diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/FileUtil.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/FileUtil.java
index 68ce4e4f6..de9d354aa 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/FileUtil.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/FileUtil.java
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ public class FileUtil {
      * Dump the contents of the given path (relative to the root) to the output 
      * stream.  The path must not go above the root, either - if it does, it will
      * throw a FileNotFoundException
+     *
+     * Closes the OutputStream out on successful completion
+     * but leaves it open when throwing IOE.
      */
     public static void readFile(String path, String root, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
         File rootDir = new File(root);
@@ -376,10 +379,10 @@ public class FileUtil {
             int read = 0;
             while ( (read = in.read(buf)) != -1) 
                 out.write(buf, 0, read);
-            out.close();
+            try { out.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
         } finally {
             if (in != null) 
-                in.close();
+                try { in.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {}
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/TunnelHistory.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/TunnelHistory.java
index bc6109bca..6ad8c3d00 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/TunnelHistory.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/TunnelHistory.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public class TunnelHistory {
         _lastFailed = _context.clock().now();
     }
     
+/*****  all unused
     public void setLifetimeAgreedTo(long num) { _lifetimeAgreedTo = num; }
     public void setLifetimeRejected(long num) { _lifetimeRejected = num; }
     public void setLifetimeFailed(long num) { _lifetimeFailed = num; }
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ public class TunnelHistory {
     public void setLastRejectedTransient(long when) { _lastRejectedTransient = when; }
     public void setLastRejectedProbabalistic(long when) { _lastRejectedProbabalistic = when; }
     public void setLastFailed(long when) { _lastFailed = when; }
+******/
     
     public RateStat getRejectionRate() { return _rejectRate; }
     public RateStat getFailedRate() { return _failRate; }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelCreatorConfig.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelCreatorConfig.java
index 99b612dd2..497e8ddcd 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelCreatorConfig.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/TunnelCreatorConfig.java
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ import net.i2p.router.TunnelInfo;
  *
  */
 public class TunnelCreatorConfig implements TunnelInfo {
-    protected RouterContext _context;
+    protected final RouterContext _context;
     /** only necessary for client tunnels */
-    private Hash _destination;
+    private final Hash _destination;
     /** gateway first */
-    private HopConfig _config[];
+    private final HopConfig _config[];
     /** gateway first */
-    private Hash _peers[];
+    private final Hash _peers[];
     private long _expiration;
     private List<Integer> _order;
     private long _replyMessageId;
-    private boolean _isInbound;
+    private final boolean _isInbound;
     private long _messagesProcessed;
     private volatile long _verifiedBytesTransferred;
     private boolean _failed;
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ public class TunnelCreatorConfig implements TunnelInfo {
         }
         _isInbound = isInbound;
         _destination = destination;
-        _messagesProcessed = 0;
-        _verifiedBytesTransferred = 0;
-        _failed = false;
-        _failures = 0;
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/PooledTunnelCreatorConfig.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/PooledTunnelCreatorConfig.java
index cbe794815..d66bf6f6c 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/PooledTunnelCreatorConfig.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/PooledTunnelCreatorConfig.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ class PooledTunnelCreatorConfig extends TunnelCreatorConfig {
     }
     public PooledTunnelCreatorConfig(RouterContext ctx, int length, boolean isInbound, Hash destination) {
         super(ctx, length, isInbound, destination);
-        _pool = null;
-        _live = false;
     }
     
     // calls TestJob