Anyone have a trick for city water intake valve?

Good advice above on the 90 deg elbow. BTW, those city water inlets are very easy to replace, they're all the same thread size but can be male or female on the backside so check which one you have. They make better ones that are brass internally instead of all plastic like my original inlet was (which I broke too). Very easy job provided to have access to the back of the inlet. Should not have to drill any new holes in most cases.