road with oil and stone all the way.

This pole barn was used as the highway garage for about two years while the new barn was being built. Originally a shell without any amenities, the crew made it serv-iceable so they could continue to maintain the roads with borrowed equipment.


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Other camps are along roads that are barely passable. Whenever a lotis sold the crew has to put in a culvert and ditch to maintain off road driv-ing conditions to a property that may never be built.

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Twice a year Marshall residents are invited to bring items to the high-way barn on Dump Days. That’s how two plush toy mascots found theirway to a new home. A tiger greets visitors as they enter the ultra-mod-ern, 12,000-ton capacity, salt storage facility. And Mickey Mouse hangsfrom the highest rafters — marking the top of the salt pile last winter.These two are both rescue pets from the town’s housekeeping efforts.

The salt storage barn itself cost $480,000 and was assembled by acompany from Clarence. The town crew did the site work. The 165-footlong by 85-foot wide structure is located on the site of the former high-way barn. Jefferson Concrete made the walls; each one is individual.Bob said that steel cables with 30,000 pounds of tension holds the wallstogether. A frame built beneath the floor helps stabilize the structure,

from page 40


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Having dug out some soft spots on the road, the crew lays in fabric to helpdrainage in clay soil.

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from page 44

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“There are 14 of us on the team, and we all stick together getting

everybody through it. Last year it was snowing. It was brutal. I had to

come to the highway barn to take a shower because my wife wouldn’t

let me into the house. I was covered in mud.”

“It's quite a course. Now we even have people coming to Marshall

from Connecticut to take part in the fund raiser. So it’s working. We are

making links as we go.”

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long” or the cash equivalent of one dollar per cord. Entwined in the his-

tory of Oneida County are the Brothertown Indians, a name given to the

remnants of various tribes who once lived in New England and Long

from page 48

The town of Marshall has a new highway barn and sand storage facility. Three years ago an electrical fire in the harness of a vehicle caught fire and burned the high-way barn and most of the equipment to the ground.

No longer a whistle stop for goods and passengers, the Deansboro O&W Depotis now a historic landmark.continued on page 60


Island. The Brothertown — a made up name to represent many tribes,

included scattered members of the Naragansetts, the Nantocokes, the

Montauketts, the Mohegans, the Pequots, the Nihantics, and a few oth-

ers. The Oneidas had invited them to come to live in the area around

Marshall and Oriskany Falls.

Many of the Brothertown settled in Marshall before the

Revolutionary War, and several of them provided colorful anecdotes to

the town’s history. One especially compelling local story is about

Romance Wyatt who was frequently interviewed later in his eventful

life. Born in Marshall, he was raised by an Indian woman after his par-

ents’ deaths when he was quite young.

He said he got a “good district school education” and then went to

work on the Chenango Canal for what would become 30 years.

Beginning as a driver, he was promoted to steersmen. He said, “In those

days a canaller sometimes had to fight his way along the towpath. When

they crowded me into a fuss I always came out first. When war broke

out I quit the canal and went to the front as a recruit in the 26th New York

Infantry.” His Civil War service saw many of the bloodiest conflicts.

Shot in the ankle at Gettysburg, he was honorably discharged July 1865.

With his savings, he bought a little cabin with a garden near the corner

of Route 12B and Dicksville Road, where he lived from 1866 until he

died at the age of 81 while sitting in a rocking chair on his front porch.

This Brothertown was well known by people of all ages. Romance,

who gave up drink and became a Christian, would weave white ash

clothes baskets, which he sold door to door in Oriskany Falls. He and his

Yankee wife would also sell “resin gum” that they made from the tree

gum, a favorite of local children. Their only daughter died young.

Romance planted her grave with a tree hydrangea well remembered in

local history.

Romance’s grave is by hers in the Deansboro Cemetery. While hard

to decipher, his gravestone includes a carving of the American flag and

reads: “Romance Wyatt, Co. K, 9th regiment, New York Volunteers,

Died September 30, 1907, Age 81 Years.”

The newspaper obituaries called him “The Last of the Brothertowns.”

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Bob Welch photoThe town of Marshall highway garage, full of equipment and tools, burns to the ground.

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A MONTANO COMPANY................................................54

ADMAR SUPPLY ............................................................18

ADVANCED STORAGE TECHNOLOGY........................55

AMERICAN EQUIPMENT LLC ......................................62

AMERICAN SHORING ..................................................56

AMTHOR INTERNATIONAL INC....................................35

ATLANTIC DETROIT DIESEL ALLISON ........................26

BEAM MACK SALES & SERVICE INC (ROCHESTER) ..5

BEYER BROS CORP ....................................................29

BOBCAT..........................................................................63

BOBCAT OF SARATOGA ..............................................52

BRADCO SUPPLY CO ..................................................22

CALEDONIA DIESEL......................................................25

CAPITAL TRACTOR INC ................................................24

CASEY’S TRUCK SALVAGE INC ..................................54

CATERPILLAR - NY DEALERS......................................36

CENTRAL EQUIPMENT LLC..........................................13

CLEARSPAN ..................................................................47

CLIFTON RECYCLING INC............................................30

DECAROLIS HEAVY DUTY PARTS ..............................41

DEL HYDRAULICS ........................................................50

EBERL IRON WORKS INC ............................................52

EDWARD EHRBAR INC ................................................33

ENVIROSIGHT................................................................43

FAIR MFG CO ................................................................52

FITZSIMMONS HYDRAULICS INC................................14

FIVE STAR EQUIPMENT ..............................................65

FLEET MAINTENANCE..................................................66

FORT MILLER FAB3 CORP ..........................................62

GABRIELLI TRUCK SALES LTD....................................46

HACKER’S PACKERS INC ............................................38

HARPER INDUSTRIES ..................................................15

HENDERSON TRUCK EQUIPMENT ............................39

HYBRID BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC ..........................24

HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT....................49

IRONHAWK INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION....................30

J & J EQUIPMENT..........................................................11

JOE JOHNSON EQUIPMENT ........................................57

K-M INTERNATIONAL ....................................................16

KAWASAKI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................51

KEIL EQUIPMENT CO INC ............................................11

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KEPNER EQUIPMENT INC ............................................11

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP ..........................................53

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LIFTECH EQUIPMENT CO ............................................22

MALVESE EQUIPMENT CO INC ..................................56

MARIETTA DIESEL ........................................................42

MOHAWK RESOURCES LTD ........................................13

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MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT ....................................66

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OLD DOMINIUM BRUSH/ODB ......................................45

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ROBERT H FINKE & SONS INC....................................23

ROY TEITSWORTH INC ................................................20

SCHAEFER ENTERPRISES ..........................................11

SEALMASTER BUFFALO ..............................................55

SPAULDING MANUFACTURING INC ............................14

STEPHENSON EQUIPMENT INC..........................6,59,61

SUIT-KOTE CORP..........................................................19

TENCO USA INC ............................................................71

THT SALES & RENTALS................................................57

TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT..........................................7

TRACKLESS VEHICLES INC ........................................69

TRIUS INC ......................................................................27

UTICA GENERAL PETERBILT ......................................14

VALLEY FAB & EQUIPMENT ........................................20

VANTAGE EQUIPMENT ................................................10

VERMEER NORTHEAST ..............................................38

VIBCO INC......................................................................17

VIKING CIVES INC ........................................................72

WAYNE’S WELDING INC ................................................8

WESTCHESTER TRACTOR INC ..................................30

WOODFORD BROS ......................................................13

YACANOS’ GRADALL SALES SERVICE & RENTALS ..50

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