The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-16
1T WILL BE CLEAN.
A Cheap Lodging House Founded
Upon a Novel Plan.
Cleanliness and Godliness to Go Hand
I'm Hand at the Cooney Block on
Canal Street.

The sheets will be changed every day.
Water will never refuse to I'll the bath
tub. The old maxim that cleanliness is
next to godlinessn will not be forgotten,
and the founders of the new cheap "hotep
that is to be opened in the Cooney Block
on Canal street, Wednesday, Will use
every effort to instill these two principles
OF higher living in the hearts OF the weary
wanderers who seek nights rest upon
the soft beds
There have always been a host of cheap
"hotels" in Providence, places where men
could 60 and sleep in filthy beds, upon the
payment of a small sum OF money, but
cheap hotel run upon Christian principles
is certainly novelty, and the founders OF
the project firmly believe that the inno-
vation will be appreciated by the men
who have so often occupied beds, in COM
pany with colony of healthy yermin.
Cleanliness is something that is gen.
orally foreign TO the desire OF the average
tramp, but cleanliness Will be insisted
upon at the new "hotel" in the Cooney
block, and those who have often walked
the streets when their finances have been
in a depressed condition, rather than
enter the filthy lodging houses, will
probably appreciate the luxury of re-
freshing bath and clean bed
The project of this cheap lodging house
was suggested by the fact that there are a
large number Of men in this city whose
incomes are uncertain. III they have work
all the week they may make from six TO
ten dollars, but they are just as liable to
have only single days employment, and
then they are in hard straits. Such men
cannot find a welcome at houses where
financial uncertainty is not an appreciated
quality in boarders, and II Is for such men
that the new lodging house Is intended.
The members OF the genus tramp who
are too high toned TO sleep on the boards
eoff Will ha nlrNf nod
at the "hotel," but the transients will be
expected to make themselves clean, es-
pecially If they propose 10 enter the room
that is occupied by the star boarders.
The "hotel' is 10 be divided into two
apartments. The price of one will be 10
cents and OF the other 10 cents per mig hit,
the boarders in the smaller room receiv-
ing all the luxuries of the season.
When they ar-ive at the hotel they can
brush the dust from their clothes and put
patent leather polish on their shoes. They
can go to the wash room and relieve them
selves of the dirt Of fages and when they are
spick and span clean they can go TO the Of
fee and enjoy the luxury OF a smoke. Those
who can read will find newspapers and
magazines upon the able and when they
are ready to retire Mr.. c. G. Cogbett, who
is the manager of the house, will present
them with light lunch, including a cup
of his fragrant coffee.
fair sized room in which some twenty
beds have been placed. Each bed is pro-
vided with n soft mattress, sheets, pill
lows in white cases and blankets. Strips
of carpet run along and across the room
and everything is comfortable and in
order.
Here the boarders can sleep until they
are weary with rest and when they rise
they can receive another light lunch. All
this luxury can be had for as cents.
In the large 10-cent room things will be
different. A boarder for this department
will be obliged 10 turn in as soon as he
has cleansed himself and at $3.50 o'clock in
the morning he viii be expected TO
leave the "hotel.n While his bed is soft
and neat it is not provided with sheets or
pillow cases and he is not entitled to a
5, at in the smoking room nor can he leave
his baggage in the locker in the Office.
During the week musical entertain
ments as we'll as one or two religious
services will be held and IL is proposed to
provide the "star" bonrders with oppor-
tunities TO improve their education in
such branches as are embraced by the
"three RS"
While money is taken in exchange for
the privileges of entertainment at this
hostelry IL Is claimed that the place Is not
to be used for profit and those who have
listened TO the unfoldment of the scheme
have admitted that no one will become
astonshingly wealthy il the project is
carried out in the manner that has been
proposed.
During tho day the lunch counter will
bly, be open and the boarders can OBJ
tain beans, bread, coffee and such food at
low rates, and the Christian philanthrop-
lists who are interested with Mr.. Corbett
In this somewhat novel scheme await the
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