All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, but this act shall not be construed to repeal, change or modify any previous act, not inconsistent with this act, authorizing the City of New Martinsville to contract debts or to borrow money or to take away any of the power conferred by general law upon the said city, or upon the mayor or common council or any of the officers, except so far as the same may be inconsistent with the power hereby conferred.