1852 - City Documents Numbers 1-5. Address of the Hon. William J. Rotch, Mayor, to the City Council of New Bedford: Delivered Before the Two Branches in Convention, April 5th, 1852. Report of the Committee on Finance of the City of New Bedford for the Financial Year Ending March 1st, 1852. Report of the Board of Firewards, of the city of New Bedford. Report of the School Committee, of the City of New Bedford, for the year 1851-52