The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-30
CHEAP LODGING IN MILAN.
An Establishment After the style of
the RoMtOn Inuses


the ROWtOn Houses
On the subject Of the cheap lodging In
Milan, William Jarvis. the United States
Consul az that place writes 10 the State
Department as follows
A hotel or lodging house. after the
style Of the weH-known R0wton Houses.
Of London, has been built and opened at
Milan. The expense has been provided
BY a society formed expressly 20 furnish
the necessary capital BY means Of dona-
tons. It was decided by the society TO
establish something in Italy on the order
Of the houses in London. but with such
changes as the ground. place, and means
would allow.
The hotel. located at the corner Of Via
Marca dOGgione and Via Vailoue. was
opened June Is. and is now in working or
der II was at first thought that the ma
Jority Of the freQucuters would be OF the
working class. but experience so far
shows that almost the entire custom is
composed OF the pOOrer-paid clerks. shop
assistants, and others Of that class. II
is restricted 70 males only. The cost Of
admission is about 80 cents day, with
an extra charge Of I93 cents for bed lin
en-. but. on the other hand. lodging for
a week costs about OK cents, without the
extra charge for linen. Everyone must be
in his room before Midnight and out in
the morning not later than O'Clock Ac-
cess TO the bedrooms can only be had
from p. m. until midnight Smoking
is not permitted In the bedrooms. and the
use Of the electric lights is allowed only
for dressing and undressing. No objects
can be left in these rooms. separate clos
cts being provided for personal clothing.
" he OF ar-,
store closets. The bath rooms are open
night and day for the use Of the inmates
"a complete bath costing $50 cents. while
a shower bath may be taken for lg3
cents. Food may be bought outside and
cooked in the kitchen Of the hotel, or il
may be bought in the hotel at the cheap
est possible price. Everyone may do his
own washing OF have il done for him in
the hotel. at a fixed tariff.
The building IS Of five stories. not
counting the basement and underground.
While the roof forms very extensive ter
race The architecture is extremely sim
pie but ia good taste. The ground floor
IS raised about five feet above the level
Of the road. the main entrance to the
hotel being On this floor, and an elevator
serving 20 carry the inmates to the upper
stories. From the atrium there are stair
ways leading 10 the upper stories and TO
the large rooms, which are reserved for
dining. reading. and smoking. The din
inS-rOom is the largest. best furnished
and finished room in the hotel Il is Of
ample height. being from floor 10 ceiling
thirteen feet: Il has wooden floors. and
the walls are tiled 10 the height Of four
feet ten inches. and are painted in fmi-
tatinn Of wood. The room is lighted BY
Siectrlclty- To this room are Joined two
kltcnens, with heat always ready known
Dy the name OF economical Kitchens.
ana, as stated above. each lOdger can buy
MS provisions outside and use these
kitchens the hotel providing the necessary
utensils and salt There is a place TO
wash the meat, etc, before cooking. and
70 wash the kitchen utensils after using
an these places being supplied with run
ming water.
The snnCking-room is also well Daiuted
and enamcled. and has a wooden floor.
The only difference between this floor and
that OF the reading-rOOm is that the lat
Ter Is covered with inOleUm Nearby is
a larg- room which serves as a wardrobe
Tor the whole hotel Zach Iodger has a
separate wooden clothes closet. Of which
he holds the key.
The water closets are numerous and
wen arranged. being located on each floor.
on the underground floor. near TO the
bathrooms. are the washing stands which
are Of marble slabs OF tables on which
are liked the basins. Each basin has 4
not and cold water tap, also a discharge
pipe underneath There Is also an ar
ranEement for fOotbaths. each provided
with hot and cold water. The baths and
shower baths. for which a charge is made
as above stated. are as near perfection
as the necessary economy would permit
The laundry. which is underground. is ex-
tremely practical and cOmmOdiOus.
There are go rooms or so-caIIed cells
in all They are all Of the same dimen-
sion. namely. feet 10 inches by feet
inches. The height Of the divisions be
tween cells and corridors is feet 10
inches. while the height from main floor
10 ceiling is feet 10 inches. Each room
has window. measuring ! seeJ II inches
by foot inches The furniture consists
Of a bed. chair. and clothes pegs: there
short time mentioned The floors Of these
rooms. as well as Of the corridors and
the washing rooms. are laid in cement
and all the partitions are Of hollow. Ce-
mented bricks. enameled as IN the other
walls of the building The whole etifice is
heated by means OF hOt-Water pines.