Show cities grant pay increases to help meet rising costs scores of cities are granting pay raises to municipal employees to help them meet increased living costs in cleveland the mayor agreed to grant pay pa raises to muni munt cipal employees which will cost the city 2 this year fire and police personnel received a a year increase plus six new holi boll days to be added to annual ati fur boughs white collar employees of cleve land will get a annual raise if they make less than 3 a year their increase will be 6 5 per cent if they make more than ka 3 an dually pittsburgh councilmen earmarked 1 1200 tor for municipal pay raises biggest pay boosts went to em receiving 2 a year or less chicago s record city budget for 1948 includes pay increases of 8 5 per cent tor for municipal employees earning less than 5 a year plus raises averaging a year for higher paid employees in omaha all city employees have been given a flat 15 per month wage boost the increase will affect approximately 1 1260 workers new york city boosted the sal anes aries of 42 top city officials the action added 86 to this year I 1 payroll |